Twenty years ago, nanotechnology was the artificial intelligence of its time. The specific details of these technologies are, of course,…
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Infectious diseases such as malaria remain a leading cause of death in many regions. This is partly because people there…
Let’s be honest: there are many ways in which size matters, and for some purposes small is beautiful. However, sometimes…
Graphene is a material made of carbon atoms one layer thick, arranged in a honeycomb structure. It has been used…
Science is about big ideas that change the world. But sometimes, big impacts come from the tiniest of objects. Nanotechnology…
“Atomaterials” is short for “atomic materials”, so called because their properties depend on the precise configuration of their atoms. It is a new but rapidly developing field.
Russian author Boris Zhitkov wrote the 1931 short story Microhands, in which the narrator creates miniature hands to carry out…
As a researcher of nanomaterials, I am often asked: “When are we finally going to start seeing nanotechnology products on…
A group of physicists recently built the smallest engine ever created from just a single atom. Like any other engine…
The past 70 years have seen the way we live and work transformed by two tiny inventions. The electronic transistor…