Nanovip All things Nanotechnology – Nano Is The Futiure

  (Nanowerk News) Wouldn’t it be convenient if you could reverse the rusting of your car by shining a bright light on it? It turns out that this concept works for undoing oxidation on copper nanoparticles, and it could lead to an environmentally friendly production process for an important industrial chemical, University of Michigan engineers have discovered. “We report a ... Read More »

  (Nanowerk News) Researchers waterproofed building materials with very high efficiency by using a green and noncorrosive heteropoly acid catalyst (“Synthesis of a nano organo-silicon compound for building materials waterproofing, using heteropolyacids as a green and eco-friendly catalyst”). Keggin and Preyssler heteropolyacids as non-corrosive, stable, non-toxic and environmentally friendly catalysts were used in the synthesis of a nano organo-silicon material ... Read More »

FARMINGTON, Conn., March 19, 2013 — /PRNewswire-iReach/ — 2012 continued to see major advances that were enabled by nanotechnology. In medicine in particular the delivery methods wrapped within nanoparticles have advanced many new and traditional drugs further along the clinical trial pipeline. Nano-engineering has also increased its grip on semiconductor manufacturing, and a multitude of quality control subsystems. BCC Research’s ... Read More »

Mexico City: Experts from nine countries have come together to promote the use of nanotechnology to preserve works of art and other cultural treasures, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History said. The techniques pioneered by the NANOFORART Project are applicable to structures, paintings and books, the institute, known as INAH, said in a statement. Piero Baglioni, a researcher and ... Read More »

Union raises fears over nanotechnology By Daniel Hurst Union leader Paul Howes has likened nanotechnology to asbestos and called for more research to ease fears the growing use of fine particles could endanger manufacturing workers. ”I don’t want to make the mistake that my predecessors made by not worrying about asbestos,” the Australian Workers’ Union national secretary said. Substances called ... Read More »

The Workshop will take place over 2 days in Horizen Pyramids 4 starts Hotel ****************************************** Call for Oral and Poster Session Abstracts: The Workshop will consist of invited oral, poster presentations selected from abstracts. We are now accepting applications for oral and poster abstracts. Authors will be notified of the selection results. Submissions for presentations should include an abstract of ... Read More »

MINSK, 15 February (BelTA) – The Nanotechnology Industries Association has been set up in Belarus, BelTA reports from the foundation meeting of the association. About 20 Belarusian companies made part of the association. They include the Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer, the Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, the Materials Research Center of the National ... Read More »