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Nanotube Base Sensor Uses Nanotechnology to Continuously Monitor Insulin in Diabetics

A new method that uses nanotechnology to rapidly measure minute amounts of insulin is a major step toward developing the ability to assess the health of the body’s insulin-producing cells in real time. Among oth...

16 Apr 2008

Ford Turns to Nanotechnology to Increase Fuel Efficiency and Performance in Vehicles

Ford scientists are embracing the burgeoning fields of nanotechnology in developing paints, plastics, light metals and catalysts that allow Ford to reduce vehicle weight and improve fuel economy without sacrificing quality.

16 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology Scientists Create Magnetic Nanoparticles by Copying Bacteria

When it comes to designing something, it’s hard to find a better source of inspiration than Mother Nature. Using that principle, a diverse, interdisciplinary group of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy&rs...

15 Apr 2008

Brookhaven Nanotechnology Researchers Inspire Children to Win Future City Competition

If you live on Long Island and are in competition to build the best city of the future incorporating nanotechnology, where do you go to find out what, exactly, is technology at the nanoscale? Teacher Julia Johnson, whose 7th and 8th grade students are members of one of the two Islip Middle School teams that entered the 2007-08 Future City™ competition, turned to the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, home of the recently opened Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN).

14 Apr 2008

IBM Moves Closer to New Type of Computer Memory With Racetrack Memory

Computer memory that combines the high performance and reliability of flash with the low cost and high capacity of the hard disk drive could be closer than you think, thanks to a team of IBM scientists. In two papers pu...

14 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology and Carbon Nanotubes Set to Solve Charging Problems of Lithium Batteries

Nanotechnology could improve the life of the lithium batteries used in portable devices, including laptop computers, mp3 players, and mobile phones. Research to be published in the Inderscience publication - Internationa...

11 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology Report Highlights Local Options for Overseeing Nanotech Development Risks

State and local governments often have adopted trailblazing initiatives to address environmental, health and safety concerns in advance or in lieu of federal action. With nanotechnology, an emerging field of science with unknown risks, this practice is continuing, a landmark study has found

10 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology Meets Tradition With Carbon Nanotubes Being Made into Flexible, High Tech Stained Glass

Researchers at Northwestern University have used metallic nanotubes to make thin films that are semitransparent, highly conductive, flexible and come in a variety of colors, with an appearance similar to stained glass

10 Apr 2008

Superinsulators are a New Matter State That Can Hold a Charge Forever, Leading to Huge Leaps in Microelectronics and Condensed Matter Physics

Superinsulation may sound like a marketing gimmick for a drafty attic or winter coat. But it is actually a newly-discovered fundamental state of matter created by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) A...

9 Apr 2008

Even if Carbon Nanotubes are Environmentally Safe and Non Toxic, Production Processes May Cause Pollution Problems.

Carbon nanotubes are 10,000 times thinner than a human hair, yet stronger than steel and more durable than diamonds. They conduct heat and electricity with efficiency that rivals copper wires and silicon chips, with poss...

9 Apr 2008

Nanomaterials News

Nanotube Base Sensor Uses Nanotechnology to Continuously Monitor Insulin in Diabetics

Ford Turns to Nanotechnology to Increase Fuel Efficiency and Performance in Vehicles

Nanotechnology Scientists Create Magnetic Nanoparticles by Copying Bacteria

Brookhaven Nanotechnology Researchers Inspire Children to Win Future City Competition

IBM Moves Closer to New Type of Computer Memory With Racetrack Memory

Nanotechnology and Carbon Nanotubes Set to Solve Charging Problems of Lithium Batteries

Nanotechnology Report Highlights Local Options for Overseeing Nanotech Development Risks

Nanotechnology Meets Tradition With Carbon Nanotubes Being Made into Flexible, High Tech Stained Glass

Superinsulators are a New Matter State That Can Hold a Charge Forever, Leading to Huge Leaps in Microelectronics and Condensed Matter Physics

Even if Carbon Nanotubes are Environmentally Safe and Non Toxic, Production Processes May Cause Pollution Problems.

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

A Novel Approach to Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Performance with Graphene

Revolutionizing Polymer Science with a New Synthesis Method

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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