nanotechnology
Nanoparticle pinpoints blood-vessel plaques
Posted in Medicine on 8th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
A step toward identifying plaques vulnerable to rupture that causes heart attack and stroke.
E-whiskers: highly sensitive tactile sensors for robotics and other applications
Posted in Hardware on 23rd Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Among their potential applications is giving robots new abilities to see and feel their surrounding environment.
Injected microparticles shown to greatly reduce heart attack damage
Posted in Medicine on 19th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
An injection of polymer nanoparticles could save the lives of heart attack victims.
NASA's Plan To Deal With Pesky Moon Dust
Posted in Science on 27th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Moon dust is dangerous. Each mote is like a tiny shard of glass, theres no wind or rain to soften the edges of lunar soil.
What Nanotube Computers Mean To Moore's Law
Posted in Science on 26th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Stanford scientists have built a nanotube computer, an engineering feat that points to continuing advances in computational performance.