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Strung-out plastic performs heat feat (New Scientist)
Nanoscale polyethylene fibres conduct heat better than pure iron – good news for circuit board designers (more…) Related items Near-frictionless diamond material created using nanotechnology (Science Daily) Metamaterials could reduce friction in nanomachines (PhysOrg) Skin Cream Secrets Revealed (Fox News) Familiar Nanotech Refrain: The Physics Are There (IEEE Spectrum) Stick Electrode suits weld overlay hardfacing applications. (ThomasNet) »
FEATURE : Inventor weighs China challenge (Taipei Times)
It has taken Taiwanese inventor Suilliven Wang (王順炫) 10 years and cost him nearly NT$100 million (US$3.1 million) to develop his device, which helps vehicles save fuel. To Wang, it’s about time he reaped the fruits of his hard work. (read the story…) Related items WVU Grad Gives Big Gift to University (WBOY Clarksburg) Innovation chief: Venture capital... »
Carbon nanotubes have powerful potential (The Westerly Sun)
The rechargeable lithium-ion batteries now so common in everything from iPods to hybrid cars can store twice the energy of similarly sized nickel-metal hydride batteries and up to six times as much as their lead-acid progenitors. (more…) Related items An electrifying discovery: New material to harvest electricity from body movements (PhysOrg) Nanotechnology sparks energy storage on paper and... »
Star scientist hit with funding ban (Ottawa Citizen)
Canada’s largest research-funding organization has slapped an extraordinary ban on a star scientist who is accused of “plagiarism” and spending up to $150,000 in government grant money on custom car parts, televisions, home entertainment systems and other equipment “inconsistent” with his research proposals. (read the story…) Related items Star scientist hit with ‘indefinite’ ban on grant money... »
Greener Stock shows, tells and sells (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Local architect Heather Curless has opened a store that could help take the mystique and misconceptions out of environmentally friendly building materials. (read on…) Related items 2010 Oregon Technology Awards finalists named (The Oregonian) Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Establishes Distribution Network in South Korea For Company’s Award Winning Energy Saving … (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Industrial Nanotech, Inc. CEO to... »
