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Technology update RSS feedPlasmonics produces extreme UV light
Oct 21, 2011 1 comment
'Nanofunnel' converts infrared light into EUV
Electrodes get wrapped up
Oct 20, 2011 1 comment
New "conductive wrapping" technique significantly improves supercapacitors
Can carbon nanotubes remove cholesterol?
Oct 20, 2011 1 comment
Computer simulations reveal that carbon nanotubes could be used to extract excess cholesterol from tissue
Linked quantum dots improve solar cells
Oct 17, 2011 2 comments
Electrons move freely in new structures
CNT muscles twist and turn
Oct 13, 2011 1 comment
Carbon nanotube structures could make novel actuators
Stacks open up bandgap
Oct 13, 2011 1 comment
Multilayer graphene can be either insulating or metallic
"Intelligent" nanofluids could cool computer chips
Sep 30, 2011
Applied magnetic field increases thermal conductivity of superparamagnetic fluids by a hundred-fold
Nanoantenna separates light of different colours
Sep 29, 2011 1 comment
Bimetallic device directs red and blue light in opposite directions
Show report: Nanotechnology for sport
Sep 23, 2011
Fighting robots, smart textiles and plug-in breath sensing for mobile phones were just a few of the applications up for discussion in London, UK
Plasmon modes made easy
Sep 22, 2011
New calculations will be important for developing optical nanomaterials
Cells dine on nanotubes with dire results
Sep 20, 2011
Tiny tips could hold the key to toxic effects
Video: Quantum-Hall confirmation helps define kilogram
Sep 16, 2011
Graphene and semiconductor share universal quanta
"SMC" breaks energy storage records
Sep 15, 2011
Graphene-based "surface-mediated cell" could compete with lithium-ion batteries
Flowing gas helps nanobubbles stick around
Sep 14, 2011
Tiny bubbles on wet surfaces stabilized through dynamic equilibrium
Graphene makes tunable terahertz device
Sep 9, 2011
Applications could include medical imaging and security screening