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Technology Research News January 15, 2003 Eric Smalley |
Metal stores more hydrogen One reason the world isn't running on hydrogen fuel is that it's hard to store. Researchers from the National University of Singapore have made an accidental discovery that brings the promise of clean hydrogen energy a big step forward. |
Chemistry World September 7, 2006 Tom Westgate |
Molecular Framework Sucks up Hydrogen Researchers have now developed a coordination framework material that is the best yet in terms of hydrogen storage. However, the materials currently require low temperatures to achieve the high loading of hydrogen. |
Chemistry World June 28, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
A Cool Way to Store Hydrogen? Theoretical chemists in the US have suggested a rather more commonplace solution to store hydrogen: ice. |
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. |
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 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. |
Reactive Reports May 2007 David Bradley |
The Long and the Short of It A new composite material that acts as a catalyst to speed up chemical reactions has been developed to create arrays of the world's longest carbon nanotubes. |
Technology Research News May 21, 2003 Eric Smalley |
Hydrogen storage eased The discovery of metal-organic frameworks promises to remove the principal stumbling block to hydrogen-powered cars, and the method could be ready for production use within five years. |
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. |
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 May 24, 2013 Andy Extance |
Templates ring up uniform nanotubes Nanoring templates can set carbon nanotube diameters, an ability whose previous absence has held back nanotube use in electronic applications. |
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. |
Chemistry World May 1, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Hydrogen fuel tank gets cooler and cleaner Scientists have improved the performance of ammonia borane as a hydrogen storage material - making it more practical for a fuel tank in hydrogen-powered vehicles. |
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. |
Technology Research News February 9, 2005 |
Nanotubes crank out hydrogen Material made from titanium dioxide nanotubes that is 97% efficient at harvesting the ultraviolet portion of the sun's light and 6.8% efficient at extracting hydrogen from water for use as fuel could be ready for practical use in two to five years. |
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. |
Chemistry World December 15, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Scrunched up graphene to store hydrogen Corrugated graphene could be used as an inexpensive and efficient way to store hydrogen, according to theoretical calculations by scientists in Italy. |
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. |
Technology Research News May 7, 2003 |
Nanotube shines telecom light Researchers are continually working to expand the usefulness of carbon nanotubes. Scientists from IBM Research have found a way to make the tubes emit light, and have fashioned a nanotube transistor that emits 1.5-micron infrared light, a wavelength widely used in telecommunications. |
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. |
Industrial Physicist Feb/Mar 2004 Pinkerton & Wicke |
Bottling the hydrogen genie If hydrogen is to replace gasoline for road transport, a means to store useful quantities of hydrogen on-board the vehicle must be found. Storage as a liquid, as a gas, or in metal hydrides all have serious limitations. |
Technology Research News January 28, 2004 |
Nanotubes tied to silicon circuit Connecting minuscule nanotube transistors to traditional silicon transistors enables the atomic-scale electronics to communicate with existing electronic equipment. |
Chemistry World October 4, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Nanofibers Show Hydrogen Promise UK chemists have overcome the shortcomings of a promising hydrogen storage material by simply converting it into nanofibers. |
Technology Research News November 3, 2004 |
Coated Nanotubes Record Light Researchers have combined minuscule carbon nanotube transistors and photosensitive polymer to make a fast optoelectronic memory device that promises to speed digital photography and provide high-density data storage. |
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 February 26, 2013 Holly Sheahan |
Capturing the potential of carbon dioxide A team of researchers from the University of Bath have opened up the idea of using carbon dioxide as a useful potential feedstock; a useful chemical resource rather than a troublesome waste product. |
Reactive Reports March 2005 David Bradley |
Lighting-up Time for Porphyrin Nanotubes Researchers have constructed nanotubes from nature's light traps, the porphyrins, to make a system that will use sunlight to split water in a process closely related to photosynthesis, potentially enabling a solar hydrogen-based economy. |
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. |
Technology Research News April 20, 2005 |
Nanotube Chemical Sensor Gains Speed Researchers have made single-walled carbon nanotube chemical sensors that transmit information by measuring the charge in the nanotubes' capacitance, or ability to store electric charge. |
Chemistry World September 29, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Super-thin nanowires made inside nanotubes Japanese researchers have made ultra-thin metal wires by growing them inside carbon nanotubes. |
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. |
Reactive Reports October 2007 David Bradley |
An Economical Hydrogen Economy Researchers have now developed a catalyst that may be able to convert sunlight and water directly into hydrogen, in a process analogous to the photosynthesis of carbohydrates by plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water as the raw materials. |
Technology Research News December 1, 2004 |
Chemical Keeps Hydrogen on Ice Researchers have devised a new way to store hydrogen at low pressure and a temperature that is just above freezing. The work is a step toward practical hydrogen storage for vehicles. |
Technology Research News November 17, 2004 |
Low-Pressure Material Holds Hydrogen One key to using hydrogen as a fuel is finding practical ways to store it. Researchers have discovered a kinetic trapping effect that allows hydrogen to be adsorbed. |
Chemistry World February 13, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Storing up High Hopes for Hydrogen Economy Polymer scientists have joined the race to store hydrogen as fuel. Their breakthrough could help make the hydrogen economy a reality, they claim. |
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. |
Technology Research News October 8, 2003 |
Nanotubes boost storage Scientists from IBM Research in Zurich, Osaka Prefecture University in Japan, and the Japanese Nanotechnology Research Institute have advanced the possibilities of using multiwalled carbon nanotubes to make denser, more efficient data storage devices. |
Technology Research News August 25, 2004 |
Nanotubes Make Fluid Filter Researchers have devised a simple and inexpensive way to manufacture very fine filters from carbon nanotubes. These filters could be used to separate heavy hydrocarbons from petroleum and bacteria and viruses from water. |
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. |
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. |
Chemistry World June 24, 2010 Mike Brown |
Movies of molecules in 4D Movies of carbon nanotube bracelets showing their response over time to an external trigger have been recorded enabling greater understanding of not only the 3D structure of the nanotubes, but of how they react and move, say scientists in the US. |
Chemistry World April 6, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Immune cells fight off nanotubes Carbon nanotubes can be degraded by an enzyme found in human immune cells, report US researchers. |
Technology Research News October 6, 2004 |
Nanotube diode reverses itself A minuscule p-n junction diode that could be used as a field-effect transistor or a light-emitting diode is a step forward in the push to make nanoscale electronic components. |
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. |
Technology Research News January 12, 2005 |
Nano Gas Turbine Designed One especially useful component of a microscopic machine would be a motor. Researchers have worked out how a nanoscale gas turbine made from nanotubes would work. |
Technology Research News September 22, 2004 Kimberly Patch |
Fuel Cell Converts Waste to Power One problem with fuel cells is that they produce carbon monoxide, which can gum up the works. Researchers have found a way to use the carbon monoxide to produce more energy in a reaction that can take place at room temperature. |
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. |
Chemistry World February 23, 2012 Russell Johnson |
Powering up fuel cells A hydrogen fuel cell that uses carbon nanotubes to increase the amount of electrocatalyst attached to electrodes has been designed by UK scientists. |
Chemistry World July 8, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
DNA gets nanotubes sorted out DNA could be the answer to sorting different kinds of carbon nanotubes, say US researchers. |
Technology Research News June 4, 2003 |
Study shows DNA will fill tubes Researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany have shown by computer simulation that it is possible to insert DNA into a carbon nanotube. |