Robots Waltz on a Pinhead Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 - Janice Karin Researchers at the Donald Lab at Duke University have built miniature robots, only a few microns tall, capable of acting in...
Developing electronics that operate in extreme environments is an area of strategic importance to NASA's future planetary missions. Instruments that...
Making Nanotubes into Electric Circuits Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 - Roni Barr Researchers at the University of Warwick's Department of Chemistry have recently discovered a new way of producing carbon...
For 5,000 years the only way to shape metal has been by the "heat and beat" technique. Even with modern nanotechnology, metalworking involves carving...
Scientists Create Synthesized DNA Thursday, June 26th, 2008 - Roni Barr DNA, which provides the genetic code for everything from bacteria to blue whales, is composed of combinations of just four...
Researchers have created a sheet of entwined nanowires that sop up oil but leave water behind. The sponge, which resembles paper, can absorb 20 times...