Technology Update

A United States-based startup, T2 Biosystems, is developing a test that uses magnetic nanoparticles to detect blood-borne infections in hours.

Researchers at Oxford University, United Kingdom, are developing new catalysts that can produce hydrogen at room temperature without the need for solvents or additives.

The National Centre for Nanostructured Materials in Pretoria, South Africa, has developed a paint that is fire resistant, has ultraviolet protection, and is scratch proof.

Nanotechnology has reached the tipping point, where it has moved from a wide-open research field to the real world, says Scott E. Rickert, chief executive of United States-based Nanofilm, Ltd.

Pulsatile drug delivery devices allow for the controlled and long-term release of drugs in the body under the action of an external stimulus, such as ultrasound or light and magnetic signals.

Researchers at the A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics and the Genome Institute of Singapore have developed a silicon-based microfluidic chip that is able to sense and differentiate the H1N1 virus from other seasonal influenza strains. The device shows potential for quick on-site diagnosis of infectious diseases.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is developing guidelines to “Protecting Workers from Potential Risks of Manufactured Nanomaterials”,

A United States-based shareholder advocacy group, As You Sow, which has engaged the food industry on safety issues for more than a decade in order to mitigate risks to both consumers and company bottom lines

A new study from North Carolina State University, United States, found that the general public thinks getting a suntan poses a greater public health risk than nanotechnology or other nanoparticle applications.

A wealth of bills to address the shortage of rare earth materials are piling up in the United States Congress this session.

Indium tin oxide (ITO) is a material used in displays for all kinds of everyday products, such as televisions, telephones and laptops, and solar cells.

Life cycle assessment is an essential tool for ensuring the safe, responsible and sustainable commercialization of a new technology, according to this article.

A sensor film that can be integrated into food packaging has been developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies (EMFT) in Munich, Germany.

Researchers at Queen’s University, Canada, have discovered that nanoparticles – which are now present in everything from clothes to salad dressing and suntan lotion

Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, Coordinator General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (Comstech), speaking this week at an international workshop on “Essential Need of Nano-Education in OIC Countries”,

A new study, conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Technology in Tiruchirappalli, India, shows that the addition of alumina nanoparticles to biodiesel can improve the performance and combustion of biofuels, while producing fewer emissions.

A new contraceptive gel or a pill that could be used by men or women, which blocks a sperm’s “CatSper”

Researchers in Japan studied the effects of silica and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on pregnant mice.

Engineers at Yale University, United States, have created a new fuel cell catalyst system that uses nanowires made of bulk metallic glass (BMG),

Researchers at United States-based IBM, along with Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, have developed a nanoparticle drug that shows promise as a weapon against dangerous superbugs that have become resistant to antibiotics.

The countries of Syria and Iran held a joint workshop on nanotechnology last week to discuss the possibility of cooperation.