Filed in archive Events
by george elvin on November 30, 2006
Next Tuesday, December 5, I'll be in Cincinnati for the International Conference on Nanotechnology Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety, sponsored by the University of Cincinnati and...
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Filed in archive Design
by george elvin on November 29, 2006
What would buildings look like if they were made from materials 100 times stronger than steel, if sensors embedded in materials and inhabitants created smart environments, and walls and ceilings...
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Consumers who attended the conference on nanotechnology last week in Berlin called for comprehensible labeling of products containing engineered nanoparticles. The group's demands formulated in a...
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If the bullet-proof t-shirt in our last post doesn't do it for you, how about the superhuman exoskeleton being developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). They've...
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Filed in archive Research
by george elvin on November 25, 2006
If you're worried about the nanotech military applications described in my last two posts, you may be able to defend yourself with a nano-enabled bullet-proof t-shirt. Nanowerk reports that a...
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Filed in archive Biotech
by george elvin on November 24, 2006
While the Israeli government was busy this week acknowledging its developing nanotech arsenal, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was in Switzerland warning of the dangers posed by military and...
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Israel has reportedly become the first nation to publicly acknowledge plans to develop an arsenal of nanotechnology weapons. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, potential weapons include tiny...
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Filed in archive Medical
by george elvin on November 22, 2006
The Royal Society of Chemistry reports that researchers at University College London have created microthreads from polymers containing living cells. The biologically active threads, they say, could...
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Filed in archive Products
by george elvin on November 20, 2006
A California manufacturer has come up with a device that cuts oil consumption by fryers in half. The OilFresh 1000 is a frying oil refining catalytic device designed to prolong the freshness of oil...
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Researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow have devised an intelligent ink that detects the presence of oxygen in food packages. If the package is broken, whether by tampering or by...
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This week I was asked to review a draft of the joint research strategy being developed by the German BAuA (Federal Institute for Occupational safety and Health), UBA (Federal Environment Agency), and...
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Filed in archive Energy
by george elvin on November 17, 2006
In every solar cell, light energy is converted to electricity. But even the most advanced solar cells can harness only a small percentage of the available sunlight energy. The majority of the energy...
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Filed in archive Research
by george elvin on November 16, 2006
Lithography-free formation of nanopores in low-cost plastic materials may not sound like a big deal, but it could prove to be a big leap forward in nanotechnology for several reasons. First,...
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Most people feel pretty safe putting sunscreen containing nanoparticles on their skin, but what about the health of those working with nanoparticles everyday? That's the question the...
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Filed in archive Events
by george elvin on November 14, 2006
Two events last week showcased the creative side of wearable technology, which nanotech will no doubt play a major role in. Fleshing Out: Wearable Interfaces, Smart Materials and Living Fabrics was...
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Today I gave a talk on Nanotechnology Applications in Architecture at Arc-US 2006: America's Leading Architects Forum in Los Angeles, and I can tell you architects are extremely excited about...
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Tomorrow I'm headed to Los Angeles to speak on Nanotechnology Applications in Construction at America's Leading Architects Forum. I'll discuss new nanomaterials and nanosensors, and how...
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"What is the modulus of elasticity of a carbon nanotube?" That's the question I was confronted with today in a presentation I made to some university faculty about future applications...
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What's the latest proposed solution to global warming? Launch a constellation of trillions of small free-flying spacecraft a million miles above Earth to create a giant shading device. To his...
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Hong Kong is now testing an anti-bacterial silver-titanium dioxide nanoparticle coating on surfaces in its subway cars, says ABC News. Expect to see the same in London's tube in the near future....
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The IEEE just released a survey of its Fellows that contains some interesting predictions about nanotechnology's future. These scenarios were voted likely to occur within the next 20 years:...
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Filed in archive Medical
by george elvin on November 03, 2006
Researchers at north carolina State University have developed a nanocoating that can kill or inactivate most viruses and bacteria when exposed to visible light. Early tests have shown that the...
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Filed in archive Biotech
by george elvin on November 02, 2006
An Iowa State University (ISU) assistant professor is working to create biorenewable, biodegradable plastics from the proteins in crops. His researcher team is using microcellular foaming...
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