Enabling the artificial muscles to lift more than 100,000 times their own weight and generate 85 times more mechanical power during contraction than mammalian skeletal muscles of comparable... Read more
Novel processing method helps pave the way for carbon technology as a viable alternative to silicon in future computing IBM scientists have demonstrated a new approach to carbon nanotechnolo... Read more
The new sensor could prove useful for a variety of applications New low-cost, durable carbon nanotube sensors can be etched with mechanical pencils. Carbon nanotubes offer a powerful new way... Read more
Eight times stronger than aluminum while 66 percent lighter The purveyors of fine nanotech-enabled lightweight boats at Zyvex Technologies have been in touch to tell Gizmag about their lates... Read more
Moreover, the new technology has one big benefit. SOLAR panels get better and cheaper with every passing year. In one way, though, they are still pretty primitive. They work only with light... Read more
A new type of paint made with carbon nanotubes at Rice University can help detect strain in buildings, bridges and airplanes. The Rice scientists call their mixture “strain paint... Read more
A very promising path to solving the challenge of energy efficiency Energy efficiency is the most significant challenge standing in the way of continued miniaturization of electronic systems... Read more
Carbon nanotubes could be an excellent alternative to the platinum, palladium and other precious-metal catalysts now in use Platinum catalysts in fuel cells are too expensive for larg... Read more
Their remarkable electrical properties are similar to those of metals Researchers from CNRS and the Université de Strasbourg, headed by Nicolas Giuseppone (1) and Bernard Doudin (2), have su... Read more
“I don’t think anybody has created anything like this before,” A sponge made of pure carbon nanotubes with a dash of boron shows remarkable ability to absorb oil spills from the surface of w... Read more
The results could have a great impact on the cost Dye-sensitized solar cells that use carbon nanotube thin films as transparent electrodes offer significant cost savings. Solar energy is one... Read more
The material can produce an electrical charge through temperature changes Researchers at the Wake Forest University’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials have developed... Read more
A Japanese company could astound the world by 2050, building the first elevator to space. According to The Daily Yomiuri, Tokyo construction company, Obayashi Corporation, hopes to er... Read more
This fuel cell technology could have implications beyond the medical industry A research team, lead by Dr. Serge Cosner, from Joseph Fourier University of Grenoble has created a Biofu... Read more
Scientists have developed a new method of creating elastic conductors Whether it’s touch-sensitive skin for robots, clothing made from smart fabrics, or devices with bendable displays,... Read more
