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These "Ants" Use Ultrablack to Warn Predators — and Stay Cool

Velvet ants, actually flightless wasps, boast an ultrablack exoskeleton thanks to dense nanostructures.

The World’s Thinnest Pasta Is Here — But It’s Not for Eating

Nanopasta might not make it to your dinner plate, but its ultrathin structure could revolutionize wound care.

This toothpaste-based transistor could be the future of edible electronics

The transistor and all its components are made of food-safe materials and could one day assist in medical monitoring.

Meet the world's smallest snowman -- Nanotechnology's microscopic miracle

The snowman was created more than a decade ago.

Scientists make 'BeerBots' that speed up the brewing process

These tiny nanocapsules could be a game changer for beer brewing.

This is probably the best way to spot bacteria in a fluid

AI-assisted Raman spectroscopy is great at identifying bacteria and it's way better than just regular Raman spectroscopy.

Researchers create DNA pottery that could one day deliver drugs inside your body

These aren't your average pots and bowls.

New ultrathin gold coating can make your glasses defog themselves

Finally, salvation from foggy glasses!

These self-healing robot fish can gobble up the microplastics from our seas

Maybe not man but robots can save the world from plastic.

Scientists develop a nanosensor that can detect harmful pesticides on fruits within five minutes

We are one step closer to having a pesticide free diet.

Finding the source of pneumonia infection becomes easy with this new nanosensor technology

Patients with viral pneumonia are often given treatment for bacterial pneumonia, and this is not good.

Pioneers of self-assembling 2D layers receive Kavli Prize for nanoscience

It's a technology that's already affecting our lives.

Scientists use tiny molecular robots to transport cargo for the first time

Japanese scientists created a robot army that contains DNA. These fascinating molecular robots soon might get brains too.

Extremely efficient microprocessors can make your computer more eco-friendly

It's 80 times more efficient than the microprocessor you're using to read this.

Scientists create new fiber that's as flexible as skin, but tougher

The new material also conducts electricity making it ideal for stretchable electronics and soft robotics.

Scientists use nano-ink to 3D print color-changing cup

Talk about a surprising change!

Meet the world's smallest snowman

Isn't he adorable?

Novel nanocomposite material might prevent shipwrecks from rotting

The technique is being trialed on the English warship Mary Rose.

Thermal camouflage can disguise you in both warm and cold environments

So long, predator vision!

Cell-membrane-coated nanobots successfully clear out 66% of bacteria and toxins in blood samples

Boy oh boy, am I excited for nanomedicine!

Proteins can be kept active outside of a cell for the first time-- and used to degrade toxic chemicals

This is a massive breakthrough!

Back to black-- graphene-based hair dyes provide permanent color without damaging hair

Color, without damage or fly-aways? Yes, please.

Researchers develop nanospears that can transport DNA to cells with pinpoint accuracy

This new technique is less harmful to the cells and more efficient than other non-viral DNA transfer techniques.

Graphene labels can be burned into food and clothing--and used as electronics or sensors

It could mean the beginning of edible and wearable electronics.

New, revolutionary metalens focuses entire visible spectrum into a single point

If you want to create a functioning metalens, you need to design a maze for light.

Scientists turn DNA into virtually any 3D shape imaginable

The fist DNA benders!

How butterflies have such a beautiful colour

They use the most advanced nanotechnology.

Adding fibers to hydrogel, a soft material mostly made of water, makes it 5 times tougher than steel

By adding fibers, scientists have turned a soft gel into a material tougher than many metals.

Spinach doped with carbon nanotubes turns into explosive detector

The next generation of monitor sensing could be half plant, half machine.

Largest database of crystal surfaces and shapes can help researchers design better materials

Crystal lovers rejoice - researchers have created the largest database of elemental crystal surfaces and shapes to date.

Stanford researchers develop the coolest clothes - literally

Stanford engineers have developed cheap, low-cost textiles that can cool your body much more efficiently than existing clothes.

Scientists count microscopic particles without a microscope

Counting microscopic particles is hard, but researchers from Russia and Australia believe they've found a way to make it easier.

Self-healing textiles means you don't have to throw away your torn jeans -- just add water

The self-healing fabrics could break down lethal toxins before they reach the skin.

IBM Scientists make phase-changing Artificial Neurons to mimic the Computer Power of Human Brain

Science is getting closer to a computer that mimics the human brain.

Remote-controlled microrobots could be the future of medicine

Tiny robots might soon replace invasive surgery.

Glowing DNA origami used to recreate Van Gogh's 'Starry Night'

The end result is a perfect example of what can happen when art meets science.

This memory lasts forever: quartz coin can store 360 TB for 14 billion years

Researchers at Southampton University in the UK have developed a technique which allows them to store 360 TB of data for a virtual infinity.

Observing Alien Armageddon could be our first sign of advanced civilizations in space.

It may be possible to observe the presence of an advanced alien civilization by the effects produced if that civilization were to self-destruct through nuclear war, biological warfare, nanotechnological annihilation, or stellar pollution. Each case would generate unique detectable signs that could be identified by earth-based telescopes.

Scientists create 244-atom light-driven submarine

Every once in a while, someone creates something so incredible that it probably wouldn't even pass the Hollywood standard, being deemed to unrealistic.

Researchers create a new material from 1 billion tiny magnets which mimics ice, water and steam

Scientists working at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have created a very specific type of material from over 1 billion magnets placed in a specific configuration. Astonishingly, its magnetic properties now change with temperature, just like water can be liquid, solid and gaseous based on temperature.

University of California 3D printed fish are the most advanced microbots we built to date

Nanoengineers from the San Diego University of California used innovative, self-developed 3D printing methods to create multipurpose, fish-shaped microbots - that they call microfish - which can swim around efficiently through liquids, powered by hydrogen peroxide and are magnetically controlled.

New nanotechnology will be able to target and destroy blood clots

A research group has come up with an innovative way of dealing with blood clots through nanotechnology. This technology has the potential to save many lives every year, as blood clots are often associated with life-threatening events.

This is the first white light laser. It might change video display and lighting dramatically

In what can only be heralded as a major breakthrough, a group at Arizona State University reports the demonstration of the first ever white laser - a laser that emits light over the full spectrum of visible colors. Up until now, lasers were designed to emit a distinct spectrum, either red, green, blue and so on. Combining multiple colors has always proved challenging and previous attempts had been slumped with shortcoming. This latest version seems to work wonderfully. If this technology can and will be scaled commercially, it could radically transform the industry. Its contrast and lighting capabilities, watt per watt, are well over LEDs and, moreover, it could help devise a new generation of Wi-Fi, called Li-Fi, which works on laser light and is 10 times faster.

Scientists find a way to transform cells into tiny lasers

Scientists have created a mixture of oil and fluorescent dyes that can be safely added to human cells – the dye then gets activated by short pulses of light and starts behaving like a laser, communicating the tissue’s position to doctors. The technology could add new ways for light to be used in diagnosis and treatment […]

Scientists predict the existence of a liquid analogue of graphene

By now, we've all hopefully at least heard of graphene, the new wonder material that promises to revolutionize a swarm of applications. But now, a team of researchers from Finland have predicted the existence of atomically thin, free-standing 2D liquid phase - a liquid analogue of graphene.

Scientists create neural lace that fuses with your brain

In a world where in only a few decades we moved from clunky phones to wireless satellite-connected devices that allow you to be anywhere and do anything on the internet, it seems only normal that scientists will take it to the next level - to your brain. Already tested on mice, this fine mesh fits inside a syringe and unfurls on the brain to monitor its activity.

Gold Nanospirals Might Protect Your Identity

Microscopic swirls from gold might be the key to protect your cash and credit cards in the future, making identity theft virtually impossible. Researchers at Vanderbilt University developed the "Archimedes spirals" and report that they produce four times more blue light per unit volume than currently existing frequency amplifiers; they could be printed on currency, ID cards and pretty much everything that's important to prevent counterfeiting.

Nanotech toothbrush means you never need toothpaste again

It's common sense - in order to brush your teeth, you need water, a toothbrush, and toothpaste. Well, a company from Japan wants to change all that: they've developed a nanotechnology toothbrush that basically eliminates the need for toothpaste.

Artificial leaf breakthrough makes solar fuels one step closer

A team at Caltech has devised a new film coating that facilitates catalysis and electron transfer in a solar powered system that splits water into hydrogen and oxygen, which can be used as fuels. Such a system is also called an artificial leaf or solar-fuel generator because in many ways it mimics the process which plants use to convert sunlight and CO2 into oxygen and fuel (sugars, carbohydrates). The researchers make note, however, that they're still a long way from making it commercial viable, but these sort of updates are inspiring.

Laser-etching pattern turns any metal into a super-hydrophobic surface

A new generation of water-repellent products could be just ahead after researchers at University of Rochester demonstrated an amazing laser technique that etches tiny micro and nano grooves into a metal surface making it super-hydrophobic.

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