nanotechnology

MS&T’10 Deadline Extension. Submit Abstracts by March 29

By / March 17, 2010

The MS&T’10 call for papers deadline has been extended to March 29, 2010, so don’t delay! Submit your abstract for the leading forum addressing structure, properties, processing and performance across the materials community.

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Nanotechnology to improve efficiency and appearance of LEDs

By / January 22, 2010

In this struggling economy, businesses as well as the general populace are all struggling to do more with less. In the case of LED and nanotechnology, however, that may not be necessarily a…

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Piezoelectricity, flexoelectricity to power nanoscale devices

By / August 2, 2009

According to a press release, a team of University of Houston scientists has set out with the goal to use piezoelectrics to create nanodevices that can power electronics, such as…

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Strong growth forecast for nanotechnology food packaging

By / July 28, 2009

Nanotechnology is poised to have a big impact in food and beverage packaging, according to a report published by IRAP. A thin layer of nanoparticles is sufficient to change the…

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Philippines launches 10-year nano initiative

By / June 18, 2009

The online version of the Philippines-based Inquirer newspaper reported yesterday that the nation is going to attempt to jump start itself into the nanotechnology business. The publication says that the…

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Random headlines Saturday

By / April 11, 2009

Titania photoanodes return from the dead. Here, too. Clarkson groups awarded for “Electrochemical Supercapacitors Based on Polymerizable Ionic Liquids.” Absorbance modulation etches lines one-tenth the width of the light wavelength…

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Nanotechnology

By / December 30, 2008

Nanostructured Materials and Systems: Ceramic Transactions, Volume 214by Sanjay Mathur, Hao Shen, Mrityunjay SinghJuly 2010, HardcoverUS $99.95 Progress in Nanotechnology: Processingby ACerS December 2009 US $150.00 Progress in Nanotechnology: Applications…

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Nanotech market to reach $3.1 trillion by 2015

By / August 18, 2008

A new report from Lux Research claims that nanotechnology, while perhaps overhyped in the past, has now become pervasive in a broad range of sectors. “Nanomaterials State of the Market Q3 2008: Stealth Success, Broad Impact,” predicts that $147 billion worth of nano-enabled products produced in 2007 will grow to $3.1 trillion by 2015.To estimate nanotech’s commercial impact, Lux looked at the technology’s effect in three major industry sectors – manufacturing and materials, electronics and IT, and healthcare. The firm bases its predictions on more than 1,000 interviews conducted with technology developers and a new survey of 31 leading corporations in the nanotechnology field.

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