'Watermark ink' device identifies unknown liquids instantly
New 3-D-nanostructured chip offers a litmus test for surface tension (and doubles as a carrier for secret messages).
Aug 3rd, 2011
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NSF award to develop neural implants using graphene
Mark Ming-Cheng Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Wayne State University, recently received a five-year, $475,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation to study the potential of graphene, a novel carbon material, in the development of a reliable, high-performance, long-term implantable electrode system to improve quality of life using nanotechnology.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read moreOptoelectronic materials: Optimum solution
Highly efficient organic light-emitting diodes are created by optimizing the molecular structure and device configuration.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read moreDNA strands that select nanotubes are first step to a practical 'quantum wire'
Researchers describe how tailored single strands of DNA can be used to purify the highly desired 'armchair' form of carbon nanotubes.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read moreNovel nanocoatings show great promise as flame retardants in polyurethane foam
Gram for gram, novel carbon nanofiber-filled coatings devised by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Texas A+M University outperformed conventional flame retardants used in the polyurethane foam of upholstered furniture and mattresses by at least 160 percent and perhaps by as much as 1,130 percent.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read moreFlexTech Alliance announces dates for 2012 Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference
The FlexTech Alliance, focused on developing the electronic display and the flexible, printed electronics industry supply chains, today announced its 11th annual Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference and Exhibition will take place February 6-9, 2012 in Phoenix, Ariz.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Read moreCOIN to launch NanoMatchGlobal services at COMS 2011
NanoMatchGlobal is a structured, exclusive networking opportunity connecting leaders in nanotechnology.
Aug 2nd, 2011
Read moreDramatic simplification paves the way for building a quantum computer
Dr Xiao-Qi Zhou and colleagues at the University of Bristol's Centre for Quantum Photonics and the University of Queensland, Australia, have shown that controlled operations - ones that are implemented on the condition that a "control bit" is in the state 1 - can be dramatically simplified compared to the standard approach.
Aug 2nd, 2011
Read moreCold electrons to aid better design of drugs and materials
A new source of very cold electrons will improve the quality and speed of nanoimaging for drug and materials development, to a trillionth of a second.
Aug 1st, 2011
Read morePower of nanotechnology revealed in research on lithium reactive nanomaterials for lithium ion batteries
Nanotechnology continues to transform a wide variety of processes and Elsevier shares these nanotechnology breakthroughs through books and journals.
Aug 1st, 2011
Read moreRestoring blood flow
Nanostructure promotes growth of new blood vessels, mimics natural protein.
Aug 1st, 2011
Read moreBiosensors: Real-time in-cell calcium detection
A carbon nanotube-based nanoprobe allows the selective, real-time detection of calcium ions in living cells.
Aug 1st, 2011
Read moreMolecular electronics: conductivity caged
Measuring the flow of electrons through a stack of aromatic molecules settles a decades-long debate over their conductivity.
Aug 1st, 2011
Read moreNanodevices: A piezoelectric combination
High-quality zinc oxide nanostructures grown on graphene can be used as a piezoelectric nanogenerator.
Aug 1st, 2011
Read moreNanotechnology: Entering the matrix
Quantum dot-polymer composites that self-assemble into nanowires could form a versatile platform for multifunctional devices.
Aug 1st, 2011
Read moreDream screens from graphene (w/video)
Rice University develops indium-free transparent, flexible electrodes.
Aug 1st, 2011
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