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Intel's 'top secret' leaked
Computer science

Intel's 'top secret' leaked

Everyone knows Intel is about to release a new family of Merom-branded chips, manufactured using a 65-nanometer process, in 2006. But that's just the tip of the iceberg.…

December 12, 2018
The smallest propeller in the world
New technology

The smallest propeller in the world

Scientists around the world are creating nanobots called nanobots. One of the main goals is to provide pharmaceuticals exactly what they need inside the body.

December 12, 2018
Picture of the little Mona Lisa
New technology

Picture of the little Mona Lisa

The world's most famous painting was developed by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology on a surface of about 30 microns, or about a third of the hair.

December 11, 2018
Muscle 'machine'
New technology

Muscle 'machine'

French researchers have been able to assemble thousands of nanoparticles and activate them to coordinate movement like human muscle fibers.

December 11, 2018
A simpler method for creating multicolor lasers
New technology

A simpler method for creating multicolor lasers

Normally, to get different red-blue laser light sources in the same device (like a 3D Blu-ray drive), one would have to create three separate laser sources. These laser…

December 11, 2018
Impressed with 3-D nano printers
New technology

Impressed with 3-D nano printers

The new 3D printing method using two-photon imaging can quickly create incredibly sharp objects at the nanoscale. This technology could open up new areas of application,…

December 11, 2018
The world's smallest nanotubes
New technology

The world's smallest nanotubes

Tufts University researchers have announced they have succeeded in making the engine, to date, the smallest in the world, according to a report in the journal Nature Nan…

December 11, 2018
Advanced technology: nanofiltration
New technology

Advanced technology: nanofiltration

Successful fabrication of the nanometer-sized dialysis membrane will greatly reduce the cost of treatment and thousands of people will be saved through this invention.

December 11, 2018
Nano 'cargo ship' searches and destroys tumors
New technology

Nano 'cargo ship' searches and destroys tumors

Scientists have built a nanometer-sized 'cargo ship' that can swim throughout the body through the blood stream without being detected by the immune radar system.

December 11, 2018
Tools to turn sewage into ... water filter
New technology

Tools to turn sewage into ... water filter

A clean water revolution promises to explode in the future as a trader in the town of Ipswich invents a special water bottle that turns dirty, dirty water into pure wate…

December 11, 2018
Paint nano: Challenging harsh sea environment
New technology

Paint nano: Challenging harsh sea environment

Nano paint with nanometer-sized paint particles (billionths of a meter) penetrates deep into the wood grain, helping the wood to resist destruction in harsh coastal cond…

December 11, 2018