Nano Materials

NIST engineers use microfluidics to build a dropper that meters out one molecule at a time.

My anodized-titanium card case is deep blue when I hold it normal to my line of vision.

National Institute of Science and Technology discovered that adding nanoparticle to a refrigerant can boost its heat-transfer capabilities

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a road map that brings academia and the semiconductor industry one step closer to realizing carbon nanotube interconnects, and alleviating the current bottleneck of information flow that is limiting the potential of computer chips in everything from personal computers to portable music players.

Mazda Motor Corp. uses a proprietary single-nanotechnology to build a new automotive catalyst.

Move over, carbon nanotubes.

Bacteria discovered in a flooded Wisconsin mine excrete proteins that collect metal nanoparticles.

Researchers at Sandia National Labs specializing in inorganic synthesis and characterization, modeling, and radiation science have designed a radical system of experiments to study the science of creating metal and alloy nanoparticles.

In heavy-manufacturing environments, sensitive electronics and process-control systems need sealed, temperature-controlled enclosures.

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute report they've created the world's first material that reflects virtually no light.

Nano Silver 7000-95 from Ferro Corp., Cleveland, can put conductive features on flexible-circuit boards.

Niobium nanowires change electrical conductance as they stretch, and now a team of Georgia Tech physicists knows why.

Carbon nanotubes conduct electricity much better than conventional copper wires, though integrating the tiny devices with electronics is an ongoing challenge.

Electrostatic adhesion force makes toner particles in photo-copiers, laser printers, and fax machines, temporarily stick to paper before they are permanently fused by heat.

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) designed a carbon nanotube knife that could become a tabletop tool for biologists, letting them slice and dice cells more precisely.