Public release date: 8-Apr-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 504-670-4707 (New Orleans Press Center, April 5-10) 202-872-6042 Michael Woods m_woods@acs.org 504-670-4707 (New Orleans Press Center, April 5-10) 202-872-6293 American Chemical Society NEW ORLEANS, April 8, 2013 Cuts in federal funding of nanotechnology research threaten to slow progress toward some of the field’s greatest promises, including commercialization of sustainable new energy sources that do not contribute to global warming, an international authority in the field cautioned here today. Continue reading
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Union raises nanotechnology fears
UNION leader Paul Howes has likened nanotechnology to asbestos, calling for more research to ease fears that the growing use of fine particles could endanger manufacturing workers. Continue reading
U.S.-based inventors lead world in nanotechnology patents: study
(Reuters) – Inventors based in the United States led the world in nanotechnology patent applications and grants in 2012, according to a new study by law firm McDermott Will & Emery. Nanotechnology involves manipulating matter that's measured at the tiny “nanometer” length level. The diameter of a human hair is between 40,000 and 60,000 nanometers, said Valerie Moore, a patent agent and one of … Continue reading
Nanotechnology at UVic gets a boost into the real world
In a windowless room of a University of Victoria engineering lab, a biomedical sensor the size of a postage stamp could hold the answer to a fast and inexpensive way to diagnose disease. Bright gold and transparent, the sensor is peppered with holes on the scale of a few hundred nanometres 600 times thinner than a human hair and infused with micro-drops of blood provided by a hospital in Toronto. Shine a laser on the sensor and with a properly calibrated imaging camera, researchers will eventually be able to quickly detect telltale signs of leukemia and other cancers, without biopsies or laboratory blood work Continue reading
Breakthrough SlickX3 nanotechnology turns ordinary toilet into self-cleaning toilet – Video
Breakthrough SlickX3 nanotechnology turns ordinary toilet into self-cleaning toilet Join the crew and be amazed with this Behind the Scenes footage of SlickX3's famous nanotechnology demonstration.This raw unedited footage depicts a toilet being stained with Blueberries and coffee. The toilet is treated with SlickX3 and the messy blueberries and coffee can't stick so they simply flush down the drain. SlickX3 turns an ordinary toilet into a self cleaning toilet. Continue reading
Australian nanotechnology is revolutionary
AUSTRALIAN researchers have made a new material that could revolutionise the electronics market with thinner, faster and lighter gadgets. Continue reading
ISS crew ‘Vogue’ before spacewalk – Video
ISS crew'Vogue' before spacewalk Astronauts preparing for a six-and-a-half hour space walk to perform maintenance on the International Space Station warmed up for the task by dancing to Madonna's Vogue. The mission saw station commander Sunita Williams and flight engineer Akihiko Hoshide attempt to bypass a coolant leak Continue reading
Princeton scientists using nanotech to make cancer 3 million times more detectable
Scientists at Princeton University say they have used nanotechnology to make tests to detect diseases, like cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, 3 million times more sensitive. That means what researchers are calling a breakthrough in nanotechnology and medicine could enable doctors to detect these illnesses at much earlier stages, when they are more treatable. “This advance opens many new and exciting opportunities .. Continue reading
Researchers use nanotech to make cancer 3M times more detectable
Scientists at Princeton University say they have used nanotechnology to make tests to detect diseases, like cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, 3 million times more sensitive. Continue reading
Nano-infused paint can detect strain
Public release date: 21-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: David Ruth david@rice.edu 713-348-6327 Rice University A new type of paint made with carbon nanotubes at Rice University can help detect strain in buildings, bridges and airplanes. The Rice scientists call their mixture “strain paint” and are hopeful it can help detect deformations in structures like airplane wings. Continue reading
'Nano technology' [program can pay off big for IRSC students
FORT PIERCE A new partnership at Indian River State College’s Brown Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship between its nanotechnology lab and NanoProfessor will take the college to the cutting edge of tomorrow’s technology. So said Kevin Cooper, director of advanced technology at the newly named NanoProfessor Advanced Materials Lab, which officially will be teaching about new-age nano technology studies starting in the fall. What is nano technology? Continue reading
Nanotechnology breakthrough could dramatically improve medical tests
Public release date: 31-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Steven Schultz sschultz@princeton.edu 609-258-3617 Princeton University, Engineering School A laboratory test used to detect disease and perform biological research could be made more than 3 million times more sensitive, according to researchers who combined standard biological tools with a breakthrough in nanotechnology. The increased performance could greatly improve the early detection of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders by allowing doctors to detect far lower concentrations of telltale markers than was previously practical. The breakthrough involves a common biological test called an immunoassay, which mimics the action of the immune system to detect the presence of biomarkers the chemicals associated with diseases Continue reading
Nanoparticles may pose environmental threat
(ISNS) — No longer the stuff of science fiction, nanoparticles are becoming more and more common. The extremely tiny objects can do just about everything, from filtering pollution to delivering medicine in the body Continue reading