If you are unable to attend the Convergence08 Unconference this weekend, you can follow some of the developments on FastForward Radio. Christine Peterson and Stephen Gordon pass along this information: This weekend The Speculist will be presenting not one, but two editions of FastForward Radio, both coming to you live from the Convergence 08 Unconference… Continue reading Follow Convergence 08 on FastForward Radio
The report concludes that nanotech products are coming to market without adequate tests for safety based upon the unique properties of the nanomaterials.
Today we have a nanotech nod to last week’s historic election for US President and an example of the artistic possibilities of nanotechnology.
Nanotech membranes made of nanoporous alumina coated with diamond-like carbon films promise to minimize problems with medical implants.
The publication of a method to mass produce graphene has opened the way to further study of this remarkable nanomaterial.
A patch consisting of three layers of polymers can be loaded with nanoparticles and attached to living cells to give them nanotech backpacks.
Re-engineering a simple nanotech device to make it more functional, Chinese scientists have developed an improved DNA tweezers that is able to capture, hold, and release a target molecule in a controlled manner.
Robert A. Freitas Jr. brings to our attention a major step on the road to advanced nanotech, published a couple weeks ago in Science (abstract). He writes: This paper reports purely mechanical-based covalent bond-making and bond-breaking (true mechanosynthesis) involving atom by atom substitution of silicon (Si) atoms for tin (Sn) atoms in an Sn monolayer… Continue reading Mechanosynthesis with AFM as a step toward advanced nanotechnology
By nearly eliminating the light lost to solar cells by reflection, a nanotech coating promises to increase solar cell efficiency.
A better understanding of how biomineralization converts ordinary minerals to biological mineral structures with extraordinary hardness and fracture resistance may lead to superhard materials for nanotech applications.
