10-07-2012, 11:48 AM
NanoRadio
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What does it consist of?
The nanoradio is a tiny radio consisting of a carbon nanotube anchored to an electrode, with a second electrode just beyond its free end. At the core of the nanoradio is a single molecule that can receive radio signals.
They first anchored a nanotube to a metal electrode and wired it to a battery. On the opposite end is a second metal electrode to conduct electrical energy.
How does it work?
When voltage is applied between the electrodes, electrons flow from the battery through the first electrode and the nanotube and then jump from the nanotube’s tip across the tiny gap to the second electrode.
How does it work?
It then translates the electromagnetic fluctuations of a radio signal into the mechanical vibrations of a nanotube.
Those vibrations are converted into a stream of electrical pulses that reproduce the original radio signal.
What is a Nanotube?
A nanotube is a hollow cylindrical molecule usually made of carbon.
Carbon nanotubes are the strongest and stiffest materials on earth
A sheet of nanotubes can operate as a loudspeaker if an alternating current is applied
Nanoradio Uses
Better cellular devices
Improve medical diagnostic equipment
Create inexpensive wireless environmental sensors
Play music, possibly replace the iPod
A desecrate hearing aid that could be implanted into the inner ear
It’s Miniature Sized!
The nanotubes that are used to create the nanoradio are about 10 nanometers in diameter
A nanometer is one billionth of a meter!
The nanoradio could fit inside a living cell
100 billion times smaller than standard radios
Benefits to the Business World
Nanoradios are inexpensive and energy efficient which helps our economy
Shrinking radios would also shrink the device that uses them
Improve nanotechnologies
Better medical diagnostic equipment
Creating a new wave of technology
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What does it consist of?
The nanoradio is a tiny radio consisting of a carbon nanotube anchored to an electrode, with a second electrode just beyond its free end. At the core of the nanoradio is a single molecule that can receive radio signals.
They first anchored a nanotube to a metal electrode and wired it to a battery. On the opposite end is a second metal electrode to conduct electrical energy.
How does it work?
When voltage is applied between the electrodes, electrons flow from the battery through the first electrode and the nanotube and then jump from the nanotube’s tip across the tiny gap to the second electrode.
How does it work?
It then translates the electromagnetic fluctuations of a radio signal into the mechanical vibrations of a nanotube.
Those vibrations are converted into a stream of electrical pulses that reproduce the original radio signal.
What is a Nanotube?
A nanotube is a hollow cylindrical molecule usually made of carbon.
Carbon nanotubes are the strongest and stiffest materials on earth
A sheet of nanotubes can operate as a loudspeaker if an alternating current is applied
Nanoradio Uses
Better cellular devices
Improve medical diagnostic equipment
Create inexpensive wireless environmental sensors
Play music, possibly replace the iPod
A desecrate hearing aid that could be implanted into the inner ear
It’s Miniature Sized!
The nanotubes that are used to create the nanoradio are about 10 nanometers in diameter
A nanometer is one billionth of a meter!
The nanoradio could fit inside a living cell
100 billion times smaller than standard radios
Benefits to the Business World
Nanoradios are inexpensive and energy efficient which helps our economy
Shrinking radios would also shrink the device that uses them
Improve nanotechnologies
Better medical diagnostic equipment
Creating a new wave of technology