Nanovip All things Nanotechnology – Nano Is The Futiure

Brisbane, Australia-based nanotech specialist TenasiTech Pty Ltd has developed a nano-composite thermoplastic polyurethane system for use in seals which, it says, can increase the operating time of pumps and lower costs. In tests, the nano-composites showed improvements in mechanical strength, creep resistance, compressive set and barrier properties. Creep resistance improvements were up by 67%, and compression set gains up by ... Read More »

On the 7th March 2011, the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it sought comments and information on the types of hazard identification and risk management research that it should consider in updating the NIOSH 2009 nanotechnology strategic plan. What follows is an explanation of why NIOSH’s ... Read More »

For the public, the jury is still out on nanotechnology – the media simultaneously extols its promise and warns of the potential calamity facing humanity. But what is it? How does it work? Is it dangerous? What we now call nanotechnology has the aim of designing, controlling and probing matter at the nanoscale. The “nano” bit refers, of course, to ... Read More »

This is the third of Oxford University’s highly successful nanotechnology Summer Schools. This year it will be focusing on applications of nanotechnology to medicine and healthcare reflecting growing interest in the subject and the University of Oxford’s position at the cutting-edge of research and development. The Summer School lasts for five days and the following topics are covered: Monday 4 ... Read More »

4-point conductivity measurement of the new transparent conducting film developed by prof. Cor Koning (left) and prof. Paul van der Schoot (right). The black pot contains a dispersion of carbon nanotubes in water, and the white pot contains the conducting latex. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a replacement for indium tin oxide (ITO), ... Read More »

100 New Engineering Positions Faculty of Engineering Competition No.  - A107411303 Closing Date  - Will remain open until filled. Since its inception, the Faculty of Engineering has been on the frontier of research and innovation. The Faculty educates outstanding engineers and conducts the research that makes Alberta a world leader in areas that range from oil sands technology to microsystems and nanotechnology. The ... Read More »

Job No.: 491860 Area: Faculty of Science Salary: Academic Level B ($76,789.59 – $91,187.38) Work type: Full time fixed term Location: Brisbane (Various) SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES AND THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY Excellent opportunity for early career or more established researchers to work in a stimulating and challenging research team environment. The School of Chemistry ... Read More »