Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a method of nanofabrication using an atom pinhole camera. The technique could produce individual nanostructures down to 30 nm, a size reduction of 10,000 times compared with the original object. Present experimental results show the resolution about 30 nm, but calculations (the theoretical prediction) say that the resolution can …
Revolutionary ultrasonic nanotechnology that could allow scientists to see inside a patient’s individual cells to help diagnose serious illnesses is being developed by researchers at The University of Nottingham. The new technique would utilise ultrasound technology — more commonly used to look at whole bodies such as fetal scanners — to look inside cells. The …
I made about 156 prediction back in March 2006 in a nanotech-now article. I reviewed the predictions in September 2007 PREDICTION: Thousand CPU, FPGA simulator 2007-2008 – CORRECT The RAMP Blue v3.0 rack, with 21 BEE2s, each with 48 cores, for a total of 1008 MicroBlaze cores PREDICTION: Advanced microscopes with 0.5 angstrom accuracy and …
Business news network has an eight minute video on Petrobank THAI oil process. Inject steam first to heat up the bitumen.Then inject oxygen to ignite the bitumen like a charcoal briquet.Proven oil technology must have 6-12 months of uninterrupted operation.Ramping up its 100,000 barrel per day operation. Almost 6 minutes of video on ET Energy’s …
Nanofountain pen can use functionalized nanodiamonds for many applications. The placement of nanodiamonds is one thousand times more precise than previous methods. Nanodiamonds are rapidly emerging as promising carriers for next-generation therapeutics and drug delivery. However, developing future nanoscale devices and arrays that harness these nanoparticles will require unrealized spatial control. Furthermore, single-cell in vitro …
Wolfram Alpha is launching in about one hour. 8 pm pacific. Did my first query on wolfram alpha. Get out your popcorn and check it out. CNet reports Wolfram Alpha has delayed the launch because of glitches. They may have a test launch tonight or over the weekend and are trying to get a full …
Mexico’s suspected swine flu death toll had climbed to 149 as of April 27, 2009. Most of those who died did not get medical treatment until they were very seriously ill. Many had to be rushed immediately into intensive care. People who have fly symptoms need to be prudent and seek early medical care. Center …
Polar plot of net asymmetries A in 30° sectors in right ascension and slices in z. Segments with positive A are indicated in red and negative A in blue. [blue are left hand spinning and red are right hand spinning] The A for segments with The handedness preference was previously seen in an analysis of …
DARPA has funded the Synapse Program which seeks to break the programmable machine paradigm and define a new path forward for creating useful, intelligent machines. As compared to biological systems for example, today’s programmable machines are less efficient by a factor of one million to one billion in complex, real-world environments. The Synapse program is …
Pictured is the new cloak with bump, left, and the prototype, right. (Image: Duke University) Invisibility, cloaking, superlenses, hyperlenses, super-microscopes, advanced lithography are all closer to being practically achieved. New algorithms were developed and the latest cloaking device was completed from conception to fabrication in nine days, compared to the four months required to create …
From Foresight Institutes Nanodot report of new Japanese research. Robert Freitas (author of Nanomedicine) commented on the new Japanese work: This paper reports purely mechanical-based covalent bond-making and bond-breaking (true mechanosynthesis) involving atom by atom substitution of silicon (Si) atoms for tin (Sn) atoms in an Sn monolayer surface on a Si(111) surface; also demonstrates …