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Nanotech in space: Rensselaer experiment to weather the trials of orbit (EurekAlert!)

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( Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ) Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. The project, funded by the US Air Force Multi University Research Initiative (MURI), seeks to test the performance of the new nanocomposites in orbit. The materials will be... »

Clemson carbon nanotube research part of $3 million award to enhance energy efficiency (EurekAlert!)

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( Clemson University ) Clemson University is part of a five-year $3 million US Air Force Office of Scientific Research award, along with the University of Texas at Dallas and Yale University, to search for nanoscale materials that superconduct to allow for efficient flow of a current. (read on…) Related items Nanosensors Used For First Time To... »

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