Technology Update
A new memo, issued June 9 from the United States White House, says federal agencies should use a science-based approach to regulating nanotechnology, and one that protects human health, safety and the environment, while taking care to not create unnecessary commercial barriers or hamper innovation.
A new book, “Emerging Nanotechnology Power”, edited by Lerwen Liu of NanoGlobe Pte Ltd., Singapore, summarizes the efforts of Asian economies in pursuing nanotechnology, as well as their determination to be world leaders in the industry.
Nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionize avionics by helping to cut aircraft fuel burn and improve safety, according to this article.
Connecting solar and wind energy sources to the electrical grid requires batteries that can store large amounts of energy created at the source.
Scientists at the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a way to manipulate nanoparticles in such a way that scientists can expose cell cultures to nanoparticles and effectively assess how the particles interact with the living cells.
The European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), an organization funded by the European Community, has issued a policy brief that calls on European bodies to establish a registry of nanomaterial-containing articles.
Today’s electric vehicles typically only have enough power for 100 miles of driving, so designers of future vehicles are always looking to extend battery reserves.
NanoCode, a European Union project charged with gathering information about knowledge and perception of the European Commission’s European Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research (CoC),
This article takes a comprehensive look at the burgeoning field of DNA nanotechnology, in which scientists arrange the four building blocks of DNA – molecules of adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T) – so that they assemble themselves into whatever structures the researchers want to build.
C.N.R. Rao, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, said that none of India’s premier institutions, including the Indian Institutes of Science (IISc) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), “can match the best in the world.”
Researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso, United States, have conducted a review of nearly 100 scientific articles on the effects of different types of nanoparticles on edible plants.
Carbon nanotubes could provide a possible solution to the problem of the burgeoning world population demanding more and more fresh drinking water, according to Jason Reese, a professor of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics a the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom.
Converting biomass to biofuels requires biologically-inspired inorganic catalysts that will convert plant sugars into combustible fuels.
The label on your bottle of sunscreen will give you advice on how to apply it, a warning not to get it in your eyes, and a list of ingredients, but it won’t tell you if it contains nanoparticles.
A recent document from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), “Current Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials”,
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,
