Elvin G. – TechConnect Briefs

Nanotechnology for Building Security

Elvin G., Green Technology Forum, US

Despite increased vigilance and annual federal anti-terrorism spending in excess of $55 billion, building security remains a major concern for most Americans. For those working in large governmental or institutional buildings, fears are particularly acute. [...]

Nanotechnology for Building Security

Elvin G., Green Technology Forum, US

Despite increased vigilance and annual federal anti-terrorism spending in excess of $55 billion, building security remains a major concern for most Americans. For those working in large governmental or institutional buildings, fears are particularly acute. [...]

Building Green with Nanotechnology

Elvin G., Green Technology Forum, US

Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter at the molecular scale, is opening new possibilities in green building through products like solar energy collecting paints, nanogel high-insulating translucent panels, and heat-absorbing windows. Even more dramatic breakthroughs are [...]

Building Green with Nanotechnology

Elvin G., Green Technology Forum, US

Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter at the molecular scale, is opening new possibilities in green building through products like solar energy collecting paints, nanogel high-insulating translucent panels, and heat-absorbing windows. Even more dramatic breakthroughs are [...]

A Collaborative Approach to Architectural and Societal Issues in Nanotechnology

Elvin G., Woerner J., Ball State University, US

How will nanotechnology affect the way we design, make, and inhabit buildings? In the NanoSTUDIO, interdisciplinary groups of students from Ball State University’s Department of Architecture and the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Interprofessional Projects Program [...]

Nanotechnology and Design: The nanostudio project

Elvin G., Ball State University, US

Nanotechnology has the potential to transform the built environment dramatically. According to the Interagency Working Group on Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, nanotechnology “is likely to change the way almost everything - from vaccines to computers [...]