Nanotechnology

In 2030, some of the most popular jobs could be vertical farmer, limb maker, waste data handler or narrowcaster, according to a new U.K. report.

7 | January 19, 2010 10:48am | By Andrew Nusca

Researchers have created the first-ever "transition contact lenses," which darken automatically in response to bright sunlight and could replace sunglasses.

7 | November 11, 2009 11:34am | By Andrew Nusca

Future medical nanotechnology won't look robotic. Instead, think very smart particles that usefully imitate life.

3 | May 1, 2012 3:00am | By John Rennie

Princeton University researchers applied a "nano-mesh" to plastics, which could make way for inexpensive, flexible devices, or even greatly improve the efficiency of standard photovoltaic panels.

1 | December 11, 2012 7:49pm | By David Worthington

Creating an "invisibility" cloak could one day be cheap enough to do at home.

1 | May 8, 2013 1:57am | By Charlie Osborne

Airbus has unveiled its vision of the future of flying in 2030: a concept plane that's sleek, slim and smart.

10 | July 21, 2010 7:10am | By Andrew Nusca

Scientists have discovered how LED lighting can be printed onto paper using nanotechnology, making futuristic novelties such as glowing wallpaper and luminescent curtains possible, Sweden's...

4 | July 31, 2012 6:28pm | By David Worthington

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

Scientists from UC Santa Barbara's have reinvented solar power with completely new technology.

6 | February 25, 2013 8:25pm | By David Worthington

Nanotechnologists at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed an artificial muscle made of carbon nanotubes.

8 | March 18, 2012 5:42pm | By Ina Damm Muri

A handful of emerging nations -- including China, Korea, India, Russia and Brazil -- are increasing their spending on innovation more quickly than more established economies.

2 | January 3, 2011 4:18am | By Heather Clancy

Imagine if every time your cell phone ran out of power, you could just stick it in your pants pocket for a charge.

2 | February 27, 2012 5:04am | By Laura Shin

An ideal battery would charge quickly, store a lots of energy, and release it quickly. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offer a potential way to bring such batteries...

3 | March 21, 2011 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls have fused nanotechnology to solar cells in order to harvest infrared radiation - day or night.

10 | December 20, 2010 7:34pm | By David Worthington

By changing the sugars in DNA and RNA strands, scientists created 6 new kinds of genetic molecules called XNAs. These variants can help scientists design better drugs and diagnostic tests.

April 23, 2012 11:11pm | By Janet Fang

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

What if performance enhancers were legal? Here's a look at how science could push human performance to new extremes. From steroids to genetic modifications.

1 | August 3, 2012 6:43pm | By Janet Fang

Battery technology is undergoing unprecedented change. The change is so rapid that innovations can't get into mass production before another innovation promising even more takes its place in the...

12 | February 2, 2010 12:26pm | By Dana Blankenhorn

The ultrasensitive device can detect heavy metals in fish and drinking water. The 'nano-velcro' detects mercury amounts millions of times smaller than current methods.

September 18, 2012 10:10pm | By Janet Fang

University of Southern California researchers developed a carbon nanotube synapse circuit. Enter the synthetic brain.

6 | April 25, 2011 6:50pm | By Boonsri Dickinson