Cheap and Easy Method for Assembling Nanowire at North Carolina State University
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a cheap and easy method for assembling nanowires, controlling their alignment and density.
The researchers hope the...
CMOS Integrated Silicon Nanophotonics Developed by IBM
IBM has announced another breakthrough in its long term research goal to harness the low power consumption and incredible speed promised by optical computing.
Following...
Prius Family of Vehicles Unveiled by Toyota at the International Auto Show in Detroit
The 2011 North American International Auto Show held in Detroit unveiled the Prius family of vehicles.
In addition to the current third-generation Prius and Prius...
How Fuel Cells working on the nanoscale
For the first time, physical chemistry reactions in a fuel cell can now be observed and described in detail on the nanoscale.
This innovation is...
Nanoscale Photodetectors Detect the Speed of Electrons
Scientists led by Professor Alexander Holleitner, physicist at the Technische Universität Muenchen (TUM), have found a way to directly measure the time during which...
Curved carbon for nanoelectronics
A new scientific discovery could have profound implications for nanoelectronic components. Researchers from the Nano-Science Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen,...
Rechargeable Sodium-Ion Batteries
With a near-theoretical capacity of 250 mAh/g, excellent rate capability and cycle life, and high energy and power densities of 760 Wh/kg and 1200...
The Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency Rate Improved By Nanomaterials
Frontiers of research are rapidly exceeded. Even in field of solar energy harvest and conversion efficiency, new research ideas come from everywhere.
The scientists from...
Paris Habitat Project Plans To Heat Buildings By Human Warmth
A futuristic Paris Habitat project plans to use the combined warmth generated by humans waiting in the Rambuteau Metró subway station to heat a...