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December 2004
December 7
Nano World:
Software To Speed Nanotech New York (UPI) Dec 03, 2004
New consortia of corporations, universities and federal agencies are seeking
to accelerate the development in the wide-open field of nanotechnology software
- programs to create and enhance devices with features on the molecular
scale.
November 2004
November 21
Futuristic
Nano 'Smart' Yarns On The Horizon. Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 19,
2004
In a collaborative effort, scientists at CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology
have achieved a major technological breakthrough that should soon lead to
the production of futuristic strong, light and flexible 'smart' clothing
materials.
October 2004
October 24
New display
'as clear as a glossy magazine'
Hewlett-Packard says its liquid-crystal still-image display technology will
lead to ultra high-resolution flat screens that are both cheap and low power.
October 10
VIDEO
DISKS DITCH BINARY STORAGE
Next-generation disks could hold hundreds of hours of footage.
September 2004
No Technology articles for September.
August 2004
August 23
NASA Working
On Early Version Of Star-Trek-like Main Ship Computer. Moffett Field
CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2004
All that is known about future spaceships will be in their main computers,
according to NASA scientists. They busily are creating a set of computer
'tools' that possibly will evolve into a main computer system much like
that of the fictional starship Enterprise of television's 'Star Trek' series.
Combat
robots wow crowds
As well as entertaining, the Japanese contest which pits robot against robot
reflects real technological advances, say experts.
August 17
RNA Could
Form Building Blocks For Nanomachines. West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 12,
2004
Microscopic scaffolding to house the tiny components of nanotech devices
could be built from RNA, the same substance that shuttles messages around
a cell's nucleus, reports a Purdue University research group.
August 8
Breakthrough
Yields Simple Way To Make Microscopic Electronics. Boston MA (SPX) Jul
22, 2004
In a breakthrough that could lead to dramatically smaller memory chips and
other electronic components, Princeton scientists have found a way to mass
produce devices that are so small they are at the limit of what can be viewed
by the most powerful microscopes.
Cool Fuel Cells Could Revolutionize Earth's Energy Resources.
July 2004
July 25
'Cool'
Fuel Cells Could Revolutionize Earth's Energy Resources.
Imagine a power source so small, yet so efficient, that it could make
cumbersome power plants virtually obsolete while lowering your electric
bill. A breakthrough in thin film solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) is currently
being refined in labs at the University of Houston, making that dream a
reality.
Tech Researchers
Funded To Smooth Out Kinks In Electromagnetic Propulsion. Atlanta GA
(SPX) Jul 23, 2004
When electromagnetic propulsion was first demonstrated more than a century
ago, it inspired science fiction dreams of rocket-less space launches, magnetic
levitation (maglev) vehicles and super guns.
July 10
GE Develops
High Performance Carbon Nanotube Diode. Niskayuna NY (SPX) Jul 08, 2004
GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General
Electric Company, announced the development of the world's best performing
diode built from a carbon nanotube, which will enable smaller and faster
electronic devices with increased functionality. The nano-diode is one of
the smallest functioning devices ever made.
June 2004
No Technology articles for June.
May 2004
May 30
Nanotech Improving
Energy Options. New York (UPI) May 27, 2004
Nanotechnology could help revolutionize the energy industry, producing advances
such as solar power cells made of plastics to environmentally friendly batteries
that detoxify themselves, experts told United Press International.
May 2
Nanotube Transistors
Could Lead To Better Phones, Faster Computers. Washington - Apr 28,
2004
Scientists have demonstrated, for the first time, that transistors made
from single-walled carbon nanotubes can operate at extremely fast microwave
frequencies, opening up the potential for better cell phones and much faster
computers, perhaps as much as 1,000 times faster.
April 2004
April 11
Aerogels: 'Solid
Smoke' May Have Many Uses. Davis - Apr 05, 2004
It looks like glass and feels like solidified smoke, but the most interesting
features of the new silica aerogels made by UC Davis and Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory researchers are too small to see or feel. Lighter than
styrofoam, this strange material is riddled with pores just nanometers in
size, leaving it 98 percent empty.
April 4
Sea change for
tidal power
New underwater turbines could be cheap and eco-friendly. 24 March 2004.
Scientists create
fifth form of carbon
Magnetic carbon 'nanofoam' could find medical applications. 23 March 2004.
Ethanol To
Power The Future Of Hydrogen Fuel Cells. Palo Alto - Mar 30, 2004
Hydrogen fuel cell technology's potentially strong future as a fuel for
automobiles and various other applications is likely to be weakened by issues
regarding its availability and the expenses involved in storage. Bio-based
products such as ethanol are expected to open up new areas for research.
Duke Chemists
Describe New Kind Of Nanotube Transistor Anaheim - Mar 30, 2004
Duke University researchers exploring ways to build ultrasmall electronic
devices out of atom-thick carbon cylinders have incorporated one of these
"carbon nanotubes" into a new kind of field effect transistor.
March 2004
No Technology articles for March
February 2004
February 22
New Reactor
Puts Hydrogen From Renewable Fuels Within Reach. Minneapolis - Feb 16,
2004
The first reactor capable of producing hydrogen from a renewable fuel source
- ethanol - efficiently enough to hold economic potential has been invented
by University of Minnesota engineers. When coupled with a hydrogen fuel
cell, the unit - small enough to hold in your hand - could generate one
kilowatt of power, almost enough to supply an average home, the researchers
said.
Breakthroughs
In Capacity, Consumption Set To Revolutionize Photonics. Seattle - Feb
15, 2004
For years, organic electro-optic polymers have held the promise of vastly
improving technologies such as communications, data processing and image
displays. Now it appears scientists are on the verge of breakthroughs that
will bring dramatic progress in materials, as well as the devices in which
they are used, setting the stage for a virtual revolution.
Plastic heralds
next-generation batteries
Arrays of tiny carbon rods may build tomorrow's lithium cells. 17 February
2004.
February 15
Nano
Patterning
Self-assembly has become a critical implement in the toolbox of nanotechnologists.
Scientists and engineers who explore the nano realm posit that the same
types of forces that construct a snowflake--the natural attractions and
repulsions that prompt molecules to form intricate patterns--can build useful
structures--say, medical implants or components in electronic chips.
Los Alamos
Hopes To Lead New Era Of Nuclear Powered Space Exploration. Albuquerque
- Feb 11, 2004
A planned U.S. mission to investigate three ice-covered moons of Jupiter
will demand fast-paced research, fabrication and realistic non-nuclear testing
of a prototype nuclear reactor within two years, says a Los Alamos National
Laboratory scientist.
How Plants
Split Water Could Provide Key To Our Future Energy Needs. London - Feb
11, 2004
The possibility of using the Earth's abundant supply of water as a cheap
source of hydrogen is a step closer thanks to researchers from Imperial
College London. By mimicking the method plants use to split water, researchers
say that a highly energy efficient way to form cheap supplies of hydrogen
fuel may be possible in the future.
January 2004
No Technology articles for January.