Tag: Nanotechnology - Page 2
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Nanosponge Absorbs 100x Its Weight in Oil, Is Guided With Magnets
A new technology for developing "nanosponges" may mean an easier way to absorb oil.
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Nanoparticles Change Intestinal Absorption of Nutrients
Humans consume 100 trillion nanoparticles a day. A study shows that nanoparticles change the intestinal wall and affect nutrient absorption.
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Deformable Nanotube Transistors Can Take a Crumpling and Keep on Ticking
A new type of transistor, made from carbon nanotubes, can be folded, crumpled, and deformed, and still work, which may lead to longer lasting gadgets.
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Nanotechnology Converts Heat to Power With Fabric
A "Power Felt" developed by researchers can use your body heat to charge up a battery.
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Nanoshell "Whispering Galleries" Trap Light in Solar Cells, Boost Absoption By 75%
Tiny hollow spheres of photovoltaic material trap and loop light the same way a whispering gallery does to sound, letting solar cells absorb more light.
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Self-Cleaning Clothes May Make Your Washing Machine History
New fabric just needs to be hung out in the sun to clean.
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When Your Dress Transports You, Fashion Design Morphed With Mobility (Photos)
Imagine your dress becomes your means of transportation! This was the briefing the students at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Barcelona received from BMW. The result are 5 concepts for future mobility
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Killer Paper Introduces Another Application for Silver Nanoparticles
The ACS' science journal Langmuir has published a paper describing a breakthrough in sonochemical coating of paper by microbiocidal silver nanoparticles. We picked up on the dramatic moniker "killer paper" over at Fast Company.
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Breakthrough Producing Hydrogen from Water + Sunlight
Image: Angewandte Chemie, Wiley Sunlight + Water = Hydrogen Gas Scientists at the University of East Anglia, led by Dr. Thomas Nann, report a breakthrough in the production of hydrogen from water using the energy of sunlight. Amidst all the hype about a
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Is Liquid Terminator Robot One Step Closer to Reality?
Image: Universal Studios Scientists Invent Self-Healing Hydrogel Strong Enough to Replace Plastics Hydrogels are not new. Contact lenses and replacement skin are just two examples of uses of these high-water content gels. But hydrogels currently suffer
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Rice University Adds Nanodragster to Nanocar Collection
Researchers are calling the newest nanotoy in the Rice University collection a "nanodragster." The name fits the modification, with the front wheels smaller and on a narrower axle than the rear wheels. The nanodragster
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Nanoparticles or No-No particles?
Image: Flickr, Argonne National Laboratory Could Nanoparticles Cause "Dramatic Mutations?" Nanoparticles, hailed as the solution for everything from the next generation of micro-electronic gadgets to curing cancer, are poorly understood. When scientists
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Cheap 3D Solar Cells Are 6x More Efficient, Work Underground
Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world's first 3-D photovoltaic solar
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Skip The Spray-on Sunscreen? Widely Used Nanoparticles Could Cause Cancer: Study
Photo: Getty Images It's a fact of life that nanoparticles are everywhere: from sunscreen to underwear to performance wear - they are an invisible part of everyday life. Nanotechnology has made some promising inroads, but could these undetectable bits
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Carbon Nanotube Sponge Can Absorb Toxic Oils and Solvents up to 180x Its Weight!
Photo: Peking University and Tsinghua University Is There Anything We CAN'T Do With Carbon Nanotubes? digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/carbon-nanotube-sponge-toxic-oil-cleanup-180x-weight.php';Cleaning up toxic spills has always been
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Elizabeth Grossman Chases Toxic Molecules Through Our Bodies and Around the Globe
If, in the United States, you happen to decided you'd like to earn your PhD in chemistry, you may notice that at no point are you required to take a course in toxicology. This is partly the reason we're now being assaulted by a growing mob of dangerous
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Breakthrough 1 MW Battery Promised by Mystery Manufacturer
Guess What the First Application Will Be Prepare to be played. The Swiss Micro Finance firm, Micro Finance Investment AG, knows how to use new media. The are now feeding out tiny tidbits of bait to generate a whirlwind of interest in what promises to be
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Enviro-Bear 2010: Operation Hibernation for iPhone
Just when I thought I knew every app available for Apple's iPhone, I stumble across Enviro-Bear 2010: Operation Hibernation. If you've been searching for a quasi-green video game for your multimedia smartphone well,
