News tagged with nano
Scientists use nature's design principles to create specialized nanofabrics
In Nature, cells and tissues assemble and organize themselves within a matrix of protein fibers that ultimately determines their structure and function, such as the elasticity of skin and the contractility ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 02, 2010 |
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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
May 25, 2010 |
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Inspired by a cotton candy machine, engineers put a new spin on creating tiny nanofibers
Hailed as a "cross between a high-speed centrifuge and a cotton candy machine," bioengineers at Harvard have developed a new, practical technology for fabricating tiny nanofibers.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 25, 2010 |
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Low-cost, ultra-fast DNA sequencing brings diagnostic use closer
Sequencing DNA could get a lot faster and cheaper -- and thus closer to routine use in clinical diagnostics - thanks to a new method developed by a research team based at Boston University. The team has demonstrated the first ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 19, 2010 |
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Nanotech discovery could lead to breakthrough in infrared satellite imaging technology
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new nanotechnology-based "microlens" that uses gold to boost the strength of infrared imaging and could lead to a new generation of ultra-powerful ...
May 18, 2010 |
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Sound could save circuits: Researchers theorize acoustic waves may cool microelectronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Hot sounds" has one meaning to music fans and another to physicists. Count a team of researchers at Rice University among the latter, as they've discovered that acoustic waves traveling along ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Treat acne with coconut oil and nano-bombs
A natural product found in both coconut oil and human breast milk - lauric acid -- shines as a possible new acne treatment thanks to a bioengineering graduate student from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Cat brain: A step toward the electronic equivalent
A cat can recognize a face faster and more efficiently than a supercomputer. That's one reason a feline brain is the model for a biologically-inspired computer project involving the University of Michigan.
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Stanford researchers find electrical current stemming from plants
In an electrifying first, Stanford scientists have plugged in to algae cells and harnessed a tiny electric current. They found it at the very source of energy production - photosynthesis, a plant's method of converting sunlight ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Closing in on a carbon-based solar cell
To make large sheets of carbon available for light collection, Indiana University Bloomington chemists have devised an unusual solution -- attach what amounts to a 3-D bramble patch to each side of the carbon ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 09, 2010 |
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Shining Light on Graphene-Metal Interactions
(PhysOrg.com) -- By controlling the layered growth of graphene - a relatively "new" form of carbon that's just a single atom thick - researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered intriguing ...
Apr 02, 2010 |
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A more sensitive sensor using nano-sized carbon tubes
Electro-mechanical sensors tell the airbag in your car to inflate and rotate your iPhone screen to match your position on the couch. Now a research group of Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Engineering is making the technology ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Taming the wild phonon
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have succeeded in creating a synthetic crystal that can very effectively control the transmission of heat -- stopping it in its tracks and reflecting it back. ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Power Walk This Way: Scientists Develop Device That Harnesses Energy from Everyday Movements
(PhysOrg.com) -- These boots are made for walking... and for powering up your cell phone? It could happen, say a team of Princeton and Caltech scientists. In a recent paper in the journal Nano Letters, they r ...
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Brain-Like Computer Closer to Realization
(PhysOrg.com) -- Almost since computing began, scientists and technologists have been fascinated with the idea of a computer that works similarly to the human brain. In 2008, the first "memristor" was built, ...
Mar 17, 2010 |
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