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'Smart Shirt' Developed by Rice University Researchers Can Monitor Your Heart Rate
Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas, US, have found a way to weave "smart clothing" that can monitor your heart. A snug athletic shirt was created with conductive carbon nanotube fibres that is said to be able to measure your heart rate efficiently and accurately.
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Food Waste May Store Solar And Wind Energy
Sugar alcohols - an abundant waste product of the food industry - mixed with carbon nanotubes could be used to store excess solar and wind energy for times when the Sun is down or the air is still, scientists have found.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Devises Novel Materials For Solar Fuel Cells
An Indian-origin chemist from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has developed new high-performing materials for cells that harness sunlight to split carbon dioxide and water into useable fuels like methanol and hydrogen gas.
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Artificial Skin to Give People With Prosthetics Sense of Touch
Researchers have developed a new artificial skin that can 'feel' similar to the way a fingertip senses pressure, and may help people perceive sensation in their prosthetic limbs.
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IBM Scientists Find New Way to Shrink Transistors
The advance, based on a way to connect ultrathin wires to nanotubes, makes it possible to shrink wires without increasing electrical resistance.
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Spiders Sprayed With Carbon Nanotubes Spin Superstrong Webs
Spiders sprayed with water containing carbon nanotubes and graphene flakes have produced fibres that are tougher than anything ever measured, scientists say.
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New Ultra-Fast Batteries Recharge in Just 2 Minutes
Researchers from Nanyang Technology University say the breakthrough battery technology has a wide-ranging impact on all industries, especially for electric vehicles.
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IBM to Invest $3 Billion in Chip Research Hoping for a Breakthrough
IBM announced the plan a week before its widely anticipated second quarter earnings.
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Researchers build a working carbon nanotube computer
The nanotubes, which are cylinder-shaped molecules, have long held the promise of allowing computing with smaller, faster and lower-powered components.
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Spider silk-based carbon nanotubes pave way for exciting new applications
The strength and resilience of spider silk with the microscopical dimension of a nanotube can lead to electricity and heat conducting devices.
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IBM working on carbon nanotubes to replace silicon in computer chips
A carbon 'chip' with more than ten thousand working transistors and made of nano-sized tubes could replace silicon in computer chips to create smaller, faster circuits.
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'Smart Shirt' Developed by Rice University Researchers Can Monitor Your Heart Rate
Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas, US, have found a way to weave "smart clothing" that can monitor your heart. A snug athletic shirt was created with conductive carbon nanotube fibres that is said to be able to measure your heart rate efficiently and accurately.
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Food Waste May Store Solar And Wind Energy
Sugar alcohols - an abundant waste product of the food industry - mixed with carbon nanotubes could be used to store excess solar and wind energy for times when the Sun is down or the air is still, scientists have found.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Devises Novel Materials For Solar Fuel Cells
An Indian-origin chemist from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has developed new high-performing materials for cells that harness sunlight to split carbon dioxide and water into useable fuels like methanol and hydrogen gas.
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Artificial Skin to Give People With Prosthetics Sense of Touch
Researchers have developed a new artificial skin that can 'feel' similar to the way a fingertip senses pressure, and may help people perceive sensation in their prosthetic limbs.
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IBM Scientists Find New Way to Shrink Transistors
The advance, based on a way to connect ultrathin wires to nanotubes, makes it possible to shrink wires without increasing electrical resistance.
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Spiders Sprayed With Carbon Nanotubes Spin Superstrong Webs
Spiders sprayed with water containing carbon nanotubes and graphene flakes have produced fibres that are tougher than anything ever measured, scientists say.
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New Ultra-Fast Batteries Recharge in Just 2 Minutes
Researchers from Nanyang Technology University say the breakthrough battery technology has a wide-ranging impact on all industries, especially for electric vehicles.
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IBM to Invest $3 Billion in Chip Research Hoping for a Breakthrough
IBM announced the plan a week before its widely anticipated second quarter earnings.
-
Researchers build a working carbon nanotube computer
The nanotubes, which are cylinder-shaped molecules, have long held the promise of allowing computing with smaller, faster and lower-powered components.
-
Spider silk-based carbon nanotubes pave way for exciting new applications
The strength and resilience of spider silk with the microscopical dimension of a nanotube can lead to electricity and heat conducting devices.
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IBM working on carbon nanotubes to replace silicon in computer chips
A carbon 'chip' with more than ten thousand working transistors and made of nano-sized tubes could replace silicon in computer chips to create smaller, faster circuits.
