 'Nanomechanical Oscillators' Could Lead to New Class of Computers May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 66 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 ... | |
 Graphene-based gadgets may be just years away April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 58 vote(s)
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Researchers at The University of Manchester have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene – an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV displays based on this ... | |
 Go Speed Racer! Revving up the world's fastest nanomotors May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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In a “major step” toward a practical energy source for powering tomorrow’s nanomachines, researchers in Arizona report development of a new generation of sub-microscopic nanomotors that are up to 10 times ... | |
 Nanotube production leaps from sooty mess in test tube to ready formed chemical microsensors May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 Researchers target tumors with tiny 'nanoworms' May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have developed nanometer-sized “nanoworms” that can cruise through the bloodstream without significant interference from the body’s immune defense system ... | |
 Chemists measure chilli sauce hotness with nanotubes May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 19 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. | |
 Melting defects could lead to smaller, more powerful microchips May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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As microchips shrink, even tiny defects in the lines, dots and other shapes etched on them become major barriers to performance. Princeton engineers have now found a way to literally melt away such defects, ... | |
Too much nanotechnology may be killing beneficial bacteria April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Too much of a good thing could be harmful to the environment. For years, scientists have known about silver’s ability to kill harmful bacteria and, recently, have used this knowledge to create consumer products containing ... | |
 Spiraling nanotrees offer new twist on growth of nanowires May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Since scientists first learned to make nanowires, the nano-sized wires just a few millionths of a centimeter thick have taken many forms, including nanobelts, nanocoils and nanoflowers. | |
 Environmental fate of nanoparticles depends on properties of water carrying them May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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The fate of carbon-based nanoparticles spilled into groundwater – and the ability of municipal filtration systems to remove the nanoparticles from drinking water – depend on subtle differences in the solution ... | |
 Researchers identify pressure effects on nanomaterials 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 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 ... | |
 Scientists demonstrate method for integrating nanowire devices directly onto silicon 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Applied scientists at Harvard University in collaboration with researchers from the German universities of Jena, Gottingen, and Bremen, have developed a new technique for fabricating nanowire photonic and ... | |
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