LCDs get brighter with nano polarization recycler

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

Sep 06, 2006 | 4.2 / 5 (114) | 0

LCDs (liquid crystal displays) provide a popular method for lighting screens on everything from computers and TVs to watches, clocks, cell phones and more. However, as scientists Sang Hoon Kim, Joo-Do Park ...

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.

Nanoparticles self-assemble through chemical lithography

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

Jul 20, 2006 | 4.2 / 5 (40) | 0

Nanoparticles – while possessing some amazing properties of strength and power – are also delicate little things, when it comes to manipulating them for use in nanodevices. Many scientists consider that the ...

Improved Superconductivity in Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

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Mar 13, 2006 | 4 / 5 (33) | 0

A group of researchers from several institutions in Japan has observed superconductivity — a phenomenon in which electrons flow with no resistance — in billionth-of-a-meter sized cylindrical carbon molecules ...

Nano-scale fuel cells may be closer than we think, thanks to an inexpensive new manufacturing method

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Mar 12, 2006 | 4.2 / 5 (129) | 0

We live in a world of hand-held devices: iPods, cell phones, PDAs, pagers... the list of essential personal technology keeps expanding, and the natural response is consolidation. It’s rare these days to see ...

Nanocaps help scientists control magnetism reversal

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Mar 03, 2006 | 4.4 / 5 (75) | 0

By fabricating curved “nanocaps” to study nanoscale magnetism, scientists have discovered how to partly control magnetism reversal, which could improve applications such as data storage, recording media and ...

Scientists confirm role of nano-hairs in self-cleaning lotus leaf

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Feb 17, 2006 | 4.2 / 5 (121) | 0

Today, thousands of buildings boast self-cleaning paint and self-cleaning roofs; self-cleaning textiles, glass windows and sprays have already sprung onto the market. German botanist Wilhelm Barthlott has even ...

Faster Nanochannels Water Transport with Sharp Corners

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Jan 04, 2006 | 4.1 / 5 (17) | 0

A new study has revealed how sharp corners in nanochannels can speed up the drying rate of liquid water and in turn, transport water faster. "As far as we know, nobody else has realized this gain in water-transport speed," ...

Detecting Single Viruses, Nanoparticles in Real-Time

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Dec 05, 2005 | 4.1 / 5 (15) | 0

Two researchers at the Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, New York, have developed a method to detect and recognize single viruses and other nanoparticles in one millisecond. Co-authors Filipp V. ...

Nanofabrication to lead to Quantum Computer

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Oct 25, 2005 | 4.3 / 5 (41) | 0

The team of scientists headed by professor Jeremy Levy at Pitts University has developed nanofabrication tools. The team has an electron beam lithography and nano engineering workstation - with an electron beam capable of ...

Study Shows Silver Nanoparticles Attach to HIV-1 virus

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Oct 14, 2005 | 4.1 / 5 (167) | 0

In the first-ever study of metal nanoparticles' interaction with HIV-1, silver nanoparticles of sizes 1-10nm attached to HIV-1 and prevented the virus from bonding to host cells. The study, published in the Journal of Na ...

NanoWorld: Nature Inspired Micro Circuits

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Oct 13, 2005 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

A team of chemical engineers, biologists, geneticists, and electronic engineers headed by Kenneth Sandhage at the Georgia Institute of Technology and colleagues has developed a new process for converting the finely detailed ...

Nano radios for microchips

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Sep 15, 2005 | not rated yet | 0

Radios the size of bacteria employing nano-magnets could help microchips wirelessly communicate with one another, experts told UPI's Nano World.

Nanotechnology for Recovery and Reuse of Spilled Oil

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Sep 09, 2005 | 3.5 / 5 (17) | 0

The recent hurricane Katrina disaster has resulted in an oil crisis. Apart from the shortage there are reports of oil spills. Interface Science Corporation has announced that the company is launching its ...

Nano shuttles suggest lifting things may become thing of the past (Update)

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Sep 06, 2005 | not rated yet | 0

A key technological breakthrough led by the University of Edinburgh suggests that a futuristic world where people can move objects about ‘remotely’ with laser pointers could be closer than we think. Chemists working on the ...