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Carbon Nanotubes Detecting Presence of Heroin in Human Body

Carbon nanotubes have charge carriers confined to the nanotube surface, meaning their electrical properties are highly sensitive to changes in their nearby environment. This property has been exploited in recent years to...

18 Aug 2010

Researchers Develop Laser Power Detector Coated with World's Darkest Material

Harnessing darkness for practical use, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser power detector coated with the world's darkest material-a forest of carbon nanotubes that reflects almost no light across the visible and part of the infrared spectrum.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 18 Aug 2010

Carbon Nanotubes Making Waves In Kayak Design

Baytubes®, the carbon nanotubes from Bayer MaterialScience, are now making waves in kayak design, marking a new chapter in the evolution of these popular boats, which were originally made by the Inuits using wood, bone and animal skin.

13 Aug 2010

Donna Nelson Recognized for Contribution in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A University of Oklahoma professor has been selected as a 2010 American Chemical Society Fellow—a distinguished group of chemists honored for contributions in chemistry in either academia, government or industry. ...

12 Aug 2010

Optomec’s Aerosol Jet System Supports FSU for Nanomaterial Development

Optomec announced today that Florida State University (FSU) has purchased an Aerosol Jet deposition system. The system, which is installed at FSU’s Materials Research Building, will be used by researchers at the High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) for the development of multifunctional composites incorporating printed sensors.

From Optomec 11 Aug 2010

New Porous Nanocompound Support Speeds Up Bone Regeneration

Bones have a capacity to regenerate themselves after suffering partial damage. However, it is really quite another thing when a serious break or tumour lesion occurs and the loss of tissue is substantial. Today these cas...

31 Jul 2010

Thermo Fisher to Showcase Material Analysis Systems at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced it will showcase its range of instruments for materials analysis at booth #436 at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2010, August 1-5, in Portland, Ore.

31 Jul 2010

Applied Nanotech to Present Ballistic Panel Project at 27th Army Science Conference

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: APNT) announced that work related to improving the ballistic performance of E-glass composite panels using carbon nanotubes performed in collaboration with the U.S. Army Engineer ...

From Nano Magic, LLC. 30 Jul 2010

Several Nano-Based Techniques Help to Meet Needs for Clean Water

Nanotechnology refers to a broad range of tools, techniques and applications that simply involve particles on the approximate size scale of a few to hundreds of nanometers in diameter. Particles of this size have some...

29 Jul 2010

Thermo Fisher Introduces Two New DXR Nanocarbon Analysis Packages

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability of two new DXR Nanocarbon Analysis Packages for the characterization and microcharacterization of carbon nanomaterials.

29 Jul 2010