Innovative method prints colours without inks
August 13th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Aug 13 (IANS) An innovative method for creating sharp, full-spectrum colour images at 100,000 dots per inch (dpi) does not need inks or dyes, thanks to metal-laced nano-sized structures.Conversely, ... Read more...
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Nanoscale whiskers from sea squirts could grow human muscle tissue
March 12th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 12 (ANI): University of Manchester researchers have discovered that minute whiskers of nanoscale dimensions taken from sea creatures could hold the key to creating working human muscle tissue.They have found ... Read more...
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World’s first programmable nanoprocessor developed
February 10th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Engineers and scientists have developed the world's first programmable nanoprocessor.The groundbreaking prototype computer system, developed in at Harvard University and the MITRE Corporation, represents a significant step forward ... Read more...
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New material makes electricity from waste heat
January 19th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 19 (ANI): Northwestern University researchers have come one step closer to generating electricity from heat-generating items such as vehicle exhaust systems, industrial processes and equipment and sun light more efficiently ... Read more...
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Now, colour-changing patch that detects exposure to explosive shock
November 30th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed a colour-changing patch that could be worn on soldiers' helmets and uniforms to indicate the strength of exposure to blasts from explosives ... Read more...
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How whales can help planes to fly better, by Prince Charles
October 20th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 20 (ANI): Prince Charles has highlighted the extraordinary advances being made with the help of lessons learned from the natural world in his new book 'Harmony.'In this extract, the Prince ... Read more...
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Boffins simplify nanowire manufacturing
July 22nd, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 22 (ANI): A researcher at the University of Florida claims to have found an inexpensive solution to making nanowires.Nanowires are so tiny that a human hair would dwarf them - ... Read more...
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New discovery takes scientists a step closer to quantum computers
July 3rd, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 3 (ANI): Taking a step nearer to quantum computers, University of Maryland researchers have used a unique hybrid nanostructure to show a new type of light-matter interaction.They also demonstrated the ... Read more...
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Next-gen graphene set to revolutionize nanocircuitry
June 11th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): Scientists have made an advance towards replacing silicon with graphene on nanocircuitry.A simple and quick one-step process based on thermochemical nanolithography (TCNL) has been devised for creating nanowires, ... Read more...
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DNA could form backbone of next generation chips
May 12th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 12 (IANS) In a single day, a solitary graduate student at a lab bench can produce more simple logic circuits than the world's entire output of silicon chips in a ... Read more...
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Nanotechnology to turn paper into futuristic batteries
February 22nd, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Researchers have found a way to make lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors cheaply -- by just dipping paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles.
Capacitors, ... Read more...
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Nanotechnology may help turn fabrics, paper into lightweight batteries
February 21st, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): An engineer has found a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors, as well as stretchable, conductive textiles known as "eTextiles" - capable of ... Read more...
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New technique enables nano self-assembly
October 24th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 24 (ANI): Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found a simple and yet powerfully robust way to induce nanoparticles to assemble themselves ... Read more...
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Smallest optical gold nanoantennas may lead to high-speed data networks
October 21st, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 21 (ANI): Scientists have succeeded for the first time in specifically and reproducibly manufacturing smallest optical nanoantennas from gold, which would lead to new high-speed data networks.To reach the ... Read more...
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Indian origin scientists make 24-carat gold ’snowflakes’
October 14th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 14 (ANI): In an effort to make graphene more useful in electronics applications, two scientists of Indian origin have developed 24-carat gold 'snowflakes'.The two scientists are Vikas Berry, a Kansas ... Read more...
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Nanotubes can boost plant growth
October 5th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 5 (ANI): If the results of a new research are anything to go by, carbon nanotubes are able fertilizers that can boost germination in plants.According to a report in New ... Read more...
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‘NanoPen’ may revolutionise electronics sector, medical diagnostic tests
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 3 (ANI): A team of scientists in California have announced the creation of a 'NanoPen' that can simplify the method of laying down patterns of nanoparticles-from wires to circuits-for making ... Read more...
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Scientists come a nano-step closer to weighing a single atom
July 28th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 28 (ANI): In a new study, a team of scientists has understood how nanoparticles lose energy, thus coming a key step closer towards producing nanoscale detectors for weighing any single ... Read more...
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Ultra-powerful laser can turn light bulbs into power-sippers
May 30th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 30 (ANI): Optics researchers at the University of Rochester, US, have developed an ultra-powerful laser can turn regular incandescent light bulbs into power-sippers.The process could make a light as bright ... Read more...
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Laser doubles brightness of bulb filaments
May 30th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 30 (IANS) An ultra-powerful laser not only doubles the brightness of light bulbs filaments but also slashes their power consumption, according to a new study.
"We've been experimenting with the ... Read more...
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Scientists put a new spin on electrons
April 16th, 2009 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 16 (ANI): In the first demonstration of its kind, researchers at the University of British Columbia have controlled the spin of electrons using a ballistic technique.For controlling the spin of ... Read more...
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Bird feathers produce color through structure similar to beer foam
April 4th, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 4 (ANI): A new research by scientists at Yale University, US, has discovered that the bright colors seen in bird feathers are created by tiny nanostructures with a structure similar ... Read more...
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With new material, invisibility cloaks near reality
March 14th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 14 (IANS) Researchers have created a light-bending material that could be the key to high-powered optics, ultra-efficient solar cells and even invisibility cloaks, a la Harry Potter's indispensable tool.
Nanophotonics scientist ... Read more...
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Invisibility cloak to soon become a reality
March 14th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 14 (ANI): Scientists have created a metamaterial that could lead to the development of a cloaking device that makes a person invisible, among other applications.Developed by Naomi Halas and ... Read more...
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Researchers develop quicker, more accurate method of detecting viruses
February 26th, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) Researchers have come up with a faster, more specific method of detecting viruses.
Viruses can be detected in fluids, which is of vital importance in diagnostics. But existing ... Read more...
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Nanotechnology could make better food: scientist
February 15th, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Feb 15 (Xinhua) Foods produced by nanotechnology are healthy and absorbed in the human body more efficiently, a Dutch scientist has said."The problem I always face is that people do not ... Read more...
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Scientists use gold nanospheres, near-infrared light to cook tumour
February 2nd, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 2 (ANI): Scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have announced that they have been successful in equipping hollow gold nanospheres with a targeting peptide ... Read more...
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Nanomagnetic fingerprints may provide boost for next-gen information storage media
January 31st, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 31 (ANI): A team of physicists at the University of California (UC), Davis, has developed a technique to capture the magnetic fingerprints of certain nanostructures, which could provide a ... Read more...
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Indian boffin develops new method for controlling graphene’’s conductive nature
January 22nd, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): An Indian-origin researcher has developed a new method for controlling the conductive nature of graphene, which could pave the way for techniques for mass production of graphene-based ... Read more...
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Nanotech breakthrough paves way for next-generation equipment
March 21st, 2008 - 11:33 am ICT by admin
Washington, March 21 (IANS) Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used nanotechnology to dramatically improve conversion between heat and power, paving the way for a new generation of products ... Read more...
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Indian origin scientist shows differently shaped quantum drums can produce the same sound
February 9th, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by admin
Washington, February 9 (ANI): An Indian origin researcher at Stanford University has shown that two nanostructures with different shapes can produce exactly the same sound, a finding that may influence real nano-electronic ... Read more...
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Now, ‘nanonails’ that can repel any liquid
January 30th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Jan 30 (ANI): University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and their colleagues from Bell Laboratories have created a material that can repel almost any liquid.The material is made by sculpting a ... Read more...
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