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Gestures and blood flow enough to charge iPod, iPhone

Bharat | Mar 27 2009

In the near future a walk down the alley or a gesture of the hand could be enough to charge your iPods and iPhones. Nanogenerators made using zinc oxide nanowires by researchers from the school of Medical Science and Engineering at the Georgia...

Tags: Nano Technology, Nano Tech, Nanogenerator, Electronics, Charge, Environment, Energy, Piezoelectric Devices, Electricity, iPod, iPhone #Feature, Technology, Related : Consumer Electronic Gadgets, free cell phone number search

Bharat | Feb 3 2009

Scientists at the Rice University, Texas have developed a vehicle which the world will accept as the nanomachine of the future. Constructed from a single molecule, with a light-activated paddlewheel motor, it is the world’s smallest car measuring...

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SAND to protect gadgets against radiation

Jaiyant Cavale | Jun 17 2008

Electronic goods are not immune to radiation and especially so, when the electronic components make the journey through space. Transistors in particular, are susceptible to damage due to radiation. So, when the scientists at Northwestern University...

Tags: SAND, Radiation, Transistors, RFID, Nano-Technology, Technology

Nano-technology helps Marino wool go chic

Jaiyant Cavale | Jun 14 2008

Marino wool prized by grandmothers and lactating mothers for its warmth and softness is not exactly a fashion designer’s pet material. Researchers in New Zealand have added nanoparticles made of pure gold and silver to fine Marino wool to produce...

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How about a motor, a million times smaller than a needle tip?

Jayaprashanth | Apr 18 2008

Enter the nanomotor, a motor that actually measures a million times smaller than a needle tip and a motor that can actually get some work done, in the tiniest quantities though. Researchers at the UAB research park have now combined two nanotubes to..

Tags: Nano technology, UAB research park, Thermal Nanomotor, Bio-medicine, Technology

Tattoos driven by technology

Farheen Jamal | Apr 7 2008

From the world of technology comes another mind blowing innovation that simply sweeps you off your feet. The programmable tattoo appears on the skin through nanotubes. The sensory conductors are the size of human hair and displays images on the skin,...

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Agilent brings the world's most powerful nanoprober to Asia

Sameer Kumar | Dec 5 2007

The world of electronics is expanding its domain at the rate of knots. While man has constantly tried to expand his imagination so as to understand the vast cosmos, he also has made an unending effort to try and understand the nature of the...

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Babbage inspires nano-mechanical computing

Bharat | Jul 28 2007

It is a piece of news that's amazing for all tech geeks - but it is also one that'll have Charges Babbage's soul (yes, the father of computers) sweat! nay, thrilled - to see his concept of a Difference Engine relived in nano technology. It's...