Technology Update
A new study by researchers at Yale University, United States, argues that seawater desalination should play an important role in helping address worldwide fresh water shortages once conservation, reuse and other methods have been exhausted.
The NanoCode International Conference, “Promoting Responsible Innovation: The Future of the European Code of Conduct for Nanotechnologies”, will take place on September 29, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.
Researchers at the University of Georgia, United States, have developed a new detection method for influenza that uses gold nanoparticles to diagnose flu in minutes.
Researchers from the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Texas A&M University, have developed carbon nanofiber-filled coatings that outperform conventional flame retardants used in the polyurethane foam (PUF) of upholstered furniture and mattresses by at least 160 percent, and perhaps by as much as 1,130 percent.
An all-new edition of the introductory guide on nanotechnology, “Nanotechnology for Dummies”, has been completely rewritten to cover nanotechnology basics plus recent advances in the field, and will be available this month.
Researchers at Rice University, United States, reported this month in the American Chemical Society journal Nano Letters that they had packed an entire lithium ion energy storage device into a single nanowire.
United States Representative Mike Honda (D-CA) has introduced legislation seeking to address growing concerns about the safety of nanomaterials.
Researchers at Northwestern University, United States, have created a nanomaterial that could help the body grow new blood vessels.
Researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) and the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, both in Germany, have shown, for the first time, that selected artificial nanoparticles have a direct effect on heart rate and heart rhythm.
A small plastic chip based on microfluidics and nanotechnology can reliably diagnose HIV and syphilis within 15 minutes, and costs just 10 cents to make. The system, which was developed by Samual Sia and collaborators at Columbia University, United States, is designed for use in resource-poor settings. Conventional rapid diagnostic tests for HIV and other […]
The United States House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee this week approved legislation designed to spur domestic production of rare earth minerals and other materials needed for manufacturing technological goods.
The United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) this week released four reports that resulted from a series of workshops focusing on various issues in the nanotechnology environmental, health and safety (EHS) arena.
SAFENANO, Europe’s Center of Excellence on Nanotechnology Hazard and Risk, has announced the re-launch of its website.
Researchers at the United States Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered a new approach to growing graphene that greatly reduces problems that have plagued scientists in the past.
An Australian brand of sunscreen, Invisible Zinc, has been told to remove its “not nano” labeling from its website, as it is allegedly scaring the public.
Nanotechnology promises to revolutionize medicine, according to this article, particularly when it comes to identifying illnesses more quickly.
Three suspected far-left militants who are accused of planning a foiled bomb attack on an IBM nanotechnology center in Switzerland went on trial this week.
Self-powered microsensors that harvest energy from flowing water could result in more accurate and cost-efficient oil exploration.
Researchers at the University of Buffalo, United States, have found that quantum dots – semiconductor nanocrystals – made of cadmium and selenium degrade in soil, releasing their toxic guts of cadmium and selenium ions.
Nanoimprinting – making nanometer scale patterns on surfaces through the use of a stamp – could change the optical properties of electronic devices, making them brighter without increasing energy demand.
This article on nanomaterial safety, the first in a two-part series, offers a primer on what risk managers need to know when considering measures to protect workers, as well as practical guidance on actions to improve safety in various work environments.
