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New science suggests we might soon be able to mix computers and neurons

(PhysOrg.com) -- Graduate students at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, led by Minrui Yu and Yu Huang, have published an ACS Nano paper, "Semiconductor Nanomembrane Tubes: Three-Dimensional Confinement for Co ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (31) | comments 19 | with audio podcast report

Graphene organic photovoltaics, or, will joggers' t-shirts someday power their cell phones?

A University of Southern California team has produced flexible transparent carbon atom films that the researchers say have great potential for a new breed of solar cells.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers print field-effect transistors with nano-infused ink

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rice University researchers have discovered thin films of nanotubes created with ink-jet printers offer a new way to make field-effect transistors (FET), the basic element in integrated circuits.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 25, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

World first superconducting DC power transmission system a step closer

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of researchers in Japan have succeeded for the first time in superconducting power transmission of direct current over two hundred meters.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 23 | with audio podcast report

Graphene Used As Floating-Molecular Carpet To Ornament It With 24-Carat Gold 'Snowflakes'

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to make graphene more useful in electronics applications, Kansas State University engineers made a golden discovery -- gold "snowflakes" on graphene.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Silver nanoparticles show 'immense potential' in prevention of blood clots

Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential new alternative to aspirin, ReoPro, and other anti-platelet agents used widely to prevent blood clots in coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke. ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Nano-tetherball biosensor precisely detects glucose

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have created a precise biosensor for detecting blood glucose and potentially many other biological molecules by using hollow structures called single-wall carbon nanotubes anchored ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Gold nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using tiny gold particles and infrared light, MIT researchers have developed a drug-delivery system that allows multiple drugs to be released in a controlled fashion.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 30, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers find a way to make glass that's anti-fogging, self-cleaning and free of glare

One of the most instantly recognizable features of glass is the way it reflects light. But a new way of creating surface textures on glass, developed by researchers at MIT, virtually eliminates reflections, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Perfect nanotubes shine brightest

A painstaking study by Rice University has brought a wealth of new information about single-walled carbon nanotubes through analysis of their fluorescence.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

British team devises method for separating carbon nanotubes cheaply

(PhysOrg.com) -- When single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are made, they come out in both metallic and semiconducting material form. Unfortunately, different applications require one or the other of these ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Research involving thyroid hormone lays foundation for more targeted drug development

Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists advances a strategy for taming the side effects and enhancing the therapeutic benefits of steroids and other medications that work by disrupting the activity ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop biological circuit components, new microscope technique for measuring them

(PhysOrg.com) -- Electrical engineers have long been toying with the idea of designing biological molecules that can be directly integrated into electronic circuits. University of Pennsylvania researchers ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New fracture resistance mechanisms provided by graphene

A team of researchers from the University of Arizona and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have increased the toughness of ceramic composites by using graphene reinforcements that enable new fracture resistance ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research advances understanding of lead selenide nanowires

The advancements of our electronic age rests on our ability to control how electric charge moves, from point A to point B, through circuitry. Doing so requires particular precision, for applications ranging from computers, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast