“The use of carbon nanotubes has been in the increase in recently years” said Dr. Yon Rojanasakul, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at West Virginia University, Health Sciences Center.
When it comes to pharmaceutical science, the name of the game is adaptability and team effort
One problem with today’s lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids is that much of the battery’s volume is taken up by inactive materials, such as packaging, conductive foils, and glues, which make the batteries bulky and costly. Only about 25 percent of the battery’s volume is comprised of materials that store energy.
A new report released this week by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) says that recycling rates of metals are far lower than their potential for re-use.
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), a not-for-profit international organization that shares the benefits of crop biotechnology to various stakeholders, particularly resource-poor farmers in developing countries, has issued a new publication, “Pocket K No. 39: Nanotechnology in Agriculture”.
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, United States, have designed a new biomaterial for repairing damaged human tissue that does not wrinkle when it is stretched.
Nanoparticles have the potential to block neurodegenerative proteins that impede cognitive function, which contribute to the onset of disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a new publication, ISO/TR 13121:2011,
The European Union-funded NanoSustain project is investigating four different products containing nanomaterials in an effort to answer end-of-life questions – can they be recycled, or can they be safely disposed of? – regarding such products.
Congratulations to Dr. Pailin Chuchottaworn on his recent appointment as new Chief Executive Officer and President of PTT.
The 5th International Nano Authorities Dialogue was held from May 3 to 4, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
While silicon-based solar cells are one of today’s most promising technologies for generating clean and renewable energy, the devices convert just a fraction of the sunlight that hits the earth into electricity.
Mining industry leaders and some lawmakers, speaking this week at a hearing of the United States House Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, argued that high taxes, burdensome regulations, and litigation are limiting the U.S.’s ability to access the critical materials needed for economic development and a clean energy future.
A nano-complex dietary supplement taken before meals can result in substantial reduction of fat and sugar absorption in the body, according to researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Harvard University, United States.
The ability to isolate, study and sequence DNA base pairs – the individual molecules that make up DNA – would allow scientists to tailor diagnostic testing, therapies and treatment based on a person’s individual genetic makeup.
Chemical engineers at the University of California Santa Barbara, United States, have achieved a new method of nanoscopic imaging that could lead to new experimental methods for the early detection and diagnosis – as well as possible treatments – for pathological tissues that are precursors to multiple sclerosis (MS) and similar diseases.
A producer of organic germinated rice is combining nanotechnology with local wisdom to create a healthier grain.
Researchers who study the impact of nanotechnology on people, animals and the environment struggle with many issues, as outlined in this article.
Richard Denison, a senior scientist at the United States-based Environmental Defense Fund, said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot get the information it needs to make science-based decisions about nanoscale chemicals and pesticides, largely due to the White House Office of Management and Budget not clearing proposals that would allow the agency to gather […]
Scientists at the United States Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have found that by linking platinum nanoparticles with algae proteins they can commandeer photosynthesis to produce hydrogen, and at a rate five times greater than the previous record-setting method.
Two recent developments in solar energy continue to advance the possibility that solar power will eventually become cost-competitive with other energy sources.
