Researchers create nanotubes that change colors, form 'nanocarpet' and kill bacteria
...ot only produces perfectly uniform, self-assembled nanotubes but creates what they report as the first "nanocarpet," whereby these nanotubes organize themselves into an expanse of upright clusters that when magnified a million times resemble...Laboratory grows world record length carbon nanotube
... single-wall carbon nanotube. Single-wall carbon nanotubes have a number of revolutionary uses, including bei...igh-strength applications, these new long metallic nanotubes also will enable new types of nanoscale electro-mechanical systems such as micro-electric motors, na...Professor calls for a new branch of learning
...t knowledge of the toxicology of nanoparticles and nanotubes (tiny carbon tubes) is poor but suggests that nanoparticles may be able to have undesirable effects at their point of entry into the body, for example, the lungs, and might also be able to affect other organs. Nanoparticles in food may cross into the...From science fiction to reality: Nanomedicine brings fresh hope to the medical world
...neered nanomaterials such as carbon buckyballs and nanotubes through inhalation, ingestion, or absorption through the skin are increasing. Although there is sporadic evidence supporting these possible hazards, it is essential for the nanomedicine community to take the lead in defining the risks associated with...Protein-centric drug development and functional glycomics enrich biopharmaceuticals pipeline
...ce, the uniquely small-sized carbon buckyballs and nanotubes are proving to be successful nano-carriers that are small enough to navigate within the body. Thereby, they could serve as effective carriers of active ingredients for cancer treatment. However, dealing with the toxicity of trace nanoparticles that c...Physics tip sheet #41 - April 5, 2004
...act/PRL/v92/e125502 The smallest diameter carbon nanotubes yet have been discovered by a collaboration of res...heoretical calculations. The researchers found the nanotubes at the center of multi-walled carbon nanotubes formed in a hydrogen arc discharge, and produced imag...Enlisting carbon nanotubes to unmask nerve agents
...of a disposable OP sensor he fashioned from carbon nanotubes chemically fused to enzymes borrowed from the nervous system-the same enzymes that act as catalysts in neurotransmitters. The 500-nanometer-thick tubes and their bound enzymes finely pepper a 2-by-4 millimeter sensor surface. In the presence of OP, e...Purdue research suggests 'nanotubes' could make better brain probes
...edical engineering. New findings showed that the nanotubes not only caused less scar tissue but also stimulat...ael C. Waid from the University of Nebraska. The nanotubes were specially designed so that their surfaces contained tiny bumps measured in nanometers, or billi...New chemical process can separate, manipulate carbon nanotubes
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - All single-walled-carbon nanotubes are not created equal. Instead, they form diverse...s size and electrical properties. Although carbon nanotubes have been proposed for myriad applications - from miniature motors and chemical sensors to molecule-...Emory University researchers uncover novel self-assembly of Alzheimer's amyloid fibrils
...their formation and for the construction of robust nanotubes that have potential applications in research, indu...myloid peptides to self-assemble into well-defined nanotubes 15 billionths of a meter across. Such nanotubes can now serve as minute scaffolds to build nanotechn...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory February 2003
...NOTECHNOLOGY -- The shape of tomorrow . . . Carbon nanotubes hold great promise for applications ranging from m...00 times stronger and weigh six times less. Carbon nanotubes conduct electricity like perfect metals or can act as tiny semiconductor devices. They already have ...Rice University announces nanotechnology research agreement with IBM
...enough to decipher the quantum phenomena of carbon nanotubes and other nanomaterials. CBEN researchers plan to ...ecular structure. "The unique properties of carbon nanotubes will make them useful in more ways than anyone can imagine, but many applications require a detailed...American Physical Society March Meeting 2003
...ARBON NANOTUBES - A TOOL FOR ALL OCCASIONS Carbon nanotubes are now a huge focus of research and development w...ctronics. As if these applications weren't enough, nanotubes can also emit x-rays suitable for medical use, and are useful for nanoextraction, as nanowicks, and ...Nanomuscles show promise in industrial and medical applications
...for making continuous, hair-like strands of carbon nanotubes that are as long as eight inches. This development is among the first steps toward creating such products as mechanically robust electrochemical actuators for artificial muscles. The University of Texas at Dallas' NanoTech Institute is collaborating ...Smart materials expand within global marketplace
...In experiments, a triangular pack of single-walled nanotubes has endured 100 times that of steel at one-sixth its weight. Fullerenes have prospective application as optical limiters as they have the ability to stop light. Furthermore, they can be used as superconductors as they are hollow molecules composed o...Purdue creates self-generating nanotubes with 'dial-up' properties
...Fenniri have learned to create multiple species of nanotubes that possess unprecedented physical and chemical p...virtually "dial up" the properties they wish their nanotubes to possess. The findings could greatly expand the materials available for use on the nanoscale. "Ins...UNC, other universities will help NASA develop space-age materials
... and Samulski will investigate sensors, non-carbon nanotubes and "smart" composites. Drs. Eugene A. Irene, prof...characterization of conducting polymers, "smarter" nanotubes and composites....Carbon nanotubes found to fluoresce
... unique physical properties associated with carbon nanotubes -- the ultrasmall, ultrastrong wunderkind of the f...earch team of chemist R. Bruce Weisman, found that nanotubes absorbed and gave off light in the near-infrared spectrum, which could prove useful in biomedical an...Physics tip sheet #21 July 10, 2002
...ay source using a room-temperature array of carbon nanotubes to create electrons that deliver sufficient x-ray flux for doing practical medical imaging. The device is much smaller and cooler than other x-ray sources and the resultant x-ray pulse is more focused. Also, response time is sharper and the pulse sha....../2002/156.htm 2) Quantum entanglement in carbon nanotubes C. Bena, S. Vishveshwara, L. Balents, M. P. A. Fisher Physical Review Letters (Print issue: July 15, 2002) Entangled pairs of particles, in which measuring the state of one simultaneously determines the state of the other, are a central part of pro...