See also stories tagged with Nanomaterials
Search results for nanomaterials
Researchers make breakthrough in renewable energy materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 29, 2008 |
4.4 / 5 (74) |
0
University of Queensland researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery that produces highly efficient miniature crystals which could revolutionise the way we harvest and use solar energy.
Nanoparticles Generate Supersonic Shock Waves to Target Cancer
Jan 16, 2008 |
4.6 / 5 (60) |
1
By mixing nanomaterials that act as fuel and oxidizer, researchers have created a combustible nano explosive that can generate shock waves with Mach numbers up to 3.
Taking nature’s cue for cheaper solar power
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 04, 2007 |
4.7 / 5 (52) |
0
Solar cell technology developed by the University’s Nanomaterials Research Centre will enable New Zealanders to generate electricity from sunlight at a 10th of the cost of current silicon-based photo-electric ...
New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 08, 2008 |
4.3 / 5 (56) |
3
In the race to make solar cells cheaper and more efficient, many researchers and start-up companies are betting on new designs that exploit nanostructures--materials engineered on the scale of a billionth of a meter. Using ...
UCLA researchers design nanomachine that kills cancer cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 01, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (53) |
1
Researchers from the Nano Machine Center at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a novel type of nanomachine that can capture and store anticancer drugs inside tiny pores and release them into cancer ...
High-Temp Superconducting Nanowire System is First of its Kind
Nov 26, 2008 |
4.1 / 5 (47) |
7
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have, for the first time, created an array of nanowires that are superconducting at relatively high temperatures. This work, published ...
New nano technique significantly boosts boiling efficiency
Jun 26, 2008 |
4 / 5 (47) |
4
Whoever penned the old adage "a watched pot never boils" surely never tried to heat up water in a pot lined with copper nanorods.
Nano scientists to develop next-generation LEDs
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 19, 2007 |
4.2 / 5 (42) |
0
Nanotechnology may unlock the secret for creating highly efficient next-generation LED lighting systems, and exploring its potential is the aim of several projects centered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Nanomaterials with a Bright Future
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 11, 2007 |
4.4 / 5 (39) |
0
An innovative and inexpensive way of making nanomaterials on a large scale has resulted in novel forms of advanced materials that pave the way for exceptional and unexpected optical properties. The new fabrication ...
As nanotech goes mainstream, 'toxic socks' raise concerns
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 07, 2008 |
4.4 / 5 (39) |
5
Nanotechnology is now available in a store near you. Valued for it’s antibacterial and odor-fighting properties, nanoparticle silver is becoming the star attraction in a range of products from socks to bandages ...
Carbon Nanotubes Compromise the Functions of Certain Protozoa, Study Shows
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 18, 2008 |
4.7 / 5 (36) |
3
A new study by researchers from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, hints that carbon nanotubes may be toxic to microorganisms. When cultures of a certain key protozoan, a single-cell organism, ...
Scientists Produce First Movie of Individual Carbon Atoms in Action (w/Videos)
Mar 31, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (30) |
8
(PhysOrg.com) -- Science fiction fans still have another two months of waiting for the new Star Trek movie, but fans of actual science can feast their eyes now on the first movie ever of carbon atoms moving ...
Helping the carbon nanotube industry avoid mega-mistakes of the past
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 21, 2007 |
4.5 / 5 (30) |
0
A new analysis of by-products discharged to the environment during production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) — expected to become the basis of multibillion-dollar industries in the 21st Century — has identified ...
Lower-cost solar cells to be printed like newspaper, painted on rooftops
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 24, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (32) |
12
Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight.
At Stanford, nanotubes + ink + paper = equal instant battery (w/ Video)
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 07, 2009 |
4.9 / 5 (27) |
3
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford scientists are harnessing nanotechnology to quickly produce ultra-lightweight, bendable batteries and supercapacitors in the form of everyday paper.
