Over the past decade, universities and companies have been engaged in an intense race to patent their nanotechnology inventions, seeking a source of future licensing revenue and control of an emerging ...

A rapidly growing field, nanotechnology deals with the manipulation of matter at the atomic and molecular scale. This allows for the creation of materials and technological applications beyond the ...

A microscopic sensor that can monitor spaceship water quality and also detect biohazards and even diagnose cancer is part of an extensive portfolio of inventions for which a NASA scientist today will ...