Nanotechnology
Thermal camouflage can disguise you in both warm and cold environments
So long, predator vision!
Cell-membrane-coated nanobots successfully clear out 66% of bacteria and toxins in blood samples
Boy oh boy, am I excited for nanomedicine!
Proteins can be kept active outside of a cell for the first time– and used to degrade toxic chemicals
This is a massive breakthrough!
Back to black– graphene-based hair dyes provide permanent color without damaging hair
Color, without damage or fly-aways? Yes, please.
Researchers develop nanospears that can transport DNA to cells with pinpoint accuracy
This new technique is less harmful to the cells and more efficient than other non-viral DNA transfer techniques.
Graphene labels can be burned into food and clothing–and used as electronics or sensors
It could mean the beginning of edible and wearable electronics.
New, revolutionary metalens focuses entire visible spectrum into a single point
If you want to create a functioning metalens, you need to design a maze for light.
Adding fibers to hydrogel, a soft material mostly made of water, makes it 5 times tougher than steel
By adding fibers, scientists have turned a soft gel into a material tougher than many metals.
Spinach doped with carbon nanotubes turns into explosive detector
The next generation of monitor sensing could be half plant, half machine.
Largest database of crystal surfaces and shapes can help researchers design better materials
Crystal lovers rejoice - researchers have created the largest database of elemental crystal surfaces and shapes to date.
Stanford researchers develop the coolest clothes – literally
Stanford engineers have developed cheap, low-cost textiles that can cool your body much more efficiently than existing clothes.
Scientists count microscopic particles without a microscope
Counting microscopic particles is hard, but researchers from Russia and Australia believe they've found a way to make it easier.
Self-healing textiles means you don’t have to throw away your torn jeans — just add water
The self-healing fabrics could break down lethal toxins before they reach the skin.
IBM Scientists make phase-changing Artificial Neurons to mimic the Computer Power of Human Brain
Science is getting closer to a computer that mimics the human brain.
Remote-controlled microrobots could be the future of medicine
Tiny robots might soon replace invasive surgery.
Glowing DNA origami used to recreate Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’
The end result is a perfect example of what can happen when art meets science.
This memory lasts forever: quartz coin can store 360 TB for 14 billion years
Researchers at Southampton University in the UK have developed a technique which allows them to store 360 TB of data for a virtual infinity.
Observing Alien Armageddon could be our first sign of advanced civilizations in space.
It may be possible to observe the presence of an advanced alien civilization by the effects produced if that civilization were to self-destruct through nuclear war, biological warfare, nanotechnological annihilation,...
