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The world’s smallest QR code

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Carl Batt

Imagine this....credit cards have tiny super-secret chips inside them, just like the cool spy gadgets in movies. National mints print special marks on money to keep it safe, kind of like invisible ink. And places with super important stuff, like top-secret labs, use scanners that ... Read More...

Blowin’ in the wind.

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Carl Batt

The title is a Bob Dylan song.  But in this case we are talking about renewal energy and generating electricity by harnessing the wind.  Nanotechnology c an be used to create new materials with amazing functions.  Wind turbines are a fairly common sight these days, enormously ... Read More...

Over the lips and past the gums….

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Carl Batt

Problems with your gastrointestinal tract are no laughing matter.  Some are serious and can cause a life-long struggle that impacts the foods we can eat.  And so no fun.  Taking medications is not new but new approaches to solving the problems with your gastrointestinal tract ... Read More...

Take two and call me in the morning.

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Carl Batt

Nanotechnology offers new ways of diagnosing diseases.  Most tests require taking a sample, like blood, or urine and then sending them to a laboratory.  Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ha ve developed a sensor that you can swallow.  Inside of the sensor are bacteria ... Read More...

Nanotechnology and noodles

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carl Batt

Sometimes science can just be fun if not edible.  Scientists at MIT have developed a process to make pasta that shape-shifts upon cooking.  They claim it could save on shipping costs because you might be able to pack these flat noodles into a smaller ... Read More...

Shining light on nanocubes

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Carl Batt

Methane is the building block of a lot of different fuels.  There are a variety of methanes sources (think cows!) but on source of methane is to make it from carbon dioxide.  There is lots of carbon dioxide but converting it to methane requires energy. ... Read More...

Fixing broken neurons

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Carl Batt

Spinal injuries can be devastating with the loss of movement in arms and legs.  The primary problem is damage to neurons, those cells that transmit signals to and from the brain.  There have been many attempts to fix neurons.  Scientists at MIT have developed a ... Read More...

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Posted on November 6, 2013 by Lynn Charles Rathbun

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