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Month: May 2005

Researchers model molecular motor traffic jams

Andrew Wheeler brings to our attention work at Max Planck Institute on how to make the best use of molecular motors: “Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam and from the University of Amsterdam have now modelled and simulated the motor traffic for different compartment geometries and filament arrangements, and… Continue reading Researchers model molecular motor traffic jams

An attogram of DNA to go please…

Posted by Robert Bradbury: Cornell scientists, headed by Harold Craighead, and researchers at Tel Aviv University have a forthcoming paper in Nano Letters regarding the use of nanoscale cantilever oscillators to detect the presence of single DNA molecules weighing ~1 attogram (~995,000 Daltons). PhysOrg discusses it here. Uses may include detecting bacteria or viruses of… Continue reading An attogram of DNA to go please…

Step-by-step, nanometer by nanometer…

Posted by Robert Bradbury: PhysicsOrg is pointing out that IBM and Toppan are combining their expertise to push photomasks for lithography down to 45nm (the generation after current 90nm and next generation 65nm). At 45nm your current generation dual-core microprocessor may well become at least an 8 core microprocessor. For people who are unfamiliar with… Continue reading Step-by-step, nanometer by nanometer…

Moving closer to "real" molecular manufacturing

Posted by Robert Bradbury: Mike Treder writes “Nanotechnology’s long-expected transformation of manufacturing has just moved closer to reality. A new analysis of existing technological capabilities, including proposed steps from today’s nanotech to advanced molecular machine systems, was released today by the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology“. The study, “Molecular Manufacturing: What, Why and How,” performed by… Continue reading Moving closer to "real" molecular manufacturing

Saving virtual lives with nanorobots

Posted by Robert Bradbury: Jonathan Despres writes “Computer science student to compete in world semifinals of microsoft competition HOUSTON, May 11, 2005 – Building and controlling a team of nanorobots to seek and destroy infected tissue within a simulated terminally ill patient, a University of Houston computer science student and his teammate have advanced to… Continue reading Saving virtual lives with nanorobots

Really big diamonds!

Posted by Robert Bradbury: It isn’t nanoassembly but it is real diamond. ScienceBlog is discussing how the Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical Laboratory can produce 10-carat (half-inch thick) single-crystal diamonds using CVD. Unlike previous work it appears that this is flawless & colorless diamond. They believe the method may be adaptable to growing up to 300 carat… Continue reading Really big diamonds!

Self-replicating robots and degrees of self replication

Posted by Robert Bradbury: Brian Wang writes “The first scalable robot to have built an exact copy of itself could herald a fundamental rethink of how robots may be used to explore other planets. Hod Lipson and colleagues at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, built their self-replicating device using small mechanical building blocks that… Continue reading Self-replicating robots and degrees of self replication

Really fast transistors

Posted by Ben Harper: ScienceDaily is pointing out here that scientists at UIUC’s Micro and Nanotechnology lab have fabricated an indium phosphide and indium gallium arsenide transistor which can switch at 604 GHz. Thats 200x the clock speed of relatively state of the art silicon microprocessors running at 3 GHz. However its likely that given… Continue reading Really fast transistors

Nanotube based flat screens

Posted by Robert Bradbury: Various sources are reporting that Motorola has developed a flat-screen prototype display which uses carbon nanotubes (presumably as electron emitters). The Slashdot discussion is here. Though the prototype is only 5″ currently they appear to be aiming for 40″ HDTV screens that will only cost $400. If this type of commercial… Continue reading Nanotube based flat screens

NRC nanotech report to intelligence community is too near-term

A National Research Council report titled “Nanotechnology for the Intelligence Community” takes a short-term view that may not serve that community well. Defining “long term” to be 10 years (page eight), the report concludes (page 12): “the committee remains skeptical of claims that nanotechnology will have the kind of broad, revolutionary impact that has characterized… Continue reading NRC nanotech report to intelligence community is too near-term

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