Scientists are researching methods of embedding biomarkers into products to identify them as real as opposed to counterfeit items, using nanotechnology. [5:50]

Watch a video to learn how nanotechnology can be used to detect, diagnose, and treat cancer.

What if we could grow elevators to space? Or make phones that last for weeks without a charge? These things could someday be possible someday with an amazing material like carbon nanotubes. Alex takes you behind the curious way...

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In computers of the future, transistors may be replaced by assemblies of quantum dots called "Quantum-dot Cellular Automata." This is a description of how QCA's can store and move information.

This video details research assistant Sandra' cutting-edge work using nanotechnology, rather than needles, to deliver vaccines and also the qualities she has demonstrated that have helped her excel in her field.

A former EPA administrator talks with Ira about why he thinks the agency is not prepared to protect the environment from any hazards that nanotechnology might produce.

We'll talk with the developers of flexible sheets of 'nanoantennas' that could aid in getting energy from solar energy or from other heat sources.

Long carbon nanotubes may behave similar to asbestos fibers in the body, a preliminary study finds. We'll talk about what still needs to be learned abotu the potential health and environmental effects of nanoscale materials.

How do you take pictures of objects that are too small to photograph? We'll talk with the authors of an image-heavy book about nanoscience.

We'll talk about recent developments and directions for research in the fields of nanomaterials and nanotechnology.

Chemist Chad Mirkin describes advances in using DNA molecules to shape nanoscale crystal structures.

In this segment, Ira talks with researcher John Rogers about the possibilities of electronics based on carbon nanotubes.

Researchers have found a way to create high-quality repeating patterns with features just ten nanometers across. We'll talk about why that matters.

This short video defines and illustrates the size of a nanometer.

This short video defines nanotechnology in its simplest terms--as the science of the ultra small.

Graphene is stronger than steel and more conductive than copper. Take a look at the applications and limitations of this 'wonder' material.

New research published this week may point to an easier way to create nanoscale electronic devices. Listen as a a team of researchers describe a method that functions somewhat like a high-tech Etch-A-Sketch drawing toy,using the...