A new class of carbon nanotubes could be the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, say researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology. Enhanced single-wall... Read more
New technology that could enhance both the electrical and thermal conductivity of conventional composite materials has been developed thanks to a collaboration between the University of Surr... Read more
MIT researchers discover astonishing behavior of water confined in carbon nanotubes. It’s a well-known fact that water, at sea level, starts to boil at a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenhei... Read more
A system that uses a laser and electrical current to precisely position and align carbon nanotubes represents a potential new tool for creating electronic devices out of the tiny fibers. Bec... Read more
Scientists at Rice University have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil causes carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into long wires, a phenomenon they call “Teslaphore... Read more
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has worked out a way to make electric vehicles that only are not only carbon neutral but carbon negative, capable of actually reducing the amount of a... Read more
An international team of scientists has developed what may be the first one-step process for making seamless carbon-based nanomaterials that possess superior thermal, electrical and mechanic... Read more
Rice University scientists turn unzipped nanotubes into possible alternative for platinum Graphene nanoribbons formed into a three-dimensional aerogel and enhanced with boron and nitrogen ar... Read more
The CNT sponges were also shown to absorb vegetable oil up to 150 times of its initial weight A carbon nanotube sponge capable of soaking up water contaminants, such as fertilisers, pesticid... Read more
“Curtains made of this material could automatically open or close during the day.” Forget remote-controlled curtains. A new development by researchers at the University of California, Berkel... Read more
University of Illinois researchers have developed a way to heal gaps in wires too small for even the world’s tiniest soldering iron. Led by electrical and computer engineering professor Jose... Read more
The ancient alchemists sought to transform base metals, like lead, into precious gold. Now a new process developed at the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests that base metals may be w... Read more
“It’s a rudimentary demonstration that carbon nanotubes can be used to build a universal computer” A group of Stanford researchers has moved a step closer to answering the question of... Read more
New technique could one day help improve the performance of microelectronics in devices ranging from batteries to spacecraft Carbon nanotubes’ outstanding mechanical, electrical and thermal... Read more
From plastics to silicon to nanotubes? Study describes breakthrough in next-generation material Move over, silicon. In a breakthrough in the quest for the next generation of computers and ma... Read more
