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Scientists train nano-'building blocks' to take on new shapes Nanotechnology / Materials August 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers from the University of Delaware and Washington University in St. Louis have figured out how to train synthetic polymer molecules to behave--to literally “self-assemble” --and form into long, multicompartment ...

Scientists design new super-hard material Nanotechnology / Materials April 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 85 vote(s) \| No comments yet Ultra-hard materials are used for everything from drills that bore for oil and build new roads to scratch-resistant coatings for precision instruments and the face of your watch.

New carbon nanomaterial shows promise of storing large quantities of renewable electrical energy Nanotechnology / Materials September 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 49 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor ...

NIST Demos Industrial-Grade Nanowire Device Fabrication Nanotechnology / Materials October 26, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 In the growing catalog of nanoscale technologies, nanowires—tiny rows of conductor or semiconductor atoms—have attracted a great deal of interest for their potential to build unique atomic-scale electronics. ...

Smaller is stronger -- now scientists know why Nanotechnology / Materials January 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 65 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 As structures made of metal get smaller -- as their dimensions approach the micrometer scale (millionths of a meter) or less -- they get stronger. Scientists discovered this phenomenon 50 years ago while measuring ...

Researchers Hope to Unlock Capabilities of Carbon Nanotubes Nanotechnology / Materials July 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet In a three-year project that researchers say could revolutionize the electronics industry, engineers at The University of Texas at Dallas are attempting to establish a standard means for tapping the potential ...

Toward improved non-stick surfaces at the flip of a switch Nanotechnology / Materials December 24, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers in New Jersey report development of a new type of non-stick material whose ability to shed liquids like water from a duck’s back can be turned on or off simply by flipping an electrical switch.

Nanotube production leaps from sooty mess in test tube to ready formed chemical microsensors Nanotechnology / Materials May 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Carbon nanotubes’ potential as a super material is blighted by the fact that when first made they often take the form of an unprepossessing pile of sooty black mess in the bottom of a test tube. Now researchers ...

'Nanosculpture' could enable new types of heat pumps, energy converters Nanotechnology / Materials July 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new technique for growing single-crystal nanorods and controlling their shape using biomolecules could enable the development of smaller, more powerful heat pumps and devices that harvest electricity from ...

Bucky's brother -- The boron buckyball makes its debut Nanotechnology / Materials April 23, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study by Rice University scientists predicts the existence and stability of another "buckyball" consisting entirely of boron atoms.

New, invisible nano-fibers conduct electricity, repel dirt Nanotechnology / Materials June 28, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet Tiny plastic fibers could be the key to some diverse technologies in the future -- including self-cleaning surfaces, transparent electronics, and biomedical tools that manipulate strands of DNA.

Gold, copper nanoparticles take center stage in the search for hydrogen production catalysts Nanotechnology / Materials March 28, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet X-ray studies at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory are pointing the way to less costly and more efficient catalysts for improving the performance of fuel cells. The studies, which will be presented ...

Mixed results: Combining scaffold ingredients yields surprising nanoporous structure Nanotechnology / Materials December 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet With a novel twist on existing techniques used to create porous crystals, University of Michigan researchers have developed a new, high-capacity material that may be useful in storing hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide.

Nanoscale 'Coaxial Cables' for Solar Energy Harvesting Nanotechnology / Materials April 23, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 118 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists have designed a new type of nanowire – a tiny coaxial cable – that could vastly improve a few key renewable energy technologies, particularly solar cells, and could even impact other cutting-edge, ...

Next up: 'The Nano Lisa' Nanotechnology / Materials August 14, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| No comments yet Two atomic-sized images resulting from scientific work at IBM's labs are part of an art exhibit opening today at the United States Patent and Trademark Museum in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Scientists train nano-'building blocks' to take on new shapes Nanotechnology / Materials August 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers from the University of Delaware and Washington University in St. Louis have figured out how to train synthetic polymer molecules to behave--to literally “self-assemble” --and form into long, multicompartment ...

Scientists design new super-hard material Nanotechnology / Materials April 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 85 vote(s) \| No comments yet Ultra-hard materials are used for everything from drills that bore for oil and build new roads to scratch-resistant coatings for precision instruments and the face of your watch.

New carbon nanomaterial shows promise of storing large quantities of renewable electrical energy Nanotechnology / Materials September 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 49 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor ...

NIST Demos Industrial-Grade Nanowire Device Fabrication Nanotechnology / Materials October 26, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 In the growing catalog of nanoscale technologies, nanowires—tiny rows of conductor or semiconductor atoms—have attracted a great deal of interest for their potential to build unique atomic-scale electronics. ...

Smaller is stronger -- now scientists know why Nanotechnology / Materials January 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 65 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 As structures made of metal get smaller -- as their dimensions approach the micrometer scale (millionths of a meter) or less -- they get stronger. Scientists discovered this phenomenon 50 years ago while measuring ...

Researchers Hope to Unlock Capabilities of Carbon Nanotubes Nanotechnology / Materials July 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet In a three-year project that researchers say could revolutionize the electronics industry, engineers at The University of Texas at Dallas are attempting to establish a standard means for tapping the potential ...

Toward improved non-stick surfaces at the flip of a switch Nanotechnology / Materials December 24, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers in New Jersey report development of a new type of non-stick material whose ability to shed liquids like water from a duck’s back can be turned on or off simply by flipping an electrical switch.

Nanotube production leaps from sooty mess in test tube to ready formed chemical microsensors Nanotechnology / Materials May 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Carbon nanotubes’ potential as a super material is blighted by the fact that when first made they often take the form of an unprepossessing pile of sooty black mess in the bottom of a test tube. Now researchers ...

'Nanosculpture' could enable new types of heat pumps, energy converters Nanotechnology / Materials July 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new technique for growing single-crystal nanorods and controlling their shape using biomolecules could enable the development of smaller, more powerful heat pumps and devices that harvest electricity from ...

Bucky's brother -- The boron buckyball makes its debut Nanotechnology / Materials April 23, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study by Rice University scientists predicts the existence and stability of another "buckyball" consisting entirely of boron atoms.

New, invisible nano-fibers conduct electricity, repel dirt Nanotechnology / Materials June 28, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet Tiny plastic fibers could be the key to some diverse technologies in the future -- including self-cleaning surfaces, transparent electronics, and biomedical tools that manipulate strands of DNA.

Gold, copper nanoparticles take center stage in the search for hydrogen production catalysts Nanotechnology / Materials March 28, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet X-ray studies at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory are pointing the way to less costly and more efficient catalysts for improving the performance of fuel cells. The studies, which will be presented ...

Mixed results: Combining scaffold ingredients yields surprising nanoporous structure Nanotechnology / Materials December 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet With a novel twist on existing techniques used to create porous crystals, University of Michigan researchers have developed a new, high-capacity material that may be useful in storing hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide.

Nanoscale 'Coaxial Cables' for Solar Energy Harvesting Nanotechnology / Materials April 23, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 118 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists have designed a new type of nanowire – a tiny coaxial cable – that could vastly improve a few key renewable energy technologies, particularly solar cells, and could even impact other cutting-edge, ...

Next up: 'The Nano Lisa' Nanotechnology / Materials August 14, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| No comments yet Two atomic-sized images resulting from scientific work at IBM's labs are part of an art exhibit opening today at the United States Patent and Trademark Museum in Alexandria, Virginia.

Scientists train nano-'building blocks' to take on new shapes

Scientists design new super-hard material

New carbon nanomaterial shows promise of storing large quantities of renewable electrical energy

NIST Demos Industrial-Grade Nanowire Device Fabrication

Smaller is stronger -- now scientists know why

Researchers Hope to Unlock Capabilities of Carbon Nanotubes

Toward improved non-stick surfaces at the flip of a switch

Nanotube production leaps from sooty mess in test tube to ready formed chemical microsensors

'Nanosculpture' could enable new types of heat pumps, energy converters

Bucky's brother -- The boron buckyball makes its debut

New, invisible nano-fibers conduct electricity, repel dirt

Gold, copper nanoparticles take center stage in the search for hydrogen production catalysts

Mixed results: Combining scaffold ingredients yields surprising nanoporous structure

Nanoscale 'Coaxial Cables' for Solar Energy Harvesting

Next up: 'The Nano Lisa'

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