Carbon nanotubes promise heatsink breakthrough
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The nanotube material, graphene, has better thermal conduction characteristics than copper, the usual heatsink material.
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Teeny pipes. Is there anything they can't do? Aerospace boffins in America have come up with yet another use for carbon nanotubes - to build a self-healing layer into composite structures such as aircraft wings.â¦
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Nanowires put more power in smaller packages, researcher reports.
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A new form of carbon being pioneered by Walter de Heer could lead to speedy, compact computer processors.
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An implanted nanotube sensor has been developed that can track blood sugar, promising pain-free continues glucose monitoring for diabetics and future devices that can check other biological changes.
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Scientists create a tiny engine that could become a power source for future nano-scale devices.
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Photovoltaics made of nanowires could power small devices and lead to cheaper solar panels.
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Easton Sports plans to produce bicycle components made out of carbon nanotubes, a step forward for the tiny technology.
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Really small challenge to silicon semiconductors A team of scientists from the University of Illinois and Northrop Grumman Corp Electronics Systems has succeeded in creating a microscopic functioning radio constructed from carbon nanotubes, Reuters reports.â¦
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New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in nanotechnology--and what they mean.
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Heating droplets with a laser makes for a simple and potentially cheap type of lab-on-a-chip.
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Conventional silicon based microchips have been known to be problematic at high temperatures, often due to heat generated by the circuit within while operating at high frequencies.
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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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Copper nanowires power low-cost electronic memory that uses one one-thousandth the energy of the ubiquitous flash memory found in most iPhones and other mobile devices. Researchers hope the new memory technology will become the new storage medium of choice.
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Physicist Marin Soljacic is working toward a world of wireless electricity.
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Its latest window treatment offers a hint of nanotech's potential.
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In an advance that could lead to lighter spacecraft and smarter cars, researchers have developed a new technique for producing a high-quality semiconductor that's much more resistant to extreme conditions than the silicon found in most of today's electronics.