nanotechnology

Nanotech drug holds promise for treating Parkinson's

Posted in Science on 2nd May, 2015
by Alex Muller

A rapidly aging population places a new imperative on the hunt for medicines to control, or even to cure, such neurodegenerative diseases.

Butterfly wings may be the answer to glare-proof screens

Posted in Featured, Hardware on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Butterfly wings could inspire phone and laptop screens that are glare-proof, putting an end to awkward squinting while trying to read emails on a sunny day.

Artificial photosynthesis may help to solve carbon emissions problem

Posted in Science on 18th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

A new system, made out of nanowires and bacteria, that can capture CO2 emissions before they are vented into the atmosphere.

Carbon nanotubes can move molecules in and out of cell membranes

Posted in Hardware on 11th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers have been able to make membranes permeable by inserting carbon nanotubes that work like little tunnels.

Shape-shifting nanoprobes report on internal body conditions using magnetic fields

Posted in Medicine on 6th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

New shape-shifting nanoprobes that can perform high-resolution remote biological sensing.