Nanotubes

Carbon 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

A 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.

General overview of carbon nanotube technology.

This article looks at new molecular engineering techniques which enable liquids to be drawn into and stored within hollow carbon structures.

This article looks at new research from India which produces carbon nanotube "defects", inducing fluorescence.

This article looks at new results from Zurich which apply a wondrous material (carbon nanotubes) towards a practical concern: determining mass.

This article takes a look at a recent advance in electrochemistry: the detection of harmful pathogens using aptamer-modified scaffolds.

This article looks at new ways to prepare nanotubes for use in molecular electronics.

This article takes a look at carbon nanotubes and a new use for this material: an effective sub-micron filtering system.

A report on the basic idea of nanotubes, and a few possible aplications.

Rice 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

By adding molecules to carbon nanotubes new functionality is created. More than 1000 new molecules involving carbon nanotubes have been created.

Heat 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.

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.

Nanotubes are quite similar in structure to asbestos, and they may cause the same deadly disease.

Here is how to mass produce Carbon Nanotubes. Application studies have shown that carbon nanotubes can be used for a variety of high-tech fields.

Nanotube transparent conductors (SWCNTs) with uniform electrical and optical properties can challenge the technology for touchscreens.

The 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

New Process announce by NASA will allow easy production of Single Carbon Nanotubes

This article looks at the use of pyrrole molecules for electronic components.

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Buckypaper may seem like a cute name for something, but it holds the promise for the next great leap in composite material technology. Buckypaper may allow for everything from lightweight automobiles and air planes to super efficient computers.

new bendable paper battery may revolutionize how we power our electric and electronic devices. It may not exactly be the coconut battery used to inform the inhabitants of Gilligan's island of impending hurricanes