Darpa seeks nanotechnology defense against novel pathogens
To counter the threat of evolved or engineered resistance of pathogenic bacteria to antibiotics, Darpa proposes to use nanotechnology to develop "Rapidly Adaptable Nanotherapeutics".
Humanoid robot for military showcases advances in robotics
A prototype humanoid robot being developed for the US military mimics a wide range of human movements while retaining its balance.
Singularity University takes on advanced nanotech questions
The Singularity University Executive Program recently took on the challenges of advanced nanotech: Nanotechnology: How should we evaluate the environmental impact of human-made machines that are too small to see? [...]
Video of very impressive DARPA-funded quadruped robot
In light of our continuing interest in the ways in which nanotechnology will interact with robotics and other emerging technologies, here is an update from IEEE Spectrum on the Boston [...]
Nanotechnology provides patch to regenerate heart tissue
Carbon nanofibers and a polymer were combined to create a composite to regenerate natural heart tissue.
Intensive one-day course on nanomaterials for aerospace and defense
The CANEUS International Organization on "Micro-Nano Technologies for Aerospace Applications" will hold an intensive one-day course "Nanomaterials for Aerospace and Defense: Applications, Issues, Trends and Practices"
Nanotechnology makes possible boat 40% stronger and 75% lighter than metal boats
Zyvex Technologies announced that its 54-foot boat named Piranha completed a rough-weather sea test near Puget Sound in the Pacific Ocean, demonstrating record fuel efficiency.
Nanotechnology-enabled quantum computing may fuel a security race
Senior Associate Alvin Steinberg suggests that we portray the nanotech race as in part a security race involving quantum computing.
Protein nanostructures stiffer than Kevlar
Self assembly of aromatic dipeptide into nanospheres stiffer than Kevlar may make possible printing stronger, lighter body armor.
Why terrorists are often engineers: implications for nanotechnology
An IEEE Spectrum podcast asks the question, Why Are Terrorists Often Engineers? The blurb: With terrorism back in the news, so, too, is a curious footnote: Of the hundreds of [...]