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There's a flaw in our plan to build a space elevator
By Duncan Geere published
Sorry sci-fi fans, nanotechnologists have hit a snag in their quest to build a working space elevator.
The world's tiniest engine can slip inside living cells
By Duncan Geere published
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have built an engine a few billionths of a metre in size, which uses light for power.
New startup could make death obsolete within 3 decades
By Stephen Lambrechts published
Startup company Humai says it will conquer death within 30 years using A.I. and nanotechnology.
Synthetic coral could suck pollution out of the sea
By Duncan Geere published
A material that mimics the structure of coral could help end toxic metal contamination among communities living near the ocean.
Carbon nanotubes are being turned into stretchy artificial muscles
By Duncan Geere published
A team of nanotechnologists at the University of Texas has created artificial fibres from carbon nanotubes that conduct electricity and can stretch to over 14 times their initial length
Scientists create world's first molecular transistor
By Mark Harris in Seattle published
A group of scientists from Yale University has succeeded in creating the first transistor made from a single molecule.
'Invisibility cloak' a possibility with nano magnet tech
By Adam Hartley published
The latest nano-tech research into magnets and light fields could well lead to the development of one of our favourite superhero dreams – the 'invisibility cloak'.
World's smallest laser is for supercomputers
By Mark Harris in Seattle published
Scientists at Purdue University in Indiana have created 'spaser-based nanolasers', spheres 44 nanometers, or billionths of a meter, in diameter.
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