“These sensors could be used to help develop prosthetics that respond to a user’s movement and provide feedback when in use” North Carolina State University researchers have used silver nano... Read more
Copper nanowires offer an efficient, inexpensive approach to solar energy harvesting Copper adorns the Statue of Liberty, makes sturdy, affordable wiring, and helps our bodies absorb iron. N... Read more
All those technologies may be possible thanks to a breakthrough at the Navy’s premier research lab Imagine: tiny sensors built into military combat gear to detect chemical or biological weap... Read more
Imagine a solar panel more efficient than today’s best solar panels, but using 10,000 times less material. This is what EPFL researchers expect given recent findings on these tiny filaments... Read more
Swedish researchers can now read signals from ultrathin electrodes implanted in a living brain. If supported by funds from President Obama’s brain study, the nanotechnology may lead to major... Read more