Nanovip All things Nanotechnology – Nano Is The Futiure

Share on print Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on stumbleupon Share on google_plusone Share on reddit More Sharing Services 7 Sensors for detecting chemical biomarkers that indicate a disease have already been applied to some maladies, but they have not proven very effective at discovering low concentrations of those biomarkers, such as when a disease ... Read More »

The U.S. Forest Products Laboratory, in Madison, says it’s opening a $1.7 million pilot plant that will support an emerging market for wood products derived from nanotechnology. The products could be stronger than Kevlar and lighter than fiberglass or carbon fiber. Those attributes have caught the attention of companies in the automotive, aerospace, electronics and medical-device industries as well as ... Read More »

Photo: An artist’s impression of carbon nano-tubes, which some fear are hazardous. (Swiss Nanoscience Institute) The ABC’s revelations that some sunscreen brands are inaccurately promoting themselves as nanotechnology-free have prompted calls for better regulation of nano-materials. But the push for a mandatory register has suffered a blow, with a Federal Government report labelling it questionable. The Australian Council of Trade ... Read More »

ELEANOR HALL: The ABC’s revelations that some sunscreen brands are inaccurately promoting themselves as nanotechnology-free have prompted calls for better regulation of nano-materials. But the push for a mandatory register has suffered a blow, with a Federal Government report labelled it ‘questionable’. The Australian Council of Trade Unions is among those calling for a register, saying the potential risks posed ... Read More »

Nanotechnology Research Engineer Job ID RES-0505251 Job type Full-time Regular Work country USA Posted 16-Jul-2012 Work city Albany, NY Job area Research Travel No travel Job category Research Business unit Res Services Job role Research Scientist Job role skillset Computing Systems Commissionable/Sales-Incentive jobs only No Job description IBM’s Etch Process Research group at Albany Nanotech is currently seeking an Engineer in the area of advanced patterning. Experience in plasma ... Read More »

A novel imaging technique sheds new light on bacterial mobility and adhesion. A scientific endeavour carried out by two French groups belonging to INSERM and CNRS at Aix-Marseilles University shows for the very first time that both bacterium adhesion to and bacterium motion on a surface are driven by the same mechanism. Those findings result from collaborative work with Nanolane, ... Read More »

Student designer and fiber scientists create a dress that prevents colds and a jacket that destroys noxious gases By Anne Ju Olivia Ong with her designs Anne Ju/Cornell Chronicle Design student Olivia Ong ’07 hugs two garments, treated with metallic nanoparticles through a collaboration with fiber scientists Juan Hinestroza and Hong Dong, that she designed as part of her fashion ... Read More »