Graphane has the same honeycomb structure as graphene, except that it is 'spray-painted' with hydrogen atoms that attach themselves to the carbon. The resulting bonds between the hydrogen and carbon atoms effectively tie down the electrons that make graphene so conducting.
Jul 31st, 2009
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Neue Werkstoffe fuer die elektrochemische Energiespeicherung und Energiewandlung stehen im Fokus des Materialwissenschaftlichen Zentrums (MWZ), das am Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie entstehen wird.
Jul 31st, 2009
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The body's nanomachines that read our genes don't run as smoothly as previously thought, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, scientists.
Jul 30th, 2009
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Engineers have developed a new method for creating high-performance membranes from crystal sieves called zeolites; the method could increase the energy efficiency of chemical separations up to 50 times over conventional methods and enable higher production rates.
Jul 30th, 2009
Read moreCopper, aluminium and nickel alloys with shape memory have a much higher damping index in nano sizes than in macroscopic dimensions.
Jul 30th, 2009
Read moreAn article by Amy Westervelt over at earth2tech asks the question whether nanotechnology is the key to storing carbon.
Jul 30th, 2009
Read moreBASF and IMEC, Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research center, have announced that they are extending their joint development program. The process chemicals which the two partners plan to develop as part of their extended work together will enhance the performance of cleaning chemicals in the production of semiconductors. Research will also focus on reduction of process complexity and the number of production steps.
Jul 30th, 2009
Read moreResearchers grappling with the problem of developing the most fuel-efficient electric cars are using micro-jet turbine engines and 'supercapacity' batteries to help energy-conscious consumers drive further.
Jul 30th, 2009
Read moreResearchers from Belgium and the US say that while recycling is a major component in the transmission of nerve signals, it is the protein Tweek that is the key player.
Jul 30th, 2009
Read moreThousands of scientists and hundreds of software programmers studying the process by which RNA inside cells normally degrades may soon broaden their focus significantly.
Jul 30th, 2009
Read moreOur security and our data could be compromised overnight when the first quantum computer is built, says Dr. Julia Kempe of Tel Aviv University's Blavatnik School of Computer Science.
Jul 30th, 2009
Read moreThis is one of the first books to present both detailed theoretical background and the application of such theory towards the design and development of realistic photonic based devices.
Jul 30th, 2009
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Charles Sykes at Tufts University aims to turn molecules into motors.
Jul 30th, 2009
Read moreThe InForm project will provide a boost to an exciting area of research known as formulation science.
Jul 30th, 2009
Read moreNew researches disclosed a new way to produce copper nanoparticles into the carbon layers which have wide applications in the production of CO gas and biosensors.
Jul 30th, 2009
Read moreA revision to an important ASTM nanotechnology standard incorporates a large-scale interlaboratory study that took place in 2008. The revised standard, ASTM E2490, Guide for Measurement of Particle Size Distribution of Nanomaterials in Suspension by Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS), is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E56.02 on Characterization: Physical, Chemical and Toxicological Properties, part of ASTM International Committee E56 on Nanotechnology.
Jul 30th, 2009
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