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New process makes nanofibers in complex shapes and unlimited lengths

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jan 30, 2008 | 4.9 / 5 (35) | 4

The continuous fabrication of complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures and the ability to grow individual nanowires of unlimited length are now possible with a process developed by researchers at the University of ...

Nanotube ink: Desktop printing of carbon nanotube patterns

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Aug 30, 2006 | 4.4 / 5 (38) | 0

Using an off-the-shelf inkjet printer, a team of scientists has developed a simple technique for printing patterns of carbon nanotubes on paper and plastic surfaces. The method, which is described in the August ...

New nanoparticle catalyst brings fuel-cell cars closer to showroom

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Mar 19, 2008 | 4.8 / 5 (35) | 8

A University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Maryland (UM) team has developed a new nanotechnology-driven chemical catalyst that paves the way for more efficient hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.

Researchers develop darkest manmade material

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jan 22, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (38) | 7

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rice University have created the darkest material ever made by man.

Scientists design simpler, more accurate nanothermometer

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 26, 2006 | 4.3 / 5 (39) | 0

By using carbon nanotubes containing gallium for measuring temperature at the nanoscale, scientists have invented a new nanothermometer that works simply by heating and cooling the tubes.

Scientists Find Possible Origin of Mysterious Red and Blue Lights in Milky Way Galaxy

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Aug 02, 2006 | 4.3 / 5 (38) | 0

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., in collaboration with university scientists, have solved yet another mystery. For years, scientists have observed unstructured silicate particles in space, ...

Developing Alternatives to Fossil Fuels

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 24, 2006 | 4.1 / 5 (40) | 0

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have developed a new storage system to hold large quantities of hydrogen fuel that may one day power cars in a more cost-effective and consumer-friendly way.

Garments treated with metallic nanoparticles prevent colds and flu

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

May 03, 2007 | 4.2 / 5 (38) | 0

Fashion designers and fiber scientists at Cornell have taken "functional clothing" to a whole new level. They have designed a garment that can prevent colds and flu and never needs washing, and another that ...

Remarkable new nano-fiber clothing may someday power your iPod

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Feb 13, 2008 | 4.2 / 5 (37) | 1

Nanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a “power shirt” able to generate electricity to power small electronic devices for soldiers in the field, hikers and others ...

Atomic layer deposition fuels future solutions to nation's energy challenges

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 23, 2007 | 4.8 / 5 (33) | 0

More efficient and less costly solar cells, solid-state lighting and industrial catalysts are potential applications of atomic layer deposition (ALD), a technique that researchers at Argonne National Laboratory ...

An Unconventional Metal

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Aug 20, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (35) | 2

The semiconductor silicon and the ferromagnet iron are the basis for much of mankind's technology, used in everything from computers to electric motors. In this week's issue of the journal Nature (August 21st) ...

Platinum-rich shell, platinum-poor core

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Oct 23, 2007 | 4.3 / 5 (35) | 0

Hydrogen fuel cells will power the automobiles of the future; however, they have so far suffered from being insufficiently competitive. At the University of Houston, Texas, USA, a team led by Peter Strasser has now developed ...

Engineers lay groundwork for 'vertically oriented nanoelectronics'

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Aug 01, 2006 | 4.3 / 5 (35) | 0

Engineers at Purdue University have developed a technique to grow individual carbon nanotubes vertically on top of a silicon wafer, a step toward making advanced electronics, wireless devices and sensors using ...

Carbon nanotubes that look like asbestos, behave like asbestos

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

May 20, 2008 | 4.7 / 5 (32) | 1

A major study published today in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes – a poster child for the “nanotechnology revolution” – could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities.

From graphene to graphane, now the possibilities are endless

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 31, 2009 | 5 / 5 (30) | 10

Ever since graphene was discovered in 2004, this one-atom thick, super strong, carbon-based electrical conductor has been billed as a "wonder material" that some physicists think could one day replace silicon ...