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Technology Research News September 22, 2004	Plastics Ease Nanotube Circuits Researchers have devised a way to make a random, self-assembled network of carbon nanotubes embedded in polymer that preserves the nanotubes' electrical conductivity and is suitable for thermal printing processes.
Technology Research News November 19, 2003	Nanotubes fortify plastic film Researchers have developed an inexpensive process for making a nanotube-polymer composite that allows for close control of the density and position of the nanotubes.
Technology Research News July 2, 2003	Process puts nanotubes in place University of California at Berkeley researchers have found a way to grow silicon nanowires and carbon nanotubes directly on delicate microelectronic components.
Technology Research News February 25, 2004	Nanotube mix makes liquid crystal Carbon nanotubes are rolled-up sheets of carbon atoms that can be as narrow as 0.4 nanometers, or the span of four hydrogen atoms. They have useful electrical and mechanical properties and are a leading player in nanotechnology.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 John McHale	Purdue Researchers Look at Nanotechnology to Reduce Computer-Chip Heating University researchers are looking to mitigate electronic systems heating problems through the use of carbon nanotubes. They have created carpets of microscopic nanotubes to enhance the performance of heat sinks to help keep future chips from overheating.
Technology Research News February 11, 2004	DNA sorts nanotubes Researchers have come up with a way to use DNA to separate carbon nanotubes by electrical type -- metallic or semi conducting -- and by diameter. A carbon nanotubes's electrical properties and diameter are related.
Technology Research News December 29, 2004	Coated Nanotubes Make Biosensors Researchers are using carbon nanotubes to sense single molecules, and are tapping the way carbon nanotubes give off near-infrared light in order to read what the sensors have detected.
Industrial Physicist Feb/Mar 2004 R. Bruce Weisman	Simplifying carbon nanotube identification A new method has been found to identify and classify various structural forms of carbon nanotubes, each with its characteristic electronic properties, in a typical mixture, using spectrofluorimetry.
Technology Research News April 7, 2004	Fiber spun from nanotube smoke Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have developed a relatively simple way to manufacture continuous fibers of carbon nanotubes.
Chemistry World December 2, 2010 Laura Howes	Nanotube material retains bounce at extreme Carbon nanotubes can make a rubber like material that remains usable in a temperature range of over one thousand degrees.
Chemistry World June 27, 2014 Dannielle Whittaker	Electrical component hitches a ride with mechanical support A new composite material that can simultaneously withstand mechanical loads and store electrical energy has been created by scientists in the UK and Belgium.
Technology Research News July 14, 2004	Laser tweezer traps nanotubes The researchers have showed that it is possible to pattern clusters of nanotubes into configurations that are likely to have near-term applications as chemical, biological and physical sensors.
IEEE Spectrum December 2007 Joshua J. Romero	Carbon Nanotubes Take the Heat Off Chips Purdue scientists find flexible filaments best.
Technology Research News March 9, 2005	Method Makes Double Nanotubes Researchers can now fabricate pure batches of double-walled carbon nanotubes, which theoretically should be more thermally and chemically stable than single walled nanotubes.
Chemistry World January 26, 2011 Mike Brown	Carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage Researchers in Germany have designed a 3D carbon-based nanotube matrix that can store and release hydrogen extremely efficiently. The material could form the basis of a sustainable hydrogen economy, they say.
Technology Research News December 1, 2004 Eric Smalley	For Pure Nanotubes Add Water Washing away impurities with water turns out to be as good for growing carbon nanotubes as it is for keeping a clean house.
Technology Research News December 1, 2004	Short Nanotubes Carry Big Currents Researchers have developed a simple way to fabricate carbon nanotube devices whose length is as small as ten nanometers, and have shown that electricity can pass through the nanotubes very efficiently.
IEEE Spectrum December 2011 Strano & Kalantar-Zadeh	Nanodynamite Fuel-coated nanotubes could provide bursts of power to the smallest systems
Reactive Reports July 2004 David Bradley	Pure Nanotubes Researchers have developed a novel technique that allows them to purify carbon nanotubes and to sort those that are semiconducting from the metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Reactive Reports May 2007 David Bradley	The Long and the Short of It A new composite material that acts as a catalyst to speed up chemical reactions has been developed to create arrays of the world's longest carbon nanotubes.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Sandia Advances Structural Health Monitoring Sensors for Aircraft Applications Structural health monitoring sensors can find fatigue damage, hidden cracks in hard-to-reach locations, disbonded joints, erosion, impact damage, and corrosion, among other defects commonly encountered in aging aircraft.
Technology Research News November 3, 2004	Nanotubes Lengthen to Centimeters Researchers have found a way to grow very long carbon nanotubes. One long-range possibility is using ultralong carbon nanotubes fibers to make an elevator to low Earth orbit.
Chemistry World November 10, 2008 Hayley Birch	Nanotube scales challenge mass spectrometers By precisely measuring tiny fluctuations in mass, carbon nanotubes will allow chemists to follow reactions of individual proteins atom by atom, predict Spanish researchers
Chemistry World September 8, 2010 Phillip Broadwith	Nanotubes: bend me, shape me, anyway you want me Curved, twisted and overhanging microscopic structures have been made by US researchers from carbon nanotubes by exploiting capillary action.
Chemistry World November 1, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Acid solution for nanotube fibres US researchers have found new ways of dissolving carbon nanotubes without chemically modifying them.
Technology Research News April 20, 2005	Nanotube Chemical Sensor Gains Speed Researchers have made single-walled carbon nanotube chemical sensors that transmit information by measuring the charge in the nanotubes' capacitance, or ability to store electric charge.
Chemistry World September 9, 2010 Mike Brown	Electric shock resets nanotube sensor Sensors based on single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNTs) could be 'reset' at the simple flick of a switch, say researchers in the US.
Technology Research News August 25, 2004	Nanotubes Make Fluid Filter Researchers have devised a simple and inexpensive way to manufacture very fine filters from carbon nanotubes. These filters could be used to separate heavy hydrocarbons from petroleum and bacteria and viruses from water.
Technology Research News May 7, 2003	Nanotube shines telecom light Researchers are continually working to expand the usefulness of carbon nanotubes. Scientists from IBM Research have found a way to make the tubes emit light, and have fashioned a nanotube transistor that emits 1.5-micron infrared light, a wavelength widely used in telecommunications.
PC Magazine December 13, 2010 Jamie Lendino	Scientists Develop Self-Healing Plastics Resarchers have now figured out a way to build plastic material that heals itself.
Technology Research News December 29, 2004	Sapphire Steps Shape Nanotubes Arrays Researchers have found that it is possible to grow carbon nanotubes along atom-size steps on a sapphire surface.
Geotimes May 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Lava Cooks up Carbon Nanotubes Mount Etna may be a fiery factory for one of the most sought-after tools of nanotechnology: tiny carbon nanotubes.
Technology Research News October 6, 2004	Gas flow makes electricity Gas flows at speeds as low as a few meters per second over semiconductor materials and carbon nanotubes have produced electricity. The phenomenon could lead to small, inexpensive, accurate gas flow sensors in less than two years, according to the researchers.
Technology Research News October 8, 2003	Nanotubes harvest electrons Researchers from the University of Bologna and the University of Trieste in Italy, and the University of Notre Dame have found a way to alter carbon nanotubes so that they efficiently separate electrical charge. The method could lead to more efficient solar cells.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd	Sensitive Synthetic Skin in the Works for Prosthetic Arms Carbon nanotubes key to making synthetic skin that lets artificial limbs sense heat and touch.
Chemistry World June 24, 2010 Mike Brown	Movies of molecules in 4D Movies of carbon nanotube bracelets showing their response over time to an external trigger have been recorded enabling greater understanding of not only the 3D structure of the nanotubes, but of how they react and move, say scientists in the US.
Chemistry World December 7, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Metal atoms in carbon nanotubes caught on film An international team of researchers has filmed individual metal atoms as they move around and react within the confines of a carbon nanotube.
Chemistry World October 11, 2012 James Urquhart	Drawing gas sensors with a nanotube pencil US researchers have created a gas sensor that can detect ammonia as well as existing sensors. The 'pencil' comes in the form of a carbon nanotube disk which was used to draw on paper patterned with metal electrodes to create the sensor.
Chemistry World August 23, 2009 Jon Cartwright	Gold plating improves nanotube imaging Techniques used to image tumors and infections improve when the carbon nanotube 'contrast agents' are gold plated, researchers in the US have discovered.
Reactive Reports Issue 52 David Bradley	Sporty Nanotubes A new discovery about nanotubes shows improvement in a material's ability to absorb vibrations could lead to new composites for aerospace and automobile engineering applications as well as improving golf clubs and other sports equipment.
Chemistry World March 10, 2010 Jon Cartwright	Nanotube 'fuse' generates power A fundamentally new type of power generation may be on the horizon thanks to researchers in the US and Korea who have created a nanotube 'fuse' that harnesses the energy from chemical reactions.
Technology Research News February 25, 2004	Nanotubes boost shape recovery Researchers have mixed carbon nanotubes with polymer to make a plastic that is good at springing back into shape when heated. The shape memory polymers could be used in practical applications in five years, according to the researchers.
Technology Research News January 28, 2004	Nanotubes tied to silicon circuit Connecting minuscule nanotube transistors to traditional silicon transistors enables the atomic-scale electronics to communicate with existing electronic equipment.
Technology Research News May 19, 2004	Nanotube Sparks Could Cool Chips Researchers from Purdue University and have found a way to use carbon nanotubes to ionize air and generate minuscule air currents that can be used to cool computer chips.
Technology Research News September 22, 2004	Nanotubes on Cloth Fire Electrons Researchers have found that nanotubes grown on rough surfaces like carbon cloth can be coaxed to emit electrons using extremely low electric fields.
Technology Research News December 1, 2004	Tight Twist Toughens Nanotube Fiber Researchers have strengthened carbon nanotube yarn by introducing a tight twist as the nanotubes are spun.
Chemistry World August 6, 2012 Andy Extance	'Spider threads' bring great self-healing power US and Hong Kong scientists have invented a material that can heal itself from millimeter-scale cracks when heated, using spider-silk inspired plastic threads.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2005 Jack Uldrich	IBM: A Very Small Bright Light Big Blue's latest announcement could lead to a myriad of uses in computers, telecommunications, and lighting. Investors, take note.
Technology Research News October 8, 2003	Nanotubes boost storage Scientists from IBM Research in Zurich, Osaka Prefecture University in Japan, and the Japanese Nanotechnology Research Institute have advanced the possibilities of using multiwalled carbon nanotubes to make denser, more efficient data storage devices.
Chemistry World May 19, 2009 Michael Gross	Quick-switching carbon nanotube displays Researchers in Beijing have developed a new type of incandescent display made of thin layers of highly aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes.