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• Nanotechnology vs. climate change

  Engineering News tells of a study by Frost & Sullivan on how nanotechnology can make a difference in addressing the issue of climate change: The report looked at five areas where nanotechnology could be helpful, which included the areas of fuel additives, Read more
  Posted Thursday, May 31, 2007 6:24 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Productive Nanosystems, Artificial Molecular Machines, Biosphere, Environment, Health, and Safety, Nano, Nano for Environment, Nanotech, Nanotech reports & publications, Nanotechnology, Molecular manufacturing

• Nanotechnology *for* the environment

  Since it was the potential environmental benefits of nanotechnology that first drew me (and many others) to an interest in the field, it’s good to see some official notice of that aspect. From Cordis via Nanowerk News: Much has been said about the potential Read more
  Posted Wednesday, May 23, 2007 6:57 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Biosphere, Environment, Health, and Safety, Nano, Nanotech, Nanotech reports & publications, Nanotechnology, Government programs

• 7th graders to clean ocean with nanotechnology

  The winners of this year’s Lego engineering contest were inspired by nanotechnology concepts to design a robot to clean plastic from the ocean: For the competition, the students had to prepare a presentation on this year’s theme — nanotechnology, Read more
  Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:19 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Foresight Kudos, Biosphere, Environment, Health, and Safety, Nano, NanoEducation, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Public Involvement, Public participation, Robotics/AI

• "Green nanotechnology" webcast to highlight environmental benefits

  If helping the environment is one of your top goals for nanotechnology — as it is for us here at Foresight — you may want to check out this Thursday’s nanotech webcast from the busy folks at the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Wilson Center. Read more
  Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 5:34 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Biosphere, Environment, Health, and Safety, Nano, Nanotech, Nanotech reports & publications, Nanotechnology

• Nanotechnology — or maybe chemistry — to make greenhouse gas into feedstock

  It can be hard to tell whether a given piece of research is nanotechnology or “just” chemistry. In this case, I would’ve said the latter, but Nanoforum carried the story (free reg. reg’d), so it’s honorary nanotech at least. In Read more
  Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 2:37 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Asia Nanotechnology, Biosphere, Environment, Health, and Safety, Nano, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Research

• Nanotechnology particle paint kills drug-resistant bacteria

  The Australian site InfoLink brings word of a new nanotech product from Australia-based company Nanovations: a silver nanoparticle-based paint which will kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The product is meant for hospitals and other facilities that have Read more
  Posted Tuesday, September 12, 2006 6:01 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Future Medicine, Biosphere, Environment, Health, and Safety, Nano, Nanobusiness, Nanomedicine, Nanoscale Bulk Technologies, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Opinion