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Novel Nano-Sensor Differentiates Melanoma Cells from Normal Skin Cells

According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition to detecting a unique odor signature associated with melanoma cells, the researchers also demonstrated that a nanotechnology-based sensor could reliably differentiate melanoma cells from normal skin cells.

14 Jun 2013

Weak Force Measurement with Unprecedented Sensitivity Using Carbon Nanotube-Based Mechanical Resonators

Researchers at ICFO, in collaboration with ICN2 and the University of Michigan, report in Nature Nanotechnology that they have achieved the measurement of weak forces with sensitivity 50 times higher than what has been achieved to date using mechanical resonators based on carbon nanotubes, which vibrate with intensity proportional to an electrostatic force.

11 Jun 2013

Graphene Allows Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes to Grow on Diamonds

What may be the ultimate heat sink is only possible because of yet another astounding capability of graphene. The one-atom-thick form of carbon can act as a go-between that allows vertically aligned carbon nanotubes to grow on nearly anything.

29 May 2013

Carbon Nanotube-Coated Carbon Fiber Composites for Next Generation of Airplanes

These days, aerospace engineering is all about the light stuff: building airplanes with lighter wings, fuselage and landing gear in an effort to reduce fuel costs.

20 May 2013

Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Detector to Measure Earth's Radiation to Fly on Multi-Mission Nanosatellite

A team of scientists has won a berth on a tiny satellite to explore one of NASA's most important frontiers in climate studies: the imbalance in Earth's energy budget and the extent to which fast-changing phenomena, like clouds, contribute to that imbalance.

18 May 2013

Ionic Liquids can Modify Optical Transparency of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Films

The atom-sized world of carbon nanotubes holds great promise for a future demanding smaller and faster electronic components. Nanotubes are stronger than steel and smaller than any element of silicon-based electronics—the ubiquitous component of today's electrical devices—and have better conductivity, which means they can potentially process information faster while using less energy.

From University of California at Riverside 15 May 2013

Electrochemical Reactions of Nanoscale Battery Observed Through Transmission Electron Microscope

One of the most promising new kinds of battery to power electric cars is called a lithium-air battery, which could store up to four times as much energy per pound as today’s best lithium-ion batteries. But progress has been slow: The nature of the electrochemical reactions as these batteries are charged remains poorly understood.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 14 May 2013

Rice Strategy Turns Negatively Charged Carbon Nanotubes into Liquid Crystals

A Rice University laboratory's cagey strategy turns negatively charged carbon nanotubes into liquid crystals that could enhance the creation of fibers and films.

4 May 2013

Fast, Easy and Economical Way to Produce High-Purity Samples of Carbon Nanotubes

An old, somewhat passé, trick used to purify protein samples based on their affinity for water has found new fans at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where materials scientists are using it to divvy up solutions of carbon nanotubes, separating the metallic nanotubes from semiconductors. They say it's a fast, easy and cheap way to produce high-purity samples of carbon nanotubes for use in nanoscale electronics and many other applications.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 4 May 2013

Bing Energy Receives Seed Funding to Create Commercially Viable Carbon Nanotube Fuel Cell

The Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research (the Institute) announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with Bing Energy International, LLC. The company’s fuel cell innovations will lead to power generation that is lower in cost, more efficient and cleaner for the environment, while bringing increased stability to the electric grid.

2 May 2013

Carbon Nanotubes News

Novel Nano-Sensor Differentiates Melanoma Cells from Normal Skin Cells

Weak Force Measurement with Unprecedented Sensitivity Using Carbon Nanotube-Based Mechanical Resonators

Graphene Allows Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes to Grow on Diamonds

Carbon Nanotube-Coated Carbon Fiber Composites for Next Generation of Airplanes

Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Detector to Measure Earth's Radiation to Fly on Multi-Mission Nanosatellite

Ionic Liquids can Modify Optical Transparency of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Films

Electrochemical Reactions of Nanoscale Battery Observed Through Transmission Electron Microscope

Rice Strategy Turns Negatively Charged Carbon Nanotubes into Liquid Crystals

Fast, Easy and Economical Way to Produce High-Purity Samples of Carbon Nanotubes

Bing Energy Receives Seed Funding to Create Commercially Viable Carbon Nanotube Fuel Cell

New Study Finds Electrons Flow Like Liquid in Graphene, Breaking Rules

Research Boosts Graphene’s Potential to Unprecedented Heights

Novel 3D Imaging Technique Captures In Situ Nanoparticle Self-Assembly

Nanoparticles That Boost Tomato Plant Growth

Orange Peel Nanoparticles: New Green Synthesis

Enhancing Slurry Stability in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Turbiscan Technology

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

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