Quantum Times http://www.quantumtimes.com/ en-us Top 10 quantum physics and nantechnology news stories automatically selected from 100+ sources A huge step toward mass production of graphene Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging ... http://www.quantumtimes.com/nano-physics-news/cluster467415/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:15:58 EST 467415 Cotton is the fabric of your lights... your iPod... your MP3 player... your cell phone Consider this T-shirt: It can monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyze your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer's day. What about a pillow that monitors your brain waves, or a ... http://www.quantumtimes.com/nano-materials-news/cluster465660/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:45:51 EST 465660 Designer nano luggage to carry drugs to diseased cells For the first time, scientists have succeeded in growing empty particles derived from a plant virus and have made them carry useful chemicals. http://www.quantumtimes.com/bio-medicine-news/cluster466230/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:15:54 EST 466230 New study provides a better understanding of how mosquitoes find a host The potentially deadly yellow-fever-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquito detects the specific chemical structure of a compound called octenol as one way to find a mammalian host for a blood meal, ... http://www.quantumtimes.com/nano-physics-news/cluster464895/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:45:52 EST 464895 You have your MoM's ions Hip replacement patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study presented today ... http://www.quantumtimes.com/nano-materials-news/cluster464415/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:15:55 EST 464415 Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers. http://www.quantumtimes.com/nano-materials-news/cluster461790/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:45:57 EST 461790 IBM, Stanford cite advance in plastic recycling When you recycle a plastic bottle, it doesn't necessarily become another plastic bottle. http://www.quantumtimes.com/nano-materials-news/cluster464235/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:46:02 EST 464235 Asking 'what would nature do?' leads to a way to break down a greenhouse gas A recent discovery in understanding how to chemically break down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful form opens the doors for scientists to wonder what organism is out there - or ... http://www.quantumtimes.com/nano-materials-news/cluster462285/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:45:53 EST 462285 How to see through opaque materials New experiments show that it's possible to focus light through opaque materials and detect objects hidden behind them, provided you know enough about the material. http://www.quantumtimes.com/nano-physics-news/cluster462990/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:15:59 EST 462990 Strength is shore thing for sea shell scientists (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have made synthetic 'sea shells' from a mixture of chalk and polystyrene cups - and produced a tough new material that could make our homes and offices more durable. http://www.quantumtimes.com/nano-materials-news/cluster462495/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:45:48 EST 462495