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NanoCaTe - Nanocarbons for versatile power supply modules
The multidisciplinary consortium of the NanoCaTe project will develop a more efficient thermoelectric- and storage material based on nanocarbon (e.g. graphene and CNT) to reclaim waste heat by thermoelectric generators and to storage the energy in super capacitors or secondary batteries for manifold applications like pulsed sensors or mobile electronic devices.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2013
Read moreNano-size superfluidity
Scientists have provided the first experimental evidence of superfluidity at the nanoscale, shedding light on the fundamental basis of the phenomenon.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2013
Read moreRiding an electron wave into the future of microchip fabrication
Computer simulation explores how intense plasma waves generate suprathermal electrons, which are critical to microchip fabrication.
Posted: Nov 12th, 2013
Read moreStructure of bacterial nanowire protein hints at secrets of conduction (w/video)
Electrically conducting bacteria important for energy, environment and technology.
Posted: Nov 12th, 2013
Read moreA nano-sized sponge made of electrons
X-rays reveal an unexpected property of widely used nanoparticles.
Posted: Nov 12th, 2013
Read moreDuke wins $15 million renewal to study nanotechnology safety
A pioneering, multi-institution research center headquartered at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering has just won a $15-million grant renewal from the National Science Foundation and the US Environmental Protection Agency to continue learning more about where nanoparticles accumulate, how they interact with other chemicals and how they affect the environment.
Posted: Nov 12th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology researchers develop technique for imaging individual carbon nanotubes
Nanotechnology researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have developed a technique that can be used to identify the structure of an individual carbon nanotube and characterize its electronic and optical properties in a functional device.
Posted: Nov 12th, 2013
Read moreNew NanoWOW nanotechnology lesson plans for primary students all over Ireland
Ireland's new materials science research centre has announced the launch of their new NanoWOW lesson plans. Designed for 5th and 6th class pupils the plans will introduce Irish Primary students to the world of nanotechnology and materials science.
Posted: Nov 12th, 2013
Read moreResearchers add another tool to their directed assembly toolkit
An interdisciplinary team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has already developed a technique for controlling liquid crystals by means of physical templates and elastic energy, rather than the electromagnetic fields that manipulate them in televisions and computer monitors. They envision using this technique to direct the assembly of other materials, such as nanoparticles.
Posted: Nov 12th, 2013
Read moreDeveloping a nanotechnology 'Swiss Army knife'
To make the best use of nanotechnology, researchers and businesses need the most advanced and effective tools. FIBLYS and its direct follow-on project, UnivSEM, achieved a major breakthrough in precisely this area, creating a unique new machine which is vividly summed up by one of the project leaders as a 'Swiss Army knife' of nanotechnology tools.
Posted: Nov 12th, 2013
Read moreCalculations reveal shortcut to characterize zeolites
A computational method to quantify the adsorption of gas by porous zeolites should help labs know what to expect before they embark upon slow, costly experiments, according to researchers at Rice University.
Posted: Nov 12th, 2013
Read moreDeadline extended for paper submission to International Nanosafety Congress
The deadline for paper submission to the International Nanosafety Congress was extended to 15 December 2013.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology drug smugglers
The nanotechnology materials carbon nanotubes and fullerenes are invisible to the chemical gatekeeper that flushes potentially harmful substances out of our bodies' cells.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreTriboelectric nanogenerator harvests energy from human walking
The triboelectric nanogenerator, a unique technology for harvesting ambient mechanical energy based on the triboelectric effect, has been proven to be a cost-effective, simple, and robust approach for self-powered systems.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreA new paradigm for solar cell construction
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University have experimentally demonstrated a new paradigm for solar cell construction which may ultimately make them less expensive, easier to manufacture and more efficient at harvesting energy from the sun.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreNanomedical device and systems design: Challenges, possibilities, visions
The book 'Nanomedical Device and Systems Design: Challenges, Possibilities, Visions' serves as a preliminary guide toward the inspiration of specific investigative pathways that may lead to meaningful discourse and significant advances in nanomedicine/nanotechnology.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
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