Tagged: Nanotechnology

‘Potentially toxic’ nanoparticles in baby formula – why the sensationalist headlines do nothing but scare parents - Nano Girl

Michelle Dickinson • Jul 02, 2017 •

• Food Safety,
• nanoparticles,
• nanotechnology,
• Uncategorized

Wow, now this is a new headline that would scare the bejeebers out of you if you were currently using baby formula: The Sydney Morninig Herald goes on to say: A world-leading team in nanotechnology at Arizona State University tested seven off-the-shelf baby formula products and found two – Nestle’s NAN HA 1 Gold and Nature’s Way Kids … Read More

A guide to the nanotechnology used in the average home - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jul 05, 2016 •

• activated carbon,
• gold nanoparticles,
• liposomes,
• micelles,
• nanotechnology,
• zeolites

By Cameron Shearer, Flinders University As a researcher of nanomaterials, I am often asked: “When are we finally going to start seeing nanotechnology products on the market?” This is a simple question to answer because the average home is already filled with products enhanced or reliant upon nanotechnology. In fact, there are several online repositories listing … Read More

Spiders create super-strong webs with nanotechnology! - Nano Girl

Michelle Dickinson • May 11, 2015 •

• carbon nanotubes,
• engineering,
• fracture mechanics,
• materials science,
• nanotechnology,
• spider

Take two fascinating strong materials, spider silk and carbon nanotubes, and mix them to create a material with a combined strength, toughness and ductility that’s just not been seen before. If you just want to watch this story, click on the picture video link, otherwise keep reading. It sounds like a happy weekend in Italy […] … Read More

Nanogirl – live show highlights - Videos

Peter Griffin • Mar 16, 2015 •

• education,
• Nanogirl,
• Nanotechnology,
• Sciblogs,
• Science

Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Code for Life – the sheep-leaf nudibranch Nanogirl – a jacket that powers your devices Honest Universe – 100% natural and chemical free? BioBlog – Farewell, Sir Terry Pratchet … Read More

A Jacket that powers your devices using nanotechnology - Nano Girl

Michelle Dickinson • Mar 14, 2015 •

• coated fabric,
• generating electricity,
• nanotechnology,
• Sungkyunkwan University,
• triboelectric effect,
• University of Wollongong

What if the jacket that you were wearing to keep you warm, also had the capability of generating electricity from your tiniest movements such as your heartbeat or blood flow to the larger movements from you walking around to use for powering integrated electronics or sensors. Well researchers at Sungkyunkwan University and the University of […] … Read More

The Drones and the volcano - Videos

Peter Griffin • Feb 26, 2015 •

• Nanotechnology,
• Science,
• videos

Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Honest Universe – How well do you know your moon? Open Parachute – Water fluoridation and hypothyroidism The Dismal Science – Public intellectualism Ariadne – Uncertain predictions … Read More

Nanoparticles in cosmetics and skincare - Nano Girl

Michelle Dickinson • Jun 08, 2014 •

• EPA,
• nano,
• nanoparticles,
• nanotechnology,
• skincare,
• sunscreen

I recently bought a bottle of sunscreen in New Zealand and was surprised to see it specifically state on the back of its packaging that that it contained “micro” not “nano” ingredients. This was the first anti-nano labeling of skincare that I had seen here and very different to the pro-nano labeling of cosmetics I… … Read More

How to charge your smartphone in 30 seconds! - Nano Girl

Michelle Dickinson • Apr 10, 2014 •

• galaxy,
• iphone,
• nanodot,
• nanotechnology,
• samsung,
• storedot

With all the tweeting and checking of e-mail that I do, my phone battery barely makes it to lunchtime without needing a charge, so I was excited when I saw in the press today several articles talking about a company called StoreDot.  Apparently they have built a new battery charger that can charge a smartphone… … Read More

A 3D printed microbattery - Ariadne

Robert Hickson • Jun 23, 2013 •

• 3d printing,
• energy,
• Nanotechnology,
• robotics

The research uses of 3D printing are rapidly diversifying. The latest application is a lithium ion microbattery (subscription to Advanced Materials required to read full article). Unlike existing thin film batteries this printed microbattery is reported to have a similar performance to commercial batteries. Potential applications are for micro-robots and implantable medical devices. The critical issues for … Read More

Nanotechnology and Biosensors - Molecular Matters

Michael Edmonds • Sep 18, 2012 •

• biosensors,
• chemistry,
• Nanotechnology

Last night I went to a talk on “Nanotechnology & Biosensors: From Detecting Small Molecules & Drugs to the Monitoring of the Activity of Whole Cells” given by Professor Justin Gooding from the University of New South Wales in Sydney. It was fascinating. The ability to design nanoscopic structures which can detect and produce a signal when they come … Read More