Tag: Nanotechnology
-
Squid beak inspires more comfortable medical implants
A new material that is both soft and strong like a squid's beak could be used in medical implants to make patients more comfortable.
-
Vaginal gel loaded with bee venom may destroy HIV
Scientists develop nanoparticles to destroy HIV with bee venom, before infection even occurs.
-
New Technology Uses Nanoparticles to Convert Solar Energy Directly into Steam
A revolutionary "solar steam" technology can convert solar energy to steam - even from nearly frozen water.
-
MIT Researchers Propose Solar Energy Funnel to Produce More Electricity from Sunlight
The concept would use an exceptionally thin stretched material to capture a broader spectrum of sunlight's energy.
-
Nanotech Dog Nose Sniffs Out Explosives
The device mimics the canine olfactory receptors' ability to detect airborne vapors from explosives that human noses cannot.
-
New Nanomaterial Produces Electricity from Both Heat and Light
This new material could be paired with microchips to create self-powered sensors, low-power electronics and implantable biomedical devices.
-
Nanoflower Structures Make Better Batteries, Solar Cells
The carnation-like structures are made from a super-conducting material.
-
Waste Silicon Being Reused in Flexible Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers at Rice University have found a way to reuse silicon that would otherwise be discarded to make better lithium-ion batteries.
-
Smart Filter Technology Uses Gravity, Not Chemicals, to Clean Up Oil Spills
Researchers developed a specialized coating that repels oil but attracts water allowing the filter to easily strain the oil out of water.
-
With Bold Graphics, Next Nature Says Nature Changes Along With Us (Book Review)
We debate saving nature, we dream about escaping to nature, but rarely do we ask “What is nature?” Next Nature radically shifts your notion of nature.
-
Smart Wall Uses Nanotechnology to Control Indoor Temperatures
The wall can be programmed at the time of manufacture to allow heat into a building up to a set point, say 70 degrees, and then reject heat if the temperature rises above that point.
-
New Lithium-Ion Battery Design Stores 7X More Energy
Researchers designed a new lithium-ion battery system that uses nanoparticles that swell to store more energy without increasing the size of the battery.
-
All-Carbon Solar Cells Capture Infrared Light
This new technology could be placed on top of traditional solar cells making compound solar cells that harness almost the entire range of sunlight.
-
Nanotechnology from Spain Preserves the Past (Video)
Tecnadis PRS EFFECT is a water-repellent for facades and historical monuments based on nanoparticles and inspired by nature. It repels the water but at the same time lets the stone breathe.
-
Nanoparticles Produce Renewable Hydrogen from Wastewater and Sunlight
The development of a new technology could be the breakthrough necessary to efficiently produce renewable hydrogen at a low cost.
-
Liquid-to-Solid Material Leads to Cheaper, More Environmentally-Friendly Solar Cell
Researchers have developed a dye-sensitized solar cell that is inexpensive to make and more environmentally friendly through the use of a new liquid-to-solid material.
-
Armies of Microsubmarines Could Clean Up Oil Spills
Microsubmarines have been developed that can absorb and transport oil droplets in water. In the future, these tiny machines could be deployed in large quantities to clean up oil spills.
-
"Bejeweled" Nanowires Could Be Secret to Better Batteries and Solar Cells
Stanford University researchers have come up with a way to decorate nanowires with nanoparticles, leading the way to higher-density batteries and more efficient solar cells.
