Start-up crafts nanoparticles for energy, explosions
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Aluminum, the stuff of cans, explodes in its nano form. A small start-up has decided to harness that property.
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Straight-shooting ball is one of a slew of nanotechnology products aimed at the sports market.
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While some scientists try to build nano machines from scratch, others are discovering uses for single-celled organisms that are already available. By Monya Baker from Wired magazine.
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South Korean scientists have created hollow nanoscopic spheres that might be used to transport pharmaceuticals to specific target organs or cell types.
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Researchers have harnessed the light harvesting molecules of spinach and bacteria to make solar cells that could one day be sprayed on many surfaces.
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IBM Corp. researchers are touting one of the tiniest pieces of art ever made &#151; an image of the sun made from 20,000 microscopic particles of gold. The precision required is a breakthrough that heralds ultra-miniature sensors, lenses and wires inside nanoscale circuits of the future.
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Scientists unveil a new electricity-generating, nanowire-laced fiber that could one day power an actual iPod Nano.
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Closely watched start-up Nanosolar ships its first thin-film solar panels on schedule with printing manufacturing process.
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The nanomaterials company might -- finally -- be the next big thing.
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A new inexpensive nanoglue that becomes stronger as it heats up could redefine the way computer chips are made.
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Molecular-scale carbon cylinders that receive and transmit light waves open the way for new types of communications equipment and solar cells.
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Assembling nanomaterials with the help of innocuous viruses could lead to threadlike Â¬batteries and photovoltaics that can be woven into clothing.
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Specialist in nanomaterial manufacturing will use its process to develop silicon cells.
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A team of US scientists show off a novel device that harvests energy from human movements.
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An electrical pulse through nanotubes and wires helps find the crack.
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MIT's Martin Culpepper shows how to build simple machines that move with nanometer precision.
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Nanowires put more power in smaller packages, researcher reports.