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 ... | |
 Microscope Sees with Nanoscale Resolution January 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 72 vote(s)
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Researchers have recently built an x-ray microscope that has a pixel resolution of just 15 nanometers, allowing scientists to study the properties of materials at the molecular scale and beyond. | |
 How to Shrink a Carbon Nanotube November 30, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 125 vote(s)
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A research group has devised a way to control the diameter of a carbon nanotube – down to essentially zero nanometers. This useful new ability, designed by scientists from the University of California at Berkeley ... | |
Plumbing Carbon Nanotubes January 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 59 vote(s)
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Scientists have determined how to connect carbon nanotubes together like water pipes, a feat that may lead to a whole new group of bottom-up-engineered nanostructures and devices. | |
 'Nanocavity' Sensor Detects Virus-Sized Particles December 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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Scientists have created a nanoscale device that is capable of detecting one quadrillionth of a gram of biological matter, or about the size of certain viruses. In the future, the sensor may be able to detect ... | |
Discovering new properties in carbon nanotubes November 06, 2007 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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The trend in science is moving toward smaller devices. Indeed, single electron devices are considered one way for computing and other electronic applications to become ever smaller in size, while still providing large operating ... | |
 Understanding light at the nanoscale: a nano-sized double-slit experiment July 17, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 62 vote(s)
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Before nanotechnology can reach its full potential, researchers must understand the way things work on the nanoscale—which is often very different from the macroscopic world. One of these areas is light, and ... | |
 See-through transistor fabricated for future e-displays July 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 83 vote(s)
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Scientists have recently taken an important step toward the development of “see-through” flexible electronic displays by fabricating fully transparent, high-speed nanowire transistors. This piece of circuitry, ... | |
 Telescoping nanotubes offer new option for nonvolatile memory February 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 44 vote(s)
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In the midst of a widespread and potentially highly lucrative search for next-generation nonvolatile memory, scientists from the University of California have put to use an interesting characteristic of carbon ... | |
 Super honeycomb shows more potential for carbon nanotubes January 19, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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The hexagonal network structure makes these nanotubes look a bit like a honeycomb—or, when stretched a bit, like a hammock or fish net. In fact, the stretchiness of these 20-nm-long carbon nanotubes enables ... | |
 Scientists carve 3D microstructures in carbon nanotube forests September 14, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 44 vote(s)
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Using a focused laser beam to selectively burn regions of a dense forest of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), researchers have demonstrated a method that may enable rapid prototyping of nanotube microstructures. | |
 Carbon nanotubes' electronic properties optimized for future applications August 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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While researching the unique electrical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), researchers have demonstrated the nanotubes’ ability to capture and store one electron per 32 carbon atoms in ... | |
 'Blown Bubble' Method Disperses Nanostructures Over Large Areas June 22, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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Researchers from Harvard University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa recently announced a new method for organizing nanowires and carbon nanotubes across large areas: blowing bubbles. | |
Nanodevices could use quantized current to operate future electronics November 26, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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For the past several decades, virtually all electronics devices have been based on the CMOS logic system, which uses semiconductors and transistors to form digital circuits. However, researchers today are investigating the ... | |
 Intel, UCSB Develop World's First Hybrid Silicon Laser September 18, 2006 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 85 vote(s)
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Researchers from Intel and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) have built the world’s first electrically powered Hybrid Silicon Laser using standard silicon manufacturing processes. This breakthrough ... | |
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