A new "skin" for bridges, buildings and airplanes could be a sixth sense for inspectors looking for cracks and corrosion that could lead to a catastrophic failure like the recent Minneapolis bridge collapse.

Here is the dirty little secret: while politicians and the energy industry talk about the clean future of the hydrogen economy, the DOE's Hydrogen Energy Roadmap foresees up to 90% of hydrogen production coming from fossil fuels – coal, gas, oil – the rest mostly from nuclear …

The Workshop, accessible to the general public as a webinar, will explore downloading minds into bio-nano bodies and similar technologies thought to be essential for interstellar colonization.

The EU launched its very own YouTube platform on June 29 - complete with some of Europe's leading nanotechnology research and European film's best sex scenes.

Imagine owning your own Spiderman suit, complete with gloves and boots to allow you to stick to walls, and even a sticky silk spinner to swing between buildings.

A new, nanoparticle color barcode system developed by Microsoft will find its way onto DVDs, such as Xbox videogames, later this year. The coded items would offer added security or, potentially, links to a movie trailer or other bonus features.

There seems to be an arms race going on among nanotechnology investment and consulting firms as to who can come up with the highest figure for the size of the "nanotechnology market".

The emerging polarization of opinions on nanotechnology is reminiscent of controversies about genetically modified plants or nuclear energy. Vague promises of a better life are met by equally vague, generalized fears about a worse future.

Heat dissipation of the latest Intel processors has become a widely discussed issue. New research suggests that the integration of carbon nanotubes as heat sinks into electronic devices might provide a solution to this problem.

A villa designed to resist earthquakes with "self-healing" cracks in its walls, thanks to nanotechnology applications with self-healing polymers, is to be built on a Greek mountainside.

An Australian ethicist claims that widespread hypocrisy about nanotechnology is a worrying sign and he provides a detailed new critique of the contradictions inherent in the emerging debate about nanotechnology.

A new electronic spacecraft propulsion concept proposes to utilize electrostatically charged and accelerated nanoparticles as propellant.

Malaysia has introduced a system of 'tagging' subsidised diesel with nanoparticles at distribution depots of all fuel companies. This will help counter subsidised diesel abuse which has reached 225 million liters or losses worth approx US$ 45 million.

The three-dimensional shells of tiny ocean creatures could provide the foundation for novel electronic devices, including gas sensors able to detect pollution faster and more efficiently than conventional devices.

Can a major component of a catalytic converter lead to an eventual treatment for Parkinson's disease or arthritis? Research to date certainly hints at this possibility.

The military's quest for 'game-changing' technology.

The world's first direct electrical link between nerve cells and photovoltaic nanoparticle films has been achieved. The development opens the door to applying the unique properties of nanoparticles to a wide variety of light-stimulated nerve-signaling devices.

Using a process akin to the printing press, researchers have managed to bypass the need for epitaxial growth or wafer bonding to integrate wide ranging classes of dissimilar semiconducting nanomaterials onto substrates for the purpose of constructing heterogeneous, three dimensio …

A year by year bullet point list of notable advances expected to happen in the 21st century, from 2006 onwards, made into a YouTube movie.

Things could get ugly for investors who ignore glaring health risks in the cosmetics industry, warns a new report from the Investor Environmental Health Network.

Carbon nanotubes transport gene therapy drug into T-cells known to block HIV from entering cells in vitro.

By using the nanotech lures the chance of catching fish has increased sharply to approximately 4.4 times that by the previous lures attached with color stickers or painted. Don't we love nanotechnology?

A fascinating new exhibition "Blow-up: images from the nanoworld" in Modena/Italy shows the work of nanoscientists as seen through the eyes of a photographer. Really, really cool pics!

Are you ready for your programmable wine - maybe a pico-pinot or a nano-nebbiolo? Welcome to the world of nanofoods.

For the past few years, the food industry has been investing millions of dollars in nanotechnology research and development.