Nanotechnology

How large is the actual image? It is the same size as a single human hair - but how?

2 | August 13, 2012 11:02am | By Charlie Osborne

Big ideas can sometimes start small. Two industrial design students have designed a prototype portable solar water purification system that could save countless lives at a cost of just a few...

2 | August 7, 2012 7:25pm | By David Worthington

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

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

Conventional wisdom says China is losing its outsource manufacturing edge due to rising worker wages. But technology advances in North America are dramatically lowering domestic manufacturing costs.

29 | July 25, 2012 8:13am | By Joe McKendrick

ecoSolargy says that advanced nanotechnology has cut years off of its PV panels' payback time though higher energy absorption.

3 | July 22, 2012 5:39pm | By David Worthington

The Puralytics SolarBag is a refillable, 3-liter container that uses sunlight-activated nanotechnology to purify water in about three hours.

5 | July 15, 2012 2:40pm | By Heather Clancy

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about imbalances in size, wealth and influence.

1 | June 29, 2012 4:55am | By Andrew Nusca

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about successes and failures for the world's biggest brands.

1 | June 28, 2012 5:36am | By Andrew Nusca

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about fresh starts for established businesses.

June 27, 2012 4:12am | By Andrew Nusca

Three-fourths of the patents from the nation's top research universities were filed by immigrants. However, many may not be allowed to work in the United States.

19 | June 26, 2012 4:02pm | By Joe McKendrick

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about nanotechnology.

June 25, 2012 12:39am | By Charlie Osborne

By harnessing the power of fireflies, scientists at Syracuse University have produced light that doesn't need electricity to glow.

1 | June 17, 2012 7:25am | By Sarah Korones

In their quest for improving computers, IBM stumbled upon something that might help doctors fight antibiotic resistant staph infections.

May 28, 2012 3:00am | By Rose Eveleth

The U.S. Army is using eye-popping nanotechnology to upgrade and replace equipment soldiers bring onto the battlefield.

May 24, 2012 3:00am | By Matthew Malone

Tiny reflective crystals could revolutionize everything from medicine to computing - but are they safe?

2 | May 22, 2012 3:00am | By Rose Eveleth

A breakthrough that combines a virus with an electrode could someday help us power our electronics with every step we take.

3 | May 21, 2012 3:10am | By Laura Shin

A new nanostructure for batteries could exponentially extend battery life.

2 | May 12, 2012 8:18am | By Charlie Osborne

A new biomarker-detecting breathalyzer may one day be able to detect a range of problems -- from diabetes to lung cancer.

May 9, 2012 3:53am | By Charlie Osborne

Engineers are developing self-propelled nano-submarines to gather tiny droplets of oil from waters where a spill occurred.

3 | May 5, 2012 6:09pm | By Amy Kraft