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Carbon Nanotube Synthesis and Growth Mechanism

09-04-2012 • http://www.intechopen.com, By Mukul Kumar

A carbon nanotube (CNT) is a tubular structure made of carbon atoms, having diameter of nanometer order but length in micrometers.

'Unzipped' carbon nanotubes could help energize fuel cells and metal-air batteries

09-04-2012 • http://news.stanford.edu. By Mark Shwartz

Platinum catalysts in fuel cells are too expensive for large-scale production. Stanford scientists have developed a technique that could make carbon nanotubes an attractive, low-cost alternative.

Buckyballs: wide open playing field for chemists.

09-04-2012 • highbeam.com, Koshland, Daniel E., Jr.; Culotta

The roundest, most symmetrical large molecule found so far, buckminsterfullerene, continues to astonish with one amazing property after another.

The Buckyball: An Excruciatingly Researched Report

09-04-2012 • http://www.insite.com, Craig Segawa

A few years ago, scientists made an exciting breakthrough that could revolutionize the world of science, with particular emphasis on chemistry.

Effects of the covalent linker groups on the spin transport properties...

09-03-2012 • http://jcp.aip.org

Effects of the covalent linker groups on the spin transport properties of single nickelocene molecules attached to single-walled carbon nanotubes

Nickel ( Ni ) - Foil - Material

09-03-2012 • http://www.goodfellow.com,

Discovered by A.F. Cronstedt in 1751 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Réaumur, andRankine Conversion Formulas

09-03-2012 • http://www.csgnetwork.com

This is the lean and chart oriented version of the temperature converter and related formulae.

Chemical vapor deposition

09-03-2012 • http://en.wikipedia.org

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a chemical process used to produce high-purity, high-performance solid materials.

The Synthesis of Nickelocene

09-03-2012 • http://www.sciencemadness.org, benzylchloride1

Bis(cyclopentadienyl)nickel(II) or nickelocene is a widely studied organotransition metal complex due to its interesting chemical properties.

Nickelocene

09-03-2012 • http://en.wikipedia.org

Nickelocene is the organonickel compound with the formula Ni(η5-C5H5)2. Also known as bis(cyclopentadienyl)nickel or NiCp2, this bright green paramagnetic solid is of enduring academic interest,[1] although it yet has no practical applications.

Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio

Host: Ernest Hancock

09-03-12 - Carla Gericke - Andrew Strmic - Adam Kokesh (MP3/Video LOADED) - RE-RUN FROM 08-31-12

Program Date: 09-03-2012

Carla Gericke on the Free State Project and Paul Festival 2012 - Andrew Strmic talks about open sourcing technology - Adam Kokesh on the RNC, the r3VOLution, and Ron Paul...where do we go from here

Self-driving ‘robot’ cars to take on California asphalt

09-03-2012 • http://rt.com

The California state legislature has passed a bill approving Google’s self-driving cars this week, allowing autonomous vehicles to be operated on state roads – including highways.

It’s a miracle! World’s first bionic eye gifts blind woman eyesight

09-03-2012 • http://rt.com

For the first time ever, scientists have given a previously blind woman sight by way of a bionic eye.

Think hard to fly: Chinese scientists unveil mind-controlled drone

09-03-2012 • http://rt.com

Chinese researchers have unveiled a system that allows users to control drones with their thoughts.

Apple Accuses Samsung in Complaint of Flooding Market

09-02-2012 • Joel Rosenblatt and Eunkyung Seo via Bloomberg

Apple Inc., accusing Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) of flooding the market with “copycat products,” added the Galaxy S III smartphone to a list of products that it says infringe Apple patents.

Replacing Your Password with a Finger Swipe

09-02-2012 • David Talbot via TechnologyReview.com

The new device could transmit a user-specific ID through the skin.

‘Super Wi-Fi’ poised for growth in U.S., elsewhere

09-02-2012 • The RawStory.com

Move over Wi-Fi, there’s a new wireless technology coming.

New smartphones could test for AIDS in rural Africa

09-02-2012 • The RawStory.com

South African and South Korean researchers are working on making a smartphone capable of doing AIDS tests in rural parts of Africa that are the worst hit by the disease, a researcher said Friday.

Hurricane Isaac storm surge reversed flow of Mississippi River

09-02-2012 • The Christian Science Monitor

As hurricane Isaac reached southeastern Louisiana as a Category 1 storm earlier this week, it did something unusual to the Mississippi River: It threw the river into reverse.

Iran plans major air defense exercise

09-02-2012 • The RawStory.com

Iran plans to start a major military exercise later this month to test its air defence systems, a top Revolutionary Guards commander said in comments published on Sunday.

Rescuers save penguins caught in oil from leaking Turkish tanker

09-02-2012 • RawStory.com

Fuel leaking from a Turkish freighter wreck that has been smashed up by a storm has contaminated at least five penguins on South Africa’s Robben Island, emergency services said Sunday.

This Space-Aged Edible Packaging Eliminates The Need For Plastic

09-02-2012 • http://www.businessinsider.com, Dina Spector

If you look at the structure of an orange or a coconut, you generally have a skin that maintains moisture and an outer coat that protects that skin.

Electroplating of metal nanotubes and nanowires in a high aspect-ratio nanotemplate

09-02-2012 • http://www.sciencedirect.com, Jie Fu

Ordered metal (Co, Pt, and CoPt alloy) nanotube and nanowire structures were fabricated by a simple electroplating method in high aspect-ratio anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membrane.

iPhone Already Crushing Samsung Models Apple Wants Banned

09-01-2012 • Marcus Wohlsen via WIRED.com

The eight Samsung smartphones Apple wants a U.S. judge to ban after winning its patent case might symbolize all that Steve Jobs hated about the Android competition.