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Apr 3, 2024 · What sounds like science fiction has become scientific fact. In 2020, a molecular gene-editing technology called CRISPR/Cas9 ‘genetic scissors’ was awarded that year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Before this discovery, altering the genes in a cell, plant or organism was time consuming and sometimes impossible.
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Jan 31, 2022 · The world is adopting revolutionary digital tools such as artificial intelligence, robotics, big data and supercomputing — and so are chemists in academia and industry 4. These technologies will ...
- Real-time monitoring to predict natural disasters. NatCat aims to use satellite imagery, remote sensing and machine learning to assess the risk of natural hazards in different locations, which could help to reduce the risk of harm for those living there.
- Converting air humidity to electricity. This project, called Electric Skin, creates a self-powering biomaterial for electronic devices that harnesses the electrically conductive properties of the mud-dwelling bacteria known as Geobacter sulfurrenducens.
- Recycled tiles that regulate heat and humidity. Spurred by the excessive production of non-recyclable plastics alongside the effects of climate change in south India, Wastly Roof Tiles aims to replace conventional roof tiles with tiles made of a recycled material that can reduce indoor temperatures.
- Phytoplankton-based carbon capture. Phytoplankton transfers 40% of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to the ocean using photosynthesis. With PhytoMat, scientists now want to harness this natural process on an industrial scale.
Jul 3, 2020 · Tennis balls. Nanotechnology has found a range of applications in the world of sports equipment, with a couple of great examples coming from one of my favorite sports: tennis. Nanotechnology helps ...
Jun 27, 2022 · Just one gram of the leaves contained 60 times the recommended daily value for adults. Dr. Martin explained that CRISPR could be used across a broad spectrum of food modifications. It could ...
After more than 20 years of basic nanoscience research and more than fifteen years of focused R&D under the NNI, applications of nanotechnology are delivering in both expected and unexpected ways on nanotechnology’s promise to benefit society. Nanotechnology is helping to considerably improve, even revolutionize, many technology and industry ...
Science and technology feed off of one another, propelling both forward. Scientific knowledge allows us to build new technologies, which often allow us to make new observations about the world, which, in turn, allow us to build even more scientific knowledge, which then inspires another technology … and so on.
