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Research on Nanotube-Based Fabric that Repels Biological and Chemical Agents

Military uniforms of the future may offer a new layer of critical protection to wearers thanks to research by teams at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and several other institutions who are developing a nanotube-based fabric that repels chemical and biological agents.

28 Nov 2012

SouthWest NanoTechnologies to Showcase New Carbon Nanotube Products at MRS 2012

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc., a leading developer of high quality carbon nanotubes, will be exhibiting new Carbon Nanotube products at the 2012 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting & Exhibit, November 27-29, in booth 1116 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston.

27 Nov 2012

Nanotechnology Enables Harnessing of Photons for Solar Energy

The quest to harness a broader spectrum of sunlight’s energy to produce electricity has taken a radically new turn, with the proposal of a “solar energy funnel” that takes advantage of materials under elastic strain.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 26 Nov 2012

Researchers Create Wax-Filled Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscles

New artificial muscles made from nanotech yarns and infused with paraffin wax can lift more than 100,000 times their own weight and generate 85 times more mechanical power during contraction than the same size natural muscle, according to scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas and their international team from Australia, China, South Korea, Canada and Brazil.

16 Nov 2012

Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Show Promise to Prevent Oxidative Damage to DNA

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have provided evidence in the laboratory that single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) may help protect DNA molecules from damage by oxidation.

16 Nov 2012

Nanotube Cloning Process Paves Way to Use Carbon in Future Electronics

The heart of the computer industry is known as "Silicon Valley" for a reason. Integrated circuit computer chips have been made from silicon since computing's infancy in the 1960s. Now, thanks to a team of USC researchers, carbon nanotubes may emerge as a contender to silicon's throne.

15 Nov 2012

Hybrid Nanomaterial Converts Light and Thermal Energy into Electrical Current

A University of Texas at Arlington physics professor has helped create a hybrid nanomaterial that can be used to convert light and thermal energy into electrical current, surpassing earlier methods that used either light or thermal energy, but not both.

14 Nov 2012

Nanodesigns Consulting Develops New ASME Course on Nanoscale Mechanics

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has introduced a new short course for its 2012 Annual Congress on New Trends in Nanoscale Mechanics. This short course has been developed at Nanodesigns Consulting, a 2004 spin-off from the NASA Langley Research.Center (NASA LaRC). http://nano4designs.wix.com/consulting

2 Nov 2012

New Technique Enables Integration of Carbon Nanotubes in ICs

Using a new method for precisely controlling the deposition of carbon, researchers have demonstrated a technique for connecting multi-walled carbon nanotubes to the metallic pads of integrated circuits without the high interface resistance produced by traditional fabrication techniques.

1 Nov 2012