The swarm is near: get ready for the flying microbots
Scientists have developed minute artificial muscles to power Lilliputian drones.
Tag: nanotechnology
Scientists use nano-ink to 3D print color-changing cup
Talk about a surprising change!
Meet the world’s smallest snowman
Isn't he adorable?
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.
Scientists turn DNA into virtually any 3D shape imaginable
The fist DNA benders!
How butterflies have such a beautiful colour
They use the most advanced nanotechnology.
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.
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.
Remote-controlled microrobots could be the future of medicine
Tiny robots might soon replace invasive surgery.
Nano-probes sniff out cancer using their nucleic acids
In the new technique, nanotechnology is used to determine whether a specific target nucleic acid sequence exists within a mixture, ...
The Hagfish produces a 12 nanometer wide, 15 centimeter long thread it clamps into a single cell
Winegard et al, 2014. When it feels threatened, the hagfish produces a slime which is only 12 nanometers ...
Watching Nanoscale Fluids Flow
Nanofluids, fluids containing nanometer-sized particles, show immense potential for future engineering. Even water flowing through nanotubes flows much faster than traditional ...
Nanoparticles make turkey eggs microbe-resistant
Credits: JJ Harrison. Australian brush turkeys incubate their eggs in places most animals would stay clear ...
DNA nanobots deliver drugs in living cockroaches – it’s a computer, inside a cockroach
The future is here. Nano-sized entities made of DNA that are able to perform the same kind of logic operations as ...
Microbots no larger than a human cell set to carry more payload drugs
Professor Zhang Li shows enlarged images of his team's medical microbots that are being tested. Photo: ...
Creating the smallest Mona Lisa – just 30 microns across
Mona Lisa is probably the most well known picture in the world - it's been painted thousands of times, inspired ...
Creating glasses that don’t fog up
Creating glasses that don't fog or freeze up could not only bring a world of comfort to millions of people, ...
Cicada wing destroys bacteria solely through its physical structure
The veined wing of the clanger cicada kills bacteria is able to destroy bacteria by its structure alone - one ...
Stealth nanoparticles sneak past immune system’s defences
Most of the time, when you're sick, you want to deliver drugs and imaging agents to diseased cells or tumours ...
New nanotechnology will enable earlier cancer diagnosis
Finding ways to diagnose cancer earlier could potentially save millions of lives, improving the chances of survival for many patients. ...