A very promising path to solving the challenge of energy efficiency Energy efficiency is the most significant challenge standing in the way of continued miniaturization of electronic systems... Read more
Carbon nanotubes could be an excellent alternative to the platinum, palladium and other precious-metal catalysts now in use Platinum catalysts in fuel cells are too expensive for larg... Read more
Their remarkable electrical properties are similar to those of metals Researchers from CNRS and the Université de Strasbourg, headed by Nicolas Giuseppone (1) and Bernard Doudin (2), have su... Read more
“I don’t think anybody has created anything like this before,” A sponge made of pure carbon nanotubes with a dash of boron shows remarkable ability to absorb oil spills from the surface of w... Read more
The results could have a great impact on the cost Dye-sensitized solar cells that use carbon nanotube thin films as transparent electrodes offer significant cost savings. Solar energy is one... Read more
Scientists have developed a new method of creating elastic conductors Whether it’s touch-sensitive skin for robots, clothing made from smart fabrics, or devices with bendable displays,... Read more
Could lead to an uncomplicated and low-cost method with high production volume The advantages of printed electronics and semiconducting carbon nanotubes have been combined for display... Read more
The silicon surface around it showed up as nothing but a uniform field of black Although Klingon-style disappearing spaceships may not be in our neighborhood any time soon, the techno... Read more
Carbon nanotubes offer big promise in a small package. For instance, these tiny cylinders of carbon molecules theoretically can carry 1,000 times more electric current than a metal conductor... Read more
While solar panels are very useful at converting the sun’s rays into electricity for immediate use, the storage of that energy for later use is … well, it’s still being fig... Read more
Last year, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that they had successfully used carbon nanotubes for “funneling” and concentrating electrons... Read more
Devices Might Be Used in Brain Prostheses or Synthetic Brains Engineering researchers the University of Southern California have made a significant breakthrough in the use of nanotechnologie... Read more
When it comes to desalinating salt water, two of the main options are thermal distillation and reverse osmosis. Thermal distillation involves boiling the water and collecting the resulting f... Read more
Catching Cancer With Carbon Nanotubes A Harvard bioengineer and an MIT aeronautical engineer have created a new device that can detect single cancer cells in a blood sample, potentially allo... Read more
A spongy substance that could be mistaken for packing material has the nanotechnology world buzzing. University of Central Florida Associate Professor Lei Zhai and postdoctoral associate Jia... Read more