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An easy way to see the world's thinnest material
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It's been used to dye the Chicago River green on St. Patrick's Day. It's been used to find latent blood stains at crime scenes. And now researchers at Northwestern University have used it to examine the thinnest material ...
Chemistry makes the natural 'wonder fabric' -- wool -- more wonderful
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Dec 22, 2009 |
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Scientists in China are reporting an advance that may improve the natural wonders of wool — already regarded as the "wonder fabric" for its lightness, softness, warmth even when wet, and other qualities. They ...
Researcher Uses Graphene Quilts to Keep Things Cool
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Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Riverside Professor of Electrical Engineering and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering Alexander Balandin is leading several projects to explore ways to use ...
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Graphite oxide at high pressure opens a road to new amazing nano-materials
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Dec 21, 2009 |
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Bioactive glass nanofibers produced
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Dec 18, 2009 |
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A Search for Stability for Platinum Catalysts
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Dec 17, 2009 |
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MO-SCI to manufacture SRNL's unique porous walled hollow glass microspheres
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Dec 17, 2009 |
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Tracking new cancer-killing particles with MRI
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Dec 14, 2009 |
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Immersive Game System Allows Physical Interaction Between Players,
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real Time,
Dec 21, 2009 |
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More precise measurements of the W boson,
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Light-Driven Nanorod Could Roll on Water,
Dec 18, 2009 |
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New Study of Meteorite Provides More Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars,
Dec 17, 2009 |
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New curriculum mixes nanotechnology and skiing (w/ Video)
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Dec 14, 2009 |
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Nanotechnology seems a daunting subject, but for mechanical engineering students at the University of Nevada, Reno, it has taken on a real world approach - in Ski Building 101.
Lightweight composites to get trimmer and smarter
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO researchers have set themselves the goal of producing a new generation of super-strong, lightweight polymer composite materials for use in aircraft, road vehicles, trains and ferries.
Highlight: Biofunctionalized magnetic-vortex microdiscs
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Users from Argonne's Materials Science Division and University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine, working collaboratively on a user science project with CNM's Nanobio Interfaces Group, have discovered ...
Nanoparticle protects oil in foods from oxidation, spoilage
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a nanoparticle from corn, a Purdue University scientist has found a way to lengthen the shelf life of many food products and sustain their health benefits.
At Stanford, nanotubes + ink + paper = equal instant battery (w/ Video)
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford scientists are harnessing nanotechnology to quickly produce ultra-lightweight, bendable batteries and supercapacitors in the form of everyday paper.
Metamaterials could reduce friction in nanomachines
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoscale machines expected to have wide application in industry, energy, medicine and other fields may someday operate far more efficiently thanks to important theoretical discoveries concerning the manipulation ...
A (nano-) window that washes itself?
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 03, 2009 |
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A coating on windows or solar panels that repels grime and dirt? Expanded battery storage capacities for the next electric car? New Tel Aviv University research, just published in Nature Nanotechnology, detail ...
Lasers used to make first boron-nitride nanotube yarn (w/ Video)
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have used lasers to create the first practical macroscopic yarns from boron nitride fibers, opening the door for an array of applications, from radiation-shielded spacecraft to ...
Air Force Center of Excellence awarded in nanostructures and improved cognition
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 01, 2009 |
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The Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a U.S. Air Force Center of Excellence to design nanostructures for energy harvesting and adaptive materials, and to develop tools to optimize critical cognitive ...
First metallic nanoparticles resistant to extreme heat
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 30, 2009 |
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A University of Pittsburgh team overcame a major hurdle plaguing the development of nanomaterials such as those that could lead to more efficient catalysts used to produce hydrogen and render car exhaust less toxic. The researchers ...
Fast, easy, and highly sensitive arsenic detection with gold nanoparticles
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mention of arsenic poisoning usually brings to mind underhanded murder. However, the danger of arsenic poisoning from contaminated drinking water is far greater. Low concentrations of arsenic are found in ...
Nanotech in Space: Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer were sent into orbit on Nov. 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Water droplets direct self-assembly process in thin-film materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 23, 2009 |
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You can think of it as origami - very high-tech origami. Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a technique for fabricating three-dimensional, single-crystalline silicon structures from thin films by coupling ...
Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage systems
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people would like to be able to charge their cell phones and other personal electronics quickly and not too often. A recent discovery made by UC San Diego engineers could lead to carbon ...
Scientists synthesize graphene-like material: Polymer with honeycomb structure
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Two-dimensional carbon layers, so-called graphenes, are regarded as a possible substitute for silicon in the semiconductor industry. The electronic properties of these layers can be varied by "building in" ...
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New study confirms exotic electric properties of graphene
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Freezing: a phenomenon that 'jumps'
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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Nanotech in Space: Rensselaer Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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LLNL licenses carbon nanotube technology to local company
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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Understanding mechanical properties of silicon nanowires paves way for nanodevices
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Nov 11, 2009 |
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Argonne 'homegrown' hybrid solar cell aims for low-cost power
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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Scientists develop DNA origami nanoscale breadboards for carbon nanotube circuits
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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Research helps overcome barrier for organic electronics
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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Researchers invent new method for graphene growth
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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Ultra-Long Carbon Nanotubes Could Serve as Future Transmission Lines
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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Novel nano-devices developed by U of T researchers
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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New transparent insulating film could enable energy-efficient displays
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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Imaging a catalyst one atom at a time
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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How Size Matters For Catalysts: Study Links Size, Activity, Electronic Properties
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Nov 05, 2009 |
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Nanotechnology: A risky frontier?
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Nov 05, 2009 |
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Breakthrough in industrial-scale nanotube processing
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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3-D system based on optical fiber could provide new options for photovoltaics
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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Scientists witness nature's complexity unfold in self-assembling quasicrystals
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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
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