Jul 25 2011

Pioneers Get Close-Up View of Miracle Material Graphene

Tag: Carbon Nanotubes,Nanotech,Nobel Prize,Semiconductors — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:21 pm
Electrons move at 620 miles per second.

Jul 01 2011

Fluorescent Nanotubes Image Internal Organs

Tag: Biotechnology,Carbon Nanotubes,Health,Imaging,Infrared,Microbiology,Nanomaterials,Nanomedicine — Emad Hanna @ 2:06 pm
A dye composed of carbon nanotubes minimizes light scatter and produces clearer images.

May 13 2011

Bee Venom Used to Detect Explosives

Tag: Animals,Carbon Nanotubes,Government,Military Technology,Nanomaterials,Nanotech,Safety and Prevention,Sensors,Terrorism,Terrorist Attacks — Nic Halverson @ 8:19 pm
Protein fragments in bee venom, called bombolitins, are used to create ultra-sensitive sensor.

Apr 28 2011

Tune in to Nanotube Television

Tag: Carbon Nanotubes,Nanotech,Television — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:38 pm
Carbon nanotube technology could give us brighter lights and bigger, thinner screens.

Mar 17 2011

Digital Memory Uses 100 Times Less Power

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Batteries,Carbon Nanotubes,Energy Efficiency,Laptops,Nanomaterials,Nanotech — Nic Halverson @ 1:58 pm
Phase-change materials allows memory to be stored in the resistance of the material.

Mar 08 2011

‘Frozen Smoke’ to Lend Robots a Soft Touch

Tag: Carbon Nanotubes,Devices,Engineering,Robotics,Robots,Sensors,Skin,Technology,Touch — Alyssa Danigelis @ 4:26 pm
Strips of light-as-air aerogel could be used in robotic fingers and hands to make them super sensitive.

Dec 30 2010

Wind Power Takes Flight in the Jet Stream

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Carbon Nanotubes,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Flying Robots,Green Tech,Nanotech,Renewable Energy,Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles,Utilities,Wind Power — Amy Dusto @ 3:02 am
Flying autonomous wind turbines leave ground-based turbines behind.

Dec 02 2010

Super Rubber Could Cushion Sneaks, Spaceships

Tag: Carbon Nanotubes,Cars,Electricity,Materials,Science and Technology,Spacecraft — Eric Bland @ 7:00 pm
A new material has bounce like rubber, conducts electricity and could withstand extreme temperatures of space.

Sep 07 2010

Looking to Leaves for Solar Technology

Tag: Carbon Nanotubes,Electricity,Life Science,Nature,Plants,The Sun — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 8:53 pm
Leaves provide scientists with clues to help solar cells regenerate.

Jun 22 2010

New Lithium Batteries Could Last 10 Times Longer

Tag: Batteries,Carbon Nanotubes,Cell Phones,Electronics,Nanotech — David Teeghman @ 5:40 pm
Layered carbon nanotubes combined with lithium titanium oxide store more energy than the best lithium-ion batteries and handle 1,000 cycles of charging discharging.
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