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Scientists create new type of nanocrystal Nanotechnology / Materials May 24, 2007 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. government scientists have created a new type of nanocrystal that can be used as a laser material.

Scientists use nanocrystals as dopants Nanotechnology / Materials January 23, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists discovered that nanocrystals can mimic atoms in solid-state devices by altering their electrical properties, thereby acting as dopants.

Minority group materials scientists sought Nanotechnology / Materials December 19, 2006 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A group of U.S. nanomaterials scientists in Maryland is starting a program designed to attract and train materials scientists from minority groups.

New nanoassembly technique is created Nanotechnology / Materials November 27, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 228 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. chemists at Rice University say they have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures.

Honey, I shrunk the carbon nanotubes Nanotechnology / Materials November 14, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 49 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists say they have developed a method of controllably altering the diameter of individual carbon nanotubes.

Nano World: Composites with nano-graphite Nanotechnology / Materials July 24, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet Strong, lightweight plastic-like composites made with highly electrically conductive sheets of carbon just one atom thick could find use in electronics and protect aircraft from lightning strikes, experts told UPI's Nano ...

Nano World: Chemical sensing transistors Nanotechnology / Materials July 22, 2006 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Hybrid transistors using stacks of organic molecules for wires and carbon nanotubes as electrodes could serve as ultrasensitive sensors for explosives and other compounds, experts told UPI's Nano World.

Nano World: Nanomagnets in chips, antenna Nanotechnology / Materials July 05, 2006 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Magnetic particles only nanometers or billionths of a meter wide promise to help electronics continue to pack ever closer together for more powerful microchips and other devices, experts told UPI's Nano World.

University of Missouri gets nano contract Nanotechnology / Materials June 27, 2006 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The University of Missouri-Columbia has been given a $4.79 million Army contract to develop nanotechnologies that will improve military capabilities.

Nano World: Stabilizing explosive elements Nanotechnology / Materials June 26, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| No comments yet Capsules only nanometers or billionths of a meter wide that stabilize extremely dangerous compounds normally prone to igniting or exploding can safely generate more than enough hydrogen gas to beat U.S. Department of Energy ...

Nano World: Black silicon for solar power Nanotechnology / Materials June 23, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 79 vote(s) \| No comments yet Silicon surfaces rendered black by pits and bumps only nanometers or billionths of a meter large could in the future help make solar power cells more efficient.

Nano World: Self-powered hydrogen sensors Nanotechnology / Materials June 20, 2006 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Nanotechnological, inexpensive sensors that can detect invisible, odorless hydrogen leaks and sound the alarm wirelessly could help safeguard future vehicles and refueling stations based on the gas, experts told UPI's Nano ...

Nano World: Metal foams for catalysis Nanotechnology / Materials June 15, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| No comments yet Metal foams made of grains and pores only nanometers or billionths of a meter wide are lighter than Styrofoam, enough to float on water. The extraordinarily high surface areas these unprecedented foams possess suggest they ...

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Scientists create new type of nanocrystal Nanotechnology / Materials May 24, 2007 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. government scientists have created a new type of nanocrystal that can be used as a laser material.

Scientists use nanocrystals as dopants Nanotechnology / Materials January 23, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists discovered that nanocrystals can mimic atoms in solid-state devices by altering their electrical properties, thereby acting as dopants.

Minority group materials scientists sought Nanotechnology / Materials December 19, 2006 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A group of U.S. nanomaterials scientists in Maryland is starting a program designed to attract and train materials scientists from minority groups.

New nanoassembly technique is created Nanotechnology / Materials November 27, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 228 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. chemists at Rice University say they have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures.

Honey, I shrunk the carbon nanotubes Nanotechnology / Materials November 14, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 49 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists say they have developed a method of controllably altering the diameter of individual carbon nanotubes.

Nano World: Composites with nano-graphite Nanotechnology / Materials July 24, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet Strong, lightweight plastic-like composites made with highly electrically conductive sheets of carbon just one atom thick could find use in electronics and protect aircraft from lightning strikes, experts told UPI's Nano ...

Nano World: Chemical sensing transistors Nanotechnology / Materials July 22, 2006 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Hybrid transistors using stacks of organic molecules for wires and carbon nanotubes as electrodes could serve as ultrasensitive sensors for explosives and other compounds, experts told UPI's Nano World.

Nano World: Nanomagnets in chips, antenna Nanotechnology / Materials July 05, 2006 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Magnetic particles only nanometers or billionths of a meter wide promise to help electronics continue to pack ever closer together for more powerful microchips and other devices, experts told UPI's Nano World.

University of Missouri gets nano contract Nanotechnology / Materials June 27, 2006 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The University of Missouri-Columbia has been given a $4.79 million Army contract to develop nanotechnologies that will improve military capabilities.

Nano World: Stabilizing explosive elements Nanotechnology / Materials June 26, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| No comments yet Capsules only nanometers or billionths of a meter wide that stabilize extremely dangerous compounds normally prone to igniting or exploding can safely generate more than enough hydrogen gas to beat U.S. Department of Energy ...

Nano World: Black silicon for solar power Nanotechnology / Materials June 23, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 79 vote(s) \| No comments yet Silicon surfaces rendered black by pits and bumps only nanometers or billionths of a meter large could in the future help make solar power cells more efficient.

Nano World: Self-powered hydrogen sensors Nanotechnology / Materials June 20, 2006 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Nanotechnological, inexpensive sensors that can detect invisible, odorless hydrogen leaks and sound the alarm wirelessly could help safeguard future vehicles and refueling stations based on the gas, experts told UPI's Nano ...

Nano World: Metal foams for catalysis Nanotechnology / Materials June 15, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| No comments yet Metal foams made of grains and pores only nanometers or billionths of a meter wide are lighter than Styrofoam, enough to float on water. The extraordinarily high surface areas these unprecedented foams possess suggest they ...

Scientists create new type of nanocrystal

Scientists use nanocrystals as dopants

Minority group materials scientists sought

New nanoassembly technique is created

Honey, I shrunk the carbon nanotubes

Nano World: Composites with nano-graphite

Nano World: Chemical sensing transistors

Nano World: Nanomagnets in chips, antenna

University of Missouri gets nano contract

Nano World: Stabilizing explosive elements

Nano World: Black silicon for solar power

Nano World: Self-powered hydrogen sensors

Nano World: Metal foams for catalysis

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