Access to safe drinking water is a step closer to being a reality for those in developing countries, thanks to new research published today in Nature Communications. The study paves the way... Read more
Chemical engineers find that arrays of carbon nanotubes can detect flaws in drugs and help improve production MIT chemical engineers have discovered that arrays of billions of nanoscale sens... Read more
More material could be saved when manufacturing wafers in future. Ultra-thin saws made of carbon nanotubes and diamond would be able to cut through silicon wafers with minimum kerf loss. A n... Read more
Affordable and scalable process of a carbon nanotube-based catalyst outperforming platinum for electric-automobiles Korean researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology... Read more
Ultra-light, high performance electrical wiring, made from carbon instead of copper, has been developed in a usable form for the first time. Super-strong wires made from carbon nanotubes, wh... Read more
The new material has the highest oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity in alkaline media of any non-precious metal catalyst developed to date. Economical non-precious-metal catalyst capit... Read more
A remarkable step toward building high-power energy devices Hybrid created by Rice, Honda Research Institute shows nanotubes can grow on anything What may be the ultimate heat sink is only p... Read more
It will have a big impact in the motor, biological and robot industry. Professor Seon Jeong Kim of Hanyang University has created a high capacity yarn muscle that does not require electrolyt... Read more
A research team headed by Professor Gao Chao have developed ultra-light aerogel – it breaks the record of the world’s lightest material with surprising flexibility and oil-absorption. This p... Read more
When Gary Patton pulls a thin, round wafer-like sheet from his coat pocket, he makes no attempts to conceal his excitement. “It’s cutting-edge innovation!” says the man who heads IBM’s resea... Read more
Nanotube fibers have unmatched combination of strength, conductivity, flexibility Rice University’s latest nanotechnology breakthrough was more than 10 years in the making, but it stil... Read more
Could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The... Read more
Decal-like application process allows thin, flexible solar panels to be applied to virtually any surface For all their promise, solar cells have frustrated scientists in one crucial regard –... Read more
Stretchable electronics are the future of mobile electronics Electronic devices become smaller, lighter, faster and more powerful with each passing year. Currently, however, electronics such... Read more
A seamless graphene/nanotube hybrid created at Rice University may be the best electrode interface material possible for many energy storage and electronics applications. Led by Rice chemist... Read more
