Neowin News Feed for: Nanotechnology

Actual "world's smallest violin" could reshape next gen hard disks and more forever

Sayan Sen — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 03:54:01 +0000

An actual "world's smallest violin" has been built by scientists but it is not for playing. Rather the science could reshape hard disks and more computing technologies forever. Read more...

Biologists skeptical of Google's nanoparticles: "A good Star Trek episode"

Christopher White — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 23:32:01 +0000

Google wants to create "nanoparticles" that will attack and destroy cancer cells, but many biologists are skeptical, saying it can't be done and is nothing more than science fiction. Read more...

DARPA wants to use nanobots to help soldiers heal faster

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:09:37 +0000

DARPA's new ElectRx project is looking to improve soldiers' ability to fight disease and heal injuries by using a person's own immune response controlled with some awesome nanotechnology. Read more...

Teenager creates device that could charge your phone in under 30 seconds

Andy Weir — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:39:57 +0000

A teenager has won an Intel innovation award for a supercapacitor design, which she hopes will revolutionise battery technology, offering rapid device charging and efficient energy storage. Read more...

Nokia moving Into Nanotechnology

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:18:22 +0000

Nokia Corp. and the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have agreed to collaborate in several areas of long-term research, beginning with nanotechnology. The Finnish handset maker will establish a research facility, initially with a... Read more...

Nanotechnology Precaution Is Urged

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 03:02:25 +0000

The invisibly small particles and fibers that scientists are producing in the hot new field of nanotechnology pose health and environmental risks great enough to justify banning, for now, certain cosmetics now found on the... Read more...

Atomic Holographic NanoTechnology Sets Pace for the Future

Wed, 16 Jul 2003 19:48:44 +0000

3D Atomic Holographic Storage Colossal Storage Corporation has dominant patents the first patents issued in any field that details a totally new concept for a Ultra-Violet/Deep Blue Laser integrated semiconductor R/W Head used for... Read more...