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NIST CNST Holds Nanoscale Science Educational Program for Blind, Visually Impaired School Students

In July 2013, 45 blind and visually impaired high school students from around the country gathered at Towson University for a weeklong event designed to expose them to science careers long believed to be impossible for the blind. Twenty of those students participated in an exciting educational program on nanoscale science led by NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) Project Leader Vladimir Aksyuk, who has participated in this event for the last three years, and CNST/University of Maryland Postdoctoral Researcher Kevin Twedt, who is visually impaired.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 21 Sep 2013

Simple Technique Increases Density of Carbon Nanotube Forests

Carbon nanotubes' outstanding mechanical, electrical and thermal properties make them an alluring material to electronics manufacturers. However, until recently scientists believed that growing the high density of tiny graphene cylinders needed for many microelectronics applications would be difficult.

21 Sep 2013

Spider Silk Coated With Carbon Nanotubes Conducts Electricity

Eden Steven, a physicist at Florida State University’s MagLab facility, discovered that simple methods can result in surprising and environmentally friendly high-tech outcomes during his experiments with spider silk and carbon nanotubes, the results of which are now published in the online research journal Nature Communications.

16 Sep 2013

Researchers Discover Size-Dependence in Nanotube Transport

Like a pea going through a straw, tiny molecules can pass through microscopic cylinders known as nanotubes. This could potentially be used to select molecules according to size — for example, to purify water by allowing water molecules to pass through while blocking salt or other substances.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13 Sep 2013

Physicists Accidentally Discover Sea Urchin Nanoparticles

Carbon nanotubes are hollow, cylindrical molecules that can be manipulated to give them useful properties. The nanoparticles were discovered accidentally on the rough surfaces of a reactor designed to grow carbon nanotubes.

10 Sep 2013

Researchers Build Carbon Nanotubes with Specific, Predictable Atomic Structures

Move over, silicon. In a breakthrough in the quest for the next generation of computers and materials, researchers at USC have solved a longstanding challenge with carbon nanotubes: how to actually build them with specific, predictable atomic structures.

29 Aug 2013

Novel Nanobiocomposite Material Incorporates Carbon Nanotubes and Properties of Butterfly's Wings

Leveraging the amazing natural properties of the Morpho butterfly's wings, scientists have developed a nanobiocomposite material that shows promise for wearable electronic devices, highly sensitive light sensors and sustainable batteries. A report on the new hybrid material appears in the journal ACS Nano.

From American Chemical Society 29 Aug 2013

Arrays of Nanoscale Sensors May Help Produce Drugs

MIT chemical engineers have discovered that arrays of billions of nanoscale sensors have unique properties that could help pharmaceutical companies produce drugs — especially those based on antibodies — more safely and efficiently.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 17 Aug 2013

AIXTRON Ship BM Deposition system to University of Cincinnati for Carbon Nanotube Studies

AIXTRON SE today announced that the University of Cincinnati (UC), USA, has ordered a new BM system to further develop its longstanding research into carbon nanotubes (CNT).

From AIXTRON SE 15 Aug 2013

Study Analyzes Current Scientific State of Art on Nano-Pesticides

Research is urgently needed to evaluate the risks and benefits of nano-pesticides to human and environmental health. Melanie Kah and Thilo Hofmann from the Department of Environmental Geosciences of the University of Vienna recently performed an extensive analysis of this emerging field of research.

12 Aug 2013