nanotechnology
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Chemists Unveil the Slickest Surface Ever to Ward Off Water
A duck’s back is not the only slippery surface water is prone to slide off of. Researchers have developed a new method of coating surfaces in a liquid-like layer to make them extra slick. The Finland-based research team, led by Sakari Lepikko of Aalto University, developed a reactor to create the surfaces, which are referred…
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Nanoparticle ISS Experiment Could Lead To New Anti-Ageing Therapies
An upcoming experiment aboard the International Space Station will test the effects of microgravity on living cells mixed with tiny ceramic particles. The test could result in powerful new antioxidants to treat the deleterious effects of prolonged exposure to space as well as various age-related diseases.
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No One Tell Australian Scientists That Nanotechnology Research Is BS, ‘Cause They Are Nailing It
To ol’ Musky Boy it may be BS, but to everyone else, it is the future. Now scientists at the University of Technology Sydney have made a device made of atomically thin materials that will mean smaller circuits inside smartphones, laptops and computers in general than ever before. This latest development comes hot on the…
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Robots Made From DNA Could One Day Transport Medicine Inside Your Body
In the classic 1966 American science fiction film Fantastic Voyage, a submarine crew was miniaturised and injected into a body to fix a blood clot in the brain. That obviously isn’t how future medical science is going to work, but the notion of creating microscopic machines to perform complex tasks is certainly on point. A…