Brushing Our Teeth With Help From Nanorobots (Cool Weird Awesome 818)
University of Pennsylvania researchers are developing a teeth cleaning system out of nanoparticles.
Nanoparticles Can Eat Plaque And Clear Arteries (Cool Weird Awesome 232)
Sounds like good news for the millions affected by heart disease: a nanoparticle that can target the plaque inside those blood vessels and actually reduce it! Plus: an animal rescue in Leesville, SC, needs piggy cuddlers!
Here’s A Tiny Particle That Spins Faster Than Anything That’s Ever Spun (Cool Weird Awesome 225)
Researchers at Purdue University have managed to spin a very tiny object at the ungodly rate of 300 billion revolutions per minute - and it's powered only by light. Plus: Google Maps allows users to rate and review rivers, lakes and anywhere else that people want to go. So what's the best-reviewed river Earth has to offer?