Mar 17 2011

Digital Memory Uses 100 Times Less Power

Phase-change materials allows memory to be stored in the resistance of the material.

Jan 14 2011

Periodic Table Engraved on a Single Hair

Tag: Chemistry,Nanomaterials,NanotechDavid Teeghman @ 2:36 pm
The periodic table of elements that was engraved on a single human hair is one of the smallest in the world.

Jan 11 2011

Electronic Yarn Is Washable

Soon your body-sensing clothing will be ready for rough play when this new nanotube yarn makes it washing machine ready.

Dec 10 2010

Nanowire Creates World’s Tiniest Battery

Tag: Batteries,Nanomaterials,NanotechTracy Staedter @ 6:48 pm
A filament thinner than a human hair but with twice the charging capacity of today's lithium-ion batteries

Nov 24 2010

Glowing Trees To Replace Glowing Lamps

Tag: Gold,LEDs,Light,Nanomaterials,Nanotech,Saving Energy,TreesEric Bland @ 7:00 am
Nanoparticles turn a material that normally absorbs light into stuff that emits light.

Oct 07 2010

Nanotech Windows Change Tint With Weather

Tag: Green Building,Green Tech,Materials,NanomaterialsAlyssa Danigelis @ 9:38 pm
Nanotech-based window materials that tint automatically could be coming to a building near you.

Sep 07 2010

Swallowing Diamonds Could Find What’s Ailing You

Tag: Diseases and Conditions,Drugs,Nanomaterials,Stem CellsEric Bland @ 10:00 am
Diamonds could soon be measured not only in carats but by dose as well. Research shows nanodiamonds can be swallowed and help diagnose disease.

Sep 04 2010

Zap, They’re Dead! New Water Filter Electrocutes Bacteria

Tag: Nanomaterials,WaterDavid Teeghman @ 2:07 pm
The simple and inexpensive design makes it perfect for the developing world.

Aug 27 2010

Sticky Robot Climbs Up Glass

Tag: Biomimetics,Nanomaterials,Robotics,RobotsTracy Staedter @ 6:00 pm
Mimicking a gecko's super sticky toes is no easy feat, but these scientists are pretty close.

Aug 27 2010

Solar-Powered Robot Swarm Could Clean Oil

Oil-absorbing nanomaterial on a swarm of robots could clean up spills in record time.

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