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Industry critics give nanotechnology sunscreens the thumbs up |
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 11:34 |
Industry critics give nanotechnology sunscreens the thumbs up
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) – a US-based non-profit organization committed to using public information to protect public health and the environment – has just released what is probably the most comprehensive evaluation to date of the safety and effectiveness of using titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles in sunscreens. And their conclusion |
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The Worldwide Economic Crisis Might Be Addressed by Nanotechnology |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 21:22 |
The Worldwide Economic Crisis Might Be Addressed by Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology-based products that are commercialized and developed demand a close partnership between universities and private sectors. Renuka Rodrigo, the director of Small and Medium Enterprises Development, stated in a media briefing recently organized by the SMED at the Government Information Department, Narahenpita. |
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The Applications for Nanotechnology Today |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 16:49 |
The Applications for Nanotechnology Today
What is Nanotechnology? Nanotechnology can be easily defined as the manipulation of particles on an atomic or molecular level. Nanotech researchers alter the properties of a particle on a nanoscale to improve the particle and to make a number of improvements in a variety of products and equipment |
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Inventor Chad Mirkin Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 07:11 |
Inventor Chad Mirkin Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Chad Mirkin, Ph.D was recently named the winner of the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize. The Lemelson-MIT Program nurtures and honors inventors of all ages through outreach programs and grants as well as the coveted Lemelson-MIT Prize. The program began in 1994 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is funded by the Lemelson Foundation, which was created to honor Jerome Lemelson, an inventor whose creations covered a plethora of fields. This esteemed prize not only recognizes Dr. Mirkin as a great scientist but also acknowledges his accomplishments as an inventor. |
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Nanotechnology’s sociological effects |
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 21:45 |
Nanotechnology’s sociological effectsEvery new scientific breakthrough brings with it an effect on society, so nanotechnology’s sociological effects are unavoidable.Electricity is one of the most recent examples, heralding the
development of both television and computers which have changed the
entire neurological function of modern generations. |
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Hotel Industry Drawing Benefits from Nanotechnology |
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 21:13 |
Hotel Industry Drawing Benefits from Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is playing a huge role in the hotel industry since it is now being used to make a variety of hotels far more sustainable. The latter assertion was made by the director general of Sharjah Public Works, Sheikh Khaled Al Qassimi’s design advisor Claude Bérubé. |
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Nanotechnology Labeling on the Decline |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 14:12 |
Nanotechnology Labeling on the Decline
Companies that use the field of nanotechnology to improve their products are failing to notify consumers of nanotech ingredients in commercialized items on the European market. It seems getting quality information about nanomaterials is becoming increasingly difficult for consumers. |
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New nanoparticles fight infections |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 07:07 |
New nanoparticles fight infections
Singaporean scientists say they have developed nanoparticles that might lead to new treatments for meningitis, fungal infections and drug-resistant bacteria. Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology of Singapore said the stable bioengineered peptide nanoparticles effectively seek out and destroy bacteria and fungal cells that could cause fatal infections
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New Nanotech Research Center in Fayetteville is Ready for Construction to Start |
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 21:17 |
New Nanotech Research Center in Fayetteville is Ready for Construction to Start
The University of Arkansas is preparing to start the construction of a new nanotech center in Fayetteville, and the project has just received more capital from the state of Arkansas to the tune of 28 million dollars which now puts the new project just over the seventy five percent mark for the necessary funds raised for the center construction.
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Battling Deadly Brain Infections with Nanotechnology |
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 05:19 |
Battling Deadly Brain Infections with NanotechnologyNew discoveries in nanotechnology may provide doctors with new treatment methods for meningitis as well as fungal infections and drug resistant bacteria. Nanotech researchers have now created nanoparticles that are new peptides; researchers from the Singapore Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology recently released their discovery and creation in Nature Nanotechnology, a nanotech journal. |
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