Nanovip All things Nanotechnology – Nano Is The Futiure
Nanotechnology is increasingly using both materials and nano-objects synthesized by living beings, most of them produced by microbial cells. Emerging technologies and highly integrative approaches (such as omics and systems biology), that have been largely proven successful for the production of proteins and secondary metabolites are now expected to become fully adapted for the improved biological production of nanostructured materials ... Read More »
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The University of Alaska Fairbanks has closed its nanotechnology office
More than $30 million in federal funds was spent; venture not commercially viable. Established in 2001, the Office of Electronic Miniaturization was envisioned as a hub for creating products in the emerging field of microscopic technology. But instead of producing commercially viable inventions, the office migrated toward basic research. That drift led to its closure, UAF spokeswoman Marmian Grimes said. ... Read More »
Nanomaterial growth platform's end-to-end processing purity offers breakthrough for developers targeting commercial manufacturing
* incorporates nine of the top processes used in nanomaterial development * first platform to maintain vacuum from catalyst delivery to material growth Placentia, CA, July 6, 2010 —Today, Surrey NanoSystems sets a new benchmark for the production of nanomaterials with the launch of an automated and exceptionally versatile growth platform, NanoGrowth-Catalyst. Incorporating nine advanced nanomaterial processing techniques, the platform ... Read More »
Nanotechnology and the Future With Clean Energy
Harnessing the power of tidal currents has the potential to provide unheard of clean, renewable energy production. Nanotechnology, with its innovative approach and non-surpassed success rate, may be the conduit needed to perfect the viability of ocean-current power as an alternative energy source. Ocean currents are a natural phenomena located along most coastlines. The only requirement for harnessing their power ... Read More »
The thinnest, smoothest metallic lines in the world helps speed up miniaturisation of electronic devices
New method creates super-thin, high integrity, continuous metal lines that surpass today’s semiconductor industry requirements. Scientists from Singapore A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), University of Cambridge (UK) and Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea) have created metallic lines so thin and smooth that they can only be seen using powerful electron microscopes. This research will be published in the ... Read More »
Replicating a sticky situation in nature
Inspired by the ease with which gecko lizards can move on almost any surface, researchers at Northeastern University, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and Seoul National University hope to reproduce properties found in the gecko’s footpad for applications ranging from adhesives to robotic movement and navigation. The team, led by Ashkan Vaziri, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial ... Read More »
GE Using Nanotechnology to Green the Alberta Oil Sands
New CO2 capture technology under development could reduce CO2 emissions from the production of synthetic crude oil from the Oil Sands by up to 25%. In the quest to develop more cost-effective ways to reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels, GE /quotes/comstock/13*!ge/quotes/nls/ge (GE 13.88, -0.24, -1.70%) is partnering with the University of Alberta (UA) and Alberta Innovates Technology Futures (AITF) ... Read More »