Posts from: 2011

Nano Money

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Gucci pocketbooks, Rolex watches and banknotes. What do they all have in common? They have value and there are a lot of fake ones around. In the US over the past couple of years, there are new banknotes that have things in them to ... Read More...

Do Not Smoke !!!!

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Well that is the most important thing. Smoking kills.  But if you are shopping for a new windpipe nanotechnology has the answer.  Doctors at University College London have developed a synthetic nanometer-scale material that can be fashioned into a windpipe.  Not to be content with ... Read More...

Makes Sense to Me

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Sensors, sensors everywhere and not a drop to drink.  So what good is a really rapid sensor if you have send the sample to the laboratory to be tested.  Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a sensor to detect heavy metals in humans. ... Read More...

Keeping the World Safe

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Scientists at Cornell University have developed a suitcase sized detector for anthrax.  Work done by Nate Cady who is now a professor at University of Albany began almost seven years ago when he first set out to make a lab on a chip that ... Read More...

An Answer to Mankind’s Most Pressing Problem.

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Maybe underarm odor isn't the most pressing problem to the planet what with global warming and hunger but it isn't something to be ignored.  Especially when nanotechnology has a solution.  'Odour tags' (the British spelling) are placed in garments and supposed to stay there forever. ... Read More...

Your nano-Benz

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Sure, maybe it is your grandfather's car.  But Mercedes Benz is now nano.  Not a nano car but has a nanomaterial.  NANOSLIDE technology involves spraying a thin layer of carbon and iron 'wires' on the cylinder surfaces inside of the engine.  How thin?  About 100 ... Read More...

Paint Your House in Sunshine

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Solar panels are pretty common and you find them on houses on top of building all trying to capture a bit of sunshine and make some electricity.  Now some research is suggesting that you can make paint that is able to do the same ... Read More...