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Latest Nano News... Nanocentre Researchers Peer into the Atomic Future |
More News ... Carbon Nanotubes the Ideal "Smart" Brain Material Biomedical Researchers Create Artificial Human Bone Marrow in a Test Tube Nano "Tractor Beam" Traps DNA: Researchers use beams of light to grab and hold molecules Gold Nanoparticles Deliver More than just Glitter Six Sites Found Holding 12,900-year-old Nanodiamond-rich Soil |
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Researchers in the York JEOL Nanocentre at the University of York have developed a novel technique to ‘see' how atoms work. Using the £5.5 million centre's flagship aberration-corrected microscope -- one of the world's most powerful -- the centre has made a major step forward in nanomaterials research. The microscope has enabled the human eye to see how atoms work in dynamic materials reactions at the Ångstrom scale (1 Ångstrom = one tenth of a nanometre; itself one billionth of a metre). The method is being used to develop high technology fuel cells and catalytic systems for green renewable energy sources. |
Ttitanium atoms (dark blue) can attach above the centres of single-walled carbon nanotubes (light blue). Such findings could lead to efficient fuel cells for future automobiles.
Image Credit: T. Yildirim/NIST
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Nano Conference
‘Innovations in Textiles 2009:
Smart, Nano and Technical Textiles for Medical, Industrial and Clothing Applications’
18 - 19 March 2009: The Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
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The Institute of Nanotechnology has previously organised three international conferences on textiles, providing an international platform where a diverse community of professionals from industry, academia and fashion can come together to share information, research findings and practical experiences – ranging from nano to smart textiles.
Building on the success and popularity of previous textile conferences the IoN is organising a further conference at The Royal Society in London on March 18th – 19th 2009 on this subject, bringing together multiple disciplines and various technologies and developments in the textiles arena. The conference will have an application side, as to where textile developments can be used by various industries, as well as keeping the audience up to date on the latest technologies and ideas being developed.
CALL FOR PAPERS - Authors are invited to submit papers for oral and poster presentations.
Abstracts for presentations should be emailed to: gemma.mcculloch@nano.org.uk
Presentation abstract information >>
For further information, please email gemma.mcculloch@nano.org.uk or Tel: +44 (0)1786 458020
Accompanied on the 18th March at 6.30pm by:
2009 Albert Franks Memorial Lecture given by Richard Jones:
'What Next for Nanotechnology?'
Early applications of nanotechnology have exploited the exciting new properties that matter exhibits at the nanoscale. Increasingly we will see new applications with considerably more functionality. Some of these will exploit quantum properties in increasingly sophisticated ways, while others will emulate the intricate mechanisms of cell biology. Many of these potential applications will help us meet the pressing needs of society in areas such as energy and medicine, though attention needs to be paid to addressing potential risks, and the broader societal and ethical implications of nanotechnologies, in order to retain public support.
New Nano Medicine Report...
Drug Delivery Using Nanotechnologies:
Technologies, Markets and Competitive Environment
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Drug delivery commands a sizeable proportion of the overall pharmaceutical market, approximately 15% or some US $109 billion in 2008. It is also expected to grow at a faster rate than the overall pharmaceutical market over the next 4 years.
The reason? Extending patent life for existing drugs and offering new alternatives for delivery, in particular the peroral route. In all of this nanotechnology is a major enabler.
This report provides a comprehensive overview of these new technologies and a market analysis of opportunities to 2012. It concludes with a description of emerging companies in this exciting and fast-developing field. |
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Nano Webcasts...
IET / IoN Joint Prestige Lecture: The Age of Nanotechnology Guest speaker: Professor James Gimzewski |
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| The Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN), in partnership with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), hosted a special guest lecture to celebrate the launch of their joint Micro and Nano Technology Network. Held in London on 8th July, the webcast lecture is now available online . |
 | The Age of Nanotechnology Professor James Gimzewski FIoN and founder member of the Institute of Nanotechnology Presentation from London, UK 2008-07-08 12:00:00.0 Electronics Channel |
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Albert Franks Memorial Lecture: 'Micro and Nanotechnologies for Food - a Healthy and Safe Option?' |
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The 2008 Albert Franks Memorial Lecture was given by Dr Frans Kampers, currently director of BioNT, the Wageningen biotechnology centre for food and health innovation. An archive of the webcast is available here >>
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