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Molecular Hills and Valleys No Barrier To Electrical Charge in Materials But Defects Are A Killer

For electrical charges racing through an atom-thick sheet of graphene, occasional hills and valleys are no big deal, but the potholes—single-atom defects in the crystal—they’re killers. That’s one...

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 13 Jul 2007

Nantero Carbon Nanotube Technology and HP Thermal Inkjet Used for Printable Flexible Electronic Memory

Nantero, Inc., a nanotechnology company using carbon nanotubes for the development of next-generation semiconductor devices, is working with HP to explore the use of HP inkjet technology and Nantero’s carbon nanotu...

12 Jul 2007

Surrey Nanosystems Win Major Order for Innovative Carbon Nanotube Growth Tool

Surrey NanoSystems has won a major order for its innovative carbon nanotube growth tool from ITA, the advanced technologies research institute in Trapani, Sicily. ITA selected the NanoGrowth tool for its ability to re...

From Surrey Nanosystems 12 Jul 2007

Researchers Attempt to Develop a Standard Means for Tapping the Potential of Carbon Nanotubes

In a three-year project that researchers say could revolutionize the electronics industry, engineers at The University of Texas at Dallas are attempting to establish a standard means for tapping the potential of carbon n...

4 Jul 2007

Carbon Nanotubes Unite Metals and Plastics to Form Ultra Lightweight Composite

University of Virginia engineering professor Mool C. Gupta and his team have used carbon nanotubes to unite the virtues of plastics and metals in a new ultra-lightweight, conductive material that may revolutionize electr...

4 Jul 2007

Unidym Establishes Technical Advisory Board

Unidym, the nanotechnology company that develops high-performance, cost-effective products for the electronics industry, and majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation, today announced it has established...

3 Jul 2007

Carbon Nanotubes Could be Used to Create Artificial Muscles

The ability of carbon nanotubes to withstand repeated stress yet retain their structural and mechanical integrity is similar to the behavior of soft tissue, according to a new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute....

3 Jul 2007

Linear Nanotube Arrays Could Result in New Electronic Devices

Despite the attractive electrical properties and physical features of single-walled carbon nanotubes, incorporating them into scalable integrated circuits has proven to be a challenge because of difficulties in manipulat...

2 Jul 2007

Nanotechnology Enabled Sensor From NASA Successful In Space

NASA recently tested the first nanotechnology-based electronic device to fly in space. The test showed that the "nanosensor" could monitor trace gases inside a spaceship. This technology could lead to smaller, ...

28 Jun 2007

Nantero Announces Licensing to Alpha Szenszor To Develop Nanotube Based Infectious Disease Detectors For Diseases Including HIV

Nantero, Inc., a nanotechnology company using carbon nanotubes for the development of next-generation semiconductor devices, has provided license rights for biomedical sensors to Alpha Szenszor, Inc., a newly-formed comp...

27 Jun 2007