Adrian has authored the following posts:
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Nikon lenses go nano?
Being somewhat of a photography enthusiast I cannot help but to blog about Nikon’s new “Nano Crystal Coat” technology, employed in a recently released range of lenses. According to the Nikon lens glossary “Nano Crystal Coat is an antireflective coating that … virtually eliminates internal lens element reflections across a wide range of wavelengths, and [...]
Filed in Consumer Products, Nanomaterials | 16 Oct 2007 | one comment -
Nanowires shrink computer chips
Typically, progress in computational speeds is made by shrinking the logic-performing transistors used by computer chips. It is believed that chipmakers won’t be able to do this for much longer (only until around 2021 according to Intel). Without resigning themselves to one potential solution – simply building bigger chips – researchers at Hewlett-Packard have developed [...]
Filed in Consumer Products, Electronics, Nanomaterials | 18 Jan 2007 | 2 comments -
Hands-on Nanotechnology
A 6th grader smears her father’s new silk tie with ketchup, mustard and coffee, and documents the outcome using a video camera. A straightforward case of youthful mischief? Not exactly; it is a great example of a “hands-on” learning exercise in nanotechnology by Bethany Maynard and her younger brother, Alex, resulting in a short 8 [...]
Filed in Consumer Products, Learning, Public Awareness | 04 Jan 2007 | no comments -
Nanotech Makes Drinking Water Clean
Researchers from Rice University’s Centre for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology have found an inexpensive method for removing hazardous levels of arsenic from drinking water, down to within international safety limits. The method uses magnetite nanocrystals as small as 12 nanometres (magnetite, also known as iron oxide is a rust-like material). When mixed with contaminated water [...]
Filed in Health, Nanomaterials, Social Impacts, Water | 13 Nov 2006 | one comment -
Self-assembling gel stops bleeding
A remarkable compound has been developed by researchers from MIT and Hong Kong University – a simple, clear, biodegradable gel that stops bleeding in less than 15 seconds. It doesn’t require a dry surface to work, is non-toxic and promotes tissue repair. When applied to a wound the gel spontaneously self-assembles into a scaffold-like, three [...]
Filed in Health, Nanomaterials | 13 Oct 2006 | no comments -
Nanotechnology Podcast
As promised NanoVic and AZoNano have announced the official release of the first in a series of Nanotechnology Reviews in a Podcast format. Read our press release and listen to the Podcast. Update (01/03/2007): The second podcast has been released, investigating the potential health, safety and environmental implications of nanotechnology.
Filed in Public Awareness | 30 Sep 2006 | no comments -
LEGO Nano Quest
I must admit that like millions of children around the world I have a fondness for LEGO building blocks. Playing with LEGO blocks is fun, requires creativity and fosters problem-solving skills. Playing with individual atoms is just as fun and demands similar creativity and problem-solving abilities. There seems to be a logical progression here that [...]
Filed in Learning | 29 Sep 2006 | one comment -
Lured by Nanotechnology
Having tackled the pressing problems of dirty fish tanks and vibrating fishing rods, nanotech is now making a splash in the fishing tackle industry with the “Strom” fishing lure, jointly developed by ULVAC and Tigold Co. The high-tech lure is coated with a polyimide film formed by vapour deposition polymerisation with a thickness of several [...]
Filed in Consumer Products, Nanomaterials | 22 Sep 2006 | no comments