Nano coatings make more efficient heat transfer.

Nanotech/MEMS Wire News: ElectroIQ.com: "Researchers at Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a new way to apply nanostructure coatings to make heat transfer far more efficient, with important potential applications to high tech devices as well as the conventional heating and cooling industry."

I-Micronews - NANOMATERIALS TECHNO: Nanospheres stretch limits of hard disk storage ...

I-Micronews - NANOMATERIALS TECHNO: Nanospheres stretch limits of hard disk storage ...: "A new magnetic recording medium made up of tiny nanospheres has been devised by European researchers. The technology may lead to hard disks able to store more than a thousand billion bits of information in a square inch."

I-Micronews - NANOMATERIALS : CNano launches carbon nanotube based conductive ...

I-Micronews - NANOMATERIALS : CNano launches carbon nanotube based conductive ...: "The super conductive paste is leveraging both physical and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes, and is used as the conductive additive for both Lithium ion battery cathodes and anodes to enhance battery energy and power density, cycle life and safety. This paste product is based on the volume produced carbon nanotubes from CNano. It replaces the traditional conductive additives for Lithium ion batteries with less loading but greatly improving battery
performance, especially for high power applications such as electrical vehicles and power tools."

Nanotechnology tattoo may help diabetics track their blood sugar

Nanotechnology tattoo may help diabetics track their blood sugar: "“They never really escape it,” says Paul Barone, a postdoctoral researcher in MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering. Barone and professor Michael Strano are working on a new type of blood glucose monitor that could not only eliminate the need for finger pricks but also offer more accurate readings.
“Diabetes is an enormous problem, global in scope, and despite decades of engineering advances, our ability to accurately measure glucose in the human body still remains quite primitive,” says Strano, the Charles and Hilda Roddey Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering. “It is a life-and-death issue for a growing number of people.”"

New advances in science of the ultra-small promise big benefits for cancer patients

New advances in science of the ultra-small promise big benefits for cancer patients: "ScienceDaily (May 17, 2010) — A $145-million U.S. Federal Government effort to harness the power of nanotechnology to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer is producing innovations that will radically improve care for the disease."

Faster computers with nanotechnology

Faster computers with nanotechnology: "ScienceDaily (June 1, 2010) — The silicon transistors in your computer may be replaced in ten years by transistors based on carbon nanotubes. This is what scientists at the University of Gothenburg are hoping -- they have developed a method to control the nanotubes during production."

Copper nanowires enable bendable displays and solar cells; Pin-like copper structures self-assemble in solution

Copper nanowires enable bendable displays and solar cells; Pin-like copper structures self-assemble in solution: "ScienceDaily (June 2, 2010) — A team of Duke University chemists has perfected a simple way to make tiny copper nanowires in quantity. The cheap conductors are small enough to be transparent, making them ideal for thin-film solar cells, flat-screen TVs and computers, and flexible displays."

Using nature's design principles to create specialized nanofabrics

Using nature's design principles to create specialized nanofabrics: " Bio-engineers have developed a new technology that can be used to regenerate heart and other tissues and to make nanometer-thick fabrics that are both strong and extremely elastic."

WELCOME TO NANOWORLD

“Nano” is a prefix attached to words to denote a quantity one billionth of that represented by the words. In science and technology we generally use nanometer as the linear dimension one billionth of a meter. It is a very small length indeed! Atoms of many elements have diameters ranging from 0.1 to 1 nanometer. Scientists have discovered that matter exhibits strange and often beneficial properties when their dimensions are reduced to the nanometer levels. Many uses have been envisaged for such small materials. Superior mechanical properties, electrical properties and magnetic properties have been detected in many nanomaterials. In the medical profession, nanomolecules could be used to deliver medication to an exact location, like a tumor, in the human body. Structures and devices of nanometer size have been thought of for various applications. Nanomaterials, nanostructures and nanodevices occupy the nanoworld. This blog is intended to collect and present new developments in this nanoworld.