Sep 07 2010

Swallowing Diamonds Could Find What’s Ailing You

Tag: Diseases and Conditions, Drugs, Nanomaterials, Stem CellsEric Bland @ 10:00 am
Diamonds could soon be measured not only in carats but by dose as well. Research shows nanodiamonds can be swallowed and help diagnose disease.

Sep 04 2010

Zap, They’re Dead! New Water Filter Electrocutes Bacteria

Tag: Nanomaterials, WaterDavid Teeghman @ 2:07 pm
The simple and inexpensive design makes it perfect for the developing world.

Aug 27 2010

Sticky Robot Climbs Up Glass

Tag: Biomimetics, Nanomaterials, Robotics, RobotsTracy Staedter @ 6:00 pm
Mimicking a gecko's super sticky toes is no easy feat, but these scientists are pretty close.

Aug 27 2010

Solar-Powered Robot Swarm Could Clean Oil

Tag: Autonomous Robots, Environment, Nanomaterials, Oil Spill, Petroleum, Robots, SensorsAlyssa Danigelis @ 11:39 am
Oil-absorbing nanomaterial on a swarm of robots could clean up spills in record time.

Aug 23 2010

New Compound Has ‘Superhero-Like’ Powers

Tag: Chemistry, Materials, Nanomaterials, NanotechDavid Teeghman @ 6:10 pm
A new oxide compound is 1,000 times more powerful than similar compounds, and researchers describe its abilities as "super hero-like."

Jul 29 2010

Lasers to Deliver Vaccines in Split Second

Tag: DNA, Drugs, Engineering, Nanomaterials, VaccineEric Bland @ 7:00 am
Drugs and vaccines could one day make their way into your body at the speed of light.

Jun 04 2010

Coming Soon: A Foldable iPad?

Tag: Gadgets, Inventions, Materials, Materials Science, Nanomaterials, NanotechTeresa Shipley @ 7:34 pm
A new way to grow copper nanowires in water could revolutionize the nanotech industry.

May 03 2010

Can Nanotechnology Help with the Oil Spill in the Gulf?

Tag: Man-Made Disasters and Accidents, Nanomaterials, Nanotech, Oil Spill, PetroleumDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 11:32 am
How long will it take for people to turn to nanotechnology for a possible solution to the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

Mar 06 2010

Squeezing Solar Power From Nanowires

Tag: Alternative Power Sources, Green Tech, Nanomaterials, Nanotech, Solar PowerAlyssa Danigelis @ 6:35 pm
Efficient silicon photovoltaics hold so much potential but scaling them up would involve outlandish costs. Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a new approach that could pare down the price. Usually solar cells are made from ultrapure single ...

Feb 04 2010

Spray-On Glass Coats Any Surface

Tag: Materials, Materials Science, Nanomaterials, Nanotech, NanotoxicologyTracy Staedter @ 1:26 am
Would you coat a living plant in glass to keep it free of fungus? What about coating a counter in glass to keep it sterile? It sounds highly unusual, but the German company, Nanopool, is about to market liquid glass ...