Why implant coatings detach: Nanocorrosion causes implants to fail

Why implant coatings detach: Nanocorrosion causes implants to fail: "Whether on computer hard disks, saw blades, embossing tools, razor blades or fuel-injection nozzles, extremely hard coatings made of diamond-like carbon (DLC) have proven their value over and over again. They reduce wear and thereby give tools and components a longer operating lifetime."

Nano-architectured aluminum has steely strength

Nano-architectured aluminum has steely strength: "ScienceDaily (Sep. 8, 2010) — A North Carolina State University researcher and colleagues have figured out a way to make an aluminum alloy, or a mixture of aluminum and other elements, just as strong as steel."

Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research

Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research: "A multidisciplinary research group at UCLA has now teamed up to not only visualize a virus but to use the results to adapt the virus so that it can deliver medication instead of disease."

Nano-engineered cotton promises to wipe out water bugs - tech - 03 September 2010 - New Scientist

Nano-engineered cotton promises to wipe out water bugs - tech - 03 September 2010 - New Scientist: "COTTON impregnated with silver nanowires and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could provide a cheap and effective method of purifying water in remote locations."

Observations: M.I.T.: Oil-absorbing nanotech could have cleaned up Deepwater in one month [video]

Observations: M.I.T.: Oil-absorbing nanotech could have cleaned up Deepwater in one month [video]: "It looks like a solar-powered treadmill, but researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) say they have created a flat, conveyor belt–like device that could clean up oil slicks far more efficiently than anything used at the Deepwater Horizon site. They key is a nanoparticle-infused, water-repelling mesh coating a conveyor belt. As important is the device's ability to work autonomously as part of a larger team of devices, which M.I.T. calls a Seaswarm." http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=mit-oil-absorbing-nanotech-could-ha-2010-08-27&sc=CAT_ENGYSUS_20100902

Medical nanotech could find unconventional oil - tech - 30 August 2010 - New Scientist

Medical nanotech could find unconventional oil - tech - 30 August 2010 - New Scientist: "THE oil industry, operating on a gigantic scale, might seem at first sight to have little to learn from the intricacies of medical diagnosis and therapies. Yet nanotechnology developed for medical applications could form a model for ways of exploiting oil reserves that conventional methods cannot reach."

Unprecedented look at oxide interfaces reveals unexpected structures on atomic scale

Unprecedented look at oxide interfaces reveals unexpected structures on atomic scale: "ScienceDaily (Aug. 5, 2010) — Thin layers of oxide materials and their interfaces have been observed in atomic resolution during growth for the first time by researchers at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, providing new insight into the complicated link between their structure and properties."