Nanovip All things Nanotechnology – Nano Is The Futiure

While attending the EuroNanoForum 2011 conference this week in Budapest, Hungary, I was confronted with at least once considering how nanotechnology could be used in water purification and desalination. You really can’t get through one of these things without hearing how nanotechnology could save the world. But the water issue is one that over the years I have taken some interest ... Read More »

Project uses nanotechnology in ag Jozef Kokini’s description of the ways nanotechnology can be utilized in food science and agriculture is reminiscent of the 1966 science fiction film “Fantastic Voyage” in which a specially designed nuclear submarine and a team of researchers are miniaturized and injected into a patient’s bloodstream. But Kokini is talking about real science, not fiction. “Nanotechnology ... Read More »

According to the International Energy Agency (EIA), the world will see an increase in oil consumption, which would require almost 50 percent oil production growth by 2025 [1]. The increase in global oil consumption will be linked to environmental assessments of the nuclear power industry in aftermath of the tragedy in Japan. From this point of view, oil production in ... Read More »

India now has the resources, talent and political will to think big on issues it faces, be it in providing access to education and healthcare or in terms of a competitive economy, according to Sam Pitroda, chairperson, National Innovation Council (NIC). He was addressing an audience of corporate professionals, academics and students at a conference, organised by a city-based business ... Read More »

The efficiency of solar cells has been a major bugbear for the world’s best known alternative energy. New technology, called “nanocone cells” has delivered a huge boost to efficiency and applications. Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a way of dealing with “traps” in photovoltaic cells based on the interaction of electrons and “positive holes” that have previously interfered with ... Read More »

A slip of the tongue could be the downfall of months, or years, of research. It could even result in the loss of intellectual property. Purdue professor Cagri Savran discusses a pending patent last week on his device while in his office at Purdue’s Birck Nanotechnology Center. (By Jordan Kartholl/Journal & Courier) To prevent that from happening, Cagri Savran sometimes ... Read More »

Case Study From: High-Performance Composites May2011, Sara Black A new partnership between Applied Nanostructured Solutions (ANS) and Owens Corning seeks to commercialize nano-enhanced reinforcements infused with carbon nanostructures (CNSs). In this photo, fiberglass rovings covered with black CNS are pulled from the processing equipment for respooling. Source: ANS Step 1: The enclosed production line, designed and built by ANS. Creeled ... Read More »