Tuning graphene film so it sheds water
Windshields that shed water so effectively that they don't need wipers. Ship hulls so slippery that they glide through the water more efficiently than ordinary hulls.
Nanomaterials
Feb 1, 2011
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News tagged with nanotechnology
Decades-old mystery of buckyballs cracked
(Phys.org) -- After exploring for 25 years, scientists have solved the question of how the iconic family of caged-carbon molecules known as buckyballs form.
Nanomaterials
Jul 31, 2012
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Use of nanotechnology in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
The use of oils and fats has been successfully diversified, resulting in an innovation formulated through nanotechnology that is beneficial to pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 21, 2015
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Clear as ... paper? Scientists 'see' through solid layers
Scientists said Wednesday they have developed a method to "see through" layers of thin, solid material in a breakthrough that holds promise for medical imaging, nanotechnology—and the spy trade.
General Physics
Nov 7, 2012
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'Impossible' conductivity explained
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bring two materials that are not themselves conductive into contact and, exactly at their interface, something remarkable happens: at that precise point, conduction is possible.
Condensed Matter
May 19, 2010
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Nano nod for lab-on-a-chip
You wouldn't know it from appearances, but a metal cube the size of a toaster, created at the University of Alberta, is capable of performing the same genetic tests as most fully equipped modern laboratories—and in a ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 25, 2012
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Nano-tech makes medicine greener
Over the last 5 years the Bionano Group at the Nano-Science Center and the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology at the University of Copenhagen has been working hard to characterise and test how molecules react, combine ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 3, 2011
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Using Nanotechnology to Boost the Lifespan of Medical Implants
(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn engineering researchers are developing a new family of implant materials.
Nanomaterials
Jan 8, 2010
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Ancient diatoms lead to new technology for solar energy
Engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a way to use an ancient life form to create one of the newest technologies for solar energy, in systems that may be surprisingly simple to build compared to existing silicon-based ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 8, 2009
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Nanotubes take flight: Scientists use nanomaterials to grow flying carpets, 'odako' kites
(PhysOrg.com) -- With products that range from carpets to kites, you’d think Rice University chemist Bob Hauge was running a department store. What he's really running is a revolution in the world of carbon nanotechnology.
Nanomaterials
Jul 29, 2009
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