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X-Ray diffraction of aerogel reveals nanoscale 3-D bulk lattice structure

A multi-institutional team of scientists has used beamline 9.0.1 at the Advanced Light Source to perform high-resolution x?]ray diffraction imaging of an aerogel for the first time, revealing its nanoscale three-dimensional bulk lattice structure down to features measured in nanometers.

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Promising nanomaterial lithium batteries for electric cars

Why does lithium iron phosphate, a candidate for use in future lithium batteries, conduct electricity despite being an insulating material? Chemists in France have shed light on this paradox.

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Researchers analyze material with 'colossal ionic conductivity'

A new material characterized at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could open a pathway toward more efficient fuel cells.

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Viterbi Algorithm goes quantum

An old technique helps Bob correctly decode Alice's entangled message qubit.

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QuantumSphere Announces Breakthrough in Clean Efficient Hydrogen Production by Electrolysis

Nano-enabled electrodes decrease cost, increase performance.

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New nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger

A Michigan State University researcher and his students have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airplanes and cars as well as more durable medical and sports equipment.

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Graphene films have potential as next-generation transistors

Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have characterized an aspect of graphene film behavior by measuring the way it conducts electricity on a substrate. This milestone advances the potential application of graphene, the ultra-thin, single-atom thick carbon sheets that conduct electricity faster and more efficiently than silicon, the current material of choice for transistor fabrication.

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Scientists carve functional nanoribbons using super-heated, nano-sized particles of iron

Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a new method by which few layer graphene can be etched along flawless, crystallographic axes by using thermally activated nanoparticles, a technique that results in atomically precise, macroscopic length ribbons of graphene.

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NanoScale Materials Stewardship Seminar on August 13

Join the International Association of Nanotechnology at the NanoScale Materials Stewardship Seminar on August 13, to discuss new initiatives and collaborate with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CALEPA) to implement mutually beneficial standards for nanoparticles.

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Scientists find way to harness nanomotors to engineer nanosystems for transport and assembly

A paper in this week's nature Nanotechnology outlines a roadmap for harnessing nanomotors for a broad range of applications, ranging from nanoscale sensing, and transport to assembly. It focuses on two broad classes of nanomotors that burn chemical energy to move along linear tracks: assembly nanomotors and transport nanomotors.

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The amazing quantum world of ultra cold matter

Many of us have been fascinated by the concept of absolute zero, the temperature at which everything comes to a complete stop. But physics tells us otherwise: absolute zero cannot be reached but only approached, and the closer you get, the more interesting phenomena you find!

July 31, 2008 Read more

Nanojewels made easy

Coaxing colors from nanoscale particles broadens horizons for optical technologies.

July 30, 2008 Read more

Nano-foods: The next consumer scare?

Those consumers already worried about genetically engineered or cloned food reaching their tables may soon find something else in their grocery carts to furrow their brows over - nano-foods.

July 30, 2008 Read more

New technique to compress light could open doors for optical communications

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have devised a way to squeeze light into tighter spaces than ever thought possible, potentially opening doors to new technology in the fields of optical communications, miniature lasers and optical computers.

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Scientists determine strength of 'liquid smoke'

Aerogel, also known as liquid smoke or 'San Francisco fog', is an open-cell polymer with pores smaller than 50 nanometers in diameter. For the first time, Lawrence Livermore and Lawrence Berkeley scientists have peered into this material and created three-dimensional images to determine its strength and potential new applications.

July 29, 2008 Read more

New disease-fighting nanoparticles look like miniature pastries

Ultra-miniature bialy-shaped particles - called nanobialys because they resemble tiny versions of the flat, onion-topped rolls popular in New York City - could soon be carrying medicinal compounds through patients' bloodstreams to tumors or atherosclerotic plaques.

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