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First theorized in 1963 by a Polish SciFi author, smart dust is now a real life technology with major implications.

Scientists Working on “Smart Dust” That Can Spy on a Room While Drifting Throught the Air

Researchers at China's top military R&D academy just showed off a mosquito-sized nanobot measuring just 1.3 cm in size.

Chinese Military Shows Off Fly-Sized Drones for Covert Ops

Engineers built tiny, iron nanobots that they can implant and track inside a patient's body, which they say could be used to kill off cancer cells.

These Scientists Say Nanobots Could Kill Individual Cancer Cells

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers created tiny "nanodrills" that were able to cut themselves into the cells of worms and plankton. They could even cure skin diseases.

Brutal “Nanodrills” Can Kill Tiny Living Worms and Water Fleas

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from Caltech demonstrate a new DNA origami technique by playing the world's smallest game of tic-tac-toe on a DNA board.

Science & Energy

Scientists Used DNA to Play the Tiniest Game of Tic-Tac-Toe Ever

By Kristin Houser

Sugar Pills Can Help Tiny Robots Navigate Your Body

Health & Medicine

Sugar Pills Can Help Tiny Robots Navigate Your Body

By Kristin Houser

New Nanobots Kill Cancerous Tumors by Cutting off Their Blood Supply

New Nanobots Kill Cancerous Tumors by Cutting off Their Blood Supply

By Kristin Houser

Microbots created from algae could help in medical procedures.

Magnetically-Controlled Organic Microbots Could Change Medicine in the Next Decade

Lab-Grown Synthetic Nanobots May Officially End Antibiotic Resistance

Lab-Grown Synthetic Nanobots May Officially End Antibiotic Resistance

By Patrick Caughill

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Science & Energy

Scientists Created Artificial Nanoparticles That Can Communicate With Each Other

By Christianna Reedy

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Kurzweil: By 2030, Nanobots Will Flow Throughout Our Bodies

By Christianna Reedy

The Future of Extremism: Artificial Intelligence and Synthetic Biology Will Transform Terrorism

The Future of Extremism: Artificial Intelligence and Synthetic Biology Will Transform Terrorism

By Bertalan Mesko

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Science & Energy

Scientists Made Nanorobots That Can Release Drugs in The Body Using Mind-Control

By Michelle Lee

Japanese Researchers Created Molecular Robots Controlled by Light

Artificial Intelligence

Japanese Researchers Created Molecular Robots Controlled by Light

By Arra Dianne Hifarva

World First: Nanobot Micromotors Deliver Medical Payload Inside Living Creature

Science & Energy

World First: Nanobot Micromotors Deliver Medical Payload Inside Living Creature

By June Javelosa