Carbon Nanotubes : Science World Report

Apr 24, 2017 06:10 AM EDT

Conductive Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized By Scientists May Hold The Key To Novel Application Of Nanotechnology In Electronics And Medicine

Smart skins, sensors and carbon nanotube textiles are the future of nanotechnology.

Nov 30, 2016 03:20 AM EST

What Happens To Water Inside Carbon Nanotubes At High Temperature? Study Reveals

Water beyond its abundance could also act strangely in some ways particularly if confined inside the nanotubes.

Jun 15, 2016 05:20 AM EDT

Carbon Nanotubes Not Strong Enough For A Space Elevator, Study Suggests

Carbon nanotube would not be enough to build a space elevator.

Jan 27, 2014 04:09 PM EST

Perfect Cooling for Faster Microprocessors with Carbon Nanotubes

Factory ready technique that would use carbon nanotubes to better cool microprocessor chips.

Dec 13, 2013 04:58 PM EST

“Zero-Dimensional” Carbon Nanotube May Lead to Superthin Electronics and Synthetic Cells

Synthetic, man-made cells and ultrathin electronics built from a new form of “zero-dimensional” carbon nanotube may be possible through research at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering.

Nov 30, 2013 03:50 PM EST

Synthetic Antibodies Created With Coated Nanoparticles

Synthetic polymers coating a nanoparticle surface can recognize specific molecules just like an antibody.

Nov 14, 2013 06:17 PM EST

Crucial Nano-Imaging Technique For Individual Carbon Nanotubes Developed

Despite their almost incomprehensibly small size – a diameter about one ten-thousandth the thickness of a human hair – single-walled carbon nanotubes come in a plethora of different “species,” each with its own structure and unique combination of electronic and optical properties.

Nov 04, 2013 10:38 PM EST

Carbon Nanotube Based Implantable Sensor Paves Way to Long-Term Monitoring

Carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide can be implanted under the skin for more than a year.

Sep 15, 2013 11:01 PM EDT

Airbrushing Could Facilitate Large-Scale Manufacture of Carbon Nanofibers

Researchers from North Carolina State University used airbrushing techniques to grow vertically aligned carbon nanofibers on several different metal substrates, opening the door for incorporating these nanofibers into gene delivery devices, sensors, batteries and other technologies.

Sep 12, 2013 11:00 PM EDT

Mysterious But Very Useful Carbon-Nanotube Behavior Discovered: A Pea-Shooter for Molecules

Researchers find that tiny molecules passing through nanotubes can be propelled or slowed depending on their size.

Aug 18, 2013 07:08 PM EDT

Nanosensors Could Aid Drug Manufacturing

Chemical engineers find that arrays of carbon nanotubes can detect flaws in drugs and help improve production.

Aug 07, 2013 04:52 PM EDT

Battery Design Gets Boost from Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make cell phone and electric car batteries last longer.