Nanofibers Used as Microsensors to Prevent Chemical Hazards
Emergency workers could be warned by a new kind of microsensor when carbon filter become dangerously saturated. In fact, on the ends of optical...
Nanomagnets – Small Parts of the Next Magnetic Data Storage Systems
Incredible to find out, researchers have at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed a kind of egg shaped nanomagnets for future...
Terahertz Invisibility Cloak Unveiled at Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2011
Humans generally recognize objects through two features: their shape and color. To render an object invisible, one must be able to manipulate light so...
Tissue Repair Using Nanofiber Sphere Developing
Researchers at School of Dentistry from Michigan University have create biodegradable polymers which can self assemble into nanofiber spheres and once injected into wounds...
Hydrogen as Alternative Fuel Stored Due to Nanocomposites
As well known most polluting fuels which create are those based on hydrocarbon. Since 1970s the best alternative to replace fossil fuel remained hydrogen.
Unfortunately...
Smart Windows – Block Heat On Hot Days But Let In The Heat In...
New materials science research could hasten the creation of "smart" windows that reflect heat from the sun on hot summer days but let in...
Self-cooling effect in graphene at nanoscale
With the first observation of thermoelectric effects at graphene contacts, University of Illinois researchers found that graphene transistors have a nanoscale cooling effect that...
How to generate electricity from fresh water and salty ocean water
Stanford researchers have developed a battery that takes advantage of the difference in salinity between freshwater and seawater to produce electricity.
Anywhere freshwater enters the...
First practical nanogenerator could replace conventional batteries
After six years of intensive effort, scientists are reporting development of the first commercially viable nanogenerator, a flexible chip that can use body movements...
Green gadgets with carbon nanotube transistors for memory storage
Fast, low-energy memory for MP3s, smartphones and cameras could become a reality thanks to scientists. Researchers have created a tiny device that improves on existing...