how to use buckyball or nanotube in agriculture sector as the one of nanotechnology application ?
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I don’t know of it’s uses now (seems like something that our gov’t would put too much funding into…), but the potential uses are amazing. Aside from self repairing objects and nearly flawless manufacturing, they could also be used for medical applications (think how easy it would be just to inject some into your blood [...]
How will nanotechnoogy impact society?
(nanotech clothing allows clothes to resist spills and wrinkles, and therefore be washed less.)
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Houston-based Oxane Materials announced Monday (Dec. 28) it will locate in Van Buren its first manufacturing plant to produce a new proppant developed with nanotechnology developed by Rice University. (See video below of comments from area officials.)
The company will initially invest $15 million in the plant and hire up to 50 by summer 2010. Expansion [...]
Significant investments have been made throughout Research Framework Programme 6 (FP6, 2003-2006) in long-term research in various fields of nanoscience. In many cases, these projects have produced results in the laboratory environment (for example in terms of desired properties), but the transfer of promising nanotechnology research results into new industrial technologies still represents a bottleneck.
In [...]
D. Murali – Chennai, Dec. 28
December 29, 2009, will mark the golden jubilee of nanotechnology, informs Mr T. Pradeep, Professor, DST unit on Nanoscience, Department of Chemistry and Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.
Prof T. Pradeep
The celebrated talk of Richard P. Feynman, ‘There’s plenty of room at the [...]
Nanotechnology such as nanoemulsions and polymer micelles-based delivery systems can boost the bioavailability of nutrients such as phytochemcials, according to a review of the technology published in the Journal of Food Science.
The researchers found that dibenzoylmethane nanemulsions (derived from liquorice) in the range of 50nm to 200nm could enhance oral availability threefold over conventional emulsions [...]
Nanotechnology-based solutions for biomedical applications
Revolutionary product for USD 2.4-billion orthodontic device market
Regulatory approval already obtained for U.S., EU and Japan
Frankfurt / Singapore – December 18, 2009 – Nanostart AG has taken a significant ownership position in BioMers Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based medical technology company with a branch office in the U.S. The company is developing [...]
The 2010 edition of the International Conference on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT) will be held at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, during February 17-20, 2010. This conference, sponsored by the Nano Mission, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, is the 4th in the series, following ICONSAT-2003 held in December 2003 at Kolkata, [...]
COLUMBIA, MO (KBIA) – A Columbia-based consortium dedicated to nanotechnology research and industry is set to receive its first major round of funding. KBIA’s Janet Saidi has this story
Funds totaling around $4 million are expected to go to members of the Columbia-based Nanotechnology Enterprises, Inc – a nonprofit consortium of mainly state [...]
Below are the Top Ten Predictions for the next decade.
1) Arctic Passage – The disappearance of the Arctic’s polar ice by 2020 will cause a dispute between Russia and Canada.
2) Technology: Nanotechnology, especially its use in medicine; Virtual Reality / Holography; Robotics; Voice activated computers & A.I. (due to new discoveries in computer chip design); [...]
In USA, nanotechnology courses are offered at the Johns Hopkins University; University of California; Florida State University; Oregon State University; Northwestern Polytechnic University; Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and Millersville University.
Johns Hopkins University offers B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – Interfaces and Nanotechnology; B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering – Nanotechnology and Master of Science [...]
Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances
Report Type:
Advisory Report
URL:
[achs-report-nanosilver.pdf]
Country:
United Kingdom
Organization:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK Government)
Summary:
At its 32nd meeting in March 2009 Defra requested guidance on nanosilver from the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances. Specifically, they wanted information regarding the environmental exposure and effects of nanoparticulate silver, known or predicted environmental exposure levels and their [...]
EPA, National Center for Environmental Assessment
Report Type:
Study
Country:
United States of America
Organization:
EPA, National Center for Environmental Assessment
Summary:
This draft study of two specific nanotechnology applications, titanium dioxide in water treatment and topical sunscreen, is intended to be a foundation for the development of “scientific and technical information needed for future assessment efforts.” The EPA encourages readers to comment [...]
9/22/2009 (Although not the latest news its rather interesting) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed suit against San Leandro based VF Corporation for the alleged sale and distribution of unregistered pesticides through their retail company, The North Face. The EPA maintains that The North Face made unsubstantiated public health claims regarding unregistered products, [...]
We have heard of copious numbers of approaches thus far to thwart the perilous saga of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) but this is certainly groundbreaking. Well, we are talking of the latest collaborative effort of India and Australia. The two premier nations have joined hands for bringing into play nanotechnology in renewable energy and [...]
Ten years ago at the close of the 20th century, people the world over were obsessing about the millennium bug – an unanticipated glitch arising from an earlier technology. I wonder how clear it was then that, despite this storm in what turned out to be a rather small teacup, the following decade would see [...]
The Supervisory Council of RUSNANO has approved the corporation’s participation in a project aimed at establishing the production of state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries, the first in the country. The batteries in this collaborative undertaking will be targeted toward the growing market for green e-transportation, energy, telecommunications, and several other industrial areas.
Under the project, a plant will [...]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new generation of ultrasmall transistors and more powerful computer chips using tiny structures called semiconducting nanowires are closer to reality after a key discovery by researchers at IBM, Purdue University and the University of California at Los Angeles.
The researchers have learned how to create nanowires with layers of different materials [...]
What if you were terminally ill and your doctor informed you that the venom from a snail could save your life?
What if the technology was available to produce a non-addictive painkiller that was thousands of times more potent than any morphine based product available today?
What if nanotechnology could provide the method of administering these potentially [...]
Oh, she’s beautiful. But there are reports she could be deadly.
Still, we’ve brought this high-tech Samsung washer into our laundry room, along with her non-malevolent dryer sister.
Our nine-year old Maytag washer stopped working about a week ago. This kicked off an intense washing machine research effort, led by Laurel.
She’s the designated washer in our [...]
Scott Rickert, Nanofilm President, Speaks out on Nanotechnology and the Environment
Dr. Scott Rickert, President of the nanotechnology company Nanofilm, recently took the media to task for sensationalist stories on nanotechnology and the environment, as seen in Taking the Nanopulse, his monthly column for IndustryWeek.com. You need Flash to see the Feature Video So, lets drop [...]
This article summarizes the recent development of nanotechnology in textile areas including textile formation and textile finishing. Details on two major technical aspects, using nanosize entities and employing specific techniques to create nanosize structure inside textile materials, have been elucidated. A number of nanosize fillers and their resultant performances have been reviewed. Particularly, nano-Iayer assembly, [...]
MVP Sports Technologies, Inc. is a California corporation focused on sports rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, academics, and sports nanotechnology. MVP Sports Technologies has licensed Applied Technology Holdings patented wireless bioMotion ™ technology to optimize the way sports performance, education, and rehabilitation are measured, through the gathering of data from sensors attached to a body or [...]
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a study in the current issue of Cell Transplantation that explores ways to successfully keep stem cells “forever young” during implantation by slowing their growth, differentiation and proliferation.
“The successful storage and implantation of stem cells poses significant challenges for tissue [...]
Iranian Ministry of Agriculture has established international standard of ISO/IEC17025 in laboratories of nondestructive testing for the first time in the Middle East.
“After 18 months of constant efforts made by the institute laboratories managers and experts, the requirements of this standard were met and after several steps of internal and external audits the certificate of [...]
I heard that nanotechnology used for killing cancer cells are better than radioteraphy or chemoteraphy.Is that true?
What’s the other use of nanotech in medicine?
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i’m studing Marine Biology in university(last year) and now i have a project with the title of EVERYTHING ABOUT NANOTECHNOLOGY in jenetics or in marin bio . can anyone help me with this ?
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Hi i am from India , 25 male , and I am a s/w engineer.
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Morgellons is silicone nanotechnology! It is NOT a parasite. We are ALL getting infected b/c it is being sprayed on us in “chemtrails”. The silicone nanotechnology is being sprayed on deli meats with viruses. In addition it has been found in a very popular bubble bath. Also, nanotechnology is being found in sodas! We are [...]