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Nanotechnology
The pressure of light is a “knife in the butter”
Researchers have used the pressure of light—also called optical forces or sometimes "tractor beams"—to create a new…
Nanosensors help understand how tumors will respond to therapies
MIT researchers have designed nanosensors that can profile tumors and may yield insight into how they will respond…
Artificial Muscles: Scientists Spin A Yarn…
In recent years, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and colleagues at the University of Wollongong in…
Not just another cat meme: ‘Schroedinger’s Cat’ revelation
One of the most famous mind-twisters of the quantum world is the thought experiment known as 'Schroedinger’s Cat',…
Video gamers are better than scientists at identifying proteins
While it's been said that video games and too much screen time can rot the brain, a group of gamers was actually…
Using fish scales to create self-powered electronics
Fish is one of the oldest delicacies in the world and in India especially, large quantities of fish are consumed on…
Nanorobots are tackling cancerous tumors
Researchers from Polytechnique Montréal, Université de Montréal and McGill University have just achieved a…
Tiny ion rockets could propel spacecraft to nearby planets
Now you can watch a tiny satellite ion rocket under a microscope to see how it works.
Researchers at the…
These self-destructing batteries could be used for top secret military ops
There's a new subject matter being studied in the tech world called transient electronics, which involve devices…
New “skin” for soldiers paves the way for protective futuristic…
A team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has developed a material that is highly breathable…