It is not clear that there is any real danger from the nanotech products currently in use, but neither is there convincing proof that all are safe.
A nanotech technique that can coat any number of common fabrics with a layer of silicone nanofilaments appears ready to produce durable, completely waterproof clothing.
Nanowires that are superconducting above liquid nitrogen temperature have been produced for the first time, and their properties vary according to the diameter of the nanowires.
In laboratory tests, nanoparticles that include a small molecule of nucleic acid that binds to a target molecule on prostate cancer cells were used to carry a lethal dose of the drug into the cancer cells without affecting cells lacking the cancer-specific target.
A nanostructure called a “gyroid” provides the basis for a more efficient, inexpensive nanotech solar cell.
Carbon nanotubes make nanotech loudspeakers that produce sound without mechanical movement.
A nanotech assay for trace levels of proteins associated with cancer is a thousand fold more sensitive than are current assays.
New nanotech applications may be made possible by the demonstration of a force generated from light that does not require a reflective surface.
A new multi-disciplinary collaboration will focus on developing computing technology that mimics the human brain in being able to solve a wide variety of problems.
A new microscope may facilitate nanotech developments by combining nanometer scale spatial resolution with temporal resolution in the millisecond to femtosecond range.
