Carbon nanotubes have shown promise for everything from microelectronics to aviation to energy storage. Researchers think this material might one day fulfill the science fiction dream of creating an ...

Nanotubes can serve as biosensors. They change their fluorescence when they bind to certain molecules. Until now, it was unclear why. Researchers have gained new insights into the cause of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team of scientists from Japan's RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics have revealed how carbon nanotubes emit more energetic light ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have made tungsten disulfide nanotubes which point in the same direction when formed, for the first time. They used a sapphire surface under carefully ...

A new study details how researchers successfully built and operated a motor using coils woven from pure carbon nanotubes instead of the heavy copper that has been the standard for a century. But can ...

Carbon nanotubes can emit light that has a greater energy than light shone on them - now researchers think they understand the mechanism behind this feat. Some special paints glow when you shine ...

It might look like a roll of chicken wire, but this tiny cylinder of carbon atoms -- too small to see with the naked eye -- could one day be used for making electronic devices ranging from night ...

Carbon nanotubes, nano-size cylinders made of carbon atoms, are attracting renewed interest for their role in the future of cars. Industry reports project that the global market for these ...

Scientists at Rice University found a new way to make liquid crystals from boron nitride nanotubes. Instead of using acids or polymers to disperse the nanotubes, they used a common surfactant and ...

In a study published in Nano Letters, Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers created the first tungsten disulfide nanotubes that point in the same direction upon formation. The team’s new synthesis ...