The classic paper towels you used for cleaning your keyboard after spilling Coke on it are very close to being replaced by something far more advanced and efficient. These Nanomesh Paper Towels can absorb up to 20 times their weight, and so far, they are only made for oil stains.

The recyclable nanomesh towel created at […]

A recent study reveals that carbon nanotubes could be linked to lung cancer and other respiratory problems. Turns out that mice injected with nanotubes of different lenghts developed lung deficiencies and other problems very similar to those caused by asbestos.
It seems that the lining of the lungs is affected by the long nanotubes meant to […]

This won’t be the first year nanosoccer is played at the 2008 US RoboCup Open, however, this will be the first time the public is allowed to spectate at a soccer game between the microscopic players. The players are, in fact, computer-driven robots the size of unicellular organisms, and their ball will have the diameter […]

Nanotechnology is definitely one of the most important branch of technology and nanoscaled components and other parts have proven to be very efficient and helpful. Using nanotechnology, researchers from the UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have created “nanoworms” which can circulate freely through bloodstream without interefering with the immune system.
These nanoworms are […]

Nanotechnology in combination with carbon can lead to many things but one of the most important items - carbon nanotubes. With the help of these carbon nanotubes, a team of researchers from the UAB Research Park managed to create the first nanomotor powered by temperature changes.
Thanks to this breakthrough, in the future the developers will […]

Lithium-ion batteries of the future will be much better than current technology thanks to a breakthrough that will increase their life. The lithium-ion batteries will be improved with the help of carbon nanotubes that will prevent them to lose their capacity of charge over time.
The researchers from the Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, China, […]

Nanotechnology is a fast-growing technologies and in the future it will continue to show a huge potential. Even though it could provide the answer for curing cancer and to develop cloaking devices. But there are some critics who showed that nanotechnology could have negative impacts on the environment.
Researchers from the Arizona State University demonstrated that […]

Researcher Wayne Frasch from the Arizona State University is working on a method that could eliminate the long lines formed by airports security or revolutionize health screenings. He recently discovered that the F1- ATPase enzyme can be equipped with an optical probe called ‘gold nanorod’ which would enable us to ‘train’ it to emit a […]

A revolutionary nanomaterial that converts radiation in electricity has been developed by a team of researchers from the  Alabama A&M University. This nanomaterial could a new way to power-up spacecrafts and our vehicles here on Earth.
This technology could be better than hybrid and gasoline powered cars because we will drive them thousands of miles at […]

It measures only 5 microns in diameter, has a thickness of 300 nanometers and has been made by scientists from the University of Melbourne as a component in a device for producing and detecting single photons. There is no diamond mounted on the ring, the ring itself is an artificially made diamond. The scientists chose […]