NEW YORK -- It's supposed to make computers small enough to implant into a wrist and supply materials that strengthen and lighten bridges and airplanes. It might even cure cancer. But some ...

Nanotechnology provides seemingly endless opportunities, from manufacturing tremendously powerful yet incredibly small computers to developing new sustainable energy sources and devising personalized ...

The United States is the world leader in nanotechnology -- the newly blossoming science of making incredibly small materials and devices -- but is not paying enough attention to the environmental, ...

Nanomaterials are materials with at least one dimension smaller than 100 nanometres (about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair). Because of their tiny size, they have unique properties that can be ...