The Sykes Research Group at Tufts University has posted a YouTube video that provides an introduction to the study of alternative energy sources and the role that nanotechnology techniques and applications play.  The researchers use ground-breaking atomic imaging techniques to view hydrogen atoms moving on a specialized surface. Palladium ...

Crosspointed from Super Concepts  Nuclear weapons are sooo 20th century. If you want to bring annihilation to the planet for not conforming to whatever depraved idealism you aspire to, there will soon be many much more interesting ways to do it. Unlike nukes, these technologies won’t be reserved for elite governments. ...

Thanks to nanostructures that scatter and channel light, University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are working toward thin-film “single junction” solar cells with the potential for nearly 45 percent sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiencies. This effort to break the theoretical limit of 31 percent efficiency ...

In a “major step” toward a practical energy source for powering tomorrow’s nanomachines, researchers at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute report the development of a new generation of tiny nanomotors that are up to 10 times more powerful than existing motors. Just like weekend hot-rodders who tinker with ...

Like a team of laboratory gearheads, Arizona State University (A.S.U.) researchers have found a way to soup up microscopic "nanomachines" that may someday be used to deliver lifesaving medications or test the quality of drinking water in remote regions of the world. In place of turbochargers and high-octane gas, the scientists ...

Nanosciences and nanotechnologies represent a formidable challenge for the research community and industry. World-class infrastructure, new fundamental knowledge, novel equipment for characterisation and manufacturing, multi-disciplinary education and training for innovative and creative engineering, and a responsible attitude to societal ...

(Crossposted from Metamagician and the Hellfire Club.)  Now <a href="http://www.eurekalert.org:80/pub_releases/2008-02/uow-rca021108.php">this story </a>is really weird. Apparently, most Americans reject the morality of nanotechnology on religious grounds. At least that's the inference drawn by Dietram Scheufele, a ...

Russian armor has been well known for years. To create it the best scientists have been working in research institutes. Although modern ballistic vests can weigh up to 12 kilos, Russian designers say there's another option. Armor filled with special gel can be light and even comfortable to wear.

In this last part of the interview sequences with Steve Wozniak, he discusses what he is doing now, speaking at technology of tomorrow 08 and new technology focus areas.

Introduction and overview of nanotech.