Arrays of atomic force probe tips are promising nanotech approaches to denser, faster, cheaper memories.
It has not been tested experimentally yet, but if a proposal to use graphene as a nanotech method to sequence DNA very rapidly and inexpensively pans out, the “wonder material” of nanotechnology could find yet another use.
British scientists are investigating telescoping carbon nanotubes as a nanotech replacement for current computer memory technologies.
Recently announced results of a US national survey on nanotech applications for “human enhancement” show widespread public support for enhancements seen as promising an improvement in human health, but little support for other uses.
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The report concludes that nanotech products are coming to market without adequate tests for safety based upon the unique properties of the nanomaterials.
Today we have a nanotech nod to last week’s historic election for US President and an example of the artistic possibilities of nanotechnology.
Nanotech membranes made of nanoporous alumina coated with diamond-like carbon films promise to minimize problems with medical implants.
The publication of a method to mass produce graphene has opened the way to further study of this remarkable nanomaterial.
A patch consisting of three layers of polymers can be loaded with nanoparticles and attached to living cells to give them nanotech backpacks.
