This was driven by the increased use of nanotech in areas like surgical nano-robots, nano-diagnostics, and targeted drug delivery, as well as rising chronic disease prevalence and surgical procedures.

A Chinese research team has developed nano-robots the size of a grain of dust that can work together in a swarm to combat deep-seated bacterial sinusitis. They use mechanical forces to destroy the ...

Naysayers sounded the alarm of self-replicating nanotech robots that would eat all biomatter on the planet and render it into grey goo. Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, even wrote a book ...

A team of researchers from China and Hong Kong are betting you would. They’ve developed a swarm of robots that can be ...

Micro-robots clear sinus infections without antibiotics Navigate sinuses using magnets and heat-activated action Showed ...

A new “machine vision sensor” can adapt to extreme lighting conditions much faster than the human eye, in about 40 seconds.

Nagpur: "Nano-robots will soon travel through blood vessels to kill cancer cells, remove blockages in the heart, and heal injuries using smart patches," said renowned heart surgeon Dr Ramakant ...

A new project is looking at the role nanotechnology can play, as Rob Thompson reports. It's National Robot Week. There is a fear that robots will replace many of the jobs done by humans.

Grey goo is sticky stuff. This nanotechnological nightmare raised its head recently at a performance of Three Tales by the US composer Steve Reich and the visual artist Beryl Korot. An exploration ...