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Children may have highest exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles
Feb 22, 2012 (SPX)
Children may be receiving the highest exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide in candy, which they eat in amounts much larger than adults, according to a ...
Dust from industrial-scale processing of nanomaterials carries high explosion risk
Feb 22, 2012 (SPX)
With expanded industrial-scale production of nanomaterials fast approaching, scientists are reporting indications that dust generated during processing of nanom...
Researchers Find Strange New Nano-region Can Form in Quasicrystals
Feb 21, 2012 (SPX)
A team of international researchers has discovered a new type of structural anomaly, or defect, that can appear in quasicrystals, a unique material with some cr...
Nano-coating doubles rate of heat transfer
Feb 21, 2012 (SPX)
By adding an incredibly thin coating of alumina to a metal surface, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have doubled the rate that heat travels f...
New nano-material combinations produce leap in infrared technology
Feb 17, 2012 (SPX)
Arizona State University researchers are finding ways to improve infrared photodetector technology that is critical to national defense and security systems, as...
ORNL microscopy explores nanowires' weakest link
Feb 15, 2012 (SPX)
Individual atoms can make or break electronic properties in one of the world's smallest known conductors-quantum nanowires. Microscopic analysis at the Departme...
Stanford engineers weld nanowires with light
Feb 09, 2012 (SPX)
One area of intensive research at the nanoscale is the creation of electrically conductive meshes made of metal nanowires. Promising exceptional electrical thro...
Reducing ion exchange particles to nano-size shows big potential
Feb 09, 2012 (SPX)
Sometimes bigger isn't better. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory have successfully shown that they can replace u...
Nanorod-Assembled Order Affects Diffusion Rate and Direction
Feb 09, 2012 (SPX)
Some of the recent advancements in nanotechnology depend critically on how nanoparticles move and diffuse on a surface or in a fluid under non-ideal to extreme ...
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