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SouthWest NanoTechnologies Opens Commercial-Scale Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Plant

With state-of-the-art single-wall carbon nanotube manufacturing and processing equipment as a backdrop, Norman-based SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. (SWeNT) welcomed nearly 200 guests to celebrate the dedication of the company's new 18,000-square-foot, $3.9 million facility Thursday afternoon.

30 Sep 2008

Scientists Achieves Major Breakthrough for Carbon Nanotube Materials

In collaboration with scientists from the NanoTech Institute of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) - CSIRO has achieved a major breakthrough in the development of a commercially-viable manufacturing process for a range of materials made from carbon nanotubes.

30 Sep 2008

Carbon Nanotubes to Target Cancer Cells While Leaving Healthy Cells Untouched

Researchers at the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response (CCNE-TR), based at Stanford University, have found a new way to target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells untouched. The s...

27 Sep 2008

Sorting Carbon Nanotubes with Light

Singled-walled carbon nanotubes are graphene sheets wrapped into tubes, and are typically made up of various sizes and with different amounts of twist (also known as chiralities). Each type of nanotube has its own electr...

26 Sep 2008

Researchers Awarded Julius Springer Prize for Pioneering Work on Nanoscale Carbon Materials

This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Phaedon Avouris and Tony Heinz for their pioneering work on the electrical and optical properties of nanoscale carbon materials including carbo...

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 23 Sep 2008

Nanotechnology Shows Promise in Quest for Improved Power Storage Devices

Car batteries as we know them today may soon be relics. Storing energy in clunky containers with limited shelf lives has plagued car makers and military engineers who need lightweight, powerful and reliable means to crank engines into life, enliven radios and operate other electronic appliances.

20 Sep 2008

Researcher Suggests Buckyballs Have High Potential of Being Accumulated in Animal Tissue

Research at Purdue University suggests synthetic carbon molecules called fullerenes, or buckyballs, have a high potential of being accumulated in animal tissue, but the molecules also appear to break down in sunlight, perhaps reducing their possible environmental dangers.

19 Sep 2008