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New nanogenerator may charge iPods and cell phones with a wave of the hand
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Imagine if all you had to do to charge your iPod or your BlackBerry was to wave your hand, or stretch your arm, or take a walk? You could say goodbye to batteries and never have to plug those devices into ...
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Strong elasticity size effects in ZnO nanowires
Oct 14, 2008 |
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Recently, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires have drawn major interest because of their semiconducting nature and unique optical and piezoelectric properties. Various applications for ZnO nanowires have been conceived, including ...
Chemists measure copper levels in zinc oxide nanowires
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 19, 2008 |
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Chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been the first to measure significant amounts of copper incorporated into zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires during fabrication. The issue is important ...
Remarkable new nano-fiber clothing may someday power your iPod
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 13, 2008 |
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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 ...
Why nanowires make great photodetectors
Apr 25, 2007 |
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The geometry of semiconducting nanowires makes them uniquely suited for light detection, according to a new UC San Diego study that highlights the possibility of nanowire light detectors with single-photon ...
Cheaper LEDs from breakthrough in ZnO nanowire research
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 03, 2007 |
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Engineers at UC San Diego have synthesized a long-sought semiconducting material that may pave the way for an inexpensive new kind of light emitting diode (LED) that could compete with today's widely used gallium ...
Researchers discover hydrogen can form multicenter bonds
Dec 04, 2006 |
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Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have shown that, under the right circumstances, hydrogen can form multicenter bonds, where one hydrogen atom simultaneously bonds to as many as four or six other ...
From Nanowires to Nanotubes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 28, 2006 |
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Hollow nanocrystals that can function as highly-efficient catalysers or transport containers for chemical agents are in great demand nowadays. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics ...
ZnO nanowires may lead to better chemical sensors, high-speed electronics
Sep 12, 2006 |
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Devices for detecting dangerous substances can literally be life savers, in situations ranging from soldiers on the battlefield to luggage screeners at airports. Yet chemical sensors now available for such ...
Zinc Powder Will Drive Your Hydrogen Car
Sep 11, 2005 |
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A revolutionary method of using concentrated solar energy for producing hydrogen in a clean, safe and inexpensive way was developed by a cooperation of scientists from Israel, Sweden, Switzerland and France. ...
Nanohelix structure provides new building block for nanoscale piezoelectric devices
Sep 08, 2005 |
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Based on superlattice nanobelts A previously-unknown zinc oxide nanostructure that resembles the helical configuration of DNA could provide engineers with a new building block for creating nanometer-scale senso ...
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