Nanoparticles
CATL is chasing lithium-air batteries with a theoretical energy density of 12,000 Wh/kg, roughly that of petrol, a leap that could obliterate the range gap between EVs and combustion cars.
An ETH Zurich team has built millions of stem-cell-infused injectable nanorobots that helped paralysed mice regain movement within weeks, hinting at a faster future route to repairing spinal injuries.
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you can 3D print nanoscale objects you can design new objects with fundamentally new…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF It’s increasingly possible to develop vaccines and medicines to stop diseases and Pandemics we haven’t…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our tech is getting nanoscopic, and that’s letting us pack some interesting things into other…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum materials are very good at sensing and this could improve all kinds of healthcare…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Modern materials are becoming more active, adaptive, and in some cases alive and this is…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Paints whose colours never fade is one thing, but paint that’s lighter has all kind…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Paralysis used to be for life, but it isn’t any longer, and this and other…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As we crack the secret of life, DNA, it opens the door to all manner…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Increasingly nanoparticles are being used in all areas of medicine, and some of the breakthroughs…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Many colours in nature, such as butterfly wings, never fade and that’s because they have…