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CES 2022: Nanotech startup shows off tiny paper-based capacitive sensors

Carbon nanotubes built into the structure of paper form the basis of a sensor technology that could transform the interaction between people and digital devices.

January 5, 2022 by Charles McLellan

MIT's tiny insect drone looks like a cassette tape with wings but can bounce back from mid-air collisions

MIT researchers have developed a drone that approaches a bee's ability to withstand bumps and do somersaults.

March 2, 2021 by Liam Tung

Give the nanotube yarn a pull and out comes electricity

Researchers have created a high-tech yarn which produces enough power for LED lighting -- and potentially far more.

August 25, 2017 by Charlie Osborne

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Stretchy nanotube yarn produces power, could provide battery alternative

Researchers have created a high-tech yarn which produces enough power for LED lighting -- and potentially far more.

August 28, 2017 by ZDNet Editors

Silicon tapped as the answer to battery capacity woes

Researchers say the element can be used to revolutionize lithium-ion batteries.

August 30, 2017 by Charlie Osborne

Spider silk turns bionic through nanomaterials

Silk transformed through nanomaterials could have applications in everything from the home to the military.

August 15, 2017 by Charlie Osborne

Bye-bye batteries? MIT's new power sponge could hold key to electric cars

A new non-carbon material could lead the way to supercapacitors that challenge batteries for capacity but with far superior output.

October 11, 2016 by Liam Tung

How to pull water from air

Inspired by the wings of desert beetles, a new device made of tiny carbon tubes could one day be used to pull water from air in the most arid places on Earth.

June 17, 2014 by Janet Fang

Supercharged bionic plants to detect pollutants, explosives

MIT researchers have found a way to enhance photosynthesis, and the same method can be used to bolster plants with superpowers like detecting TNT and environmental pollutants.

March 16, 2014 by Janet Fang

Spinning fishing line and sewing thread into artificial muscle

Researchers have transformed everyday plastic fibers into super strong artificial muscles just by twisting them like rubber bands until they coil up.

February 21, 2014 by Janet Fang