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Functionallized Carbon Nanotubes: A Thousand and One UsesBy adding molecules to carbon nanotubes new functionality is created. More than 1000 new molecules involving carbon nanotubes have been created.
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Information on Carbon NanotubesA report on the basic idea of nanotubes, and a few possible aplications.
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Microscopic Water Bottles and Bottle Caps: Chemists Develop Water-Soaked NanotubesThis article looks at new molecular engineering techniques which enable liquids to be drawn into and stored within hollow carbon structures.
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Carbon Nanotubes that Glow-In-The-DarkThis article looks at new research from India which produces carbon nanotube "defects", inducing fluorescence.
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Heat Sinks: Hot Market for Cool Carbon NanotubesHeat sinks prevent microprocessors from overheating and are used in billions of devices including cellphones, computers, CD and DVD players as well as many other electronic devices. Researchers found carbon nanotubes are cooler than competing materials.
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Ultraviolet Light as a Purification Method for Carbon NanotubesThis article looks at new ways to prepare nanotubes for use in molecular electronics.
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Bacteria Used to Create Semiconducting NanotubesThe early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science features a paper in which scientists have discovered a strain of bacteria that will build semi-conducting nanotubes
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What Are Nanotubes?Nanotubes are often talked about on television or read about in newspapers, but what exactly is this material and what's so great about it? This article hopes to address these questions.
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The Mass Production of Carbon NanotubesHere is how to mass produce Carbon Nanotubes. Application studies have shown that carbon nanotubes can be used for a variety of high-tech fields.
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Growing a Forest of Nanotubes on Silicon ChipsEngineers have grown forests of tiny carbon cylinders called carbon nanotubes onto the surfaces of silicon computer chips in an amazing yet easy to understand process. -
Why Nanotubes May Be the Next Asbestos - A New Cause of Mesothelioma?Nanotubes are quite similar in structure to asbestos, and they may cause the same deadly disease.
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Carbon Nanotubes Make Lighter, More Powerful Cell Phone BatteriesA team of scientists at the University of Illinois has possibly discovered a way to make cell phone batteries that don't need charging for months at a time.
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The Future is Here: Carbon NanotubesGeneral overview of carbon nanotube technology.
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Nanotube-Modified Shower Heads Prove to Be an Effective FilterThis article takes a look at carbon nanotubes and a new use for this material: an effective sub-micron filtering system.
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Potential of Semiconducting CNTs for Printable Circuits, Bendable Screens, Stretchable Electronics, Solar TechnologyCarbon nanotubes are already known as being extremely versatile and tough. They can be used for a host of medical, physical and chemical applications, among others. Carbon nanotubes could make many electronic devices cheaper and more efficient
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Molecular Switches for Organic ElectronicsThis article looks at the use of pyrrole molecules for electronic components.
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What is Nanotechnology?Using nanotechnology, engineers have made tiny transistors, nanodiodes, biomolecular motors, a nano walking robot, a guitar, a nanoized soldering iron among many, many other things.
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Detection of Harmful Bacteria Using Aptamer-Assisted PotentiometryThis article takes a look at a recent advance in electrochemistry: the detection of harmful pathogens using aptamer-modified scaffolds.
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Tiniest Weighing Scale in the World: Nanotube ResonatorsThis article looks at new results from Zurich which apply a wondrous material (carbon nanotubes) towards a practical concern: determining mass.
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World's Smallest Transistor RadioResearchers at the University of Illinois and Northrop Grumman have built the world's smallest transistor radio using carbon nanotubes producing an audible signal with all of its principal components fabricated from the new technology. -
NASA Develops Simple Process Nanotechnology ApplicationsNew Process announce by NASA will allow easy production of Single Carbon Nanotubes
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Nano Technologyabout its use and abuse
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Top 10 Green Companies to Invest InThe hottest companies that are capitalizing on the green revolution -- and how you can get in on the action!
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The Accelerating Science of 2009My picks for 2009's most interesting or impacting discoveries. It was very hard to choose from such a cornucopia of new knowledge.
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Since Both Are Carbon Why Are Diamond and Graphite so Different?Diamond and graphite. They are two substances about as different as north and south. Yet, they are one and the same. -
Nanotechnology to Fight in War on Counterfeit GoodsRice University is offering a license for unique carbon nanotube invisible ink that can be used to create security tags that will glow under the right light
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Toyota Isn't the Industry's Only Major Story: Many Trends EmergeFor weeks, the big story has been Toyota's troubles, however, there's much more exciting news coming from the auto industry, you just have to look for it.
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Harmful Effects of NanopollutionThe EPA is finally taking action on this issue, which has been a source of worry among scientists for several years.
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C60: How Nanotechnology Will Change the WorldHere are some examples of how nanotechnology is and will change the world along with how it came about.
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Nanotechnology: What, Precisely, is It? What Purpose Does it Fill?Nanotechnology represents an area of chemistry that lies on the border of chemistry, physics and material science. This article discusses some background and then presents several examples of these "nanomachines".
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Nanotechnology: The Moral DissentAs the common applications of nanotechnology draw near, society has a unique opportunity to question the moral implications and implement restrictions.
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DNA Computing? it Ain't the Future, It's Here and NowResearch into DNA computing shows positive results
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Cars and Technology of the FutureThe automobile industry has come a long way from the modest beginning of steam-powered carriages. With new technologies being developed every day, the automobile industry is set to transform the conventional modes of transport all over the world.
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Does Improved Technology Mean Progress?If a survey were to be conducted, many would agree upon the old saying "Money makes the world go round." Although this recognizable phrase may carry some truth, it is not the leading reason as to why the human race is still surviving.
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Scientists Develop a Sensitive Detection Method for HydrazineThis article takes a look at a new scientific method for sensing the molecule hydrazine, a toxic chemical used in several applications.
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Where Will Electric Cars Charge Up?A range of private businesses will probably offer free, or low-cost, charging services for customers who own electric cars. -
Top Ten Unusual Uses of Lego BlocksFrom building a real life space station to designing an ergonomic bed, there are an amazingly large number of applications for Lego blocks outside of children's toys. -
Lung Cancer "Smelled" by Nanotechnology SensorsTwo separate groups of researchers have experimented with the use of nanotechnology sensors to detect the presence of cancer by "smelling" air molecules in the breath of patients with lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). -
Scientists Take a Closer Look at How Lithium Batteries WorkDeveloping suitable replacements and/or improving the efficiency of current battery technology require a better understanding of how batteries work.
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U. S Navy Invests $10.8 Million in a Variety of Academic Research ProjectsThe Department of Defense announced March 30, 2011, the award of $10.8 million to faculty researchers at 18 Universities across the United States to support Navy-relevant research.
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