Nanotechnology: Advanced science in ancient art

In the hip science of ultrasmall nanotechnology, fantastical future possibilities like rampaging nanorobots capture the most attention, but the first fruits of the field have been more mundane: tiny bits of mostly ordinary stuff that just sit there. Yet these bits—nanoparticles—gain wondrous new capabilities simply because they are so small.

Nano-Armor: Protecting the Soldiers of Tomorrow

An Israeli company has recently tested one of the most shock-resistant materials known to man. Five times stronger than steel and at least twice as strong as any impact-resistant material currently in use as protective gear, the new nano-based material is on its way to becoming the armor of the future.

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Data Storage May Enter New Nanotech Phase

Toroid moment storage in nano-particles would be a true quantum leap in the area of data storage, say researchers. A new phase of matter exhibited in nanorods and nanodisks may enable a thousand-fold increase in memory and data storage. Itsy bitsy rods and disks may be able to store vast numbers of data bits.

A new phase of matter exhibited in nanorods and nanodisks may enable a thousand-fold increase in memory and data storage Latest News about Data Storage, say University of Arkansas physicists Ivan Naumov, Laurent Bellaiche and Huaxiang Fu.