Jennifer Hicks, Contributor I write about robotics, science,
green and mobile technology Dr. Roberto Cingolani, Scientific
Director at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa,
Italy and his team have created a nanotechnological process that
makes paper waterproof, magnetic, antibacterial without
modifying any basic properties of the paper. Meaning this isn’t
some chemical monstrosity, it’s just still paper you can print
and draw on, recycle or make a paper airplane. How did they do
it? Remember, IIT is the creator of iCub, the first open source
humanoid platform and the thin end of the wedge for
understanding human cognition and artificial intelligence.** So
it isn’t a surprise that Dr. Cingolani would take nanotechnology
down a similar path, applying science to things we use every
day. The new process is based on getting the single molecules
(monomers) in paper or other non woven materials to connect with
specific nanoparticles that form to create a polymer which is
then dispersed in a solution. T