Carbon Nanotube Patches Improve Heart Function
Using carbon nanotubes, researchers at Rice University and Texas Children’s Hospital have created heart-defect patches that improve electrical signaling between immature heart cells. Living heart…
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New Type of CNT Solar Cell is Twice as Efficient as Its Predecessors
Material scientists from the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University have created a new type of carbon nanotubes solar cell that is twice as…
Researchers Grow Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Identical Electronic Properties
Using custom-made organic precursor molecules, researchers have succeeded for the first time in growing single-walled carbon nanotubes with identical electronic properties. In future, it will…
Controlled Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
A new study details how researchers from the Max Planck Institute and EMPA succeeded in “growing” single-wall carbon nanotubes with a single predefined structure for…
Stanford Engineers Improve Flexible Carbon Nanotube Circuits
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a process to make flexible carbon nanotube circuits more reliable and efficient, paving the way for digital devices that…
Carbon Nanotube Fibers Outperform Traditional Copper Cables
A new study from Rice University shows that carbon nanotube fibers have greater capacity to carry electrical current than traditional copper cables of the same…
Atom-Thick Carbyne Nanorods May Be The Strongest Material Ever
In a newly published paper, theoretical physicists from Rice University calculate that atom-thick carbyne chains would be the strongest material ever discovered, stronger than graphene…
Engineers Build a Carbon Nanotube Computer
A newly published study details how Stanford engineers built a basic computer using carbon nanotubes. A team of Stanford engineers has built a basic computer…
Scientists Develop a New Nanobiocomposite Material
In a newly published study, scientists detail how they developed a new nanobiocomposite material using Morpho butterfly wings and carbon nanotubes. Leveraging the amazing natural…
Aligned Carbon Nanotube-Silicon Sheets Improve Battery Design
Using sheets of aligned carbon nanotubes coated with silicon, scientists at NC State have demonstrated a method for improving the design of rechargeable lithium ion…
Scientists Control Chirality in Carbon Nanotubes
A team of researchers have managed to control chirality in carbon nanotubes, achieving an epitaxial formation of Co nanoparticles by reducing a well-developed solid solution…
Spray-on Mixture Combines Carbon Nanotubes with Ceramic
Scientists have developed “super-nanotubes” by using a spray-on mixture that combines the optical, thermal and electrical properties of nanotubes with the robustness of the high-temperature…
Boron Nitride Nanotubes Channel Osmotic Power
Using boron nitride nanotubes, researchers have discovered a new method for harnessing energy from the salinity difference between fresh water and salt water. The salinity…
Examining the Fundamentals of Desirable Nanotubes
A newly published study provides scientists with a valuable resource for detailed information about metallic carbon nanotubes. The first fruits of a cooperative venture between…
Ultra-Strong Artificial Muscles Made From Carbon Nanotubes
In order to showcase ultra-strong artificial muscles, Ray Baughman from the University of Texas at Dallas and his colleagues built a catapult. The scientists published…
Scientists Work on Developing Computer Chips Made from Nanotubes
Scientists have developed new methods that could result in the production of higher-performance computer chips made from tiny straws of carbon nanotubes. It’s been known…
MIT Team Uses Carbon Nanotubes to Draw Gas Sensors
A team of MIT chemists revealed how they developed a method for drawing gas sensors on paper using a tailor-made, super-conductive carbon nanotube pencil. The…
Artificial System Models Light-Capturing Method Used by Deep-Sea Bacteria
Hoping to find a more efficient light-harvesting process, MIT scientists analyzed an artificial system that uses a self-assembling system of dye molecules that form perfectly…
