News tagged with nanotube sheets

New research could mean faster computers and better mobile phones

Graphene and carbon nanotubes could improve the electronics used in computers and mobile phones, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Nanotechnology may lead to more energy-efficient electronics

Carbon nanotubes and graphene consist of just a couple of layers of carbon atoms, but they are lighter than aluminium, stronger than steel and can bend like spring-coils. Physicist Niklas Lindahl at the University ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flaky graphene makes reliable chemical sensors

Scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the company Dioxide Materials have demonstrated that randomly stacked graphene flakes can make an effective chemical sensor.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nanotech Speakers Hold Promise for Sonar Uses

(PhysOrg.com) -- UT Dallas researchers have found that carbon nanotube sheets perform well as underwater sound generators and noise-canceling speakers, two highly desirable traits for submarine sonar and stealth ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nanotubes weigh the atom

(PhysOrg.com) -- How can you weigh a single atom? European researchers have built an exquisite new device that can do just that. It may ultimately allow scientists to study the progress of chemical reactions, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0