Carbon nanotubes, despite all the technological advances they’re making possible, look pretty boring. When viewed though a microscope, they are, essentially, just straight tubes. Now scientists from ...

Researchers are still busy trying to understand some of the CNT basics, for instance something as fundamental as "how do nanotubes grow"? How can their various properties – electronic, transport, or ...

Twisting spires, concentric rings, and gracefully bending petals are a few of the new three-dimensional shapes that engineers can make from carbon nanotubes using a new manufacturing process. Twisting ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Candles are neat, calming to some and full of science. They are made of wax and a wick which seems pretty simple. Once you light the candle, the wick burns. As the wick burns, it ...

Krissy Worth & John Krekelberg with Hands-On Discovery Center, show us some fun and simple experiments that showcase capillary action in plants! To learn more about these fun ways to teach capillary ...

When you water plants, you water their roots. But how does the water travel all the way from the roots of the plant to the leaves? They are standing upright: wouldn’t that defy gravity? In fact, there ...

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a fast-growing area of separation technology. CE techniques enable the high-resolution separation of an impressive variety of sample types, from ions and small ...

Controlling light in optical systems quickly and easily is crucial for all-optical switching. An approach that does this by exploiting the condensation of gases in a porous structure could open up new ...