nanotechnology
Graphene-Infused Silly Putty Can Detect Movements as Subtle as Spider Footsteps
“A small amount of nano can really turn the ordinary into something extraordinary.”
Iron Nanoparticles Trigger Immune System Offensive Against Cancer
An accidental discovery offers new immunotherapy hope.
New Chemical Assembly Process Opens Door to Atomically Thin Electronics
Graphene takes on Moore's Law.
How Nanotechnology Will Keep Your Bananas and Mangoes From Rotting
Food waste costs Canada as much as $31 billion per year.
Physicists Have a New Way of Precision Targeting Cancer Cells
A new approach to chemotherapy offers safer treatment thanks to magnetic particles and bone minerals.
The Clever Evolutionary Engineering That Keeps Penguins Ice-Free
Understanding this prerequisite to the penguin lifestyle has proven difficult, but Chinese researchers now have some answers.
Pseudomatisms Exhibition Finds Patterns in the Randomness
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s ‘Pseudomatisms’ features 3D-printed sound sculptures and nanoparticles that can be inhaled.
From Nanocars to Molecular Rockets: Nanomachines Are Here
As a new American Chemical Society video explains, we just have to figure out how to use them.
How Humans Could Become 'Our Own Walking Hard Drives'
Futurist Nell Watson believes we are on the brink of a new Cambrian explosion of cyborgs.
The Technological Alt-History of 'Metal Gear Solid'
The outlandish tech in 'Metal Gear Solid' versus its real-world counterparts.
Canadian Students Made This Neat Nanotech Ink to Thwart Counterfeiters
A smartphone camera's flash and some fancy processing algorithms are all that's needed to verify the authenticity of whatever the ink has been applied to.