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Nanotechnologists Collaborate To Form Near-Frictionless Diamond Material (redOrbit)
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and IBM Research-Zürich have fabricated an ultra sharp, diamond-like carbon tip possessing such high strength that it is 3,000 times more wear-resistant at the nanoscale than silicon.The end result is a diamond-like carbon material mass-produced at the nanoscale that doesn’t wear. (read on…) Related items Near-frictionless diamond... »
Nanotech center receives $1.5 million grant (Daily Pennsylvanian)
Ariela Rosenberg The Nanotechnology Institute — a collaboration between Penn, Drexel University and the Ben Franklin Technology PArtners of Southeastern Pennsylvania — recently received a $1.5 million grant from the state of Pennsylvania to further nanotechnology research. The NTI solicits and reviews projects involved in nanotechnology and awards funding to submissions geared toward … (more... »
Scientists turn light into electrical current using golden nanoscale system (New Kerala)
Washington, Feb 13 : Material scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have turned light into electrical current using a golden nanoscale system. (read on…) Related items Nanotechnologists Collaborate To Form Near-Frictionless Diamond Material (redOrbit) Transforming Nanowires Into Nano-Tools Using Cation Exchange Reactions (redOrbit) Tripping the light fantastic (TG Daily) Penn Material Scientists Turn Light Into Electrical Current Using A Golden... »
AlumiFuel Power, Inc. Developing Flameless Ration Heater (PackagingNetwork)
Early production stage hydrogen generation company AlumiFuel Power, Inc. (”API”), the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based wholly owned operating subsidiary of AlumiFuel Power Corporation , (the “Company”), announced recently that it has conducted successful testing of a new generation Flameless Ration Heater (FRH) prototype using its AlumiFuel powder mix, which is customized to serve a variety of... »
Transforming Nanowires Into Nano-Tools Using Cation Exchange Reactions (redOrbit)
A team of engineers from the University of Pennsylvania has transformed simple nanowires into reconfigurable materials and circuits, demonstrating a novel, self-assembling method for chemically creating nanoscale structures that are not possible to grow or obtain otherwise.The research team, using only chemical reactants, transformed semiconducting nanowires into a variety of useful, nanoscale … (read on…) Related... »
