Tiny Particles Solve Big Problems May 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Cutting edge nanotechnology research at North Carolina State University is leading to advances in everything from revitalizing HIV drugs to creating harder, stronger nanocrystalline iron that can really take the heat. | |
 Researchers develop nanowire 'paper towel' for oil spills May 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A mat of nanowires with the touch and feel of paper could be an important new tool in the cleanup of oil and other organic pollutants, MIT researchers and colleagues report in the May 30 online issue of Nature ... | |
Nanoparticles assemble by millions to encase oil drops May 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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In a development that could lead to new technologies for cleaning up oil spills and polluted groundwater, scientists at Rice University have shown how tiny, stick-shaped particles of metal and carbon can trap oil droplets ... | |
Researchers make breakthrough in renewable energy materials May 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 73 vote(s)
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University of Queensland researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery that produces highly efficient miniature crystals which could revolutionise the way we harvest and use solar energy. | |
Cornell receives federal grants to create fabrics to render toxic chemicals harmless May 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Cornell fiber scientist Juan Hinestroza is working with the U.S. government to create fabrics made of functional nanofibers that would decompose toxic industrial chemicals into harmless byproducts. | |
NC State breakthrough results in super-hard nanocrystalline iron that can take the heat May 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a substance far stronger and harder than conventional iron, and which retains these properties under extremely high temperatures – opening the door to a wide variety ... | |
 New grants to create fabrics that render toxic chemicals harmless May 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Cornell fiber scientist Juan Hinestroza is working with the U.S. government to create fabrics made of functional nanofibers that would decompose toxic industrial chemicals into harmless byproducts. | |
Mass-Producing Tunable Magnetic Nanoparticles May 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Taking a cue from the semiconductor industry, a team of investigators at Stanford University has developed a method of producing unlimited quantities of highly magnetic nanoparticles suitable for use as magnetic resonance ... | |
Carbon nanotubes that look like asbestos, behave like asbestos May 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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A major study published today in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes – a poster child for the “nanotechnology revolution” – could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities. | |
By adding graphene, researchers create superior polymer May 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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Researchers at Northwestern University and Princeton University have created a new kind of polymer that, because of its extraordinary thermal and mechanical properties, could be used in everything from airplanes to solar ... | |
 Spin Control: New Technique Sorts Nanotubes by Length May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have reported a new technique to sort batches of carbon nanotubes by length using high-speed centrifuges. Many potential applications ... | |
 Nanowires may boost solar cell efficiency, engineers say May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 53 vote(s)
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University of California, San Diego electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future. | |
 Held together by metal-metal bonds: a large ring containing 36 gold atoms May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Chinese researchers have recently made a “golden crown” with a diameter of only a few nanometers. It is a large ring-shaped molecule containing 36 gold atoms. The lords of the ring, a team of researchers from ... | |
 Researchers identify pressure effects on nanomaterials May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Transistors, lasers and solar-energy conversion devices may be easier to manipulate because of recent research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists. The researchers defined the role high pressure ... | |
 Chemists measure chilli sauce hotness with nanotubes May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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Oxford chemists have found a way of using carbon nanotubes to judge the heat of chilli sauces. The technology might soon be available commercially as a cheap, disposable sensor for use in the food industry. | |
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