nanotechnology
Nanoparticles that speed blood clotting may someday save lives
Posted in Medicine on 27th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed nanoparticles that congregate wherever injury occurs in the body to help it form blood clots, and they've validated these particles in vivo.
IBMs New Artificial Neurons a Big Step Toward Powerful Brain-Like Computers
Posted in Hardware on 15th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
The chips components behave strikingly similar to biological neurons and perform complicated computations rapidly with little energy.
New cancer treatment targets sick cells only
Posted in Medicine on 29th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
During in vitro tests, the nanoparticles killed around 70 percent of prostate tumor cells while only 10 percent of healthy cells of the same lineage were hit.
New Stretchable nano-devices towards smart contact lenses
Posted in Hardware on 19th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
The device manipulates light to such an extent that it can filter specific colours while still being transparent and could be used in the future to make smart contact lenses.
New nanotechnology can detect the biomarkers of cancer and other diseases
Posted in Hardware on 14th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
"We envision this as a potential first-line, noninvasive diagnostic to detect anything from cancer to the Ebola virus"