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Major Ramifications on Use of Carbon Nanotubes for Electronic and NEMS Applications

Researchers at the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute (UK) have used scanning tunnelling microscopy to confirm remarkable changes in the fundamental electronic behaviour when double-walled carbon na...

17 Sep 2008

Rapid Transport of Water in Carbon Nanotubes

By discovering the physical mechanism behind the rapid transport of water in carbon nanotubes, scientists at the University of Illinois have moved a step closer to ultra-efficient, next-generation nanofluidic devices for...

17 Sep 2008

City College of New York Receives $5 Million from NSF to Establish Center for Nanotechnology

The City College of New York (CCNY) announced today that it has received $5 million over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a new, interdisciplinary research center that will investigate n...

17 Sep 2008

Finding Could Speed the Use of Sensors or Barcodes at Nanoscale

In a finding that could speed the use of sensors or barcodes at the nanoscale, North Carolina State University engineers have shown that certain types of tiny organic particles, when heated to the proper temperature, bob...

17 Sep 2008

Carbon Nanotubes Improves Electrical Stimulation of Nerves

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have designed a way to improve electrical stimulation of nerves by outfitting electrodes with the latest in chemically engineered fashion: a coating of basic black, formed from carbon nanotubes.

16 Sep 2008

Manufacturing Capacity for Thin-Film and Organic PV to Reach 29 GWp by 2015

Manufacturing capacity for thin-film and organic photovoltaics is expected to grow from approximately 2 GWp (Gigawatts at peak sunlight) this year to 29 GWp by 2015 according to a new report from NanoMarkets, an industry...

16 Sep 2008

New Nanotube Composite Material Lead to New Frontier in Nanotechnology

Jonghwan Suhr, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, recently published his research findings on Continuous Reinforced Carbon Nanotube Composites in Nano Letters, a prominent academic journal in the field of Nanotechnology.

16 Sep 2008

Drug-Filled Nanoparticles Offer Potential Cure for Melanoma

Nanoparticles filled with a drug that targets two genes that trigger melanoma could offer a potential cure for this deadly disease, according to cancer researchers. The treatment, administered through an ultrasound devic...

16 Sep 2008

Experiment Verify Calculation on Ideal Strength of Graphene

In 2007, Prof. Ming Pingbing from the CAS Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science and his colleagues made a calculation on the ideal strength of graphene, a promising carbon material. One year later, their work is ver...

16 Sep 2008

Nanotechnology Could be the Answer to Ensuring Safe Supply of Drinking Water

Nanotechnology could be the answer to ensuring a safe supply of drinking water for regions of the world stricken by periodic drought or where water contamination is rife. Writing in the International Journal of Nuclear D...

16 Sep 2008