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Using single quantum dots to probe nanowires
Feb 08, 2013 (SPX)
Modern telecommunications happens because of fast electrons and fast photons. Can it get better? Can Moore's law - the doubling of computing power ever 18 month...
A new genre of 'intelligent' micro- and nanomotors
Feb 04, 2013 (SPX)
Enzymes, workhorse molecules of life that underpin almost every biological process, may have a new role as "intelligent" micro- and nanomotors with applications...
Flat boron by the numbers
Feb 01, 2013 (SPX)
It would be a terrible thing if laboratories striving to grow graphene from carbon atoms kept winding up with big pesky diamonds. "That would be trouble, cleani...
Notre Dame studies benefits and threats of nanotechnology research
Jan 29, 2013 (SPX)
Every day scientists learn more about how the world works at the smallest scales. While this knowledge has the potential to help others, it's possible that the ...
A nano-gear in a nano-motor inside
Jan 24, 2013 (SPX)
To live is to move. You strike to swat that irritable mosquito, which skilfully evades the hand of death. How did that happen? Who moved your hand, and what sav...
Engineer making rechargeable batteries with layered nanomaterials
Jan 18, 2013 (SPX)
A Kansas State University researcher is developing more efficient ways to save costs, time and energy when creating nanomaterials and lithium-ion batteries. Gur...
New Research Gives Insight into Graphene Grain Boundaries
Jan 17, 2013 (SPX)
Using graphene - either as an alternative to, or most likely as a complementary material with - silicon, offers the promise of much faster future electronics, a...
Chemistry resolves toxic concerns about carbon nanotubes
Jan 17, 2013 (SPX)
Safety fears about carbon nanotubes, due to their structural similarity to asbestos, have been alleviated following research showing that reducing their length ...
Southampton scientist develops strongest, lightest glass nanofibres in the world
Jan 14, 2013 (SPX)
The University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) is pioneering research into developing the strongest silica nanofibres in the world. Globa...
New nanotech fiber: Robust handling, shocking performance
Jan 14, 2013 (SPX)
Rice University's latest nanotechnology breakthrough was more than 10 years in the making, but it still came with a shock. Scientists from Rice, the Dutch firm ...
Nanoparticles reach new peaks
Jan 07, 2013 (SPX)
Plasmonic gold nanoparticles make pinpoint heating on demand possible. Now Rice University researchers have found a way to selectively heat diverse nanoparticle...
Oh, Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree
Jan 04, 2013 (SPX)
As Twelfth Night approaches and the Christmas decorations start to look increasingly congruous as the last crumbs of cake are swept away and the remnants of the...
Britain to fund graphene research efforts
Dec 27, 2012 (UPI)
Britain's government says it will invest $35 million in research into graphene, considered a miracle material for its strength and electronic properties. Chance...
Synthetic and biological nanoparticles combined to produce new metamaterials
Dec 21, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists from Aalto University, Finland, have succeeded in organising virus particles, protein cages and nanoparticles into crystalline materials. These nanom...
Nanocrystals Not Small Enough to Avoid Defects
Dec 17, 2012 (SPX)
Nanocrystals as protective coatings for advanced gas turbine and jet engines are receiving a lot of attention for their many advantageous mechanical properties,...
Nature Materials Study: Boosting Heat Transfer With Nanoglue
Dec 07, 2012 (SPX)
A team of interdisciplinary researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a new method for significantly increasing the heat transfer rate acros...
New optical tweezers trap specimens just a few nanometers across
Dec 07, 2012 (SPX)
To grasp and move microscopic objects, such as bacteria and the components of living cells, scientists can harness the power of concentrated light to manipulate...
How 'transparent' is graphene?
Dec 05, 2012 (SPX)
The amazing electrical, optical and strength properties of graphene, a single-atom-thick layer of carbon, have been extensively researched over the last decade....
A graphene nanotube hybrid
Nov 29, 2012 (SPX)
A seamless graphene/nanotube hybrid created at Rice University may be the best electrode interface material possible for many energy storage and electronics app...
Penn Researchers Make Flexible, Low-voltage Circuits Using Nanocrystals
Nov 27, 2012 (SPX)
Electronic circuits are typically integrated in rigid silicon wafers, but flexibility opens up a wide range of applications. In a world where electronics are be...
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