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Nanotubes take flight: Sscientists use nanomaterials to grow flying carpets, 'odako' kites

Nanotubes take flight: Scientists use nanomaterials to grow flying carpets, 'odako' kites

Jul 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (12) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- With products that range from carpets to kites, you’d think Rice University chemist Bob Hauge was running a department store. What he's really running is a revolution in the world of carbon ...

'Holey' Nanosheets for Wastewater Dye Removal

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered that extremely thin sheets of nickel oxide with hexagonally shaped holes can absorb hazardous dyes from wastewater nearly as well as the best traditional methods, but are recyclable. ...

'Flexible camera' replaces lens with fiber web

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 07, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (12) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine a soldier's uniform made of a special fabric that allows him to look in all directions and identify threats that are to his side or even behind him. In work that could turn such science ...

Graphene Shows High Current Capacity and Thermal Conductivity

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 29, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (13) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent research into the properties of graphene nanoribbons provides two new reasons for using the material as interconnects in future computer chips. In widths as narrow as 16 nanometers, ...

Silicon with afterburners: Process developed at Rice could be boon to electronics manufacturer

Silicon with afterburners: New process could be boon to electronics manufacturer

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 23, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (11) | 0

Scientists at Rice University and North Carolina State University have found a method of attaching molecules to semiconducting silicon that may help manufacturers reach beyond the current limits of Moore's ...

Freezing: a phenomenon that 'jumps'

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The freezing of suspensions of particles is not always a uniform phenomenon; in certain conditions it leads to a modification of the redistribution of particles and the growth of crystals.

More than meets the eye: New blue light nanocrystals

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 21, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 1

Berkeley Lab researchers have produced non-toxic magnesium oxide nanocrystals that efficiently emit blue light and could also play a role in long-term storage of carbon dioxide, a potential means of tempering ...

Graphene's versatility promises new applications

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (6) | 1

Since its discovery just a few years ago, graphene has climbed to the top of the heap of new super-materials poised to transform the electronics and nanotechnology landscape. As N.J. Tao, a researcher at the ...

Transparent Carbon Nanotube Films Likely Successor to ITO for Commercial Applications

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Apr 10, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (19) | 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- Will the legacy of Nobel prize winner Richard Smalley finally be fulfilled? Ever since his pioneering work in the mid 1990's on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes, companies have been struggling ...

Discovery of an Unexpected Boost for Solar Water-Splitting Cells

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Apr 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (22) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team from Northeastern University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology has discovered, serendipitously, that a residue of a process used to build arrays of titania ...

Chameleon-like camouflage: 'Nano-camo' for fashionistas and environmentalists

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Apr 17, 2009 | 4 / 5 (10) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Certain fish species blend with their environment by changing color. Sandia National Laboratories researchers have demonstrated that, in theory, they could cause synthetic materials to change ...

Tiny particles make LED light more pleasing

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

May 05, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (11) | 1

(AP) -- Light-emitting diodes are prime candidates for replacing inefficient incandescent bulbs, but have a few things working against them. They can provide a pleasing warm light or they can be energy-efficient, ...

Ultra-Long Carbon Nanotubes Could Serve as Future Transmission Lines

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Nov 10, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (28) | 15

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to carbon nanotubes, the majority of research so far has focused on small-scale applications. But now, a team of researchers from Rice University has created carbon nanotubes ...

Progress Toward Artificial Tissue?

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

May 15, 2009 | 5 / 5 (6) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- For modern implants and the growth of artificial tissue and organs, it is important to generate materials with characteristics that closely emulate nature.

Sunlight turns carbon dioxide to methane

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Mar 05, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (15) | 6

Dual catalysts may be the key to efficiently turning carbon dioxide and water vapor into methane and other hydrocarbons using titania nanotubes and solar power, according to Penn State researchers.