A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
Nanostructures are introduced to traditional antibiotic drugs they make them much more effective.
Powerful new antibiotics are being developed that act like magnets to destroy bacteria and disease, according to a new study. Researchers from IBM, the computer giant, say they are working on tiny particles known as nanostructures that are attracted to infected cells but do not destroy healthy ones.
International Business Machines Corp is looking to the building blocks of our bodies — DNA — to be the structure of next-generation microchips.
Continue reading… “IBM Uses ‘DNA Origami’ To Make Next-Gen Microchips”
What if you could take a regular incandescent lightbulb, zap it with a powerful laser for a small fraction of a second, and make it about twice as efficient as a regular lightbulb? That seems to be what researchers at the University of Rochester did. What does the laser do? It creates an “array of nano- and micro-scale structures on the surface of [the] regular tungsten filament-the tiny wire inside a light bulb-and these structures make the tungsten become far more effective at radiating light.”
Continue reading… “Laser Makes Regular Lightbulbs Super-Efficient”
A new incarnation of lithium-ion batteries based on solid polymers is in the works. Berkeley, CA-based startup Seeo, Inc. says its lithium-ion cells will be safer, longer-lasting, lighter, and cheaper than current batteries. Seeo’s batteries use thin films of polymer as the electrolyte and high-energy-density, light-weight electrodes. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is now making and testing cells designed by the University of California, Berkeley spinoff.
Continue reading… “Cheaper And More Reliable Lithium-Ion Batteries”
Researchers at Rice University have created a metamaterial that could light the way toward high-powered optics, ultra-efficient solar cells and even cloaking devices.
Continue reading… “Light-Bending Nanoparticles Could Lead To Superlenses, Invisibility Cloaks”
A new system for detecting cancer proteins uses the same magnetic phenomenon that lets computer hard drives read and write data. The Stanford University researchers developing the system hope that it will detect cancer in its earlier stages, when it’s easier to treat. MagArray, a startup in Sunnyvale, CA, will commercialize the technology.
Continue reading… “A New Way To Detect Cancer Early”
