Carbon atom pioneers share Nobel chemistry prize (Update 4)
Noise and chemicals: Workers are losing their hearing
A study carried out by Spanish researchers has shown that the presence of chemical contaminants can interact with noise and modify, for good or for bad, the way in which work-related "deafness" - which is ...
Sep 28, 2010
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Researchers develop simple technique to visualize atomic-scale structures
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have devised a new technique -- using a sheet of carbon just one atom thick -- to visualize the structure of molecules. The technique, which ...
Sep 02, 2010
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A versatile, clean and efficient way to enhance widespread application of carbon nanotubes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a versatile, practical and efficient method for activating sites on the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and subsequently binding a ...
Aug 26, 2010
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'Dry water' could make a big splash commercially
An unusual substance known as "dry water," which resembles powdered sugar, could provide a new way to absorb and store carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, scientists ...
Aug 25, 2010
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German researchers take a look inside molecules
Looking at individual molecules through a microscope is part of nanotechnologists' everyday lives. However, it has so far been difficult to observe atomic structures inside organic molecules. In the renowned ...
Aug 20, 2010
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Microscopic firewalls: Robust foils of synthetic nacre analogues act as a heat shield
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biological materials are fascinating because they are very light but have the ability to withstand extreme forces. Nacre is amazingly tough thanks to a multi-layer arrangement of platelet-shaped ...
Aug 18, 2010
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First step toward electronic DNA sequencing: Translocation through graphene nanopores
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new, carbon-based nanoscale platform to electrically detect single DNA molecules.
Jul 26, 2010
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Telescope Finds Elusive Buckyballs in Space for First Time
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered carbon molecules, known as "buckyballs," in space for the first time.
Jul 22, 2010
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Sugar-Coated Nanotubes Deliver High-Dose Radiotherapy
Starting with simple carbon nanotubes, a team of researchers from the United Kingdom and Spain has developed a sugar-coated nanocapsule that can deliver large doses of radioactivity to tumors. The researchers envision developing ...
Jul 16, 2010
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Colorful Warning: Selective, sensitive CO detection with a rhodium complex
(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon monoxide is an insidious poison: it is colorless, odorless, and toxic at low concentrations. It is usually produced by combustion engines or incomplete combustion in gas furnaces or ...
Jul 06, 2010
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Carbon nanotubes form ultrasensitive biosensor to detect proteins
A cluster of carbon nanotubes coated with a thin layer of protein-recognizing polymer form a biosensor capable of using electrochemical signals to detect minute amounts of proteins, which could provide a crucial new diagnostic ...
Jun 27, 2010
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Layered footballs: First two-dimensional organic metal made of fullerenes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since their discovery in the mid 1980s, fullerenes have caused a sensation. The tiny hollow spheres made of 60 carbon atoms, constructed out of pentagons and hexagons like miniature soccer ...
Jun 09, 2010
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Doping graphene
An organic molecule that has been found to be effective in making silicon-based electronics may be viable for building electronics on sheets of carbon only a single molecule thick. Researchers at the Max Planck ...
Jun 01, 2010
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Discovery may lead to safer drinking water, cheaper medicine
A discovery that may pave the way to helping reduce health hazards such as E. coli in water could also make chemicals and drugs such as insulin cheaper to produce and their production more environmentally friendly.
May 26, 2010
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