Guest Work • Jul 05, 2016 •
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
Michelle Dickinson • May 11, 2015 •
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
Peter Griffin • Mar 16, 2015 •
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
Michelle Dickinson • Mar 14, 2015 •
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
Peter Griffin • Feb 26, 2015 •
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
Michelle Dickinson • Jun 08, 2014 •
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
Michelle Dickinson • Apr 10, 2014 •
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
Robert Hickson • Jun 23, 2013 •
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
Michael Edmonds • Sep 18, 2012 •
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
Aimee Whitcroft • Jan 24, 2012 •
Hello and welcome, once again, to another episode of TOSP. This week was anniversary weekend in Wellington, so Elf and aimee recorded the ‘cast on Monday instead of Sunday. Because it was, well, a long weekend 🙂 And what an interesting ‘cast we think it is! This week, we feature viewing the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, … Read More