Imagine tiny robots marching along your arteries, fighting off infections and repairing damaged genes, extending your life by tens, perhaps even hundreds of years. That's the potential of nanotechnology. Neat, eh? As long as those extra years are covered by our pensions. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kamira:
"Sign me the hell up!
Even just some body maintainance bots so I didn't feel so shite on a monday morning would be good right now.
The idea of en..." More »
Liquid metal technology. That's Terminator 2 stuff, right? Well you better start running now, John Connor, because it's here. A new, flexible, conductive nano-coating lets liquid metal keep its form by transforming under high pressure, and then springing right back. Read More >>
This image might look a little grainy to you, but you really should give it a chance. What you're looking at is the output from the world's highest-resolution colour printer, and it's actually an extreme close-up of an image that measures just 50 micrometres across—the same width as a human hair. Read More >>
Everyone can't stop talking about how nanotechnology is the future of healthcare, but so far we've not seen many useful applications. Finally, here's one: these nano-scale gold stars can kill cancer cells dead without ever entering them. Read More >>
Featured comment by jamesop:
"Actually, the stars do enter the cell:
"Our drug-loaded gold nanostars are tiny hitchhikers. They are attracted to a protein on the cancer cell’s..." More »
Stanford scientists have created designer electrons that behave as if they were exposed to a magnetic field of 60 Tesla—a force 30 percent stronger than anything ever sustained on Earth. The work could lead to a revolution in the materials that make everything from video displays to airplanes to mobile phones. Read More >>
Featured comment by stonemanty:
"These new materials are very intriguing, but what I want to know is how are they going to be scaled up into practical volumes or sizes? It's all very..." More »
The Blue Morpho butterfly shines such a brilliant blue it almost seems electric. Its secret? Microscopic holes that play with light in an incredible way. And by using nanotechnology, we can replicate those same effects on printed objects, like money. Bling! Read More >>
Man and machine might not be that different in the future — especially if they share the same synthetic skin being developed at Stanford University. Read More >>
German researchers have invented a platinum and peroxide-fueled "nanorocket" that could propel through your blood, saliva, or urine to deliver medicine precisely where disease is happening. Read More >>
Featured comment by AtomicFire:
"As opposed to...? You generally seek and destroy harmful elements, eg cancer, toxic bacteria or viruses (if possible!).
I should point out that th..." More »
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