Big help for tiny technology
The University of Massachusetts Amherst and partners have announced the launch of the National Nanomanufacturing Network (NNN), funded by the National Science Foundation. This open access network will...
View ArticleStar Trek tech still hype, not realised
A new paper from the University of Maryland reports cloaking from visible light, and it’s reported elsewhere as ‘the first true invisibility cloak.’ The cloak does render the object behind it...
View ArticleNanotube radio
Researchers at University of California, Irvine, have made a working AM radio with carbon nanotubes. Although this isn’t exactly a new concept, it’s the first time anyone’s managed to get a working...
View ArticleNanotubes bounce bullets… in theory
The Institute of Physics released news titled “Using nanotech to make Robocops”, promising carbon nanotube (CNT)-based body armour to completely alleviate the problems associated with conventional...
View ArticleAtomic animation
We all love a cartoon. Animation is a fiddly and time consuming but I can remember the fun of making flip books. Taking it up a notch, IBM researchers have some more expensive kit than my notepad and...
View ArticleIn the beginning, there was graphene
Guest post by Chemistry World intern Dan Johnson Catching a clip of some ‘fashion week’ or other on the news, I’ve often wondered why those spindly catwalk models are wearing a tent for a skirt, a...
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