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Naval Research Laboratory opens new Nanoscience Research Laboratory - News Item

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has opened it's Nanoscience Research Laboratory. The unique facility offers the opportunity for scientists to conduct multidisciplinary research in the fields of materials, electronics, and biology in the nanometer size domain. Posted October 16 2003

1 Dec 2003

Waterproof, Antibacterial Armour - and Other Defence Technology - New Technology

Although the 21st-century equivalent of chain mail is many years away, other projects underway through MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies could aid the soldier within the next five years. Posted September 23 2003

28 Nov 2003

Light Emitting Carbon Nanotubes - New Technology

Researchers from IBM have found a way to make carbon nanotubes emit light. Posted May 7 2003

28 Nov 2003

Nanocristalline Solar Cells - New Technology

The Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have developed nanocristalline solar cells which are much cheaper and just as effective as the silicon cells currently used to make solar energy. Posted July 31 2003

28 Nov 2003

Smart Tattoo To Benefit Diabetics - New Product

Students at Louisiana Tech University's Institute for Micromanufacturing think they can create a "smart tattoo" that will enable diabetics to use light to measure their blood sugar rates. Posted October 20 2003

28 Nov 2003

Nano Sized Test Tubes Developed - New Technology

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed “nano test tubes” with a diameter of around 20 atoms. Posted September 5 2003

28 Nov 2003

Clutches Made From Novel Electrorheological (ER) Fluids - New Technology

Scientists have developed a new class of electrorheological (ER) fluids whose commercialization, into eco-friendly clutches, will provide a significant technological boost for the automotive industry. Posted October 8 2003

27 Nov 2003

Nanotube Cable That Can Connect The Earth And The Moon - New Technology

Researchers have designed and tested a new device for production of nanotubes. The researchers believe that it is exactly the material a transport cable can be produced of to connect the Moon and the Earth. Posted November 14 2003

27 Nov 2003

Nanometer Sized Trees Made By Electron Beam - New Technology

A new type of nanostructure, nanometer-sized trees ("NANOTREES"), have been successfully fabricated by the decomposition of organic metal gas associated with an electron beam irradiation. Posted October 9 2003

27 Nov 2003

Nanotechnology Points To Gold For The Next Generation Of Electronics - New Technology

Collaborative nanotechnology research involving the University of Technology, Sydney has proved the value of gold as a vital component in the next generation of electronics. Posted September 2003

27 Nov 2003