Scientists have invented a calcium-containing nanoparticle cream that appears to absorb nickel, stopping skin irritation from cheap jewelry or coins before it appears. Bring on the 10-pack of bangles from Claire's...READ»
A breakthrough nanotech material has two properties that will appeal to forces facing IED bombers and airport security types: It rapidly changes color if exposed to peroxide-based explosives, and can actually neutralize them. READ»
Research at Stanford has resulted in a rechargeable "battery" that uses a mix of sea- and fresh water and a dash of nanotech to generate electricity. Green power plants at river mouths could be the ultimate result.READ»
A team of scientists has perfected the first practical nanoscale power generator, which can generate useful electrical current from a mere squeeze of your fingers. In the future it'll be able to draw power from your pulse. READ»
Brigham Young University pushes the boundaries of carbon nanotube tech and shows how to "grow" complex structures from the stuff. The Navy, meanwhile, is interested in using nanotech robots to produce new nanotech robots.READ»
MIT scientists have worked out how to encase vaccines in nanoparticle shells--creating nanovaccine delivery systems, a trick that could have serious implications in fighting difficult-to-kill viruses like HIV.READ»
Today, diabetics monitoring their blood sugar sometimes have to endure multiple needle pricks every day. But biomedical engineer Heather Clark of Draper Laboratory is developing a less invasive way to measure blood glucose. She describes it as a "nanotech tattoo."READ»
Quantum computing just got a little bit closer, after an Australian team of researchers unveiled a seven-atom transistor. Measuring just four billionths of a meter and embedded in a single silicon crystal, it acts as a switch on a ...READ»
Talk of androids, advanced computer-based brain simulations and war robots is very exiting, but the development of artificial intelligence has been slightly stumped by a lack of transistors that work like our brains do. Until now.Now, ...READ»
New nanotech advances point to a future with intelligent metals that repair themselves. Think the Terminator from T2, but less evil and more useful.READ»
Recently, Panasonic unveiled a new robot that looks like a washcloth--Except for the fact that it crawls along the floor, mopping up as it moves along.
The secret of the Fukitorimushi--which ...READ»
Scientists at the University of Buffalo have found a new use for nanotechnology--as an extremely precise way of delivering chemicals to the right part of the brain to combat drug addiction. And, pleasingly, the science really does ...READ»
Self-healing materials have been invented before, but they have been clunky: They usually "bleed" epoxy, which then hardens; that requires a circulatory system for the goo, or microcapsules embedded in a medium. Now, a ...READ»
The list of useful applications for carbon nanotubes seems to be growing exponentially: Yesterday there was news that the material could strengthen carbon-fiber even further, and now there's news of a breakthrough in making ...READ»
