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Increasing Usage of Nanosilver in Clothing can Negatively Impact Environment

Silver nanoparticles can have a severe environmental impact if their utilisation in clothing continues to increase.

1 Nov 2012

Researchers Create Self-Assembling Microparticles

Scientists have created new kinds of particles, 1/100th the diameter of a human hair, that spontaneously assemble themselves into structures resembling molecules made from atoms.

1 Nov 2012

Ordered Nanoparticles Demonstrate Higher and Steadier Catalytic Activity

Fuel cells, which convert fuel directly into electricity without burning it, promise a less polluted future where cars run on pure hydrogen and exhaust nothing but water vapor. But the catalysts that make them work are still "sluggish" and worse, expensive.

1 Nov 2012

Nanoparticle Electrodes Show Promise to Develop Lighter, More-Efficient Batteries

Materials scientists have developed a simple, robust way to fabricate carbon-free and polymer-free, lightweight colloidal films for lithium-ion battery electrodes, which could greatly improve battery performance.

1 Nov 2012

New Book Discusses Applications of Functional Nanofibers

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new book "Functional Nanofibers and Their Applications" to their offering.

1 Nov 2012

Researchers Fabricate Functional Solar Cell Made of Carbon Nanomaterials

Stanford University scientists have built the first solar cell made entirely of carbon, a promising alternative to the expensive materials used in photovoltaic devices today. The results are published in today's online edition of the journal ACS Nano.

1 Nov 2012

New Nanoscale Study Provides Insights to Design Metamaterials

Rice, MIT research could help maximize strength of body armor for soldiers, aerospace materials

1 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

New Study Provides Implications for Nanosilver Safety

Researchers from Brown University have shown for the first time how ingesting too much silver can cause argyria, a rare condition in which patients' skin turns a striking shade of grayish blue.

1 Nov 2012