Analysis: Brazil Farms Poised for Record Investment Boom
Farmers in Brazil are aggressively re-investing their profits this year, and looking to improve productivity rather than just expand acreage.
Farmers in Brazil are aggressively re-investing their profits this year, and looking to improve productivity rather than just expand acreage.
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The Australian Education Union says sunscreen with nanoparticles pose unacceptable safety risks, and has passed a resolution that calls on teachers to only use sunscreen free of nanoparticles.
Inhaled carbon black nanoparticles create a double source of inflammation in the lungs, according to research conducted by researchers at the University of Iowa, United States.
Engineers at Brown University, United States, have created a nanopatch for the heart that could restore areas that have been damaged, such as from a heart attack.
The Nanodermatology Society has published a position statement on the safety of nanotechnology in sunscreens.
Although over 1000 kilograms of nanosilver is already being used each year in environmentally sensitive areas, extremely little is yet known about its effects on the environment.
Hubert Steinkemper, Head of Department at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety addressed the meeting and emphasised the importance of addressing questions about regulatory tools in the governance of nanotechnologies in light of the increasing economic importance of nanotechnologies.
Researchers in Thailand have developed a novel tool to detect BCR/ABL fusion gene in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). The technology involved a magneto-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) – enzyme linked gene can help provide physicians with practical tools for appropriate follow up treatment.
Solar power use in Europe is only a very small portion of the overall use of renewable energy sources. Additionally, since solar energy is still more expensive than energy produced by coal or nuclear plants, until there is more parity between the sources, solar energy will not be the first choice.
“We have certainly made progress in the area of patent filing for innovation findings. The number of research patents filed this year is 6 times the number it was a few years back” said Dr. Thaweesak Koanantakool, President of NSTDA.
The thermal stability of gate dielectric materials on silicon is a key issue when integrating them into complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices and is crucial to device minimization. http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/45931
Researchers from the nanoelectronics research centre Imec in Belgium have successfully developed a methodology to map quantitatively the distribution of active dopants in confined 3D volumes.
Engineers in the US have fabricated 2D micropatterns and 3D suspended thin-film structures using carbon nanotubes as a building block via lithography-compatible layer-by-layer nano self-assembly.
Advances in nanotechnology have raised increasing concerns related to the production and handling of nanomaterials in the workplace, and the general safety of these substances when exposed to humans, animals and the environment.
Thermal plasma processes have many existing and potential advantages for both nanoparticle synthesis and the deposition of nanostructured coatings.
Researchers in the US have discovered a new form of carbon produced by “activating” expanded graphite oxide.
Researchers in the US have made the first precise measurements on the “edge states” of graphene nanoribbons. These states have been predicted to have extraordinary properties and the work could help build improved nanoscale devices in the future. http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/45979
What happens to the nanosilver in your T-shirt when you wash it? And if the nanoparticles wash out, what is the impact on the environment? The use of such particles in everything from hygiene articles and cosmetics, to food and textiles, is increasing all the time, yet little is known about its effects on the […]
Nanotechnology’s dirty little secret, according to this article, is that while using nanoscale materials may hold great promise, making these particles often comes at a high cost in terms of energy, water, or the use of toxic chemicals.
Researchers at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have successfully shown that visible light and zinc oxide nanorods can destroy bacterial water contamination.