National Science Foundation awards more than $12.5M to study societal impacts of emerging technologies October 12, 2010 The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently renewed two important cooperative agreements totaling more than $12.5 million over five years. These awards leverage previous investments for studying the ethical, legal, economic and policy implications of the relatively new, nature-altering […]
For years solar companies have wanted to make lightweight, flexible panels that are cheap to ship and easy to install (by unrolling them over large areas). But they’ve been held up by a lack of good and affordable glass substitutes. Now 3M thinks it’s found a solution. This week the company unveiled a plastic film […]
Prince Muqrin: Dedicated people make universities greatRIYADH: Prince Muqrin Bin Abdul Aziz, chief of General Intelligence, launched the King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology in Riyadh’s Techno Valley, on behalf of King Abdullah, Sunday. Prince Muqrin said that people are what make universities “great.” “However beautiful the buildings are and however advanced the equipment is, universities […]
Many non-governmental organizations have reacted against the rapid introduction of nanomaterials in the market. They ask questions about potential toxic effects and advise authorities to apply new approaches Non-governmental organizations around the world share concern for finding nanomaterials with potential harmful effects in stores. Research shows different nanomaterials cause injures to animal models and it […]
Products coated in titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO₂) shine pure white. So since the 1990s manufacturers have added the chemicals to a wide range of consumer products, such as cosmetics, paints, sunscreens, and even foods. Now nTiO₂ often discharges into open waterways through treated sewage effluent. A new study reports that this nanomaterial can stress photosynthetic […]
Anyone who says that visibility is not necessary in research setting does not know the true meaning of the word visibility. Visibility is key to research institution especially those that has just been established for less than ten years.
On Sept 23, NANOTEC and AIT organized the public Nanotechnology Forum @ AIT. The forum attracted over 120 participants from research institutes, academia, and private sector group. The aims of the forum are to promote awareness to research activities being undertaken in world renowned institutions, build research networks, and share experiences. Invited speakers included: “CNT […]
On September 28, NANOTEC invited Prof. Fred Schlachter, Scientific Support Group, Advanced Light Source, UC Berkeley, to give a talk on the topic of “Collective electron motion in Carbon-60 molecule”. Participants attending the talk included researchers from NANOTEC and Siam Synchrotron (Korat).
An ultrafast optical nanoswitch that can be triggered chemically or biologically has been introduced by researchers in the US. The switch consists of one semiconductor quantum dot placed in the vicinity of a metallic nanoparticle. Its main task is to convert ultra-small variations in the refractive index of the environment, caused by chemical or biological […]
It has long been believed that the magnetic moments of fine superparamagnetic Mn3O4 nanoparticles block just a few degrees below this material’s Néel temperature. Researchers from the University of Texas at El Paso disagree. Using ac magnetic susceptibility methods, the team has recorded data that unambiguously demonstrate the non-dynamic character of the magnetic behaviour in […]
Super-aligned CNTs (SACNTs) can be fabricated into highly conductive, flexible and nanoporous sheets to replace metal current collectors in oxide-based supercapacitors.
Many studies have reported surface roughness measurements using contact methods such as atomic force microscopy (AFM). However, although this approach can determine surface roughness with sub-nanometer resolution, it is a time-consuming process. Now, a simple non-contact method, based on the detection of scattered light intensity during near-field etching, has been revealed that provides in situ […]
Researchers in the US have made the first high-frequency AC “supercapacitors” containing graphene electrodes. The devices, which are much smaller than conventional capacitors, could be used in applications like computer processing units and other tiny integrated circuits. Capacitors are devices that store electric charge. “Supercapacitors”, more accurately known as electric double-layer capacitors (DLCs) or electrochemical […]
This week I was at the scientific opening of the Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information (NSQI) at the University of Bristol. The event coincided with the Bristol Nanoscience Symposium 2010, and featured great talks from some of the pioneers of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Officially open: Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information At the opening […]
Reduced graphene oxide can strongly absorb infrared radiation according to new work by researchers in Dallas and New Jersey. The unexpected result might lead to a wide variety of high-performance nanoelectronics applications in the future, such as electron emitters, bandpass filters, thermal-infrared sensors for night vision and solar absorbers for harvesting sunlight. Graphene is a […]
The conception of the NanoThailand 2010, which will be held during November 18-20th, 2010 in Pathumthani, Thailand, is for it to be a premier international conference and a series of exhibition in Nanotechnology, bringing together world-leading researchers, Thai scientists, entrepreneurs, business partners and exhibitors, in several focused areas of the sciences and technology at the […]
