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How Size Matters For Catalysts: Study Links Size, Activity, Electronic Properties
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Utah chemists demonstrated the first conclusive link between the size of catalyst particles on a solid surface, their electronic properties and their ability to speed chemical ...
Nanotechnology: A risky frontier?
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Inside a cramped back room at Rushford Hypersonic, a start-up headquartered in southeastern Minnesota, sits a cube-like machine that throws a mean atomic fastball. At the push of a button, the reactor hurls atoms toward a ...
Breakthrough in industrial-scale nanotube processing
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rice University scientists today unveiled a method for the industrial-scale processing of pure carbon-nanotube fibers that could lead to revolutionary advances in materials science, power ...
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3-D system based on optical fiber could provide new options for photovoltaics
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Scientists witness nature's complexity unfold in self-assembling quasicrystals
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 31, 2009 |
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Researchers find new route to nano self-assembly
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Oct 22, 2009 |
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Improved Electric Propulsion Could Boost Satellite Lifetimes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Researchers Develop Material That Could Boost Data Storage, Save Energy
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 20, 2009 |
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New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Tiny Music Player Made from Wire Bridge (w/ Video),
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Stars Fueled by Dark Matter Could Hold Secrets to the Universe,
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Creating a six-qubit cluster state,
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Second Law of Thermodynamics May Explain Economic Evolution,
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Scientists Use Self-Assembly to Make Molecule-Sized Particles With Patches of Charge
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists, chemists and engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a novel method for the controlled formation of patchy particles, using charged, self-assembling molecules ...
Carbon nanotubes may cheaply harvest sunlight
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new alternative energy technology relies on the element most associated with climate change: carbon.
INL, ISU team on nanoparticle production breakthrough
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Every hour, the sun floods Earth with more energy than the entire world consumes in a year. Yet solar power accounts for less than 0.002 percent of all electricity generated in the United States, primarily ...
Nanosatellites expected to benefit from advanced propulsion technology
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 19, 2009 |
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A University of Michigan professor is developing an electric rocket thruster, NanoFET, that uses nanoparticle electric propulsion and enables spacecraft to travel faster and with less propellant than previous ...
Graphene: Unravelling the secrets of a magic material
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 15, 2009 |
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UCL researchers are helping to unlock the secrets of a material that could ultimately be used in a new generation of electronic devices.
Fuel cells get a boost
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Fuel cells, devices that can produce electricity from hydrogen or other fuels without burning them, are considered a promising new way of powering everything from homes and cars to portable devices like cellphones ...
Silicon brittle? Not this kind!
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Silicon, the most important semiconductor material of all, is usually considered to be as brittle and breakable as window glass. On the nanometer scale, however, the substance exhibits very ...
Researchers uncover recipe for controlling carbon nanotubes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon nanotubes hold promise for delivering medicine directly to a tumor; acting as sensors so keen they detect the arrival or departure of a single electron; replacing costly platinum in ...
Scientist increase the efficiency of a type of solar cell by incorporating ionic salts
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 14, 2009 |
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A group of scientists are working on the optimisation of a type of photovoltaic cell (Grätzel cell) that artificially mimics photosynthesis.
How Perfect Can Graphene Be?
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have investigated the purest graphene to date, and have found that the material possesses unprecedented high electronic quality. The discovery has raised the bar for this relatively ...
Graphene Used As Floating-Molecular Carpet To Ornament It With 24-Carat Gold 'Snowflakes'
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to make graphene more useful in electronics applications, Kansas State University engineers made a golden discovery -- gold "snowflakes" on graphene.
Nanometric butterfly wings created
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 08, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from the State University of Pennsylvania (USA) and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) have developed a technique to replicate biological structures, such as butterfly wings, ...
New aluminum-water rocket propellant promising for future space missions
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants ...
Atomic Wire with Protective Sheath: Stable Metal Nanowires One Atom Wide Inside Carbon Nanotubes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Wires with atomic dimensions are potential structural elements for future nanoscopic electronic components. Such fine wires have completely new electronic properties. However, apart from the non-trivial production ...
Can Nanotubes Help Your Garden Grow?
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Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When we think of nanotubes, we often think of solar panels and physical science. However, it appears that nanotubes can also provide valuable help to plants as a fertilizer. Just add carbon ...
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Silver Nanoparticles Give Polymer Solar Cells A Boost
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Oct 05, 2009 |
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Solar Cell Researcher Explores Nanotech Ideas
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Oct 05, 2009 |
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Better control of carbon nanotube 'growth' promising for future electronics
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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Oxygen in place of chlorine: Towards a more environmentally friendly propylene oxide synthesis
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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Step forward for nanotechnology: Controlled movement of molecules
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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A step toward better brain implants using conducting polymer nanotubes
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Sep 29, 2009 |
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Stretching opens up possibilities for graphene
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Sep 28, 2009 |
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New research may lead to revolutionary new devices
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Sep 25, 2009 |
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Harnessing nanopatterns: Tiny textures can produce big differences
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Sep 24, 2009 |
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Engineers produce 'how-to' guide for controlling the structure of nanoparticles
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Sep 24, 2009 |
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Increasing Electric Car Battery Performance
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Sep 23, 2009 |
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Paper battery may power electronics in clothing and packaging material
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Sep 23, 2009 |
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A flash of light turns graphene into a biosensor
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Sep 23, 2009 |
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Fabrics that fight germs, find explosives go to market
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Sep 22, 2009 |
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Springs built from nanotubes could provide big power storage potential
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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Public attitudes to nanotechnology: Lessons for regulators
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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A recipe for controlling carbon nanotubes
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Sep 20, 2009 |
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Making Nanowires More Electrically Stable
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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New nanostructure technology provides advances in eyeglass, solar energy performance
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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Engineers Produce 'How-To' Guide for Controlling the Structure of Nanoparticles
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