News tagged with nanocomposites

Nanotech in Space: Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Nov 24, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer were sent into orbit on Nov. 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Nanotech in Space: Rensselaer Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Nov 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Scientists advance facile synthesis of nanoparticles with multiple functions

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Nanostructured materials have garnered great interest worldwide due to their unique size-dependent properties for chemical, electronic, structural, medical and consumer applications.

Highly conductive nanocomposites: Inexpensive plastic used in CDs could improve electronics

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

May 15, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

If one University of Houston professor has his way, the inexpensive plastic now used to manufacture CDs and DVDs will one day soon be put to use in improving the integrity of electronics in aircraft, computers and iPhones.

Carbon Nanotubes Toughen a Common Plastic

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Apr 07, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (19) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research group from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel has discovered that adding carbon nanotubes to a widely used commercial plastic can greatly strengthen it. Their work is one ...