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by jeff goldman on January 17, 2010
Nanosys has developed a way to make LED lighting look better by adding nanomaterials to blue LEDs.
"Their efforts have created an LED light that combines the energy efficiency of a blue LED with...
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by jeff goldman on January 11, 2009
At the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards late last year, design firm Lu Papi & Associates received an award for the development of the nanotechnology-enabled Freedom Wheelchair.
"Devel...
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by george elvin on November 29, 2006
What would buildings look like if they were made from materials 100 times stronger than steel, if sensors embedded in materials and inhabitants created smart environments, and walls and ceilings chang...
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by george elvin on October 24, 2006
What's 100,000 kilometers long, as thin as a piece of paper, and able to carry over twenty tons of cargo and passengers into space? The space elevator, of course.
Nanotechnology breakthroughs ha...
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by george elvin on August 24, 2006
The design of the month at the Nanorex gallery shows some pretty interesting animated 3D models of nanomachines in action.
The animations were created from simulation results using Nanorex NanoEngine...
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by george elvin on July 22, 2006
Lockheed Martin, US, has won a $1.7 m contract from US defense research agency DARPA to develop a nano air vehicle, according to a story at nanotechweb.
The remote-controlled device will be "th...
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by george elvin on July 7, 2006
The results are in from the University of Cambridge Epson Photography Competition, and the winning entry, shown here, by Steve Hoath, is entitled, 'Tails from the nozzle bank'.
This image was...
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by george elvin on April 28, 2006
When I'm not busy posting to nanotechbuzz, I run a blog dedicated to nanotechnology in architecture, engineering and construction. It's an exciting area of nanotech research, with advances in ...
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by george elvin on April 26, 2006
Friday is the last day to enter the Small World Photomicrography Competition. But even if you haven't been busy snapping nanophotos, you can still enjoy the work of previous years' winners at ...
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by george elvin on March 31, 2006
Computerized smart clothes to monitor cardiac health, muffle smells or download podcasts are in development by Sony Corp., Bosch Group, Motorola and DuPont, according to a UPI report.
The nanotechnol...
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by george elvin on March 27, 2006
Innovations in MEMS (MicroElectroMechnical Systems), nanomaterials and other emerging technologies are making smart homes a reality for the masses.
The January 2006 Bourne Report says that more sens...
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by george elvin on March 1, 2006
Students in my architecture studio have come up with some very innovative designs using nanotechnology in our NanoStudio.
In this third year architecture studio at the College of Architecture and Pla...
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by george elvin on January 12, 2006
What will buildings be like when carbon nanotubes make structural materials transparent and capable of conducting electricity? How much energy will they use when their facades are made of flexible sol...
