counter for blogspot
Nanotechnology: benefits and threats | World of Science
Home » Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology: benefits and threats

1 May 2009 No Comment

A new tool to repair the human brain: nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes could be used to repair faulty brain connections.

The study shows that carbon nanotubes are in contact with neuronal cell membranes to create shortcuts that generate neuronal excitation. This observation raises the hope of using nanotubes to repair certain lesions affecting the nervous system.

  • Share/Bookmark

    1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
    Loading ... Loading ...

    Leave your response!

    Add your comment below, or trackback from your own site. You can also subscribe to these comments via RSS.

    Be nice. Keep it clean. Stay on topic. No spam.

    You can use these tags:
    <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>