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Simple Technique to Produce Transparent, Electrically Conductive Carbon Nanotube Films

A Rice University team has hit upon a method to produce nearly transparent films of electrically conductive carbon nanotubes, a goal sought by researchers around the world.

29 Oct 2012

Nanobowls for Catalyst Protection from Harsh Conditions of Biofuel Refining

It may sound like a post-season football game for very tiny players, but the "nanobowl" has nothing to do with sports and everything to do with improving the way biofuels are produced.

29 Oct 2012

Advanced Antireflection Coatings Made of Nanomaterials Help Produce High-Efficiency Solar Cells

Photovoltaic cell efficiency may soon get a big boost, thanks to next-generation antireflection coatings crafted from nanomaterials capable of cutting down on the amount of light reflected away from a cell's surface.

29 Oct 2012

ALD Films Shows Promise in Protecting Silver Artifacts

There are thousands of silver artifacts in museum collections around the world, and keeping them shiny is a constant challenge. So scientists are using new technology to give conservators a helping hand.

29 Oct 2012

Nanoscale Patterning Can Change the Color of Gold

Red gold, green gold – a ground-breaking initiative has found a way of changing the colour of the world's most iconic precious metal.

26 Oct 2012

Bacteria Use Nanoscale Structures to Transmit Electrons Over Large Distances

A multinational research team has discovered filamentous bacteria that function as living power cables in order to transmit electrons thousands of cell lengths away.

25 Oct 2012

Professors at NJIT Receive Edison Awards for Research on Bionanotechnology

NJIT Research Professor Reginald Farrow and NJIT Professor Gordon Thomas will be the recipients Nov. 8, 2012 in the Liberty Science Center of an Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey. The event, which kicks off the Council's 50th Anniversary celebration, will honor more than 30 inventors and 13 New Jersey companies and universities.

25 Oct 2012

Gold Nanostructures Promise More Effective Pollution Monitoring

More effective monitoring of pollution levels in the workplace is on the horizon following the development of a new construction method for microscopic structures made of gold.

23 Oct 2012

Scientists Create Complex 3-D Structures by Combining Ion Processing and Nanolithography

The fabrication of many objects, machines, and devices around us rely on the controlled deformation of metals by industrial processes such as bending, shearing, and stamping. Is this technology transferrable to nanoscale? Can we build similarly complex devices and machines with very small dimensions?

20 Oct 2012

New Carbon Nanotube Straightening Techniques to Fabricate Stronger Composites

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new techniques for stretching carbon nanotubes (CNT) and using them to create carbon composites that can be used as stronger, lighter materials in everything from airplanes to bicycles.

From North Carolina State University 16 Oct 2012