Nanotechnology, the study of matter on an molecular scale, is being used to develop a transparent sunscreen.
Archive for the ‘Nanotechnology’ Category
Sunscreens may become transparent
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010Unlocking the potential of nanotechnology
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010Martin Courtney, Computing , Monday 16 August 2010 at 16:21:00 Martin Courtney looks at the different approaches scientists are taking to harness the power of nanotechnology Nothing is ever simple in IT, and nanotechnology is no different. For a start, the term nanotechnology can mean different things to different people. For purists, it refers to a microscopic structure equal to or less than …
Government of Canada Supports Nanotechnology Firms’ Growth in Edmonton
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010NINT-led nanotechnology cluster supports local firms in developing world-class technology
Clemson to host nanotechnology conference
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010Clemson University is hosting Nano2010, an international conference of scientists whose research will help us understand how nanotechnology will affect our world.
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010Nanoscale stealth probe Engineers at Stanford have created a nanoscale probe they can implant in a cell wall without damaging the wall. [Almquist and Melosh, PNAS (2010) 107, 5815.]
Luna Innovations Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results
Thursday, August 12th, 2010ROANOKE, Va.—-Luna Innovations Incorporated , a company focusing on sensing, instrumentation and nanotechnology, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.
Eagle One’s wax passes bug test
Thursday, August 12th, 2010I suppose we all have our ways of judging the quality of car care products. When it comes to car wax, bugs are my criteria. Each summer, I drive my pickup from Arizona back to Michigan, which means that over the course of 2,000 miles, the front of the truck accumulates a lot of bugs, or at least the remains of a lot of bugs.
What is Metamaterial?
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Have scientists developed an invisible cloak? Researchers are reporting advancements in “metamaterials,” used in such optical technology as ultra-powerful microscopes, computers and possibly an invisibility cloak, according to Purdue University.
Students awed by science, technology fair
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Are you the sort of person who likes reading murder reports or whodunit books and solving cases? If you do, then there’s a chance for you to get some firsthand experience of forensic investigation.
Graphene gets even better in a magnetic field
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Graphene may yet make its way into the tiny circuitry thanks to a new property that a team of researchers describe in a paper in Nature Nanotechnology. When placed in a magnetic field, the graphene’s ability to conduct current can be raised or lowered depending on the field’s direction. The property may give scientists a workaround to get even tiny, highly resistant ribbons to conduct current …
Sales Figures for Nanomaterials Constitute Just One Economic Metric of Nanotechnology
Thursday, August 12th, 2010This latest comment of mine comes on the heels of a report entitled Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Assessment ” that estimates that the global sales revenues for nanotechnology will reach $26 billion in 2015a far cry from the $1 trillion figures that are widely circulated.
Butterfly Wings Provide Design For GE’s Nanotechnology To Detect Bombs, Monitor Emissions, Test Water Purity
Thursday, August 12th, 2010The tiny crevices of butterfly wings are the ideal design for nanotechnology that could make subway stations safer, according to scientists at Fairfield-based General Electric Co.
Nanotechnology experts unveil electricity-from-light technology
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Chris Binns, Professor of Nanotechnology at the University of Leicester. Photo: University of Leicester/PA Wire Scientists yesterday unveiled new solar cell technology that could one day see ordinary surfaces, including windows, used to generate electricity.
Nanotechnology and the future of enterprise IT
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010Martin Courtney, Computing , Tuesday 3 August 2010 at 10:35:00 Martin Courtney explores how future nanotechnology will support a new generation of computer systems Academics and large corporations all over the world are busy pouring money into nanotechnology research. Finding new ways to build smaller, more powerful CPUs; low-power, flexible computer displays and touchscreens; and longer-life …
Nanotechnology courses offered at Northwest Vista College
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Assistant Professor and program coordinator Qiaoying Zhou from Northwest Vista College stopped by the SA Living Show to explain what nanotechnology is and how their program is run.
Nanotechnology meets fish skin in New Zealand
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010A start-up Auckland firm is applying nanotechnology to a fisheries by-product to manufacture 100% biodegradable, antibacterial air filtersa New Zealand first in an expanding global market.
Nanotechnology focus of festival
Saturday, July 31st, 2010Will a month-long festival of nanotechnology be a matter of science imitating art or art imitating science?
Nanotechnology firm locating in Lexington
Friday, July 30th, 2010An Atlanta company announced Thursday it plans to open a laboratory in Lexington to develop nanomate
Water Purification Using Nanotechnology
Friday, July 30th, 2010Nanotechnology refers to a broad range of tools, techniques and applications that simply involve particles on the approximate size scale of a few to hundreds of nanometers in diameter. Particles of this size have some unique physicochemical and surface properties that lend themselves to novel uses…