Weight in gold: Researchers used carbon nanotubes to weigh individual gold atoms. This illustration shows a nanotube oscillating at a constant frequency set by a radio wave. When atoms land on the nanotube, the frequency of the oscillations decreases measurably. This change can be used to calculate the weight of the atoms. ...

Like a team of laboratory gearheads, Arizona State University (A.S.U.) researchers have found a way to soup up microscopic "nanomachines" that may someday be used to deliver lifesaving medications or test the quality of drinking water in remote regions of the world. In place of turbochargers and high-octane gas, the scientists ...

In an upcoming paper, Nicola Pugno, a professor of structural engineering at the Polytechnic University in Turin, Italy, discusses formulas for fashioning carbon nanotubes into superadhesive gloves and boots that could be used to create a Spider-Man-...

University of Cincinnati researchers have built the longest aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays, measuring 18 mm. Long CNT arrays can be spun into fibers that are in theory sign...

Crossposted from advancednano.blogspot.com Improved cell by cell analysis is made possible as well as injecting drugs into active cells one at time. This development could be combined with improved versions of surgical microbots to achieve something very similar to the vision of nanobot cellular repair nanomedicine. Drexel University ...

Researchers at University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a way to significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells by adding single-walled carbon nanotubes to a film made of titanium-dioxide nanoparticles. The method doubles the efficiency of ...

Researchers at Stanford University have used carbon nanotubes to transport RNA into human white blood cells, making the cells less susceptible to HIV attack....

University of California, Riverside have developed a conceptual design for a macroscopically addressable data storage device based on carbon nanotubes, which can be used as nonvolatile random access memory and for terabit solid-state storage. The ...

Boston College researchers have developed nanoscopic coaxial cables using nanotubes that transmit light and could lead to innovations in solar cells, artificial retinas and quantum computing. ...

Researchers at Rice University have demonstrated that carbon nanotubes can be chopped into small pieces to form ''seeds'' that grow more nanotubes of precisely the same type. The method could eventually make it possible to grow large amounts of carb...