nanotechnology

Aug
23
Electronic skin could enable 'smart' prosthetics

Electronic skin could enable 'smart' prosthetics

The concept of electronic skin might sound far-fetched, but it’s closer to becoming a reality with a wide range
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Dec
17

Scientists find way to tame tiny particles out of sewage

How can you tame the growing number of ultra-tiny particles that are going into consumer products and, eventually, back into
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Oct
09

Butterfly wings could inspire more powerful solar cells

Ultra-tiny structures that mimic the structure of butterfly wings could hold the secret to more powerful solar cells, according to
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Mar
16

Ultra-light nano-threads could replace copper wiring

Super-thin and long carbon “nanothreads” could one day replace heavy and costly metal wiring in mobile phones, aircraft and other
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Mar
09

Firm promotes nanotech coatings for energy efficiency

Florida-based Industrial Nanotech Inc. is launching a nationwide campaign to encourage US governors to consider its insulating coating products as
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Mar
02

Coffee-stain technology promises better TVs, LCDs

Nifty: the bane of caffeine-craving bookworms everywhere — those round, brown and ugly coffee stains — could actually prove the inspiration for
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Feb
16

Signs of the energy apocalypse: hamster power

Is it a technological breakthrough or a sign of the energy apocalypse, in which we turn to increasingly desperate means
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Feb
02

New nanocar runs cool

Researchers at Rice University have developed a new type of nanocar that moves at room temperature — a first for the
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Mar
25

Scientists crack room temperature fuel cell

Greenbang has written several times before of being a great fan of scientists. If you leave them alone long enough,
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