|Nanotechnology] – Small world: atom-scale materials are the next tech frontier
22 February 2020
Every age in the history of human civilisation has a signature material, from the Stone Age, to the Bronze and Iron Ages. We might even call today’s information-driven society the Silicon Age.
Since the 1960s, silicon nanostructures, the building-blocks of microchips, have supercharged the development of electronics, communications, manufacturing, medicine, and more.
[Nano-Sensors] – Highly sensitive sensors show promise in enhancing human touch
21 February 2020
People rely on a highly tuned sense of touch to manipulate objects, but injuries to the skin and the simple act of wearing gloves can impair this ability.
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