“Optocapacitance” Shines New Light on the Brain
A novel twist on the young field of optogenetics may provide a new way to study living human brains as well as offering innovative therapeutic uses.
"nanotechnology"
How to Get New Genes Into a Cell
A teeny device for fundamental genetics
Bionic Plants Offer Superpowered Photosynthesis
Rebuilding plants into bionic superpowered energy photosynthesizers—we have the nanotechnology
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9 Materials That Will Change the Future of Manufacturing [Slide Show]
Researchers are developing cutting-edge foams, coatings, metals and other substances to make our homes, vehicles and gadgets more energy efficient and environmentally friendly
مطورو الآلات الجزيئية يحصدون جائزة نوبل في الكيمياء لعام 2016
ثلاثي يمهد الطريق لنوع جديد من الصناعة بعد تطوير محركات وأجهزة أدق من الشعرة.
Molecular Machine-Makers Grab the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
A trio who built motors and devices a fraction the size of a human hair has set the stage for a new type of industry
10 Years of DNA Origami
DNA origami—the art of folding DNA—has expanded hugely in the 10 years since its conception. Nature Video finds out how you can fold DNA into robots.This article was reproduced with permission and was first published on March 18, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.
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Thinking Outside of the Toy Box: 4 Children's Gizmos That Inspired Scientific Breakthroughs [Slide Show]
Brilliant minds reach back to childhood to help them develop tiny transistors, study particle separation, make microfluidics devices, and fight cancer
The World's Smallest Radio
A single carbon nanotube can function as a radio that detects and plays songs
Do Naked Singularities Break the Rules of Physics?
The black hole has a troublesome sibling, the naked singularity. Physicists have long thought--hoped--it could never exist. But could it?
Creadores de máquinas moleculares ganan el Premio Nobel de Química 2016
Un trío que construyó motores y dispositivos de una fracción del tamaño del ancho de un cabello humano ha establecido el escenario para un nuevo tipo de industria.
Liquid Benzene Squeezed to Form Diamond Nanothreads
High-pressure cycles unexpectedly convert benzene into superstrong and ultrathin threads. Will they put a space elevator within reach?
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Carbon Nanotube Clothing Could Take Charge in an Emergency [Slide Show]
A University of Michigan researcher coats cotton with carbon nanotubes in the hope of making duds that alert emergency crews of injured victims
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Bloom with a View: Robot Subs Help Researchers Study Mysterious Antarctic Sea Life [Slide Show]
Having tested their mettle in the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon disaster, automated sea gliders are deployed in polar-opposite conditions to investigate short-lived phytoplankton blooms
