Technology Update

Glioblastoma is a very aggressive form of brain cancer that will often infiltrate surrounding brain tissue, making treatment extremely difficult.

Nanotechnology has huge potential to provide us with new cures for cancer, more efficient solar cells, and even quicker and smaller computers,

Nanomedicine has gone from a fantasy to a reality in less than 15 years, according to this article.

In this article in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, researchers from Arizona State University, the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the University of Massachusetts, Boston, all in the U.S., present a model for prioritizing research strategies in a way “that is responsive to the recommendations of recent reports on the management of […]

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore predicted, in 1965, something which has come to be known as Moore’s Law: the number of transistors that can be placed on a chip for the same cost will double roughly every two years.

More than 100 policymakers, academics, educators and activists met last week at a symposium sponsored by the University of Michigan’s Risk Science Center, in the United States, to take a broad look at understanding risk and sustainability in the fast-paced world of emerging technologies.

A team of researchers at Northwestern University, United States, who last year published their recipe for a new class of nanostructures made of sugar, salt and alcohol, have now discovered these edible compounds can efficiently detect, capture and store carbon dioxide.

While lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, and used in a variety of applications, when it comes to lower cost and extending the range of electric cars, they could be a lot better.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Children’s Hospital Boston, both in the United States, have built cardiac patches studded with gold nanowires that enhance electrical signaling between cells, a step toward better treatment for heart attack patients.

Scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have announced a record efficiency of 18.7 percent for flexible solar cells.

Using DNA to assemble nanostructures could lead to the production of new materials with a wide range of applications, from electronics to tissue engineering.

Researchers at Harvard University, United States, have created an omniphobic material that mimics the slick surface structure of the pitcher plant.

Scientists at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, have developed a new type of polymer gel that could be used to manufacture cheaper lithium batteries, without compromising performance.

An international team of researchers has found that a random, haphazardly grown tangle of silicon nanowires can significantly boost the power-producing capabilities of solar cells.

RusNano, a Russian state corporation formed to champion nanotechnology, has become a leading shareholder in a new Anglo-Russian drug company that has the unusual mission of developing nanotechnology, helping the world’s poor, while also planning to be listed in London and Moscow within a few years.

An international team of researchers led by scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara, United States, and the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

The ICPC NanoNet project, which is funded by the European Commission, and works to bring researchers and scientists from the European Union, China, India, Russia and Africa together

According to this article, traditional Oriental medicine could benefit from integration with the scientific advancements in medical science and diagnostics in concert with nanotechnology.

Researchers at the United States Oak Ridge National Laboratory have made a discovery that could increase power, energy density and safety of lithium ion batteries, while also dramatically reducing charge time.

The African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Nigeria, in collaboration with the Sheda Science and Technology Complex, an arm of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, is taking frontier materials science and applying it to areas of environmental remediation.

Paul Wright, an associate professor and the coordinator of Nanosafe Australia at RMIT University in Melbourne, who is also conducting government-funded research into the safety of nanoparticles used in sunscreens, says recent calls to place warning labels on nanotechnology-based sunscreens are ill advised.