Nanotechnology

The breakthrough could pave the way for quantum computers that could function on a nano scale and would be much faster than computers today.

5 | February 20, 2012 8:41am | By Laura Shin

Researchers have built a nano-robot made entirely from DNA. Based on a technique called DNA origami, the smart drug can seek out and destroy cancer cells, leaving healthy cells unscathed.

1 | February 16, 2012 9:11pm | By Janet Fang

With decades of misuse gradually ruining the life-saving drugs, science is searching for new ways to kill dangerous bacteria.

7 | February 14, 2012 3:00am | By John Rennie

Using off the shelf materials and the latest nanotechnology, HWKN's Wendy is a big, blue air cleaning machine.

February 13, 2012 2:23pm | By Sun Joo Kim

Scientists have a found a way to transmit data on an atomic-scale. This may ultimately lead to very small digital devices.

January 31, 2012 4:33pm | By Christie Nicholson

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin writes in the Financial Times that Russia needs direct investment and innovation to achieve economic stability. Is he sincere?

3 | January 30, 2012 8:27am | By Andrew Nusca

PARIS -- Eco-technology expo comes to Paris to showcase and discuss latest in environmental practices in France and beyond.

November 20, 2011 11:43pm | By Bryan Pirolli

Stanford University researchers have developed a transparent silicone sensor that can stretch and rebound without permanent damage.

October 26, 2011 7:42am | By Andrew Nusca

What if a lab technician could take a single drop of blood, place it on a microchip and test for hundreds of diseases simultaneously? An innovation brings us closer to that vision.

1 | October 19, 2011 9:16pm | By Laura Shin

As a child, Ryan Integlia learned about the plight of people in some developing countries who worked -- and lived -- in garbage dumps. He launched a nonprofit to help.

3 | October 18, 2011 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

MIT researchers have developed cardiac patches made with gold nanowires that could help those who have suffered a heart attack.

2 | September 26, 2011 11:27am | By Andrew Nusca

Researchers from Cornell, Penn and UNC determine that we all harbor a subtle bias against creativity -- and it comes from a need for certainty.

7 | September 8, 2011 4:58am | By Andrew Nusca

A tiny motor that measures a mere 1 nanometer across may lead to a whole new class of medical and engineering devices.

8 | September 6, 2011 7:36am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Indianapolis and Nashville have become the hubs for life sciences and companies that create medical devices and patient-care systems, respectively. A look at what makes a spot hot.

August 25, 2011 11:55am | By Janet Fang

IBM has prototypes of two experimental semiconductors that aim to match the human brain and its ability to interpret its surroundings and learn.

5 | August 17, 2011 9:01pm | By Larry Dignan

As the Internet buckles under the pressures of age and an enormous explosion of content and traffic, researchers are hard at work trying to build a new, more improved version.

7 | August 3, 2011 8:33am | By Christie Nicholson

Ohio astronomers are developing a potential cancer treatment that, while years away, could reduce the amount of radiation cancer patients endure.

1 | July 7, 2011 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

Tiny magnetic nanoparticles destroy tumors with no apparent side effects, while big electromagnets keep blood flowing smoothly.

3 | July 1, 2011 3:26pm | By Janet Fang

Normally, typing on your phone uses up a bit of its battery life. But a new breakthrough could use the pressure from your typing to charge the battery.

11 | June 21, 2011 8:34pm | By Laura Shin

Researchers at Stanford University are using nanosensors to transform a centimeter-sized microchip into a stand-in for the human body in the drug development process.

1 | May 3, 2011 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez