Nanomaterials news
Engineers Prove Graphene is the Strongest Material
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists at Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science have achieved a breakthrough by proving that the carbon material graphene is the strongest ...
Quantum dot recipe may lead to cheaper solar panels
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 02, 2007 |
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Rice University scientists today revealed a breakthrough method for producing molecular specks of semiconductors called quantum dots, a discovery that could clear the way for better, cheaper solar energy panels.
Cheaper LEDs from breakthrough in ZnO nanowire research
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 03, 2007 |
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Engineers at UC San Diego have synthesized a long-sought semiconducting material that may pave the way for an inexpensive new kind of light emitting diode (LED) that could compete with today's widely used gallium ...
By adding graphene, researchers create superior polymer
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 19, 2008 |
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Researchers at Northwestern University and Princeton University have created a new kind of polymer that, because of its extraordinary thermal and mechanical properties, could be used in everything from airplanes to solar ...
Honey, I shrunk the carbon nanotubes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 14, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say they have developed a method of controllably altering the diameter of individual carbon nanotubes.
Nanometer bridge combines magnetic and electronic worlds
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 29, 2006 |
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A gadolinium layer of no more than one nanometer in thickness is capable of combining the magnetic world with electronics. In this way, it will be possible to put a magnetic memory element directly to a silicon transistor: ...
New memory material may hold data for one billion years
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Packing more digital images, music, and other data onto silicon chips in USB drives and smart phones is like squeezing more strawberries into the same size supermarket carton. The denser you ...
Nano World: Stabilizing explosive elements
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 26, 2006 |
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Capsules only nanometers or billionths of a meter wide that stabilize extremely dangerous compounds normally prone to igniting or exploding can safely generate more than enough hydrogen gas to beat U.S. Department of Energy ...
Chemists measure chilli sauce hotness with nanotubes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 07, 2008 |
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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.
'Super paper:' New nanopaper more break-resistant than cast iron
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Researchers in Sweden and Japan report development of a new type of paper that resists breaking when pulled almost as well as cast iron. The new material, called "cellulose nanopaper," is made of sub-microscopic ...
Nanoparticles Unlock the Future of Superalloy Metals
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 13, 2007 |
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Sandia National Laboratories is pioneering the future of superalloy materials by advancing the science behind how those superalloys are made.
Gold nanorods assemble themselves into rings
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 09, 2007 |
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Rice University chemists have discovered that tiny building blocks known as gold nanorods spontaneously assemble themselves into ring-like superstructures.
Liquid alloy shows solid-like crystal structure at surface
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 07, 2006 |
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A substance used in nanotechnology contains unusual structures at its surface, a team of researchers led by Oleg Shpyrko, Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National ...
The longest carbon nanotubes you've ever seen
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 10, 2007 |
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Using techniques that could revolutionize manufacturing for certain materials, researchers have grown carbon nanotubes that are the longest in the world. While still slightly less than 2 centimeters long, ...
New 'layered-layered' materials for rechargeable lithium batteries
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 07, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new approach to increasing the capacity and stability of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
