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NanoArt 2007 International Online Competition
Starting off the new year talking about a nanotechnology subject I enjoy - nanoart! I have mentioned this site in a previous blog but I see that the NanoArt 2007 International Online Competition is now open for voting. 37 nanoartists from 13 countries spanning four continents have submitted up to 121 entries - plenty to choose from! [...]
Filed in The Arts | 16 Jan 2008 | no comments -
Cancer diagnosis breakthrough
A nano-scale tool that distinguishes soft cancerous cells from stiffer normal ones could save lives by making it easier to diagnose cancer. Researchers at UCLA have used an atomic force microscope to show that the surface of living cancer cells were more than 70 per cent softer than their healthy counterparts. This measureable difference in elasticity [...]
Filed in Biotechnology, Health | 03 Dec 2007 | no comments -
Diamonds to help with cancer treatment
Researchers from the Northwestern University have shown that nanodiamonds are very effective at delivering chemotherapy drugs to cells without the negative effects associated with current drug delivery agents. This is the first study to demonstrate the use of nanodiamonds in biomedicine. Other applications where this model might be used could be fighting tuberculosis or viral infections. [...]
Filed in Biotechnology, Health, Nanomaterials | 12 Nov 2007 | no comments -
The Twinkie Guide to Nanotechnology
Can you really use an American icon to explain nanotechnology? Apparently you can. A new video featuring scientist Andrew Maynard mixes the snack cake with humor to unlock the mysteries of nanotechnology. According to a promo this video “serves up the complexities of nanoscience in enticing, digestible, bite-size morsels. It is a friendly, funny, 25-minute travel guide to [...]
Filed in Learning, Public Awareness | 25 Oct 2007 | one comment -
Public awareness of nanotechnology low in the US
Perhaps working in a company which deals with nanotechnology every day has clouded my judgment, but I was really surprised when I saw the results of a recent public awareness poll conducted in the US. According to the results “only 6 percent of Americans – or fewer than one in 16 – say they have [...]
Filed in Public Awareness, Social Impacts | 03 Oct 2007 | no comments -
Scientists get first look at nanotubes inside living animals
Scientists at Rice University have captured the first optical images of carbon nanotubes inside a living organism. Using fruit flies, the researchers confirmed that a technique developed at Rice — near-infrared fluorescent imaging — was capable of detecting DNA-sized nanotubes inside living fruit flies. In the study, fruit fly larvae were raised on a yeast [...]
Filed in Nanomaterials, Public Awareness, Social Impacts | 25 Sep 2007 | 6 comments -
Small is really cool!
What is nanotechnology? What are MEMS? And what makes them so special? A book by Marlene Bourne titled ‘MEMS and Nanotechnology for Kids‘ will be able to answer these and many other questions. Targeted to kids over 11 years of age, the book explores what you can find at the micro- and nano-scale. You will discover [...]
Filed in Consumer Products, Learning, Marketing, Public Awareness, Social Impacts | 19 Sep 2007 | no comments -
Humidification System wins Inaugural MICRO/NANO 25 Competition
RASIRC™, the steam purification company, announces that its RainMaker Humidification System (RHS) was selected by the editors of R&D Magazine and MICRO/NANO newsletter as one of the most innovative products of 2007 in their Inaugural MICRO/NANO 25 Competition. RASIRC’s RHS is the first and only system to deliver precise amounts of ultra pure water vapor [...]
Filed in Health, Marketing, Social Impacts, Water | 12 Sep 2007 | 2 comments -
A good night’s sleep
If like me you are looking for that perfect night’s sleep, then this may be the answer. On a recent episode of Oprah aired here in Australia, Dr Michael Breus (a sleep expert) suggested a list of items that might make sleeping a little easier. One of those was the “Ambient Pillow” which [...]
Filed in Consumer Products, Health, Marketing | 10 Sep 2007 | one comment -
Fingered!
A team from Imperial College London’s Department of Chemical Engineering, has devised a technique which collects fingerprints along with their chemical residue and keeps them intact for future reference. It was found that the use of gel tapes, commercial gelatine based tape, provided a simple method for collection and transportation of prints for chemical imaging analysis. The [...]
Filed in Nanomaterials, Social Impacts | 21 Aug 2007 | no comments