An ultracapacitor, also known as a supercapacitor, or electrochemical capacitor, is a device for storing electrical energy.
By Will Soutter
6 Jul 2012
Batteries are devices that store electrical energy by converting it to chemical energy, to be released slowly at a later time.
By Will Soutter
5 Jul 2012
Numerous nanotechnology-enhanced packaging products are starting to appear on the market. This article examines the ways in which packaging will improve as these technologies come into play, and the issues which may hinder their widespread adoption.
By Will Soutter
6 Jul 2012
A respirocyte is a hypothetical nanomachine designed to mimic our red blood cells. This article explores how we could go about making one, and what implications the technology could have.
By Will Soutter
28 Jun 2012
Nanotechnology promises to benefit many different aspects of industry. The automotive industry is certainly no exception. Nano-enhanced materials are already beginning to improve the performance and cost-effectiveness of vehicles, and this effect will only increase in the coming years, as harder, stronger, lighter nanomaterials become commercially available.
By Will Soutter
22 Jun 2012
Carbon nanotubes are one of the most exciting materials available to us - but synthesizing them in industrial quantities is still a challenge.
By Will Soutter
21 Jun 2012
A review of the current and forthcoming nanotechnologies in the military.
By Will Soutter
20 Jun 2012
Efforts to develop and commercialise nanotechnology face a variety of challenges: technical hurdles, availability of capital, environmental, health and safety concerns, and immature manufacturing technology and infrastructure.
The two techniques utilized to achieve deep etches in the fabrication of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) are the Cryogenic and Bosch Process.
Product engineering of micro and nano technology (MNT) devices differs substantially from product engineering in more traditional industries. The general approach is mostly bottom up, as it centres around the available fabrication techniques.
By Dr. Dirk Ortloff
7 Jun 2010