Nanovip All things Nanotechnology – Nano Is The Futiure

This week we get two very different perspectives on the state of nanotechnology and its development. On the one hand, we have the somewhat jaundiced view frim the UK-based New Scientist, which confesses to a fair amount of skepticism to just the mere idea of nanotechnology but wonders why the UK has seemingly dropped off the nanotech map. On the ... Read More »

I must confess to being rather saddened this morning to read Roger Highfield’s New Scientist blog on the state of nanotechnology in the UK.  Hot on the heels of reports that the company Nanoco is threatening to leave Britain for more fertile grounds, it left me wondering what has happened to the promise of ten years ago, when the UK ... Read More »

Proposals for assembling molecular machine systems from parts based on biopolymers usually take the approach of computationally designing proteins, RNA, or DNA molecules to serve as devices or as components of supramolecular systems. An alternative approach that has also been pursued is directed evolution in the laboratory (for example, this post from April, 2011 “Much faster directed evolution of proteins ... Read More »

Iran to Display Nano Achievements in Energy Saving, Urban Management Exhibit TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) affiliated to the presidential office is due to attend the third international exhibition on energy saving and urban electronic management to be held in Tehran from July 14 to 16 in a bid to display a number of achievements in area ... Read More »

University of Toronto researchers have derived inspiration from the photosynthetic apparatus in plants to engineer a new generation of nanomaterials that control and direct the energy absorbed from light. Their findings are reported in a forthcoming issue of Nature Nanotechnology, which will be released on July 10, 2011. The U of T researchers, led by Professors Shana Kelley and Ted ... Read More »

The USF Engineering Centers (NREC and CREC) invite application for an Associate Research Professor. The candidate must have a Ph.D. degree in Physical Science (Chemistry and Physics with strong background in Polymer), Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The candidate must have proven track-record of getting grants from federal/private agencies with experience of ten years ... Read More »

Job description _______________ There is an intern position open in the Central Microfabrication lab at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown, NY. The Microfabrication lab provides a dynamic environment and has the mission of providing solutions to leading edge projects within the Research Division and IBM. This team has an excellent record of contributing to innovations and successful IBM ... Read More »