How old is nanotechnology in human history? 10 years? 100 years? No, it's over 4000 years old. Back in ancient Egyptian times, people used nanotechnology for cosmetics and hair dyes. In the Greco-Roman period, organic hair dyes from plants, such as henna, ... Read More...
Have you ever set a wet umbrella in a corner after some heavy rain... only to find that later puddles of dirty rainwater have pooled around and getting your floor/carpet wet and muddy? Well, worry no more! The NanoNuno® umbrella cleans and dries with ... Read More...
Ahoy! All ye fisherman who like over-priced shiny lures... In October, the shiniest lure of them all is coming to market, created by the major vacuum equipment manufacturer Ulvac. Using nanotechnology, the "Strom" lure is covered with a special optical nanocoating that makes it ... Read More...
Although the technology is fairly new, Philips Research has made amazing progress in integrating Lumalive fabrics into garments that can be worn by people. Lumalive fabrics are made of flexible arrays of colored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) integrated into the fabric so that the fabric remains ... Read More...
Like your everyday notebook paper, this new type of nanowire-paper can be folded, cut, bent, and used as a filter. But unlike normal paper, it is chemically inert, robust, and can be heated up to 700 degrees Celsius. Researchers at the University of Arkansas ... Read More...
Geckos have remarkable hairs on their feet that allow them to hang single-toed from sheer walls and scamper along ceilings. Researchers and engineers at the University of California, Berkeley have created an array of synthetic microfibers to mimic this natural phenomenon. Made of ... Read More...
Forget the popular phrase, "sharp as a tack." Researchers at the University of Alberta have revised the expression to be, "sharp as a single atom tip formed by chemically assisted spatially controlled field evaporation." It might not roll off the tongue as easily, ... Read More...
The picture on the right of Albert Einstein may not look remarkable, but it's actually an electrically conductive image printed on regular printer paper with carbon nanotube ink. Using an off-the-shelf inkjet printer, scientists have developed an easy technique to print patterns of ... Read More...
So, you've probably seen horses pulling carraiges or dogs hauling a sled through snow, but have you ever seen motors run by bacteria? This newest use of animal power requires a microscope to see the little critters in action. Researchers in Japan have found a ... Read More...
At your local JC Penny store, you can now purchase wrinkle-free 100% cotton performance sheets that make use of nanotechnology to engineer materials to perform special functions. Traditional coatings on bed sheets make them feel stuff and clog the weave of the fabric, ... Read More...
If Floyd Landis, leader of the Phonak team, wins the three-week Tour de France, a popular bike race, it will be a victory for nanotechnology too! For the race, Landis is riding a bike that has been enhanced with carbon nanotubes. Since Read More...
Earlier this year, researchers at IBM created the smallest, high-quality features ever made with the main-line photolithography technique - 193nm deep UV illumination. This technology is currently used to "print" circuits onto semiconductor chips. Similar to silk-screening, except using ... Read More...
Led by researchers at the University of Delaware and at the U.S. Army Research Lab, a new "liquid armor" is being developed to protect against life-threatening injuries. The liquid is made up of a mixture of hard nanoparticles that flows under normal ... Read More...
Though chemotherapy works against many cancers, the side effects, such as nausea, temporary hair loss, and blood disease, can be huge. Looking to deliver cancer drugs only to cancer cells, scientists from the University of Florida have found a way to fill tiny carbon ... Read More...
Well we have all been places where the cell phone don’t work. What a pain!. But maybe there are times when people shouldn't be allowed to use their cell phones, for example, at the movie theatres or during class lectures. NaturalNano, a Rochester, N.Y. ... Read More...
So the only things that can more of themselves are living right? Not really. Scientists at Cornell University have created robots that can pick up parts and make more of themselves. It is a process called self-replication and the blocks look like Legos except ... Read More...
Ever wanted to know how the world sounds through the ears of an insect? A team of scientists at the University of Bristol have been exploring the eardrums of locusts and mosquitoes by studying how they respond to different noises. Insect’s eardrums vibrate by ... Read More...
Tired of having to carry batteries around with you for all your devices? Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology are looking to change all of that by using nanotechnology to turn you into a battery. Zinc oxide nanowires, which are non-toxic and safe ... Read More...
You’ve probably heard of robots. But, have you heard of musclebots? Scientists at UCLA have made miniature walking machines out of rat heart muscles. Each time the muscle contracts and relaxes, the musclebot takes a step. To make this tiny muscle machines, scientists grow ... Read More...
If you’ve ever walked down the clothing detergent aisle at the supermarket, you may have had a hard time deciding which brand of detergent would kill the most bacteria or give you the cleanest clothes. Now, Samsung has developed a new washing machine called ... Read More...
