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3rd November 2024

New material boosts CO2 capture efficiency

A breakthrough material with a highly resilient, porous structure could accelerate efforts to achieve negative emissions.

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24th October 2024

Solid-state batteries edge closer to reality

A breakthrough in solid-state battery design could eliminate key barriers to electric vehicle performance, making future EVs safer, more efficient, and longer-lasting.

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28th September 2024

DNA can now be stored for billions of years

Scientists have stored a full human genome on a 5D memory crystal, paving the way for eternal data archiving and potential restoration of species in the distant future.

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22nd July 2024

Soft microrobots can manipulate individual cells

Researchers have developed microscopic tools able to capture and move individual cells with more ease and efficiency.

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29th June 2024

Book competition – The Singularity is Nearer

Almost 20 years after his famous book, The Singularity is Near – in which he predicted a technological singularity by 2045 – world-renowned futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil is back with a sequel: The Singularity is Nearer. We are giving away three copies to our readers.

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27th April 2024

Synthetic diamonds created under ambient pressure

A team of scientists from South Korea has created synthetic diamond in just 150 minutes, without needing seed particles and using only 1 atmosphere of pressure.

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24th January 2024

30 TB hard drive launched by Seagate

The capacity of data storage has reached another new level with the first ever 30 terabyte (TB) hard drive, just three years after the 20 TB milestone.

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9th January 2024

First functional semiconductor made from graphene

The first functional semiconductor made from graphene has been created. This could enable smaller and faster electronic devices and may have applications for quantum computing.

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21st July 2023

Hyundai to use nanotechnology in cars from 2025–2026

Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its vision for the future of mobility, announcing the development of six innovative nanotechnologies designed to enhance the performance, efficiency, and safety of its vehicles.

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15th May 2023

Nanotechnology breakthrough: A single-molecule valve

A breakthrough in nanoscale control of fluids has been demonstrated by Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan.

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6th April 2023

Micro-robot can target, capture, and move individual cells

A new robot just 10 microns across is able to navigate in a physiological environment and perform a variety of tasks both autonomously or through external control by a human operator.

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