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Nanoparticles used to increase thermal properties of transformer oil

Rice University scientists have created a nano-infused oil that could greatly enhance the ability of devices as large as electrical transformers and as small as microelectronic components to shed excess heat.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Hacking the SEM: Crystal phase detection for nanoscale samples

(PhysOrg.com) -- Custom modifications of equipment are an honored tradition of the research lab. In a recent paper, two materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology describe how ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nano form of titanium dioxide can be toxic to marine organisms

The Bren School-based authors of a study published Jan. 20 in the journal PLoS ONE have observed toxicity to marine organisms resulting from exposure to a nanoparticle that had not previously been shown to be toxic under ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Overcoming cancer drug resistance with nanoparticles

One of the ways in which cancer cells evade anticancer therapy is by producing a protein that pumps drugs out of the cell before these compounds can exert their cell-killing effects. A research team at Northwestern University ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Titanium dioxide film enhances the sun's natural disinfection power

The world population is estimated to be seven billion and all these mouths need feeding. With fears about overfishing and the sustainability of fish stocks in our seas fish farming is becoming big business. As with all farming ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cotton fabric cleans itself when exposed to ordinary sunlight

Imagine jeans, sweats or socks that clean and de-odorize themselves when hung on a clothesline in the sun or draped on a balcony railing. Scientists are reporting development of a new cotton fabric that does ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (21) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Cobblestones fool innate immunity

Coating the surface of an implant such as a new hip or pacemaker with nanosized metallic particles reduces the risk of rejection, and researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, can now explain why: they fool the ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Batteries get a quick charge with new anode technology

(PhysOrg.com) -- A breakthrough in components for next-generation batteries could come from special materials that transform their structure to perform better over time.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 24

Subtly shaded map of moon reveals titanium treasure troves

(PhysOrg.com) -- A map of the Moon combining observations in visible and ultraviolet wavelengths shows a treasure trove of areas rich in Titanium ores. Not only is Titanium a valuable mineral, it is key to ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 31 | with audio podcast

High-purity hydrogen generated from a single device

(PhysOrg.com) -- There are many ways to generate hydrogen, such as water electrolysis and steam reforming of gas, but the hydrogen produced by these methods tends to be combined with other byproduct and residual ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 17 | with audio podcast feature

Creating desirable materials requires salt, but not space

(PhysOrg.com) -- When synthesizing specialized materials for energy-packed batteries, the problem is the template. The pattern for self-assembling the highly desired nanometer-sized spheres falls apart, producing ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nanoparticles cause brain injury in fish

Scientists at the University of Plymouth have shown, for the first time in an animal, that nanoparticles have a detrimental effect on the brain and other parts of the central nervous system.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New material possible boon for lithium ion batteries

Batteries could get a boost from an Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovery that increases power, energy density and safety while dramatically reducing charge time.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Chinese team develop fuel cell that can clean water as it generates electricity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Yanbiao Liu and his colleagues from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, have succeeded in building a device capable of both cleaning wastewater and producing electricity from it. Using light as ...

Chemistry / Other

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

University of Virginia researchers uncover new catalysis site

Mention catalyst and most people will think of the catalytic converter, an emissions control device in the exhaust system of automobiles that reduces pollution.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast