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Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Show Promise to Prevent Oxidative Damage to DNA

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have provided evidence in the laboratory that single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) may help protect DNA molecules from damage by oxidation.

16 Nov 2012

Nanotube Cloning Process Paves Way to Use Carbon in Future Electronics

The heart of the computer industry is known as "Silicon Valley" for a reason. Integrated circuit computer chips have been made from silicon since computing's infancy in the 1960s. Now, thanks to a team of USC researchers, carbon nanotubes may emerge as a contender to silicon's throne.

15 Nov 2012

Hybrid Nanomaterial Converts Light and Thermal Energy into Electrical Current

A University of Texas at Arlington physics professor has helped create a hybrid nanomaterial that can be used to convert light and thermal energy into electrical current, surpassing earlier methods that used either light or thermal energy, but not both.

14 Nov 2012

Nanodesigns Consulting Develops New ASME Course on Nanoscale Mechanics

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has introduced a new short course for its 2012 Annual Congress on New Trends in Nanoscale Mechanics. This short course has been developed at Nanodesigns Consulting, a 2004 spin-off from the NASA Langley Research.Center (NASA LaRC). http://nano4designs.wix.com/consulting

2 Nov 2012

New Technique Enables Integration of Carbon Nanotubes in ICs

Using a new method for precisely controlling the deposition of carbon, researchers have demonstrated a technique for connecting multi-walled carbon nanotubes to the metallic pads of integrated circuits without the high interface resistance produced by traditional fabrication techniques.

1 Nov 2012

Researchers Produce Nearly Transparent Films of Electrically Conductive Carbon Nanotubes

A Rice University team has hit upon a method to produce nearly transparent films of electrically conductive carbon nanotubes, a goal sought by researchers around the world.

30 Oct 2012

Simple Technique to Produce Transparent, Electrically Conductive Carbon Nanotube Films

A Rice University team has hit upon a method to produce nearly transparent films of electrically conductive carbon nanotubes, a goal sought by researchers around the world.

29 Oct 2012

IBM Researchers Demonstrate New Approach to Carbon Nanotechnology

IBM scientists have demonstrated a new approach to carbon nanotechnology that opens up the path for commercial fabrication of dramatically smaller, faster and more powerful computer chips.

29 Oct 2012

Carbon Nanotube Templated Microfabrication Process Breaks MEMS Materials Barrier

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are incredibly tiny devices, often built on the scale of millionths of a meter.

29 Oct 2012

Professors at NJIT Receive Edison Awards for Research on Bionanotechnology

NJIT Research Professor Reginald Farrow and NJIT Professor Gordon Thomas will be the recipients Nov. 8, 2012 in the Liberty Science Center of an Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey. The event, which kicks off the Council's 50th Anniversary celebration, will honor more than 30 inventors and 13 New Jersey companies and universities.

25 Oct 2012