Nanotechnology

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    Nanowerk

  • Nanowire advances promise improved light-emitting diodes and solar-energy generation

    A recent advance by Arizona State University researchers in developing nanowires could lead to more efficient photovoltaic cells for generating energy from sunlight, and to better light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that could replace less energy-efficient incandescent light bulbs.

  • Protein-movements measured in nanosecond-resolution

    Researchers at the Department of Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich have developed a process that enables them to monitor local movements of proteins in time frames of nanoseconds to microseconds.

  • Exploiting molecular forces to control the form of nanostructures

    DNA is found in linear and closed-circular forms in cells, and as such they can serve as component for the assembly of nanostructures of technological interest. The conformations adopted by DNA molecules depend on their intrinsic characteristics and the forces that act upon them. Scientists have quantified the effects of these different factors on the shapes of DNA rings on surface.

  • Symposium on the convergence of nanotechnology and life sciences

    The intersection of nanotechnology with the field of life sciences - including its growing impact on health care through improved diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease - was the theme of a national conference held at the University of Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering on March 19.

  • Nanotechnology training: Learn how to write at the nanometer scale

    Electron Beam Lithography is a technique used for the patterning of optical masks for semiconductor integrated electronic circuits as well as for writing high-resolution patterns on substrates. This training session will provide an introduction to Electron Beam Nanolithography.
 
 
 
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    PhysOrg.com

  • New bacteria strain points the way toward 'super sourdough' bread

    22 Mar 2010 | 3:41 am
    What better venue than San Francisco -- sourdough capital of the world -- to unveil a new natural sourdough ingredient that could replace conventional additives in a variety of other breads, while making them tastier and more healthful? And that's what scientists described today at the American Chemical Society's 239th National Meeting, being held here.

  • E-waste trade ban won't end environmental threat

    22 Mar 2010 | 3:34 am
    A proposal under debate in the U.S. Congress to ban the export of electronics waste would likely make a growing global environmental problem even worse, say authors of an article from the journal Environmental Science and Technology appearing online today.

  • Hong Kong air pollution hits record levels

    22 Mar 2010 | 3:23 am
    Hong Kong's air pollution soared to record levels Monday, the Environmental Protection Department said, warning that a toxic stew enveloping the city was a danger to the public.

  • US Congress passes historic health overhaul

    22 Mar 2010 | 3:15 am
    The US Congress passed an historic health care overhaul late Sunday, handing President Barack Obama a landmark win and taking the United States closer than ever to guaranteed coverage for all Americans.

  • Scientists use carbon-dating to check wine vintages: study

    22 Mar 2010 | 3:10 am
    Ever paid top dollar for a bottle of wine that says on the label it's from a much-sought-after year, only to find that it tasted like cheap, non-vintage plonk?
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    Foresight.org

  • IEEE Spectrum looks at cryonics

    Christine Peterson
    18 Mar 2010 | 3:24 pm
    The March 2010 issue of IEEE Spectrum has an article on cryonics, a method of suspended animation, featuring Dr. Ralph Merkle.  Ralph is described as a nanotechnology expert; apparently the issue went to press just before he was also named as a co-winner of the 2010 IEEE Haming Medal. As a long-time IEEE member, I was not impressed with the article.  Although there are plenty of quotes from Ralph, it gets some facts wrong (there aren’t “thousands” of people who’ve been suspended, Alcor is not a “company”).  Worse, the only people they found to present…

  • The protein engineering path to molecular manufacturing

    Christine Peterson
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:13 pm
    One way to reach molecular machine systems is to get really, really good at protein engineering. If that’s your goal, you’ll want to be in Boston on May 17-21 for PEGS 2010, “the essential protein engineering summit”. Not sure if this is your pathway? Just reading the talk titles is educational. And they have great testimonials from past attendees.  —Chris Peterson

  • Ave atque Vale

    J. Storrs Hall
    15 Mar 2010 | 7:45 am
    In case anyone wonders where I’ve gone, I’m resigning from Foresight for medical reasons (adhesive capsulitis — long and painful course of therapy) and to concentrate my few remaining neurons on my AI research.  I really wish nanomedicine had advanced further in the interim

  • Live webcast tomorrow March 12 on U.S. Nat’l Nanotech Initiative

    Christine Peterson
    11 Mar 2010 | 11:17 am
    Wondering how U.S. federal nanotech tax dollars are spent?  Obama’s first President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) review will be webcast live tomorrow, March 12.  This review only occurs every two years so this is your big chance to see what the current administration thinks of the NNI. Thirty minutes are set aside for public comment.  The webcast link should be available at whitehouse.gov tomorrow (Friday).

  • Off to AGI-10

    J. Storrs Hall
    3 Mar 2010 | 4:32 am
    I’m on my way to AGI-10, the general AI conference, in Lugano.  If any readers are attending, let’s get together. Among other things, we’ll be unveiling a preliminary take on the AGI Roadmap (of which Foresight is a sponsor).
 
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    Nanite News

  • Silver proves its mettle for nanotech applications

    22 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    Hao Yan and Yan Liu, professors at the Biodesign Institute's Center for Single Molecule Biophysics and their collaborators have introduced a new method to deterministically and precisely position silver nanoparticles onto self-assembling DNA scaffolds.

  • Engineers: Weak laser can ignite nanoparticles, with exciting possibilities

    21 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    University of Florida engineering researchers have found they can ignite certain nanoparticles using a low-power laser, a development they say opens the door to a wave of new technologies in health care, computing and automotive design.

  • Nano-based RFID tags could replace bar codes

    20 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    Rice researchers, in collaboration with a team led by Gyou-jin Cho at Sunchon National University in Korea, have come up with an inexpensive, printable transmitter that can be invisibly embedded in packaging. It would allow a customer to walk a cart full of groceries or other goods past a scanner on the way to the car.

  • Layered graphene sheets could solve hydrogen storage issues

    19 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    Stacked sheets of graphene may be a promising material for capturing and storing hydrogen for future fuel-cell systems according to recent research at NIST and the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Light twists rigid structures in unexpected nanotech finding

    18 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    In findings that took the experimenters three years to believe, University of Michigan engineers and their collaborators have demonstrated that light itself can twist ribbons of nanoparticles.
 
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    Meridian Institute: Nanotechnology

  • UK Government Publishes Nanotechnologies Strategy

    18 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm
    The United Kingdom Government Office for Science this week published, in an effort to keep the UK at the forefront of nanotechnologies research and innovation, a "UK Nanotechnologies Strategy: Small Technologies, Great Opportunities." The UK government, in producing this strategy, is confirming its intent to promote this emerging science.

  • Nano-Based RFID Tag, You're It

    18 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Researchers at Rice University, United States, in collaboration with Sunchon National University in Korea, have developed an inexpensive, printable transmitter that can be invisibly embedded in packaging.

  • Nano Meets Macro: Social Perspectives on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

    18 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm
    A recently published book, "Nano Meets Macro: Social Perspectives on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology", explores the diversity in social perspectives on the emergence of nanotechnologies.

  • CLEAN TECH: DOE to Craft Strategy on Crucial Rare-Earth Minerals

    17 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm
    The United States Department of Energy (DOE) this week announced plans to develop a strategy for assuring United States access to 17 rare-earth metals critical to the growth of clean energy technologies.

  • China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S.

    17 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm
    As China continues to develop a high-tech economy that can compete directly with the United States, more American companies are moving their factories, laboratories, and workers there, attracted by the huge pool of cheap and highly skilled engineers, and the subsidies offered by many Chinese cities and regions, particularly for green energy companies.
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    Nanovip.com

  • Jackson, Gunner & Wolfe achieves highest success rate in commercial collection industry. “Triple Down” strategy eradicates barriers to recovery for happy clients

    (1888PressRelease) Jackson, Gunner & Wolfe, LLC unleashes “triple down” strategy producing huge financial recoveries for its happy clients. Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Jackson, Gunner & Wolfe, LLC received its highest collection success rates ever as reported during the first quarter of 2010. When asked why Jackson, Gunner & Wolfe, LLC reported success rates over and above commercial [...]

  • Fixodent and Super Poligrip Denture Cream Lawsuits Move Closer to Trial

    (1888PressRelease) On March 31, 2010 attorneys involved in Super Poligrip/Fixodent Denture Cream litigation will appear before Judge Sandra Moss, in Philadelphia to discuss discovery issues to move the cases closer to trial New York, NY On February 18, 2010, Glaxo “GSK” announced that it would stop manufacturing, marketing and advertising Super PoliGrip denture cream products containing [...]

  • वैज्ञानिकों  नैनो इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स पर अग्रिम

    शिकागो: अमेरिका के दो टीमों नई सामग्री विकसित किया है जो कि, छोटे ,तेजी से और अधिक शक्तिशाली इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स वर्तमान अर्धचालक प्रौद्योगिकी के रूप में के लिए मार्ग प्रशस्त कर सकते हैं | छोटा रूप की सीमा तक पहुँचने से पहले ही शुरू…

  • Toronto: Learn How to Write at the Nanometre Scale

    E-Beam Nanolithography Training Nanotechnology Training: Learn How to Write at the Nanometre Scale Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) is a technique used for the patterning of optical masks for semiconductor integrated electronic circuits as well as for writing high-resolution patterns on substrates. It is one of the key nanofabrication technologies for device manufacturing for a wide range of [...]

  • Interests converge at UAlbany

    Symposium brings together nanotechnology researchers to discuss health care. The convergence of nanotechnology and health care was on full display Friday at the University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. It was part of a day-long symposium — most of it highly technical in nature — organized by the NanoCollege and Empire State Technology Group, [...]
 
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    Nanotechnology Development Blog

  • New silicon drift detector (SDD) designed for nanotechnology characterization

    lmpandey
    28 Feb 2010 | 11:32 pm
    SII NanoTechnology Inc;, is one of the leading company engaged in development and research activities in the areas of X-ray detection and spectrometric systems has recently designed a custom silicon drift detector (SDD). The new detector has larger solid angle improved roughly twenty times than the conventional one and therefore has much improvement and is [...]

  • Nanotechnology to be used for scanning hear failures

    lmpandey
    27 Feb 2010 | 4:23 am
    Researchers are working hard to use nanotechnology for wide applications such as consumer electronics, energy, biotechnology, medicine etc. In a recent study European researchers studied the nanoscale scanning techniques, which could be utilized for better understanding of heart failure. The study will lead a suitable treatment for the people who suffer from this killer disease. In [...]

  • Nanotox to provide complete risk analysis of nanoparticles

    lmpandey
    24 Feb 2010 | 6:36 am
    Nanotox, a new company will analyze the complete risk profile of various nanoparticles used for a number of products and processes. The analysis will not only cover the health risk but it will also focus on environmental risks associated with the use of nanoparticles. Recently Professor Michael Depledge,a renowned environmental authority professor and Commissioner for the [...]

  • Nanotechnology to be applied for advance coating

    lmpandey
    21 Feb 2010 | 7:36 am
    Nanotechnology has grown far away and researchers have developed its application for advance coating to many specialty products and the nanocoating can significantly enhance the life and performance of these materials. North Dakota State University (NSDU) is known for its very first initiative in coating when it offered first coating course in more than a century [...]

  • Nanotechnology based therapeutic agents improves fighting with cancer

    lmpandey
    18 Feb 2010 | 7:35 am
    Although nanotechnology has grown a mature way and has found applications in almost all fields of science and technology, energy, consumer products, electronics etc., it’s application in medicine will bring relief to many people around the globe. Around the world people are investigating various ways to use nanotechnology for either detecting a number of diseases [...]
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    Nanotechbuzz

  • UK Unveils Nanotech Strategy

    20 Mar 2010 | 5:27 am
    The UK's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills [BIS] has unveiled the UK Nanotechnologies Strategy [PDF file]. Key initiatives include the following: Government Chief Scientific Advisors will review coordination of nanotech research, including research on safety A new web site will keep the public informed about government work on nanotechnology The government will explore a new industry reporting scheme to cover nanomaterials and products containing them A new Nanotechnologies Leadership Group will address barriers to commercial growth A new Nanotechnologies Collaboration Group…

  • NAIT Intros Nanotech Diploma Program

    14 Mar 2010 | 4:37 pm
    © gadgetdude Canada's Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) has announced the launch of a new diploma program in nanotechnology systems. "At the nanometer scale, all sorts of novel and useful characteristics emerge that have enormous potential to improve products and processes in so many industries," says NAIT's Mark Archibald. "Our goal is to prepare technicians and technologists for entry into exciting and rapidly evolving careers in nanotechnology." "The diploma could complement the research centre, the National Institute for Nanotechnology…

  • APAC to Lead Nanotech Market Growth

    12 Mar 2010 | 4:16 pm
    © jimg944 A new report from industry research firm RNCOS, entitled Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2013, anticipates that the market for nanotechnology incorporated into manufactured goods will reach $1.6 trillion by 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate of more than 49 percent during the period from 2009 to 2013. That growth, the report predicts, will be mainly driven by massive government and corporate investment in nanotech R&D worldwide. At the regional level, the RNCOS report finds that the Asia-Pacific region will experience the fastest growth in the ...

  • Dell coupons among bargains in online world

    7 Mar 2010 | 8:13 am
    Dell coupons and other discounts on technology purchases are only some of the bargains available to shoppers online. © rachaelvoorhees Companies like Amazon and eBay have pioneered the online shopping experience often called e-commerce, but now a multitude of retail sites have sprung up on the Web and a multitude of online coupons have appeared o help customers save money when shopping on the Internet. Want to know how important it is to many people to save money in the online world? To get a ...

  • What is a Hosted Dialer?

    3 Mar 2010 | 2:27 am
    If your company needs the functionality of a call center for connecting with customers but doesn't have the technology to maintain your own computer dialing system, your business may wish to consider a hosted dialer solution. © ThenAndAgain A hosted dialer gives you the option of an outsourced predictive dialer system that automatically calls large "batches" of numbers passing them on to a waiting team of agents. Imagine running your phone campaigns without ever needing to worry about the upkeep of the technology needed. ...
 
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    The International NanoScience Community

  • "Sunny Nano-Spring 2010" Advertisement Proposal on The International NanoScience Community webpage

    TINC
    Advertisement Proposal on The International NanoScience Community webpage, reach 2900+ members in nanoscience, nanotechnology area! Special prices for "Sunny Nano-Spring 2010": 1) Text link on main page: 25 USD/month for 12 months (total: 300 USD) 30 USD/month for 6 months (total: 180 USD) 35 USD/month for 3 months (total: 105 USD) 2) 486x60 pixel banner on main page: 40 USD/month for 12 months (total: 480 USD) 45 USD/month for 6 months (total: 270 USD) 50 USD/month for 3 months (total: 150 USD) 3) 210x60 pixel banner on main page and all subpages 55 USD/month for 12 months (total: 660 USD)…

  • We're turning 3000! How to use social network of Nanotechnology?

    TINC
    Since The International NanoScience Community was launched — just 2,5 years ago — we’ve seen an outstanding up-tick in membership. Our growth is really a testament to you, the members of The International NanoScience Community. You make this place a welcoming one. Thank you!

  • Nano and microscale design of biosurfaces

    TINC
    A phD position in Le Mans (France) PhD position (French government grant) Period_: Sept 2010 -- Sept 2013 Location_: Laboratoire de Physique de l'Etat Condensé, Université du Maine -- Le Mans, France *Nano and microscale design of biosurfaces* The main biotechnological applications (biosensors, biochips) require today the use of surfaces with specific properties at the micro/nano-scale. The development of low cost methods (without clean room facility) allowing modification and structuring of bio-surfaces is now a major technological challenge. Our laboratory has been developing for several…

  • nano tech: After show summary Press release and Outlook on 2011

    TINC
    nano tech 2010 After Show Press Release In the attached press release we give basic information like the number of visitors and we announce the winners of the prestigious nano tech Awards! http://www.nanotechexpo.jp/en/press10.html nano tech 2011 nano tech 2011 will be held from February 16 (Wed.) - February 18 (Fri.) 2011! About 80% of the booths for nano tech 2011 are already booked! The new floor layout including all companies which reserved already space for 2011 can be found below: http://www.nanotechexpo.jp/pdf/floormap2011_e.pdf The following 8 events will be co-located with nano tech…

  • Scientific Symposium for Nano Measurement Research

    TINC
    A Scientific Symposium for Nano Measurement ResearchThursday 3 - Friday 4 June, 2010 Krakow, Poland Call for Papers We are within two weeks of the abstract deadline for papers and posters to be presented at a scientific symposium at Jagiellonian University this spring! Nano Measure 2010, a two-day event whose applications-focused sessions will be chaired by luminaries such as Prof. Dr. Peter Hinterdorfer, Dr. Sergei Magonov, Dr. Warren Oliver, Dr. George Pharr, and Prof. Dr. Marek Szymonski, offers a marvelous opportunity to share your nanomeasurement-driven research with scientists from…
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    Nanoforum.org

  • UK Government Publishes its Strategy for Nanotechnologies

    22 Mar 2010 | 1:32 am
    BIS: The UK Nanotechnologies Strategy: Small Technologies, Great Opportunities was launched on 18th March 2010 and can be downloaded via the link below.This Strategy sets out how Government will take action to ensure that everyone in the UK can safely benefit from the societal and economic opportunities that these technologies offer, whilst addressing the challenges that they might present.

  • ICPC-NanoNet online workshop Nanotechnology for PhotoVoltaics

    22 Mar 2010 | 12:57 am
    ICPC-NanoNet: ICPC-NanoNet organises a free webinar on Nanotechnology for PhotoVoltaics, 16 April 2010, 12.45-14.45 GMT.

  • Observatorynano releases interview \"In God‘s kitchen all sciences were mixed\"

    19 Mar 2010 | 6:07 am
    ObservatoryNano: The European ObservatoryNano project just released an interview with nanobioscientist Dr Mira Marcus-Kalish from Israel, a leading expert in several European projects including Nano2Life.

  • EC launches call for Marie Curie Fellowships

    17 Mar 2010 | 2:43 am
    EC Cordis: The European Commission has launched three calls for proposals for Marie Curie Fellowships, for researchers interested in working in foreign research labs. Deadline 17 August 2010.

  • UK FSA gives thumbs up to nanotechnology database

    15 Mar 2010 | 6:19 am
    Food Navigator: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board last week accepted a recommendation in a House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report to compile a confidential database of food industry research into nanotechnology.
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    Responsible Nanotechnology

  • Chem Prof Teaches Bad Physics

    Chris Phoenix
    11 Mar 2010 | 8:34 am
    Why does it matter whether atoms are moved by quantum effects?A few days ago, I received an email from a student who was interested in molecular manufacturing. He had asked a chemistry professor whether molecular manufacturing could work. The professor said no: quantum uncertainty would mean that the atoms could be in two places at once, so they couldn't be picked up by machines or used to make gears.It is a crying shame that in 2010, some university professors are 1) so uninformed about the physics of atoms and 2) so willing to talk beyond their knowledge.Richard Feynman, who won his…

  • Electron Microscope Images, Free

    Chris Phoenix
    5 Mar 2010 | 6:23 am
    An electron microscope company, Aspex, is advertising that they'll scan a sample you send in, for free, and post the image on their website for you. Here's the page with the signup form: "Send Us Your Sample."  While browsing their site, I notice that they have a desktop SEM (scanning electron microscope), about the size of a laser printer. It only goes down to 100 nanometers (several hundred times the size of an atom) but still, that's small enough to count as nanotech. Chris Phoenix
 
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    Nanotechnology Notes

  • The Katrina chronicles: Formaldehyde-laced trailers set to claim another set of victims

    Richard Denison
    14 Mar 2010 | 5:06 pm
    Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. The Washington Post ran a front-page article Saturday, written by Spencer Hsu, which reported the auction sale by FEMA of most of the 120,000 notorious formaldehyde-tainted trailers it had purchased five years ago to house the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The article cites FEMA as saying that “wholesale buyers from the auction must sign contracts attesting that trailers will not be used, sold or advertised as housing, and that trailers will carry a sticker saying, ‘Not to be used for housing’.” Think that’s likely to be enough?  Think…

  • Industry to EPA, Congress: Restrain me before I falsely claim CBI again!

    Richard Denison
    2 Mar 2010 | 6:28 am
    Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. Sara Goodman of Greenwire/E&E News had a great piece picked up by the New York Times yesterday about state governments pressing for meaningful TSCA reform.  I blogged earlier about the states’ reform principles, quoting Ted Sturdevant, Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology, urging that “[w]e need a federal law that prevents contamination from happening in the first place, and phases out the harmful chemicals that are already in widespread use.” Goodman’s piece yesterday focused more on the need for fundamental reform…

  • EPA IG report: New Chemicals Program fails to assure protection

    Richard Denison
    20 Feb 2010 | 4:09 pm
    Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. In a post to this blog nearly a year ago, I noted that many voices in the chemical industry were claiming that EPA’s New Chemicals Program (NCP) was robust and served as an excellent model for TSCA reform.  My post took considerable issue with that point of view, noting the many structural constraints TSCA imposes on EPA in its effort to review new chemicals: No data, no problem: No up-front testing requirement or minimum data set applies to new chemicals. Guessing game: EPA is forced to heavily rely on limited models and methods to predict…

  • Worse than we thought: Decades of out-of-control CBI claims under TSCA

    Richard Denison
    12 Feb 2010 | 7:57 am
    Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. I recently obtained – not without some effort on both EPA’s and my part – a scanned copy of a 1992 report commissioned by EPA innocuously titled “Influence of CBI Requirements on TSCA Implementation,” authored by the now-defunct Hampshire Research Associates.  I subsequently found a copy in an old EPA docket, located here (6 MB PDF file). This understated yet remarkable report is a veritable treasure trove of information that painstakingly documents the rampant rise in illegitimate confidential business information (CBI) claims made by…

  • Toxic Chemicals in Consumer Products: More than Just Consumer Exposure

    Cal Baier-Anderson
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:20 pm
    Cal Baier-Anderson, Ph.D., is a Health Scientist. An article recently published in the journal Macromolecules reports on the development of a new process that the authors claim can prevent the migration of phthalates from PVC plastic.   This “breakthrough” will undoubtedly be used to argue that industry should be allowed to continue to use a retinue of toxic chemicals in the manufacture of PVC destined for use in a broad variety of applications.  Concern for consumer exposures is often the main argument made against the use of toxic chemicals in consumer applications.  With evidence…
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    2020 Science

  • Please do not adjust your sets…

    I’ll be experimenting with updates to the 2020 Science look this next few days, in anticipation of the big move from the Wilson Center Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies to the University of Michigan Risk Science Center (more on this later in the week). So if things look a little odd, please bear with me! (And if you [...]

  • The UK Nanotechnologies Strategy – disappointing

    Ten years ago, President Clinton laid the foundation stone of the current global Nanotechnology Initiative.  In a speech given at at Caltech, he announced the formation of the US National Nanotechnology Initiative, and set a chain of events in motion that has led to economies and businesses around the world investing in the technology of [...]

  • UK nanotech strategy – unavailable due to technical difficulties

    It seems the UK government Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is having a “leaves on the track” moment this morning (a scathing cultural reference, for those of you Brits too young to remember!).  The newly-minted UK nanotechnology strategy – launched today – is unavailable… because of technical difficulties it seems. Seems to me that if [...]

  • Engaging the public on science? Surely you’re joking!

    I was at a meeting a couple of weeks ago where engaging the public (or “publics” to be more accurate) in science came up.  In the course of discussions, I mentioned an initiative by Research Councils UK to involve members of the public in developing a call for research proposals on the use of nanotechnology [...]

  • British Science in the 21st century: The Royal Society on securing Britain’s future prosperity

    It’s a week for significant science reports.  Following hot on the heels of the UK Expert Group on Science and Trust’s report on Monday comes what could well be a seminal work on science in 21st century Britain from the Royal Society.  In “The scientific century: securing our future prosperity” a distinguished panel of experts [...]
 
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    Metamodern

  • Is 华大基因 doing science?     (aka BGI)

    Eric Drexler
    18 Mar 2010 | 1:42 pm
    华大基因BGI In a decade, the global Human Genome Project sequenced 3 billion DNA base pairs. Today, a single machine (the Illumina HiSeq™ 2000) can sequence 25 billion base pairs per day, and BGI (the Shenzhen company formerly known as the Beijing Genomics Institute) has purchased 128 of them. This puts BGI “on track to surpass the entire sequencing output of the United States”. These statistics are from a news article in Nature, “The Sequence Factory”, that also discusses controversies about the scientific status of the work, and mentions “the charge…

  • Learning Bioinformatics

    Eric Drexler
    12 Mar 2010 | 1:35 pm
    Bioinformatics is huge, growing, fast, and has a surprising range of applications to molecular systems engineering. Here’s a PLoS article: “A Quick Guide for Developing Effective Bioinformatics Programming Skills”. From the abstract: Successful adoption of these principals will serve both beginner and experienced bioinformaticians alike in career development and pursuit of professional and scientific goals. See also: How to study for a career in nanotechnology Macromolecular Modeling for Molecular Systems Engineering How to Learn About Everything

  • The molecular approach to atomically precise fabrication

    Eric Drexler
    12 Mar 2010 | 12:07 am
    A few days ago, I wrote a brief sketch of the status and paths forward in the molecular approach to atomically precise fabrication. It offers a sampling, not a full picture: The status of the key technologies The technologies of biomolecular and chemical synthesis are now capable of fabricating a substantial range of complex, atomically precise structures. The most important of these are compact, polymeric structures (foldamers) and larger molecular scaffolds. Synthetic foldamers are now approaching the complexity of protein molecules, and can contain monomeric components with a wider range…

  • Ribo-Q1: Genetic manufacturing expanded

    Eric Drexler
    28 Feb 2010 | 10:17 pm
    Unnatural amino acids compatible with ribosomes (circled: azide, alkyne, and biotin derivative) From Neumann et al., 2010 and Dougherty, 2000. All ribosomes read genetic data as three-letter words that encode 20 standard amino acids (give or take a few anomalies). This is equally true of the ribosomes in deep-sea bacteria living at 120°C, and the ones in your thumb. This universal code has been a wall that bounds the scope of biosynthetic polypeptide engineering — until now. Recent developments have cracked the wall by tweaking the code, but Jason Chin’s group in the UK has blasted a…

  • How to study for a career in nanotechnology

    Eric Drexler
    23 Feb 2010 | 4:02 pm
    Students often ask me for advice on how to study for a career in nanotechnology, and as you might imagine, providing a good answer is challenging. “Nanotechnology” refers to a notoriously broad range of areas of science and technology, and progress during a student’s career will open new areas, and some are yet to be imagined. Choices within this complex and changing field should reflect a student’s areas of interest and ability, current background, level of ambition, and willingness to to accept risk — there is a trade-off between pioneering new directions and seeking a secure…
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    Nano Bugle

  • Biomaterials used to repair liver

    nanobugle
    19 Mar 2010 | 10:56 am
    Biocompatible materials that emulate living tissues can be used for tissue repair and regeneration. Polymer scaffolds, for example, mimic the network that connects cells and stimulates cell adhesion. They can also transport various cell types. Now, stem cells differentiated into liver-like cells from bone marrow stem cells can be delivered to the liver using a fibrous polymer scaffold containing the peptide RGD, thanks to a technique developed by a team led by Dr Andrew Wan at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. You can read the full article here. The photo by Benjamin Tai…

  • Taking a (even) closer look at cells

    nanobugle
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:53 am
    For two decades, scientists have been pursuing a potential new way to treat bacterial infections, using naturally occurring proteins known as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that kill bacteria by poking holes in their cell membranes. Now, MIT scientists have recorded the first real-time microscopic images showing the deadly effects of AMPs in live bacteria. Researchers led by MIT Professor Angela Belcher modified an existing, extremely sensitive technique known as high-speed atomic force microscopy (AFM) to allow them to image the bacteria in real time. Their method, described in the March 14…

  • GENNESYS Congress on Nanotechnology in Barcelona

    nanobugle
    5 Mar 2010 | 10:05 am
    The International GENNESYS Congress on Nanotechnology and Research Infrastructures will be held in Barcelona on 26th-28th May 2010 under the auspices of the Ministry of Research and Innovation of Spain, during the Spanish EU-Presidency. The congress will bring together renowned experts and key decision and policy makers to highlight and discuss the major conclusions and recommendations of the GENNESYS foresight project. The European GENNESYS project has provided a European and worldwide vision for future strategies in nanoscience and nanotechnology in order to master the grand challenges of…

  • Nanotechnology in the healthcare sector

    nanobugle
    2 Mar 2010 | 8:28 am
    In an interview published in PharmTech, four specialists give their opinion on the contribution of Nanotechnology in the healthcare sector. It become clear that a lot as been done, but even more is yet to be achieved. Professor Jamie C. Oliver, President & CEO, Peptagen; Adriana Vela, Founder and CEO, NanoTecNexus; Dr Gary Liversidge, Chief Technology Officer, Elan Drug Technologies and Professor Mike Eaton Executive Board Member, European Technology Platform on Nanomedicines answer the following questions: ‘What has been nanotechnology’s greatest contribution to the healthcare…

  • Second INL Annual Meeting in April

    nanobugle
    25 Feb 2010 | 8:28 am
    It’s time to gather again. The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory will hold its second annual meeting, in Braga, (Portugal) next April 12 and 13. The meeting will take place in the new building. The event will comprise scientific presentations form all INL Post-doc researchers and two Poster Sessions with posters from both INL PhD Programmes. During the meeting the participants will have the opportunity to make a detailed visit to the INL facilities. INL researchers shall also be updated on the next INL activities. Several members of the INL International Advisory Board, also…
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  • President's Council Evaluates National Nanotechnology Initiative

    John C. Monica, Jr.
    19 Mar 2010 | 11:40 am
    This article originally appeared on the National Nanomanufacturing Network's InterNano website earlier today. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported. Maxine Savitz[1] and Ed Penhoe[2] provided a recent presentation summarizing the highlights of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)[3] report on the status of the US National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) at a public meeting held at the National Academics on March 12, 2010. Ms. Savitz provided a brief review at the beginning of the presentation regarding how,…

  • S. 3117, Promote Nanotechnology in the Schools Act of 2010

    Robert Oszakiewski
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:28 am
    While much of the media and public's attention was focused on Senator Dodd's introduction of an amended financial services reform bill and the ongoing debate over the health care reform bill, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced S. 3117, the "Promote Nanotechnology in the Schools Act of 2010" (the link is to Senator Wyden's introductory remarks; the text of S. 3117 is not available from THOMAS yet). Noting that "nanotechnology represents an opportunity to provide long-term, well-paid employment for millions of Americans"  and "to…

  • Gold Nanoparticles as X-ray Contrast Agents for Damaged Bone Tissue

    Robert Oszakiewski
    12 Mar 2010 | 3:38 pm
    The accumulation of microdamage in bone has long been linked by physicians to increased risk of fractures in both physically active individuals and the elderly. The role of microdamage in bone fragility has not been well studied due to limited capabilities for detecting such damage. Current imaging techniques are, by their nature, invasive, destructive, time consuming (and thus expensive) and limited to the two dimensional. In their paper "Preparation of functionalized gold nanoparticles as a targeted x-ray contrast agent for damaged bone tissue", Zhenyuan Zhang, Ryan D. Ross and…

  • Nanodialog.eu -- Nanotechnology Law Report Reaches Poland

    John C. Monica, Jr.
    8 Mar 2010 | 12:21 pm
    Our friends at Nanodialog.eu will now be publishing summaries of select nanolawreport blogs in Polish.  Here's an example:   NOWOSCI The Nanotechnology Education Act  Pełny artykuł zamieszczony  1 lutego, 2010, w Nanotechnology Law Report przez Robert Oszakiewski : http://www.nanolawreport.com/2010/02/articles/the-nanotechnology-education-act/ 06.03.2010. Streszczenie i tłumaczenie: Ewa Lockard Końcem stycznia 2010, dwóch kongresmanów amerykańskich: David Wu i Daniel Lipinski, zaproponowali wprowadzenie ustawy (The Nanotechnology Education Act),…

  • "Nanotechnology Law" -- Now Online

    John C. Monica, Jr.
    3 Mar 2010 | 8:52 am
    Readers may be interested in learning that my 2009 book "Nanotechnology Law" is now online. You can find it on Westlaw as Nanotechnology Law (NANOTECH).  The Westlaw version is very helpful because you can now electronically search for any nano-related legal topic and let your computer do all the work -- it even provides links to the footnotes. As another shameless plug, "Nanotechnology Law" is the only comprehensive legal text on nanotechnology currently on the market and weighs in at 1006 pages.  (All the better reason to use the Westlaw search function).
 
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  • European Satellite Measured Antiproton Flux in Low Earth Orbit

    21 Mar 2010 | 9:41 pm
    Ads : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software The satellite experiment Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics (PAMELA) has measured the antiproton-to-proton flux ratio in cosmic rays with energies up to 100 GeV. The PAMELA experiment has been in low Earth-orbit on the Resurs-DK1 satellite since its launch in June 2006 (CERN Courier September 2006 p8). During 500 days of data collection it has identified 1000 antiprotons with energies in the range 1–100 GeV, including 100 antiprotons with…

  • IEC Fusion Reactor Design Comparisons

    21 Mar 2010 | 4:07 pm
    Ads : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software Comparing the Inertial Electrostatic simulation paper from one of the IEC 2009 presentations with the new EMC2 Fusion website picture. (H/T Talk Polywell for pointing out the simulation paper again with a steady state reactor design proposal.) Joel Rogers gave a talk about a IEC fusion simulation. Bussard's landmark 2006 publication showed that the power balance (Q) increases with the size of the Polywell machine as the 5th power of the magnet radius. Break-even radius is, by…

  • IEC Fusion Problem that was Overcome Back in 2008

    21 Mar 2010 | 9:19 am
    Ads : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software The NMSBA (The New Mexico Small Business Assistance) Program helped EMC2 Fusion to access LANL’s (Los Alamos National Lab) sophisticated science and technology expertise, which is normally out of reach for a small technology company. (H/T JohnFul in TalkPolywell) Energy Matter Conversion Corporation (EMC2) is a research and development company that is working toward the creation of radiation-free and cost-effective fusion power. If successful, the company will create a fusion…

  • Designer nanomaterials on-demand from Berkeley Labs

    21 Mar 2010 | 9:19 am
    Ads : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software These transmission electron microscope images show (a) the original nanorod array of cadmium sulfide and (b) a composite made from cadmium sulfide and the chalcogenide copper sulfide. In the composite, nanoparticle ordering is maintained but spacing between the particles decreases Composites are combinations of materials that produce properties inaccessible in any one material. A classic example of a composite is fiberglass – plastic fibers woven with glass to add strength to…

  • Superconductor and Antimatter Bootstrap Space Launch, Propulsion and Weapons

    21 Mar 2010 | 9:18 am
    Ads : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software Extraction of Antiparticles Concentrated in Planetary Magnetic Fields by James Bickford describes an orbital plasma magnet system for concentrating and trapping antiprotons. The baseline concept calls for using conventional high temperature superconductors to form two pairs of RF coils that have a radius of 100 m and weigh just 7000 kg combined. A 5000 kg nuclear or solar power system provides the 200 kW required to operate systems and compensate for dissipative losses in the…
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  • A Concerted Effort To Save British Science

    Tim
    9 Mar 2010 | 1:52 am
    The past week has seen some strong and effective lobbying from the scientific community, naturally worried about some rather dim politician seeing the science budget as being available to plunder, with the next government having to deal with any consequences. It’s therefore good to see various former science ministers, and the Royal Society making high profile interventions and spelling out the link between science and prosperity. I’m not convinced that the science budget can be ring fenced. Despite what politicians are saying now, the huge black hole in the UK budget needs to be…

  • Geoengineering – Engineering an All Purpose Political Smokescreen?

    Tim
    8 Mar 2010 | 10:33 am
    There’s nothing like the mention of Geoengineering to get environmental groups even madder than putting a wasps nest down their trousers and beating them with a cricket bat, and for good reason. The idea that we could do something about climate change that didn’t involve re-engineering the political system would mean that we don’t have to live in caves, grow beards and ride bicycles. More annoyingly, some kind of techno fix would deprive some groups of a platform for the various other anti capitalist/globalisation/consumer agendas that have somehow got mixed up with…

  • The Enforced Idleness of Nanoparticle Toxicologists

    Tim
    5 Mar 2010 | 7:56 am
    My esteemed (and allegedly cute) colleague Dexter Johnson comments on a number of recent nanoparticle toxicity projects and wonders what is the point of them. I’ve often asked the same question (and been asked to leave the room as a result), but there does seem to be a weird academic bias towards reviews and public consultation and I think I know why. On several occasions when I’ve been in a bar with eminent toxicologists they have admitted that there is absolutely no way that we could ever understand the toxicology of every kind of nanoparticle, and there is no point in trying.

  • Strategic Geopolitical Trends – From Spooks to Nanotech

    Tim
    5 Mar 2010 | 7:31 am
    Stop that talk of nanobots, this is getting silly! The UK Ministry of Defence released its latest ‘Global Strategic Trends – Out to 2040‘ study last month, and it’s a good read (even for non spooks) covering everything from terrorism to to climate change and their impact on geopolitics. The report identifies four key issues, Globalisation, Climate Change, Global Inequality & Innovation which will dominate the next thirty years. The first three are fairly obvious, but I liked the rather rational approach to innovation which seems to put the military at odds with…

  • Save The Children

    Tim
    4 Mar 2010 | 8:23 am
    Today’s ‘Vision for UK Research‘ document sets out the recommendations for the future of research in the UK. More worrying is the report that the raw material that will be turned into those researchers, a fifth of primary school pupils are failing in English & Maths. The Vision for UK Research document goes to great lengths to compare the UK to China, but if you look at primary education , and I have first hand experience, the UK SATS test only requires a level of knowledge that many Chinese children would be expected to have by the age of eight. If the UK is to be serious…
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