News articles tagged with 'nanotube'
Caltech scientists develop DNA origami nanoscale breadboards for carbon nanotube circuits
— 11 Nov 2009 12:48 | TechnologyIn work that someday may lead to the development of novel types of nanoscale electronic devices, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)... — full story
Breakthrough in industrial-scale nanotube processing
— 3 Nov 2009 10:04 | TechnologyRice University scientists today unveiled a method for the industrial-scale processing of pure carbon-nanotube fibres that could lead to revolutionary advances in materials science,... — full story
Study shows how carbon nanotubes can affect lining of the lungs
— 26 Oct 2009 16:01 | HealthCarbon nanotubes are being considered for use in everything from sports equipment to medical applications, but a great deal remains unknown about whether these materials cause respiratory... — full story
Advance in 'nano-agriculture': Tiny stuff has huge effect on plant growth
— 22 Oct 2009 09:03 | EnvironmentWith potential adverse health and environmental effects often in the news about nanotechnology, scientists in Arkansas are reporting that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could have beneficial... — full story
A step toward better brain implants using conducting polymer nanotubes
— 30 Sep 2009 16:32 | HealthBrain implants that can more clearly record signals from surrounding neurones in rats have been created at the University of Michigan. The findings could eventually lead to more effective... — full story
A recipe for controlling carbon nanotubes
— 20 Sep 2009 22:02 | TechnologyNanoscopic tubes made of a lattice of carbon just a single atom deep hold promise for delivering medicines directly to a tumour, sensors so keen they detect the arrival or departure... — full story
Nanotube risk assessment
— 17 Sep 2009 13:59 | HealthItalian scientists suggest that we need a much more detailed toxicological approach to hazard assessment before judgement regarding the long-term safety of carbon nanotubes can be made.... — full story
Friction force differences could offer a new means for sorting and assembling nanotubes
— 16 Sep 2009 11:44 | TechnologyNanotubes and nanowires are promising building blocks for future integrated nanoelectronic and photonic circuits, nanosensors, interconnects and electro-mechanical nanodevices. But... — full story
Carbon nanotubes could make efficient solar cells
— 11 Sep 2009 11:34 | TechnologyUsing a carbon nanotube instead of traditional silicon, Cornell researchers have created the basic elements of a solar cell that hopefully will lead to much more efficient ways of converting... — full story
New biosensor can detect bacteria instantaneously
— 9 Sep 2009 13:57 | HealthA research group from the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) in Tarragona has developed a biosensor that can immediately detect very low levels of Salmonella typhi, the bacteria that... — full story