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C3Nano: MIT Clean Energy Winner's Scheme for Cheaper Solar
For a team of ambitious chemical engineers gearing up to spin their solar cell tech out of a Stanford University lab, winning a $200,000 prize sponsored by the Department of Energy and NStar isn’t a...
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The race to harness graphene heats up, as UK opens new research center
The UK doesn’t really have an answer to Silicon Valley, but ‘Silicon Fen’ – the area around Cambridge – comes closest out of the various British tech hubs. There’s a lot of interplay between business...
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You can pluck graphene from thin air – but then what?
Graphene! It’s the wonder stuff: the thinnest, stiffest, strongest and most impermeable material known to humanity, as well as the best thermal and electrical conductor. What’s more, a company called...
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Researchers recycle plastic bags into carbon nanotubes
Our world is filled with carbon, which is lucky for manufacturers of emerging carbon materials like graphene and carbon nanotubes. It turns out that with the right process, you can use a particularly...
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How carbon nanotubes could save you from spoiled food
Carbon nanotubes – tiny rolled-up sheets of carbon atoms – are one of the most intriguing new materials that could be used in a new generation of electronics. As my colleague Signe Brewster reported on...
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How carbon nanotubes could lead to more reliable speakers
New speakers developed at China’s Tsinghua University create sound by warming and cooling air instead of producing vibrations, potentially leading to speakers that break less and can be incorporated...
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Carbon nanotube-coated material moves when exposed to light
Who needs smart windows when you can have smart curtains? University of California-Berkeley researchers have created a material that can bend or straighten when exposed to light, no batteries required....
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Get ready to 3D print carbon nanotube-reinforced objects
We can already 3D print using carbon fiber, fiberglass or chocolate. Now, add carbon nanotubes to the list. Year-old Silicon Valley-based startup Arevo announced today it will offer carbon...
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Carbon nanotubes move closer to competing with silicon
An international team based at Stanford has reached an important milestone in pursuit of faster computing: It can now create stable carbon nanotube transistors that are as small as the best silicon...
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Add ultracapacitors to the list of devices that could benefit from graphene
George Washington University researchers reported Tuesday that they have created an ultracapacitor that is both high performance and inexpensive to produce because it relies on a mix of two promising...
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IBM to invest $3B in R&D for next-generation chips
Big Blue's research plans calls for smaller silicon chips and a future in which silicon isn't even necessary as it invests in other areas of exploratory manufacturing. IBM to invest $3B in R&D for...
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