Microcups Made of Nanopaper

Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers at the University of Arkansas have created long nanowires with titanium dioxide and assembled them into pieces of 'nanopaper.' This flexible paper can fold into 3D nanostructures such as tubes, bowls or cups. This kind of nanopaper could soon be used for applications such as bacteria filters, decomposition of pollutants and chemical warfare agents. But first the University needs to find industrial partners. Read more for additional details and some pictures of these microcups."

Comments

"and chemical warfare agents"

[mrjb]

I'll probably get modded -1, hippy for this but I've noticed that every time a great invention is made in the US, it is considered important that it can *also* be used for war. Whereas if something is invented in Europe, it's more in the lines of "it will help the environment and/or developing countries". What's up with the war fixation people?

"Decomposition of ... chemical warfare agents"

[patio11]

... is *not a war use*. Its an environment improving use which happens to have some security implications, mostly for terrorism. It incidentally helps out developing countries more than it does the US, since we see have a strong national defense, no ongoing wars with nation-states, and a fairly good defense against terrorists, and developing nations are frequently 0 for 3.