Nanotech: Friction of a single atom measured with ions
Illustration: Christine Daniloff/MIT In tuning friction to the point where it disappears, technique could boost development of nanomachines. MIT reports on recent advances
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Nanotechnology
Using Nanoscale Technologies to Understand and Replicate the Human Brain
Can we emulate the brain to create supercomputers far beyond what currently exists? And will we one day have tools small enough to
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Scientists use nanotechnology to try building computers modeled after the brain
Independent from this military-inspired research, nanotechnology researchers in France have developed a hybrid nanoparticle-organic transistor that can mimic the main functionalities of a
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Nature: 2020 visions
For the first issue of the new decade, Nature asked a selection of leading researchers and policy-makers where their fields will be ten
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Bacteria is put to work turning microgears
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33eRZDZ9wWg] Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University have discovered that common bacteria can turn microgears
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ESA: Innovative Technologies from Science Fiction
Science Fiction (SF) literature, artwork and films are works of imagination, but often contain some elements of plausibility, with the story revolving around
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Synthetic cells get together to make electronics
A network of artificial cells that work together to act as an AC/DC converter has been built. Demonstrating that synthetic cells can team
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Quantum tunneling with nanowires
Nanowires Quantum tunneling is the capability of a particle to inhabit regions of space that would normally be off-limits according to classical mechanics.
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Quantum dance: Discovery led by Princeton researchers could revolutionize computing
Theorists have long predicted that atoms placed in certain configurations would trigger electrons to behave in odd “quantum” ways. The Princeton-led team has
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Invisibility-Cloak Breakthrough
A new device that can reroute microwave radiation is made up of about 600 I-shaped copper structures and works over a broad spectrum.
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