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Light resonators used to move nano-sized objectsLight resonators used to move nano-sized objects The nanoscale resonators developed at Cornell can exert relatively strong forces on tiny particles, leading the way to important advancements in MEMS and MOMS systems Scientists at Cornell University report they can now use a light beam ...
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Cell batteries could power nano devicesCell batteries could power nano devices Two artificial cells that can act as a tiny battery (Credit: NIST) Synthetic cells that act as a battery could one day be used to power nanotech devices. Scientists from Yale University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...
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Silver Nanoparticles Give Polymer Solar Cells A Boost :: Green Design and ManufacturingSilver Nanoparticles Give Polymer Solar Cells A Boost Tuesday, October 13 2009 Professor Paul Berger. (Ohio State University) Researchers at Ohio State University, led by professor Paul Berger, are experimenting with polymer semiconductors that absorb the sun’s energy and generate ...
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Replicating nano structure of butterfly wings could lead to better solar cellsReplicating nano structure of butterfly wings could lead to better solar cells A section of a butterfly wing under a microscope (Photo: PSU/SINC) Researchers have developed a technique to replicate biological structures, such as butterfly wings, on a nano scale. They focused on the tiny ...
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Silicon nanotubes could increase li-ion battery capacity 10XSilicon nanotubes could increase li-ion battery capacity 10X Silicon nanotubes after ultrasonic treatment - inset is an expanded image of a single nanotube In news that could greatly extend the range of electric cars, researchers have shown that replacing the conventional graphite ...
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Adding graphene could mean cheaper Lithium-ion batteriesAdding graphene could mean cheaper Lithium-ion batteries Graphene - the one-atom thick wonder material made up of a honeycomb lattice of carbon atoms It’s not only integrated circuits that look set to benefit from the use of graphene , the one-atom thick wonder material made up of a ...
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Ghostly nano 'kites' may lead to holy grail of nanotube growthGhostly nano 'kites' may lead to holy grail of nanotube growth An 'odako' bundle with trailing nanotubes Researchers at Houston’s Rice University have developed a method for making bundles of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) dubbed “odako”. Eventually, the method may realize meter-long ...
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Lithium-sulfur batteries could store triple the power of lithium-ionLithium-sulfur batteries could store triple the power of lithium-ion
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Researchers Create Model for Synthetic Hydrogen Catalyst Using Low Cost MaterialsJune 02 2009 by Garry Golden ( The Energy Roadmap) — Researchers at the University of Illinois have created a synthetic catalyst model of the active hydrogen producing site of a naturally occuring enzyme based on 'cheap and plentiful building blocks – iron, nickel and sulfur.' The results could ...
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Thinnest Superconducting Metal Created by Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin | The University of Texas at AustinThinnest Superconducting Metal Created by Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin June 8, 2009 Share this story: AUSTIN, Texas — A superconducting sheet of lead only two atoms thick, the thinnest superconducting metal layer ever created, has been developed by physicists at The ...
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