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2008

"Designer nanobatons could be used to trap oil, deliver drugs" Sciencedaily, May  29, 2008 [PDF]

" Nanoparticles assemble by millions to encase oil traps" Physorg.com May 29, 2008 [PDF]

"A Blacker Black: Darkest known material created" National Geographic News, Jan 24 2008 [PDF]

"Silver nanoparticles: protective paints" news@ Nature Nanotechnology, Jan 25, 2008 [PDF]

"Low-cost, Green way to make antimicrobial paints developed, Science Daily, Jan 24, 2008 [PDF]

"Darkest ever" material created- BBC News, Jan 2008 [PDF]

"New material pushes the boundary of darkness" Reuters, Jan 2008 [PDF]

Prof. Ajayan speaks on the creation of  'World's darkest material', National Public Radio (USA), Jan, 2008 []

"Carbon nanotubes: Blacker than black" news@ Nature Nanotechnology, Jan 25, 2008 [PDF]

"Creative connect" - Prof. Ajayan featured in The Hindu (India) (2008) [PDF]

2007

Prof. Ajayan elected as member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences (2007)

"Paper thin batteries offer new options, applications" news @ Voice of America (2007) [PDF] [VIDEO]

Prof. Ajayan elected as fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Prof. Ajayan selected as Nano50 Innovator by Nanotech Briefs (2007) [PDF]

Graduate Student, Fung Suong Ou receives Foresight Institute’s distinguished student award 2007 [PDF]

Prof. Ajayan on 'Paper battery' in Aaj Tak TV (India) []

"Flat battery? Try a bit of paper power.." CNN International, Sept 20, 2007 [PDF]

"Storing electricity: It looks good on paper" Economist, Aug 16, 2007[PDF]                                                            

"Paper holds the power" news@nature.com, Aug 13, 2007 [PDF]

"New battery ressembles paper" Science news@Science magazine, Aug 13, 2007 [PDF]

"Power paper: Energy storage by the sheet" Scientific American, Aug 14, 2007 [PDF]

"Tough tubes: Carbon nanotubes hold potential for synthetic tissue, muscles" Science Daily July 4, 2007 [PDF]

"Nanotubes strengthen artificial muscles" New Scientist, July 4, 2007 [PDF]

"Climbing walls with carbon nanotubes" Technology Review, June 25, 2007 [PDF]

"Nanotube Adhesive sticks better than a Gecko's foot" ScienceDaily, June 20, 2007 [PDF]

"Nanotubes could improve thermal management in Electronics" ScienceDaily, March 30, 2007 [PDF]

"Hybrid structures combine the strengths of carbon nanotubes and nanowires" Physorg.com, January 8, 2007 [PDF]


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