Nanomanufacturing

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There is a technology innovation arms race between the US and the West and China and others, and right now…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF When it comes to making big things humanity’s great, but we’re getting better at creating things at the nanoscale too…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Many colours in nature, such as butterfly wings, never fade and that’s because they have specific nanotextures that we can…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Molecular sized robots already exist, in nature and in the lab, but now the ones in the labs are getting…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Being able to assemble products at the nano or microscopic scale has huge implications for the future of manufacturing.  …

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you want to travel at hypersonic speeds you need materials that can withstand the heat.   Love the Exponential…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our ability to create nano scale products is getting better fast, and these breakthroughs could transform every industry from manufacturing…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF How many times during the pandemic did you wonder if you’d been in contact with “the virus” – this could…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As our ability to engineer materials at the nano level improves we can create new materials with amazing properties.  …

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Nature is fantastic at assembling, well, everything, so scientists are trying to harness nature’s smallest “life forms” to try to…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Biological systems can change their shape, and now researchers are getting better at creating shape shifting materials of all kinds…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world needs to decarbonise the atmosphere and dramatically reduce carbon emissions, and innovations are coming thick and fast.  …