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Category: Nanoscale Bulk Technologies

$42 million for active nanostructures and nanosystems

Foresight Participating Member Mark Sims of Nanorex brings our attention to this NSF solicitation on Active Nanostuctures and Nanosystems, with proposals due November 29, so get going on this now (emphasis added): “Examples of active nanostructures are nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS), nanomachines, self-healing materials, nanobiodevices, transistors, amplifiers, targeted drugs and chemicals, actuators, molecular machines, light-driven molecular… Continue reading $42 million for active nanostructures and nanosystems

Early signs of cancer found by nanowires

From Medical News Today, a report on work by Foresight Feynman Prize winner Charles Lieber of Harvard: “Harvard University researchers have found that molecular markers indicating the presence of cancer in the body are readily detected in blood scanned by special arrays of silicon nanowires — even when these cancer markers constitute only one hundred-billionth… Continue reading Early signs of cancer found by nanowires

Smalltimes interview on new Foresight initiatives

The leading small tech industry publication Smalltimes interviews Foresight president Scott Mize on new directions at our organization. An excerpt: “The other thing that I think is a significant cornerstone of our new direction is the Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems. This is our effort to connect the dots between the near term and longer… Continue reading Smalltimes interview on new Foresight initiatives

Innovest launches index to track responsible nanotech companies

As reported on the Investment & Pensions Europe website, Innovest has launched a new Nanotechnology Index that addresses risk and risk perception: “The index is designed to identify companies that are contributing to a better understanding of the risks, but committed to delivering benefits from nanotechnology in medicine, clean water and energy, says Innovest… “Innovest… Continue reading Innovest launches index to track responsible nanotech companies

Enjoy nanotech research lectures from comfort of home

Thanks to the Nanotechnology Foundation of Texas, you can enjoy 12 nanotech research lectures from the comfort of your personal computer (unless you use the Safari browser, but never mind). These were recorded at their July conference at the Texas Medical Center. See the abstracts and agenda, and then check out the list of presentations… Continue reading Enjoy nanotech research lectures from comfort of home

Bell Labs president projects long-term nanotech

From JoongAng Daily in Korea: “In the next five to 10 years, mobile phone users will be able to detect changes in the facial expressions and even in the smell of the person they are talking to, according to Jeong Kim, president of Bell Labs, the research arm of the U.S. firm Lucent Technololgies. “As… Continue reading Bell Labs president projects long-term nanotech

Free public database on nanoparticle safety

Tired of garbled news articles on nanoparticle safety? I certainly am. Now, the International Council on Nanotechnology (which I serve as an Advisor) has published the first public database of peer-reviewed journal articles examining environmental, health, and safety issues arising from both engineered and incidental nanoparticles (press release in PDF). You can help improve it… Continue reading Free public database on nanoparticle safety

European view of nanotech in 20 years

See the report by Ottilia Saxl, founder and CEO of the Institute of Nanotechnology, UK, for the European Commission Expert Group on Key Technologies for Europe. Titled Nanotechnology – a Key Technology for the Future of Europe (PDF), it includes on pages 26-28 a scenario of the role of nanotech in 2025. The technology will… Continue reading European view of nanotech in 20 years

Fun nano video from Germany

On Athenaweb (free registration req’d), a new site brought to you by the European Commission, is a five-minute video called The Principle of Nanotechnology with enjoyable nano graphics, worth viewing. That the audio is in German is not a problem, since those of us who are language-challenged can simply enjoy the video portion. If you’re… Continue reading Fun nano video from Germany

Nanoexplosions-on-a-chip

From the ever-diligent Charles Q. Choi, on work by physicist Shubhra Gangopadhyay at the University of Missouri at Columbia: “The researchers [have] coated devices made of glass with a mixture of nanoparticle fuel such as aluminum and oxidizer such as iron oxide. The nanoparticle quality of the fuel and oxidizer provides far greater surface area… Continue reading Nanoexplosions-on-a-chip

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