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Physicists Explore Magnetic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

Metallic carbon nanotubes show great promise for applications from microelectronics to power lines because of their ballistic transmission of electrons. But who knew magnets could stop those electrons in their track...

9 Jul 2010

LLNL Captures Six Awards for Top Industrial Innovations

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers are the recipients of six awards among the top 100 industrial innovations worldwide in 2009.

From Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 8 Jul 2010

Project Focused on Developing Carbon Nanotube Enhanced Cathode Materials for Electric Powered Vehicle Batteries

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. (SWeNT), a leading manufacturer of single-wall and Specialty Multi-Wall (SMW™) Carbon Nanotubes (CNT), along with the University of Oklahoma (OU) have been awarded a prestigious gran...

30 Jun 2010

C+D Technologies to Develop Carbon Nano-Phase Technology-Based Energy Storage System for US Army

C&D Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CHP), a leading producer and marketer of batteries, battery systems and integrated standby power systems, today announced that the company has been awarded a contract by the US Army...

29 Jun 2010

New Nanotube Biosensor Detects Protein Molecules

A cluster of carbon nanotubes coated with a thin layer of protein-recognizing polymer form a biosensor capable of using electrochemical signals to detect minute amounts of proteins, which could provide a crucial new...

28 Jun 2010

ADA Receives Air Force Contract to Develop Nano-Based Li-Ion Batteries

ADA Technologies, Inc. received a $100,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force for Phase I research into the development of advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for military space satellite applications.

From ADA Technologies 24 Jun 2010

NaturalNano’s Nanotubes Can Enhance Detection of Circulating Cancer Cells

NaturalNano, Inc. (Pink Sheets:NNAN) (Frankfurt:N3N) announced today that Dr. Michael King, a researcher at Cornell University, has published a new study demonstrating how NaturalNano nanotubes can improve targeting...

24 Jun 2010

Lithium Batteries Can Deliver High Power Using Carbon Nanotube-Based Electrodes

Batteries might gain a boost in power capacity as a result of a new finding from researchers at MIT. They found that using carbon nanotubes for one of the battery's electrodes produced a significant increase — up to tenfold — in the amount of power it could deliver from a given weight of material, compared to a conventional lithium-ion battery.

21 Jun 2010

SouthWest NanoTechnologies CEO to Discuss Commercialization of Carbon Nanotube Materials for Coatings and Composites

CEO of SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) Dave Arthur will be speaking at the New England Nanomanufacturing Summit 2010 about "The Commercialization of Carbon Nanotube Materials for Coatings and Composites".

17 Jun 2010

Company Seeking Partnerships to Commercialize Its Cleantech Nanocomposite Technology for Lithium Ion Batteries

SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc. (SWeNT), the leader in high quality, single-wall and specialty multi-wall carbon nanotubes (CNT), will be exhibiting and presenting a paper at the Nano Science and Technology Institute (N...

14 Jun 2010