 'Nanomechanical Oscillators' Could Lead to New Class of Computers May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 68 vote(s)
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More than 50 years ago, a graduate student in Japan conceived the “Parametron,” an electrical circuit that could form the basis for digital computers. The concept ultimately fell flat, but recently a pair ... | |
.jpg "LCDs get brighter with nano polarization recycler") LCDs get brighter with nano polarization recycler September 06, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 114 vote(s)
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LCDs (liquid crystal displays) provide a popular method for lighting screens on everything from computers and TVs to watches, clocks, cell phones and more. However, as scientists Sang Hoon Kim, Joo-Do Park ... | |
 Nanoparticles self-assemble through chemical lithography July 20, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Nanoparticles – while possessing some amazing properties of strength and power – are also delicate little things, when it comes to manipulating them for use in nanodevices. Many scientists consider that the ... | |
 'Nanoglassblowing' Seen as Boon to Study of Individual Molecules June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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While the results may not rival the artistry of glassblowers in Europe and Latin America, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Cornell University have found beauty in a new ... | |
Researchers use carbon nanotubes for molecular transport June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Molecular transport across cellular membranes is essential to many of life's processes, for example electrical signaling in nerves, muscles and synapses. | |
 Researchers demonstrate 'avalanche effect' in solar cells May 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 117 vote(s)
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Researchers at TU Delft (Netherlands) and the FOM Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter have found irrefutable proof that the so-called avalanche effect by electrons occurs in specific, very small ... | |
Researchers Suggest Quantum Dots as Media for Teleportation June 21, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 135 vote(s)
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According to recent research, tiny clusters of atoms known as quantum dots may be excellent media for quantum teleportation, a physics phenomenon in which information – in the form of a quantum state, a very specific mathematical ... | |
Carbon Nanotubes Improve Fuel Cells March 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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A group of scientists has created a new, improved fuel-cell electrode that is very lightweight and thin. Composed of a network of single-walled carbon nanotubes, the electrode functions nearly as well as conventional electrodes ... | |
Argonne research unveiling the secrets of nanoparticle haloing June 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A glass of milk, a gallon of paint, and a bottle of salad dressing all look to the naked eye like liquids. But when viewed under a microscope these everyday liquids, called "colloids," actually contain small globules or ... | |
Nanotech: Hot Technology Gets a Cool Down June 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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It’s the hottest technology – featherweight laptops that feature rapid response, crisp graphics and operate complex computer games; slim cell phones with Web-browsing capabilities, store high resolution photos and keep track ... | |
Scientists create new nanotube structures May 27, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Thanks to the rising trend toward miniaturization, carbon nanotubes – which are about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair and possess several unique and very useful properties – have become the choice candidates for use ... | |
 New Flexible, Transparent Transistors made of Nanotubes November 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 77 vote(s)
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The ability to create flexible, transparent electronics could lead to a host of novel applications, such as e-paper and electronic car windshields. Now, scientists have constructed a transistor made of a network ... | |
 Scientists discover water is sticky on a small scale May 08, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 105 vote(s)
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When water vapor condenses in a nano-sized space between two surfaces, the liquid behaves more like solid ice than liquid water, even at room temperature. This solidification causes water to exert such a strong ... | |
 Nanoparticles Generate Supersonic Shock Waves to Target Cancer January 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 58 vote(s)
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By mixing nanomaterials that act as fuel and oxidizer, researchers have created a combustible nano explosive that can generate shock waves with Mach numbers up to 3. | |
Scientists Make 'Perfect' Nanowires January 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 55 vote(s)
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Scientists have created silicon nanowires that are perfect—at least atomically. Down at the single-atom level, the identical wires have no bumps, bends, or other imperfections. They are perfectly crystalline, even more so ... | |
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