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LEDs have been in our lives for some time now. They are more efficient than any other lighting device before them, can produce any desired color and have a life span much longer than that of light bulbs and fluorescent tubes. However, they are still imperfect. For example, light-emitting diodes currently present on t... |
24 March 2008
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The researchers' obsession for nanotechnology is getting bigger every day, from carbon nanotubes to metamaterials and now industrial-grade nanowires. At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) a new method for creating nanowires is being tested.Nanowires are tiny metal rods created of rows of ... |
27 October 2007
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Scientists are working on a new type of nanogenerator that could draw the necessary energy from flowing blood in the human body, by using the beating heart and pulsating blood vessels. Once completed, this new cellular engine could find various applications, even beyond medicine.Zhong Lin Wang and colleagues at the ... |
21 July 2007
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Iron-platinum nanorods and nanowires could one day find practical applications in compressed, thus more effective computer memory devices. Building them with uniform shape and magnetic alignment is a key element in creating the next generation of high-density information storage applications.So, far, controlling the... |
23 June 2007
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Rock carving, created by removing parts of a rock surface, are found worldwide and are often (but not always) associated with prehistoric peoples. They are some of the first forms of art and precursors of technology and writing systems.Modern day nanoscopic carvings are an expression of the most modern technologies ... |
19 June 2007
05:55 GMT |
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