Nanotechnology

An upcoming experiment aboard the International Space Station will test the effects of microgravity on living cells…

By injecting nanoparticles into the eyes of mice, scientists gave them the ability to see near-infrared light—a…

In the classic 1966 American science fiction film Fantastic Voyage, a submarine crew was miniaturized and injected…

The Planet of the Apes prequels did much to explain how humans lost their status as the dominant species on the…

Look at this cute little snowman! I bet he won’t even melt and make me cry like the snowman from Jack Frost does.

Predicting the future is hard. It’s nearly impossible to know what technological marvels await in the next few years,…

The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists for their pioneering work in developing…

If the idea of a robot fish swimming through your veins elicits a Cronenberg-ian chill up your spine, you might want…

Researchers working in the Netherlands have developed an atomic-scale rewritable data-storage device capable of…

Carbon nanotubes have been pegged as the wonder material that could finally allow us to build a space elevator. A…

Nanomachines could revolutionize technology and modern medicine, if only we had viable power sources to make them…

Li-on batteries gradually deteriorate as they’re repeatedly drained and recharged. But now researchers from…

Nanotechnology researchers at the University of Sydney now have a building that will make them the envy of the…

Because the world keeps getting more bizarre, it turns out that the best way to get these microbots to navigate…

Tweaking the structure of graphene so that it matches patterns found in the eyes of moths could one day give us…

Spider silk is nature’s Kevlar. It’s stronger than steel, it’s waterproof, and you can stretch it as much as 30 to…

To beat cancer, early detection is crucial. Now, a team of Japanese and American scientists has revealed extremely…

Some men produce sperm that are poor swimmers, a major cause of infertility. To help, researchers from Germany have…

Energy-saving bulbs may have some competition in the shape of an ageing technology. Scientists have developed a new…

Hoverboards won’t stop exploding lately, perhaps due to overheating batteries. But what if the battery could shut…