items tagged with Nanotechnology
IBM scientists directly measure charge states of atoms
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2009-06-14 21:38:27
Scientists at IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory, in collaboration with two European universities, have demonstrated the ability to measure the charge state of individual atoms using noncontact atomic force microscopy.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2009-06-14 21:38:27
Scientists at IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory, in collaboration with two European universities, have demonstrated the ability to measure the charge state of individual atoms using noncontact atomic force microscopy.
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Nano-balloon created by scientists: thinnest ever made
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-09-12 09:19:09
American scientists and engineers from Cornell University have created a graphite balloon that is the thinnest balloon ever made. It is only one atom in thickness so probably won’t be used at birthday parties and New Year’s celebrations.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-09-12 09:19:09
American scientists and engineers from Cornell University have created a graphite balloon that is the thinnest balloon ever made. It is only one atom in thickness so probably won’t be used at birthday parties and New Year’s celebrations.
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Possible cancer from nanotubes studied
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-05-21 08:47:18
U.K./U.S. toxicologists studied carbon nanotubes and their effect on the abdomens of mice. They found, in the first study of its kind, that nanotubes could potentially cause cancer from actions similar to asbestos fibers inhaled into the lungs of humans.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-05-21 08:47:18
U.K./U.S. toxicologists studied carbon nanotubes and their effect on the abdomens of mice. They found, in the first study of its kind, that nanotubes could potentially cause cancer from actions similar to asbestos fibers inhaled into the lungs of humans.
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“Nines” have it for Nanosatellite space race: The N-prize
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-03 07:41:09
English biologist Paul H. Dear has proposed The N-prize, a race to put the first Nanosatellite in orbit for a cost of only 999.99 pounds (about US$2,000). Your first place prize is 9,999.99 pounds (about US$20,000).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-03 07:41:09
English biologist Paul H. Dear has proposed The N-prize, a race to put the first Nanosatellite in orbit for a cost of only 999.99 pounds (about US$2,000). Your first place prize is 9,999.99 pounds (about US$20,000).
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Nanotech breakthrough promises stronger condoms and golf balls
Written By: David Binning
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-03-19 18:03:45
Scientists at the University of Queensland have developed a new polyurethane coating with potential applications for improving the strength and flexibility of anything from condoms and golf balls to shoe soles and Lycra.
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Written By: David Binning
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-03-19 18:03:45
Scientists at the University of Queensland have developed a new polyurethane coating with potential applications for improving the strength and flexibility of anything from condoms and golf balls to shoe soles and Lycra.
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Is nanotechnology a toxic food nano poison in Australia?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-03-11 10:26:14
A new report from the Australian arm of the Friends of the Earth warns of 104 food and food-related products on sale around the world using questionable nanotechnologies which could put our health at risk, with no local labelling laws or safety checks in place to keep Australians safe from the tiny nano threat.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-03-11 10:26:14
A new report from the Australian arm of the Friends of the Earth warns of 104 food and food-related products on sale around the world using questionable nanotechnologies which could put our health at risk, with no local labelling laws or safety checks in place to keep Australians safe from the tiny nano threat.
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Revolutionary nanowire battery delivers 10x the charge of lithium-ion
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-01-16 04:17:34
An amazing new nanowire battery has finally been developed that delivers the revolutionary leap in battery technology we’ve all been waiting for, giving our gadgets and notebooks up to 10x the battery life, while reliably powering the electric cars of tomorrow. At last!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-01-16 04:17:34
An amazing new nanowire battery has finally been developed that delivers the revolutionary leap in battery technology we’ve all been waiting for, giving our gadgets and notebooks up to 10x the battery life, while reliably powering the electric cars of tomorrow. At last!
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Nanotube radio 100 billion times smaller than first 1900s radios
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-11-06 09:44:39
University of California—Berkeley physicists have created what they call a nanotube radio, or nanoradio, which is one ten-thousandth the diameter of a human hair. They predict “Good Vibrations” from their new invention.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-11-06 09:44:39
University of California—Berkeley physicists have created what they call a nanotube radio, or nanoradio, which is one ten-thousandth the diameter of a human hair. They predict “Good Vibrations” from their new invention.
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Hey, hand me a supercomputer
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-10-22 07:54:25
Scottish, German, and Italian engineers and scientists are studying how nano-sized wires could one day bring the size of a supercomputer so it could be held in one’s hand. The key to reducing the size of computers is learning how wires within microchips behave at tiny diameters.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-10-22 07:54:25
Scottish, German, and Italian engineers and scientists are studying how nano-sized wires could one day bring the size of a supercomputer so it could be held in one’s hand. The key to reducing the size of computers is learning how wires within microchips behave at tiny diameters.
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Grapefruit-cherry looking spacecraft could head to Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-21 10:11:29
According to NASA engineer Ram Tripathi, the best way to protect astronauts from cosmic radiation on long-duration space trips could be a grapefruit-shaped spacecraft with a bunch of cherries stuck on sticks.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-21 10:11:29
According to NASA engineer Ram Tripathi, the best way to protect astronauts from cosmic radiation on long-duration space trips could be a grapefruit-shaped spacecraft with a bunch of cherries stuck on sticks.
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New Hitachi heads promise 4T drives by 2011
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Storage
2007-10-15 19:12:41
A new technology for hard disk recording heads is expected to allow the quadrupling of drive capacities within a few years.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Storage
2007-10-15 19:12:41
A new technology for hard disk recording heads is expected to allow the quadrupling of drive capacities within a few years.
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IBM's atomic art on display
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-08 05:23:25
IBM scientists in 1990 famously wrote the letters of the company name by very carefully arranging single atoms. Now an online gallery of such atomic images has been opened for our wonder and delight.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-08 05:23:25
IBM scientists in 1990 famously wrote the letters of the company name by very carefully arranging single atoms. Now an online gallery of such atomic images has been opened for our wonder and delight.
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Nanolaser: Smallest laser yet made
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-15 09:54:58
A laser that is considered a nanoscale device—one with dimensions of 0.1 to 50 nanometers, where one nanometer equals one billionth of a meter—has been developed by Japanese scientists. It is considered the smallest laser ever constructed.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-15 09:54:58
A laser that is considered a nanoscale device—one with dimensions of 0.1 to 50 nanometers, where one nanometer equals one billionth of a meter—has been developed by Japanese scientists. It is considered the smallest laser ever constructed.
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NASA's nanotech trial succeeds
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-19 01:00:44
A nanotechnology-based electronic sensor able to detect trace gases has been successfully tested in space by NASA, opening a door to smaller and more capable air quality and smoke detectors to protect future astronauts.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-19 01:00:44
A nanotechnology-based electronic sensor able to detect trace gases has been successfully tested in space by NASA, opening a door to smaller and more capable air quality and smoke detectors to protect future astronauts.
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HTC Touch just not advanced enough
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-06 10:39:07
Touch screen phones are the latest rage, despite having been around for years, because… duh… someone figured out that fingers are much thicker than the stylus – yet so-called smartphones often just aren’t.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-06 10:39:07
Touch screen phones are the latest rage, despite having been around for years, because… duh… someone figured out that fingers are much thicker than the stylus – yet so-called smartphones often just aren’t.
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New nano-glue withstands high temperatures: First of its kind
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-05-18 10:37:40
Created by New York scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy), nano-glue bonds surfaces together, while being only one nanometer thick. It can withstand high temperatures and is inexpensive to make.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-05-18 10:37:40
Created by New York scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy), nano-glue bonds surfaces together, while being only one nanometer thick. It can withstand high temperatures and is inexpensive to make.
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IBM answers call of nature with new chip
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-05-04 03:14:24
IBM has developed a self-assembing nanotechnology to create vacuum insulating gaps between conductors on integrated circuits. The result is a 35 percent speed increase and a 15 percent reduction in energy consumption.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-05-04 03:14:24
IBM has developed a self-assembing nanotechnology to create vacuum insulating gaps between conductors on integrated circuits. The result is a 35 percent speed increase and a 15 percent reduction in energy consumption.
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IBM, HP claim chipmaking breakthroughs
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-05-03 18:52:35
IBM and Hewlett-Packard have both announced breakthroughs that could bring significant changes to chip manufacturing.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-05-03 18:52:35
IBM and Hewlett-Packard have both announced breakthroughs that could bring significant changes to chip manufacturing.
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UK loses its nanotechnology lead
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: ZDNet UK
2007-04-01 05:08:54
The UK government has failed to allocate enough funding to nanotechnology, and the funding that has been allocated has not be fairly distributed, according to a report on the subject from the government's own advisory board.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: ZDNet UK
2007-04-01 05:08:54
The UK government has failed to allocate enough funding to nanotechnology, and the funding that has been allocated has not be fairly distributed, according to a report on the subject from the government's own advisory board.
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