All Articles Tagged As: aluminum

Study shows nano-architectured aluminum has steely strength (9/9/2010)

A North Carolina State University researcher and colleagues have figured out a way to make an aluminum alloy, or a mixture of aluminum and other elements, just as strong as steel. ...> Full Article

A number of European companies working together to create innovative facades with nanomaterials (3/7/2010)

Tecnalia-Construccion is taking part, together with other European companies and technological centres, in the FACOMP project, the main goal of which is to develop lighter structural materials and with better performances, particularly thermal and durability, for the construction sector. ...> Full Article

New silicon-germanium nanowires could lead to smaller, more powerful electronic devices (12/11/2009)

Currently chip manufacturers are facing great challenges in miniaturizing transistors, a semiconductor device commonly used to amplify or switch electronic signals. A recent study, published in the November 27 issue of Science, details how a team of researchers from UCLA, Purdue and IBM have successfully grown semiconducting nanowires made of silicon-germanium that could lead to a new generation of smaller, faster, and more powerful electronics many hope for in the industry. ...> Full Article