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Researchers at MIT have created a new type of sensor that could bring homeland security to a new level.The researchers, lead by Charles and Hilda Roddey Career Development Associate Professor of Chemical Engineer Michael Strano, developed a detector that is capable of picking up a single molecule of an explosive material.Chemical engineers used one-atom-thick hollow cylinders made of pure carbon to create the sensors.  These detectors are more sensitive than explosive sensors currently...

Efforts to store energy in carbon nanotubes described at AVS Meeting in AlbuquerqueWhen weighing options for energy storage, different factors can be important, such as energy density or power density, depending on the circumstances. Generally batteries -- which store energy by separating chemicals -- are better for delivering lots of energy, while capacitors -- which store energy by separating electrical charges -- are better for delivering lots of power (energy per time). It would be nice,...

U.S. researchers have created a way to detect small amounts of cancer-causing poisons inside living cells.The research was reported on Sunday in the journal Nature Nanotechnology and offers a new way to track chemicals within the body."We made a very small nanosensor that can detect cancer-causing molecules or important therapeutic drugs inside of a single living cell," said Michael Strano of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who worked on the study. "It's much smaller...