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Gaming the Future: The Book!

Programmable nanoprocessors integrated into a nanowire nanocomputer

Pioneering a design and fabrication strategy to address individual nanoscale electronic devices to enable large-scale assembly into integrated computer circuits, a MITRE-Harvard team has assembled a functional nanoelectronic control computer.

Bigger, stiffer, roomier molecular cages from structural DNA nanotechnology

Using struts made of DNA to stiffen polyhedral corners, scientists have build rigid DNA cages an order of magnitude larger than previous DNA nanostructures, and only one order of magnitude smaller than bacterial cells.

Chemists provide new tool for nanotechnology-modifying the right carbon atom

A new tool to chemically modify one specific carbon atom among several chemically very similar ones will facilitate building larger, more complex molecules for drug discovery and for nanotechnology.

Notes on 2014 Foresight nanotechnology conference

A “sense of energy, momentum, and collegiality throughout the weekend” united attendees hearing about the integration of nano-engineered devices and materials into more complex systems, and the integration of nanoscale technologies into diverse applications.

Will crowdsourced RNA designs advance nanotechnology?

A very large community of online gamers has consistently produced RNA designs that outperform the best design algorithms by a large margin. Can online gamers designing RNA, protein, and other molecules contribute to the development of atomically precise manufacturing?

In mice, nanoparticle reduces inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques

A reconstituted high-density lipoprotein nanoparticle reduces inflammation in advanced atherosclerotic plaques in mice. Will it work in humans to prevent repeat heart attacks and stroke?

Better nanoswitches by integrating double and triple strand DNA

A DNA clamp engineered for higher specificity and higher affinity may improve cancer diagnosis and treatment and may also mean better control over building nanomachines.

Integrating DNA nanotechnology and RNA to transport nanoparticles along nanotubes

A possible forerunner to a future molecular assembly line uses an artificial DNA motor to transport an artificial nanoparticle along a carbon nanotube track.

RNA nanotechnology – fewer structures in living cells than in test tubes

A study of RNA structures actually present in cells reveals that cells spend energy restricting thermodynamically driven RNA folding so that fewer RNA structures are found in cells than in test tubes.

2014 Foresight Technical Conference: Sessions and Speakers

2014 Foresight Technical Conference: Integration —February 7-9, 2014 www.foresight.org/conference Early registration rates and reduced hotel rates are available for a limited time. Conference Co-Chairs: Robert P. Meagley, CEO/CTO, ONE Nanotechnologies William A. Goddard III, Director, Materials and Process Simulation Center, Caltech Keynote Speakers: Meyya Meyyappan, Chief Scientist for Exploration Technology, NASA Ames Research Center Paolo… Continue reading 2014 Foresight Technical Conference: Sessions and Speakers

Gaming the Future: The Book!

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Programmable nanoprocessors integrated into a nanowire nanocomputer

Bigger, stiffer, roomier molecular cages from structural DNA nanotechnology

Chemists provide new tool for nanotechnology-modifying the right carbon atom

Notes on 2014 Foresight nanotechnology conference

Will crowdsourced RNA designs advance nanotechnology?

In mice, nanoparticle reduces inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques

Better nanoswitches by integrating double and triple strand DNA

Integrating DNA nanotechnology and RNA to transport nanoparticles along nanotubes

RNA nanotechnology – fewer structures in living cells than in test tubes

2014 Foresight Technical Conference: Sessions and Speakers

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