Technology Review Feed - Nanotech Top Stories

Getting Arsenic Out of Water

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

IBM is developing a membrane that is more effective at ridding drinking water of arsenic contaminants.

First Acoustic Superlens

Thu, 28 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

An ultrasound lens could be used for high-resolution clinical imaging.

Print-on-Demand Power

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Flexible carbon-nanotube supercapacitors could give more power to cell phones and other electronics.

Unzipping Graphene's Potential

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Slicing open carbon nanotubes could lead to much faster electronic components.

Growing Nanotube Forests

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Carefully grown carbon-nanotube arrays could be the basis of new energy-storage devices and chip-cooling systems.

A New Route to Terabit Memory

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Polymers that arrange into nanostructures could store terabits on a square inch.

Graphene for the Green Grid

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Ultracapacitors that store more could help the grid run smoothly.

Color Quantum-Dot Displays

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

A new way to print quantum dots could lead to brighter, more power-efficient displays.

Carbon-Nanotube Thread

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Fabrics woven from highly conductive, nanotube-coated cotton are wearable biosensors.

Making Materials Untouchable

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

New designs for materials that repel all liquids.

Black Silicon

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A new type of silicon promises cheaper, more-sensitive light detectors.

Water-Repelling Metals

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

New metals will keep engines and turbines dry and ice-free.

Sticky Nanotape

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Carbon-nanotube adhesive outperforms gecko feet and could aid climbing robots.

Flexible Silicon Solar Cells

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Thin but efficient solar cells use one-tenth the silicon of conventional cells.

Nanotubes on the Brain

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Neural implants could benefit from coated electrodes.

Nano Carrier Targets Cell Sites

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Researchers find a new way to precisely target cancer drugs.

Nanonets Snare Energy

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A new material could cheaply convert sunlight into hydrogen.

Tiny Drug Transporters

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Carbon nanotubes could reduce side effects from cancer treatment.

A Helping Hand for Surgery

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A tiny gripper that responds to chemical triggers could be a new tool for surgery.

Drawing Circuits with Nano Pens

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Cheap arrays of polymer pens can draw complex nanopatterns.