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Carbon Nanotubes to Revolutionise Lighting and Photovoltaics

Organic based solution processable devices are promising to revolutionise the lighting and photovoltaic industries of the future. The move away from traditional inorganic materials is driven not only by cost consid...

22 Oct 2007

Keithley Instruments Announces a New C-V Measurement Instrument for its Powerful Model 4200-SCS Semiconductor Characterization System

Keithley Instruments, Inc. a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, announces a new C-V measurement instrument for its powerful Model 4200-SCS Semiconductor Characterization System. The Model 4200-CVU instru...

From Tektronix 19 Oct 2007

World's First First Carbon Nanotube Radio

Researchers in California report development of the world’s first working radio system that receives radio waves wirelessly and converts them to sound signals through a nano-sized detector made of carbon nanotubes....

18 Oct 2007

Carbon Nanotube and Chemical Functional Group Interactactions Measured Using Chemical Force Microscopy

Carbon nanotubes have been employed for a variety of uses including composite materials, biosensors, nano-electronic circuits and membranes. While they have proven useful for these purposes, no one really knows much abou...

17 Oct 2007

Nanocyl and Velox Show Spectrum of Products at World’s Largest Plastics and Rubber Trade Fair

Nanocyl, the Belgium-based leader in the production of carbon nanotubes, has the pleasure to announce their presence at the 17th edition of the number 1 Plastics and Rubber Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. Nanocyl...

From NANOCYL SA 16 Oct 2007

Measurements of Eectrical Charge in Carbon Nanotubes Could Lead to Ultra Tiny Computers of the Future

IBM scientists have announced that they have measured the distribution of electrical charges in tubes of carbon that measure less than 2 nanometers in diameter, 50,000 times thinner than a strand of human hair. $$IMAG...

16 Oct 2007

Carbon Nanotube Forests Connect Computer Chips to Heat Sinks

Engineers have shown how to grow forests of tiny cylinders called carbon nanotubes onto the surfaces of computer chips to enhance the flow of heat at a critical point where the chips connect to cooling devices called hea...

2 Oct 2007

Using Carbon Nanotubes to Detect and Repair Cracks in Structures like Aircraft Wings

Adding even a small amount of carbon nanotubes can go a long way toward enhancing the strength, integrity, and safety of plastic materials widely used in engineering applications, according to a new study. $$IMAGE$$ ...

28 Sep 2007

Carbon Nanotubes Have Room for Multifunctionality

In the quest to turn carbon nanotubes from nanoscale wonder into clinically useful drug and imaging agent delivery agents, researchers have often added polymer coatings to the outside of the nanotubes in order to render ...

28 Sep 2007

Surrey Nanosystems Win Award for Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Tool

Surrey NanoSystems, a spinout from The University of Surrey which has developed a tool for manufacturing carbon nanotubes, has been recognised by an awards scheme that follows ground-breaking research by UK universities ...

From Surrey Nanosystems 28 Sep 2007