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Building the “Everything Machine” (GOOD)
Nanotechnology and exponential manufacturing could help us make whatever humanity needs, atom by atom. Part three in a GOOD miniseries on the singularity by Michael Anissimov and Roko Mijic. New posts every Monday from November 16 to January 23. Last week, Roko Mijic talked about how human intelligence made civilization possible, and how genuinely... »
Welcome to the high-carbon future (New Scientist)
From coal, soot and pencils to electronics, nanoribbons and atom-thick semiconductors – carbon is turning out to be even more talented than we thought (read here…) Related items Growing geodesic carbon nanodomes (PhysOrg) Frogs, foam and fuel: Solar energy converted to sugars (Science Daily) Researchers Convert Solar Energy To Sugars (redOrbit) Carbon nanotubes fuel thermowave power (EE Times Asia) A huge... »
LANL Roadrunner simulates nanoscale material failure (EurekAlert!)
( DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory ) How nanowires evolve under stress is simulated atom-by-atom over a period of time that is closer than ever to experimental reality. (read on…) Related items HIV vaccine strategy expands immune responses (PhysOrg) Metamaterials could reduce friction in nanomachines (EurekAlert!) Roadrunner Supercomputer Simulates Nanoscale Material Failure (Science Daily) Simultaneous Nanoscale Imaging Of Surface And Bulk... »
Growing geodesic carbon nanodomes (PhysOrg)
Researchers analyzing the assembly of graphene (sheets of carbon only one atom thick) on a surface of iridium have found that the sheets grow by first forming tiny carbon domes. The discovery offers new insight into the growth of graphene layers and points the way to possible methods for assembling components of graphene-based computer... »
IBM’s 35 atoms and the rise of nanotech (CNET)
Don Eigler moved a single atom two decades ago. Since then, he and IBM have taken new steps pursuing a dream of compact, power-efficient computing. (read on…) Related items IBM Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Nanotech milestone (I4U) Nanotechnology’s Next Act (BusinessWeek) Novellus Systems, IBM and the UAlbany NanoCollege Establish Strategic Partnership at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex (PR Newswire via... »
