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Engineer Discovers a Way to Convert Wasted Heat into Energy

Battery life could potentially be improved by 50 percent using this technology. At the University of Utah, a mechanical engineer named Mathieu Francoeur has found a slight technicality when it comes to a principle that allows wasted heat to be recycled into usable electricity.

Nanocoating Prevents Greasy Smears

Not only are fingerprints on shiny stainless-steel surfaces unattractive, but they also attack the surface. A new nanocoating that is being developed by Fraunhofer researchers will prevent the smudges that result from a finger touching stainless steel surfaces. The key to their approach is a special nanoparticle that is added to the coating.

Next Generation 3D-Printed Optical-Electronic Integration

FsLDW allows the fabrication of higher-level microstructures to manipulate light signals, including the waveguide coupled microdisks for light remote control and the coupled double-microdisk resonators for laser mode selection

DNA Nanorobots Target HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Cells

A DNA nanorobot can target breast cancer cells for destruction. About 20% of breast cancers make high levels of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 of HER2, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Pantry Ingredients Can Help Grow Carbon Nanotubes

Sodium-containing compounds are surprisingly effective ingredients for cooking up carbon nanotubes Table salt, detergent, and baking soda are effective ingredients for creating carbon nanotubes, researchers at MIT have found out.

Bending the Norm on Nanowires

New methods of arranging silver nanowires make them more durable, shows a study by KAUST. Nanowires form transparent and flexible conductive layers that can be used for improved stain sensors, solar cells and next-generation mobile phones.

The Government Is Serious About Creating Mind-Controlled Weapons

Thought-controlled weapons are in the works. The Department of Defense's research unit, the DARPA, is paying scientists to invent and discover ways to read the minds of the soldiers using tools like genetic engineering of the human brain, infrared beams and nanotechnology.

First - Ever Smallest Pixels Invented

The smallest pixels yet created—a million times smaller than those in smartphones, made by trapping particles of light under tiny rocks of gold—could be used for new types of large-scale flexible displays, big enough to cover entire buildings.
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