Space Colonists Could Use Bacteria to Mine Minerals on Mars and the Moon: Scientific American

Space Colonists Could Use Bacteria to Mine Minerals on Mars and the Moon: Scientific American Microbes currently are used in mining to help recover metals such as gold, copper and uranium. Now researchers suggest bacteria could be enlisted for "bio-mining" in space, to extract oxygen, nutrients and minerals from extraterrestrial bodies such as the moon and Mars for use by future colonists there.

I-Micronews - NANOMATERIALS TECHNO: Pushing ions through carbon nanotubes...

I-Micronews - NANOMATERIALS TECHNO: Pushing ions through carbon nanotubes... For the first time, a team of MIT chemical engineers has observed single ions marching through a tiny carbon-nanotube channel. Such channels could be used as extremely sensitive detectors or as part of a new water-desalination system. They could also allow scientists to study chemical reactions at the single-molecule level.

Why implant coatings detach: Nanocorrosion causes implants to fail

Why implant coatings detach: Nanocorrosion causes implants to fail: "Whether on computer hard disks, saw blades, embossing tools, razor blades or fuel-injection nozzles, extremely hard coatings made of diamond-like carbon (DLC) have proven their value over and over again. They reduce wear and thereby give tools and components a longer operating lifetime."

Nano-architectured aluminum has steely strength

Nano-architectured aluminum has steely strength: "ScienceDaily (Sep. 8, 2010) — A North Carolina State University researcher and colleagues have figured out a way to make an aluminum alloy, or a mixture of aluminum and other elements, just as strong as steel."

Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research

Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research: "A multidisciplinary research group at UCLA has now teamed up to not only visualize a virus but to use the results to adapt the virus so that it can deliver medication instead of disease."

Nano-engineered cotton promises to wipe out water bugs - tech - 03 September 2010 - New Scientist

Nano-engineered cotton promises to wipe out water bugs - tech - 03 September 2010 - New Scientist: "COTTON impregnated with silver nanowires and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could provide a cheap and effective method of purifying water in remote locations."

Observations: M.I.T.: Oil-absorbing nanotech could have cleaned up Deepwater in one month [video]

Observations: M.I.T.: Oil-absorbing nanotech could have cleaned up Deepwater in one month [video]: "It looks like a solar-powered treadmill, but researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) say they have created a flat, conveyor belt–like device that could clean up oil slicks far more efficiently than anything used at the Deepwater Horizon site. They key is a nanoparticle-infused, water-repelling mesh coating a conveyor belt. As important is the device's ability to work autonomously as part of a larger team of devices, which M.I.T. calls a Seaswarm." http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=mit-oil-absorbing-nanotech-could-ha-2010-08-27&sc=CAT_ENGYSUS_20100902