Nanovip All things Nanotechnology – Nano Is The Futiure

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers are developing a new type of biological and chemical sensor that has few moving parts, is low-cost and yet highly sensitive, sturdy and long-lasting. This diagram depicts a new type of “diffraction-based” sensor made of thin stripes of a gelatinous material called a hydrogel, which expands and contracts depending on the acidity of its environment. ... Read More »

Consumer acceptance of nanotechnology hinges on finding answers to a number of questions regarding its safety, benefits, and regulatory oversight, says a new paper in the Journal of Consumer Affairs . The article, by US Department of Agriculture economist Jean Buzby, of the department’s Agricultural Research Service, outlines some of the key questions that still surround the use of nanotechnology ... Read More »

I have to confess to not always understanding the point of some forums or who the attended audience is supposed to be. Such is the case for a webcast that ran live on Tuesday of this week (which has now been archived and you can access on the page I linked to here). It has a distinguished panel, a noted ... Read More »

The next-generation malaria vaccine could be delivered with nanoparticles made through methods developed by Liquidia Technologies. The nanotech company, based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, has reached a collaboration agreement with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative to use Liquidia’s patented PRINT method of designing and making nanoparticles. MVI is responsible for malaria vaccine development at PATH, an international nonprofit ... Read More »

EADS and Scottish scientists are working on new storage tanks for hydrogen Use of hydrogen in aircraft and car engines would deliver huge benefits to the environment If successful, EADS plans to fly an unmanned hydrogen-powered test plane in 2014 Glasgow, 10 February 2011 – EADS Innovation Works, the Group’s corporate research arm, is working with university researchers to find ... Read More »

ORLANDO – “The diameter of a single hair shaft is tens of thousands of nanometers,” said Dr. Adam Friedman. Nanotechnology is the branch of technology related to dimensions and tolerances ranging from 0.1 to 100 nanometers. “At this size, matter behaves somewhat differently,” Dr. Friedman, of Albert Einstein Medical Center in New York, said. As the size of material decreases, the ... Read More »