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Special contact lenses let you see infrared light – even in the dark

Nanoparticle-infused contact lenses can transform infrared radiation into different colours of visible light, potentially enabling a new form of night vision – no batteries required

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Environment

Spraying rice with sunscreen particles during heatwaves boosts growth

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garbage in sea water

Chemistry

Swarm of nanorobots can remove tiny plastic fragments from water

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This water purification system is powered by static electricity

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Water purifier is powered by static electricity from your body

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Schematic image of GaN hollow nanowires on a sapphire substrate.

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Lasers smaller than a human hair emit doughnut-shaped light

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Arthritis at hip joint

Health

Injections of drug-filled nanoparticles may relieve arthritis pain

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Cyborg locusts with brain nanoparticles could act as bomb sniffers

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Human bronchi, illustration.

Health

Inhalable nanoparticles could help treat chronic lung disease

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Physics

Springs made from rusty metallic glass could power nanorobots

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Tiny particle accelerator

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Tiniest particle accelerator is so small it could fit into a pen tip

A particle accelerator that measures just 0.2 mm in length uses laser light to accelerate electrons to speeds of a hundred thousand kilometres per second

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Tiny generator uses the motion of molecules to produce electricity

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Energy-efficient transistor could allow smartwatches to use AI

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Hollow nanoparticles linked by DNA make unusually strong materials

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Health

Nanoscale robotic ‘hand’ made of DNA could be used to detect viruses

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