Mass produceable bolt-on superlens is nearly ready which could boost all optical microscopes to 70 nanometer resolution or four times better than normal Concentric rings of plastic on gold allow an optical microscope to resolve objects too small to otherwise be seen (Image: Science/Maryland University) The team are now altering the shape of the rings …
Funding for nanotechnology related projects is expected to reach €3.5 billion (approx $4.5 billion) for the 2007 to 2013 period This is up from €1.3 billion (approx $1.7 billion) between 2002 to 2006. It is for NNI style nanotech. Things like self-assembly, nanostructured materials, nanoelectronics etc… Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and …
This provides more clear evidence that the concept of site specific chemistry using mechanical placement of molecules is viable. This concept is the basis of molecular nanotechnology. This may become part of a bootstrapping pathway. This shows that those who said that we would not be able to mechnically control chemical reactions were wrong. Researchers …
Nuclear magnetic resonance, or NMR, generates a true-to-life fingerprint – a unique pattern indicating the presence of specific molecules – for a research sample that is being analyzed. It has been found that a higher power magnet (21.1 tesla) increases the picture’s brightness by a factor of about 10 relative to low-field images (14.1 tesla) …
Generating electricity from renewable sources will soon become as easy as putting a brush and a tube in a tub of wastewater. A carbon fiber, bottle-brush anode developed by Penn State researchers will provide more than enough surface for bacteria to colonize, for the first time making it possible to use microbial fuel cells for …
In conventional solar cells (a), light (dashed line) enters an antireflective layer (yellow) and then a layer of silicon (green) in which much of the light is converted into electricity. But some of the light (solid arrows) reflects off an aluminum backing, returns through the silicon, and exits without generating electricity. A new material (represented …
Nuclear energy costs dependent upon assumptions The cost of generating power via nuclear energy can be separated into the following components: * The construction cost of building the plant. * The operating cost of running the plant and generating energy. * The cost of waste disposal from the plant. * The cost of decommissioning the …
Exponential manufacturing is one of the key features that magnifies the impact of molecular nanotechnology Exponential manufacturing is a nanofactory being able to produce another nanofactory. Nanofactories with this capability can double their number in the time it takes to make another copy. When would exponential manufacturing dominate over projected conventional production ? A nanofactory …
It is projected that in 2012-2015 a trillion RFID tags will be made each year. In 2010, 33 billion RFID tags/year up from 1.3 billion in 2005. In February 2007, Hitachi announced new RFID tags are that 0.05 x 0.05 mm, which will be available in 2-3 years. The smallest RFID tags currently available are …
NASA will likely shut down its Institute for Advanced Concepts, which funds research into futuristic ideas in spaceflight and aeronautics in August 2007 unless there is budgetary change. I hope they do not shutdown the NIAC because it is doing fantastic work. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger …
China has jumped ahead with three sweeping reforms to solidify its growth, bolster its financial markets, and more rapidly transform itself into a 21st century market economy. China has just created what could soon be the largest investment fund in history. Economists expect the Chinese government to allocate $200 billion to $400 billion to the …