The Brookhaven group uses magnetism to manipulate spin in graphene, a material consisting of flat sheets of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern. They’ve proposed ways to make materials consisting of layers of graphene mated to magnetic and nonmagnetic layers. These “graphene-magnet multilayers” (GMMs) are expected to retain their properties at room temperature, an …
Space Wars by William Scott, Michael Coumatos, and William Birnes, Forge Books (April 17, 2007) describes how the first hours of World War III might play out in the year 2010. While fiction, it’s based on real-world military scenarios and technologies, dramatically highlighting the West’s vulnerability to destruction of its space-based commercial and military communications …
Researchers in Japan have developed a pair of molecular-scale scissors that open and close in response to light. The tiny scissors are the first example of a molecular machine capable of mechanically manipulating molecules by using light, the scientists say.The scissors measure just three nanometers in length, small enough to deliver drugs into cells or …
A method of using isotopes to make bonds in the body more resistant to free radical damage could lengthen human lives by 10% or about 10 years. It does not reverse free radical damage, so it would be less helpful to older people. A team led by Mikhail Shchepinov, formerly of Oxford University, fed nematode …
Scientists at Forsyth may have moved one step closer to regenerating human spinal cord tissue by artificially inducing a frog tadpole to re-grow its tail at a stage in its development when it is normally impossible. Past articles on regenerative medicine on advancednano Using a variety of methods including a kind of gene therapy, the …
Different materials for solar sails with wide variation in capability are all in development. The lighter the sail then the faster it will accelerate. This link has a table which shows the different speeds possible with different accelerations. The carbon nanotube sail has the highest potential. 1 square kilometer 30 kg or 0.03 grams per …
I think the main benefit for these new methods is to extend the capabilities of these DNA nanotechnology systems along with DNA origami, Ned Seemans DNA systems, rotaxane molecular chemistry, other molecular chemistry, laser/electric manipulation, synthetic biology and advanced self assembly. More tools and methods in our rapidly growing molecular manipulation toolbox. Scientists from Duke …
This is a more accurate breakdown of what equals one cubic mile of oil. The IEEE Spectrum comparison compares oil’s inputs to the other’s outputs. The world’s annual consumption, one cubic mile of oil, can be replaced by [this includes converting all cars and trucks to electric or PHEV/biofuels a likely 30-40 year effort with …
I have described a bouncing laser mirror system for accelerating space vehicles to very fast speed. How would braking work ? The braking is done with a receiving laser bounce system at your destination (like Mars) OR you would need to carry a good superconducting magnetic sail to slow you down OR you have to …
Nantero, Inc., a nanotechnology company using carbon nanotubes for the development of next-generation semiconductor devices, has resolved all of the major obstacles that had been preventing carbon nanotubes from being used in mass production in semiconductor fabs. Nantero is developing NRAM™ –a high-density nonvolatile random access memory device. NRAM™ is a ‘universal memory’ that is …
Walking molecule improved to now carry two molecules of cargo A research team, led by UC Riverside’s Ludwig Bartels, was the first to design a molecule that can move in a straight line on a flat surface. Now this team has found a way to attach cargo: two CO2 molecules, making the nano-walker a molecule …