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Technology Research News December 1, 2004 Eric Smalley |
For Pure Nanotubes Add Water Washing away impurities with water turns out to be as good for growing carbon nanotubes as it is for keeping a clean house. |
Technology Research News April 21, 2004 |
Magnets Align Nanotubes in Resin Carbon nanotubes have great potential as components of new materials but aligning the tiny tubes can be tricky. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Florida State University have developed a way to orient the nanotubes in a polymer mix using a magnetic field. |
Technology Research News June 18, 2003 |
Practical nanotube fiber near Spider silk, a product of 400 million years of evolution, stops insects on the wing because it is five times tougher than steel. Scientists working with carbon nanotubes are looking to surpass the strength of spider line. |
Technology Research News August 13, 2003 |
Carbon wires expand nano toolkit Scientists looking for building blocks to form electronics and machines that are not much bigger than molecules have gained a new tool. |
Technology Research News March 9, 2005 |
Method Makes Double Nanotubes Researchers can now fabricate pure batches of double-walled carbon nanotubes, which theoretically should be more thermally and chemically stable than single walled nanotubes. |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2005 Jack Uldrich |
Risk in Carbon Nanotubes? Nanotech's "wonder" materials might also carry a substantial downside. Until the questions surrounding carbon nanotubes can be adequately answered, investors are encouraged to temper their enthusiasm |
Chemistry World March 1, 2011 Elinor Richards |
Chickpeas grow taller with carbon nanotubes Carbon nanotubes can enhance plant growth without damaging plant cells, say scientists from India. |
Technology Research News November 19, 2003 |
Nanotubes fortify plastic film Researchers have developed an inexpensive process for making a nanotube-polymer composite that allows for close control of the density and position of the nanotubes. |
Chemistry World September 18, 2007 Lewis Brindley |
Nanocircuits Made Easy Scientists in Israel have developed a simple way of making complex networks of carbon nanotubes and stamping them onto circuit boards, taking a further step towards building the next generation of smaller, faster microchips. |
Technology Research News April 7, 2004 |
Fiber spun from nanotube smoke Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have developed a relatively simple way to manufacture continuous fibers of carbon nanotubes. |
Technology Research News July 14, 2004 |
Laser tweezer traps nanotubes The researchers have showed that it is possible to pattern clusters of nanotubes into configurations that are likely to have near-term applications as chemical, biological and physical sensors. |
Chemistry World December 7, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Metal atoms in carbon nanotubes caught on film An international team of researchers has filmed individual metal atoms as they move around and react within the confines of a carbon nanotube. |
Technology Research News December 1, 2004 |
Tight Twist Toughens Nanotube Fiber Researchers have strengthened carbon nanotube yarn by introducing a tight twist as the nanotubes are spun. |
Technology Research News November 3, 2004 |
Nanotubes Lengthen to Centimeters Researchers have found a way to grow very long carbon nanotubes. One long-range possibility is using ultralong carbon nanotubes fibers to make an elevator to low Earth orbit. |
Chemistry World November 1, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Acid solution for nanotube fibres US researchers have found new ways of dissolving carbon nanotubes without chemically modifying them. |
Chemistry World December 2, 2010 Laura Howes |
Nanotube material retains bounce at extreme Carbon nanotubes can make a rubber like material that remains usable in a temperature range of over one thousand degrees. |
Technology Research News February 25, 2004 |
Nanotubes boost shape recovery Researchers have mixed carbon nanotubes with polymer to make a plastic that is good at springing back into shape when heated. The shape memory polymers could be used in practical applications in five years, according to the researchers. |
Technology Research News September 22, 2004 |
Nanotubes on Cloth Fire Electrons Researchers have found that nanotubes grown on rough surfaces like carbon cloth can be coaxed to emit electrons using extremely low electric fields. |
Chemistry World October 1, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Just add helium for metallic nanotubes Adding helium gas when making carbon nanotubes encourages many more of them to grow in the useful metallic form, US researchers have found. |
The Motley Fool December 28, 2004 Wherrett & Yelovich |
Nano Firms Tie the Knot The merger of Carbon Nanotechnologies Inc. (CNI) and C Sixty, along with an expanding customer base, makes CNI an even more attractive IPO. Will 2005 be the year carbon nanotubes are introduced to the public? |
Chemistry World March 11, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Building nano-scale electronic contacts An international team of researchers has discovered a way of firmly 'welding' carbon nanotubes to metal particles that could lead to new nano-scale electronic contacts. |
PC Magazine February 14, 2007 Stanley Warren |
Miniature Masterpieces: Carbon Nanotubes For one scientist, carbon nanotubes become a way to create sculptures on the atomic scale. |
Chemistry World February 26, 2007 Lionel Milgrom |
Nanotubes Sprout Fullerene Buds A new carbon-based hybrid material is set to make an impact on the microelectronics industry. Christened 'nanobuds', the material consists of single-walled carbon nanotubes with football-shaped fullerenes stuck on their outer surfaces. |
Technology Research News September 22, 2004 |
Plastics Ease Nanotube Circuits Researchers have devised a way to make a random, self-assembled network of carbon nanotubes embedded in polymer that preserves the nanotubes' electrical conductivity and is suitable for thermal printing processes. |
Science News April 26, 1930 |
TimeLine: Apr. 26, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: Flowers From Steel... Annihilation of Matter Keeps Sun Going... Propose Patents on Plants... |
Reactive Reports July 2004 David Bradley |
Pure Nanotubes Researchers have developed a novel technique that allows them to purify carbon nanotubes and to sort those that are semiconducting from the metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes. |
Reactive Reports Issue 75 David Bradley |
Tubular Reactions Researchers have used surface-modified carbon nanotubes to activate an important industrial chemical, butane, without the need for an expensive metal catalyst. |
Technology Research News January 14, 2004 |
Nanotubes grown on plastic Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have devised a way to grow vertical forests of carbon nanotubes on flexible plastic. |
Technology Research News February 11, 2004 |
DNA sorts nanotubes Researchers have come up with a way to use DNA to separate carbon nanotubes by electrical type -- metallic or semi conducting -- and by diameter. A carbon nanotubes's electrical properties and diameter are related. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Dan Bloom |
Ready for Some Carbon Nanotubing? Carbon nanotubes are going to show up in all sorts of high tech devices. Be ready for them. |
Technology Research News December 29, 2004 |
Sapphire Steps Shape Nanotubes Arrays Researchers have found that it is possible to grow carbon nanotubes along atom-size steps on a sapphire surface. |
Chemistry World August 8, 2010 James Urquhart |
No nanotube fertility risk US and Chinese researchers have found that carbon nanotubes injected into male mice cause damage to the testes, but the harm is reversible and does not affect fertility. |
Chemistry World July 23, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Nanotube growth caught on camera French and US researchers have produced the first video evidence that carbon nanotubes turn as they grow. |
Chemistry World November 19, 2007 Lewis Brindley |
Spinning Out Stronger Nanotubes Scientists have devised a new way to make super-strength carbon nanotube fibers. |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2005 John Teresko |
The History Of Nanotechnology Today's popular excitement about the concept of nanotechnology probably dates back to 1959. |
Chemistry World September 6, 2012 Elinor Hughes |
A uniform junction for uniform nanotubes In a bid to make structurally uniform carbon nanotubes for applications in optoelectronics, for example, and following on from work done to make uniform carbon nanoring sidewalls, scientists in Japan have now made a uniform junction unit for branched carbon nanotubes. |
Chemistry World March 8, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
Carbon nanotubes - a boon for chiral catalysts Researchers in China have created a new catalyst that could help in the production of chiral molecules for medical drugs. The catalyst, which consists of platinum nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon nanotubes, is the most active of its type ever reported. |
Chemistry World January 6, 2011 Rachel Cooper |
Toxin sensor for drinking water A green and simple method to make a sensor to detect one of the most toxic cyanotoxins, microcystin-LR, has been devised by scientists from China. |
Technology Research News December 1, 2004 |
Short Nanotubes Carry Big Currents Researchers have developed a simple way to fabricate carbon nanotube devices whose length is as small as ten nanometers, and have shown that electricity can pass through the nanotubes very efficiently. |
Chemistry World January 26, 2011 Mike Brown |
Carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage Researchers in Germany have designed a 3D carbon-based nanotube matrix that can store and release hydrogen extremely efficiently. The material could form the basis of a sustainable hydrogen economy, they say. |
Technology Research News October 8, 2003 |
Nanotubes harvest electrons Researchers from the University of Bologna and the University of Trieste in Italy, and the University of Notre Dame have found a way to alter carbon nanotubes so that they efficiently separate electrical charge. The method could lead to more efficient solar cells. |
Technology Research News February 25, 2004 |
Nanotube mix makes liquid crystal Carbon nanotubes are rolled-up sheets of carbon atoms that can be as narrow as 0.4 nanometers, or the span of four hydrogen atoms. They have useful electrical and mechanical properties and are a leading player in nanotechnology. |
Technology Research News June 30, 2004 |
Nanotubes boost neuron growth The method is a step toward neuron-electronic interfaces that would allow for direct biological control of computers and prosthetic devices. |
Chemistry World February 10, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Controversial new theory for nanotube growth If predictions are borne out experimentally, the theory could have practical implications for researchers trying to control nanotube growth in the lab. But experts say the theory may be unrealistic. |
Geotimes May 2007 Carolyn Gramling |
Lava Cooks up Carbon Nanotubes Mount Etna may be a fiery factory for one of the most sought-after tools of nanotechnology: tiny carbon nanotubes. |
Chemistry World September 18, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Homogenised nanotubes show electronics promise The process uses ultraviolet light and air to produce purified semiconducting nanotubes, which could be valuable in developing the next generation of computer chips. |
Technology Research News July 16, 2003 |
Gel yields nanotube plastic Researchers from Japan have found a way to distribute nanotubes evenly throughout a gel to form an electrically versatile material. |
Technology Research News December 29, 2004 |
Coated Nanotubes Make Biosensors Researchers are using carbon nanotubes to sense single molecules, and are tapping the way carbon nanotubes give off near-infrared light in order to read what the sensors have detected. |
Technology Research News May 21, 2003 |
Nanotubes smash length record Duke University researchers produced nanotubes as long as two millimeters, which is 100 times longer than previous efforts. Nanotubes have great potential as components of nanomachines and nanoelectronics. |
Chemistry World November 22, 2011 Anthony King |
Nasa turns to the dark side with new material NASA scientists have embraced the dark side, creating the blackest material ever. It absorbs almost all light across multiple wavelengths and promises to open new frontiers in space technology. |