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Rotibots: Cyborgs made of microfauna and microbeads
As increasing volumes of potentially toxic chemicals are shipped globally and incorporated into industrial networks, the risk of chemical...
Apr 15, 20193 min read
Researchers create nano-bot to probe inside human cells
University of Toronto Engineering researchers have built a set of magnetic 'tweezers' that can position a nano-scale bead inside a human...
Mar 18, 20193 min read
UT engineers develop first method for controlling nanomotors
In a breakthrough for nanotechnology, engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed the first method for selecting and...
Sep 19, 20182 min read
Nanobot pumps destroy nerve agents
Once in the territory of science fiction, "nanobots" are closer than ever to becoming a reality, with possible applications in medicine,...
Aug 21, 20182 min read
Cell-sized robots can sense their environment
Researchers at MIT have created what may be the smallest robots yet that can sense their environment, store data, and even carry out...
Jul 21, 20184 min read
Breakthrough in controlling DNA-based robots
Researchers have devised a magnetic control system to make tiny DNA-based robots move on demand—and much faster than recently possible....
Jun 13, 20183 min read
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