Graphene is considered one of the most important breakthroughs in material science since its discovery. This “wonder material” was widely overhyped, and still hasn’t lived up to its potential. But since my previous video on the truth about graphene, we can now see more concrete and realistic applications hitting the market — not those out of this world promises like the space elevator. What if we could cut down carbon (CO2) emissions from cement production by 20% and make cheaper and more powerful EV batteries using graphene battery technology? Is graphene finally starting to deliver on the promise? Let’s see if we can come to a decision on this.
New 2022 graphene battery launch: 8-minute charge time. 350-mile range!
Graphene nanotechnology is set to be one of the most exciting and ground breaking technologies of the 21st century. Nanotechnology has already revolutionised medicine, construction and industry. And now graphene is about to become a reality in electric vehicle batteries, increasing energy density by 40% or more, and reducing charge times to just a few minutes. Is this the push we’ve been waiting for to move EVs into the mainstream?
FINALLY! A Graphene Battery That Could Change Everything | Answers With Joe
We’ve been hearing about the potential of graphene for decades, and yet very few of the big promises have come to pass. But a new aluminum graphene battery design is coming out this year that could charge a phone in less than a minute, and it may be the future of energy storage.
4 Ways Nanotechnology Will Change Our Lives In 2030
Nanobots have the potential to help with health, including being integrated within our bloodstream. It might also be a way to convey thoughts to the cloud.
Nanotechnology: Here We Are Right Now┃New Breakthrough!
Ever wondered about the work going on in nanotech labs around the world, and the potential applications this nanotech, which is one of the most powerful tools humanity will ever create, will have on health, energy, the environment, materials science, data storage and processing.
Ancient Aliens: Nanotechnology & The Future of Humans
Transhumanists believe our bodies will soon be home to nanomachines so that humans can live much longer, healthier lives in this clip from Season 11, Episode 3, “The Next Humans.”
So Where Exactly Are We With Nanotechnology? | Answers With Joe
We’ve been hearing for years how nanotechnology is going to change the world. In movies and in headlines, nanotechnology is almost like “future magic” that will make the impossible possible. But how realistic are those predictions? And how close are we to seeing some of them come true? Let’s take a look at the state of nanotechnology.
5 Amazing Things That Can Be Done With Nanotechnology
New innovations in nanotechnology are creating possibilities for scientific and medical breakthroughs. We’ll soon see nano solutions for combating illness and fighting climate change. Here we present 5 amazing things that can be done with nanotechnology:
1) Medical nanorobotics
2) Practical applications
3) Nano-fashion
4) Smart dust
5) Computers and electronics
Tiny Robots In Your Body? How Nanotechnology Could Save Your Life!
Imagine a world where, if you get sick, doctors inject tiny robots into your body that seek out the source of the problem and cure your illness. While this technology is still in the developmental stages, scientists have been hard at work making machines small enough to be able to do this. They are called nanobots and come from the field of nanotechnology.
Nanotechnology is any science, engineering, or technology that is done at the nanoscale, which is from 1 to 100 nanometers. And that is tiny! To put that into perspective, a sheet of paper is about 1 million nanometers thick, a human cell is 10,000 nanometers, a bacterium is 1,000 nanometers, and a DNA molecule is 2.5 nanometers.
Plenty of nanoparticles already exist in everyday things like sunscreen, agriculture, and electronics., But they are also used in medicine, inside your body. They are mainly used as a contrast agent in medical imaging techniques, improving their sensitivity and detection abilities, as well as a vehicle for delivering drugs to specific parts of the body.
But these particles aren’t controlled externally. They get to the desired location in the body with the help of an attached ligand, which is a molecule that binds to a very specific receptor, like one that is located only on tumor cells. To be considered a nanorobot, or nanobot, they must be able to be externally controlled. And this is challenging. Especially when you want to enter the body, which has a whole host of natural defenses against foreign invaders, like mucus and immune cells.
One popular propulsion method being explored is the use of a magnetic field. Since magnetic fields are not influenced by tissues in the body, and are considered safe, many scientists are developing tiny robots that can be controlled inside the body when a magnetic field is applied outside of the body. So far, all of these robots are larger than 100 nanometers, so can’t really be considered a true nanobot, but they are extremely cool.
Like the fish-shaped microbots being developed to deliver chemotherapy drugs directly to cancer cells, the slope-climbing millibots being made to medicate the nervous system, and a 400-nanometer surgical robot with propellers that can drill through an eye without harming the tissue.
But the smallest one is a 120-nanometer robot that can transport payloads like medicine, as well as penetrate cell membranes to deliver it, which most nanoparticles struggle to do. The creators hope to use it to treat cancer, remove blood clots, and even repair brain cells.
Other potential applications include collecting internal information about the body, correcting bleeding or oxygenation issues, and for many uses in dentistry. There are still many challenges that need to be overcome and risks that need to be addressed before these technologies will make it into the clinic, but perhaps one day soon these tiny robots could be saving our lives.
So would YOU ever have nanobots swimming around like the magic school bus in your body? Let me know how you feel about this in the comments! Are you for or against it? As always, my name is Blocko, this has been life noggin, don’t forget to keep on thinking!
How Nanotech Can Help Solve the Fresh Water Crisis
We all take freshwater for granted, but we shouldn’t. By 2025 two thirds of the global population may experience water scarcity, so there’s a freshwater crisis coming. And that’s because of global warming driven droughts. Supply cuts are looming in the Southwestern US and water is fueling wars across the world. There’s a sea of desalination technologies coming up. Like solar domes in the desert or nanofiber technology membranes and other nanomaterials making seawater drinkable in minutes. Let’s take a look at how nanotechnology could help contain the freshwater crisis and help with sustainability.