Nanovip All things Nanotechnology – Nano Is The Futiure

Last week, I joined in a webinar entitled “Small is Beautiful: Everyday Applications and Advances in Nanochemistry”  that was hosted by the American Chemical Society in its Joy of Science series. I was drawn to the webinar by the fact that it was going to have speakers Andrew Maynard, Director of the Risk Science Center at the University of Michigan, ... Read More »

Providing an appropriate opportunity for introducing the latest achievements in the field of nanostructures and strengthening cooperation between the Iranian and foreign researchers in the field of nanotechnology are among the objectives of the conference. The scopes of the conference are as follows: o Synthesis and identification of nanostructured materials; o Carbon nanostructures; o Magnetic properties of nanostructures; o Mechanic ... Read More »

ST. PAUL — The politics of money makes surprising bedfellows in Minnesota’s higher education community. Minnesotans often see the two state-run college and university systems as competitors, but in a time of dwindling state aid and a tough economy, new leaders of the organizations pledge to work together. “There are two new guys in town here who are prepared to ... Read More »

Elite athletes with bionic implants, built-in chips to monitor their performance and shirts embedded with nanotechnology medicines to heal minor injuries could be taking the field for the 2051 Rugby World Cup. They’ll be refereed by robots and watched by spectators lounging in the comfort of a luxury hotel bedroom overlooking the pitch. That’s the prediction of Victoria University Associate ... Read More »

Cutting-edge developments in nanotechnology offer new ways of preventing and treating diseases, including cancer Interpreting, replicating and modulating our biology in a bid to make our lives healthier and happier is one of the aims of the modern nanoscientist. Photograph: Andrew Brookes/National Physical Laboratory/Science Photo Library The human body is a nanoscale engineer par excellence. Our cells push and pull ... Read More »

The School of Engineering Systems at the Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, Australia) offers PhD positions in Nanotechnology. Research in this area is focused on the synthesis and the analysis of nanomaterials, for application in next-generation photovoltaics and gas sensing. To this purpose, Prof Motta’s group carries on experimental research on inorganic and organic semiconductors. A great deal of effort ... Read More »

The smallest electric engine in the world, made of a single molecule was created by researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts.   The engine, created from a single molecule has a size equivalent to one billionth of a meter, according to the study being published in the Nature Nanotechnology magazine, informs bbc.co.uk. Tiny engines can have various applications in both ... Read More »