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For Better Nanowires, Just Add Diamond
Among the positive characteristics of diamond, such as its beauty and unsurpassed hardness, are less well known properties that make it a valuable material in the electronics industry. Now, according to two scientists at ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 15, 2006 |
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Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything
(PhysOrg.com) -- Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial infections. ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
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Solar power game-changer: 'Near perfect' absorption of sunlight, from all angles
No matter which way you look at it, the notion of harvesting energy from the sun to power our homes and businesses is more absorbing than ever.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 03, 2008 |
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New nanoassembly technique is created
U.S. chemists at Rice University say they have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 27, 2006 |
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New Nanocoating Is Virtual Black Hole for Reflections
A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created the world’s first material that reflects virtually no light. Reporting in the March issue of Nature Photonics, they describe an optica ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 01, 2007 |
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Important Twist in Supercapacitor Research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Car batteries as we know them today may soon be relics. Storing energy in clunky containers with limited shelf lives has plagued car makers and military engineers who need lightweight, powerful ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Beyond batteries: Storing power in a sheet of nanocomposite paper
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that easily could be mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Quantum Dots May Lead to Rainbow Solar Cell
For the first time, researchers have created solar cells made of different-sized quantum dots, each tuned to a specific wavelength of light. By arranging these quantum dots in an ordered pattern, the scientists ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Nanoscale 'Coaxial Cables' for Solar Energy Harvesting
Scientists have designed a new type of nanowire – a tiny coaxial cable – that could vastly improve a few key renewable energy technologies, particularly solar cells, and could even impact other cutting-edge, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 23, 2007 |
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New graphene transistor promises life after death of silicon chip (Update)
Researchers have used the world's thinnest material to create the world's smallest transistor – a breakthrough that could spark the development of a new type of super-fast computer chip.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 28, 2007 |
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Re-inventing nature for cheaper solar power
A research team in Sydney has created molecules that mimic those in plants which harvest light and power life on Earth.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 01, 2006 |
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Paint-on semiconductor outperforms chips
Researchers at the University of Toronto have created a semiconductor device that outperforms today's conventional chips -- and they made it simply by painting a liquid onto a piece of glass. The finding, which ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 12, 2006 |
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Engineers develop revolutionary nanotech water desalination membrane
Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science today announced they have developed a new reverse osmosis (RO) membrane that promises to reduce the cost of seawater desalination ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 06, 2006 |
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New method of growing carbon nanotubes to revolutionise electronics
A new method of growing carbon nanotubes is predicted to revolutionise the implementation of nanotechnology and the future of electronics. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have successfully grown nanotubes at a ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 09, 2006 |
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Scientists design new super-hard material
Ultra-hard materials are used for everything from drills that bore for oil and build new roads to scratch-resistant coatings for precision instruments and the face of your watch.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 20, 2007 |
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