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Education in Nanotechnology through Microscopy Made Easy

Gullo M., Nanosurf AG, CH

An essential goal of education in nanotechnology is an understanding of scale and metrology, of instrumentation and fundamental physics. Easy to use and affordable instrumentation is indispensable in reaching this goal. Nanosurf offers both STM [...]

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 [...]

How do we, as a society, guide the development of nanotechnology?

Aznar M.F., Foresight Nanotech Institute, US

Individuals, businesses, and governments evaluate nanotechnology on a spectrum from laissez faire to the precautionary principle, often without sufficient understanding of what nanotechnology is, how it works, how it is changing, or what its costs [...]

Nanotechnology in Brand Protection

Rutt J.S., Foley & Lardner LLP, US

The World Health Organization estimates that 10% of global medicines are fake. Moreover, organized crime has become involved in counterfeiting at an international level, and prospects of terrorism also lurk. Indeed, counterfeiting is a growing, [...]

Cost Saving Strategies – Using a project planning process that can integrate capital and operational spending into a Nanofabrication Business Plan

Gregg A., Strnad M., Abbie Gregg, Inc., US

AGI will show how a project planning process that includes a business case analysis for Nanofabrication buildings can help with many of the design, construction and operational decisions for the buildings. The typical building project [...]

Nanotechnology and the Global Poor: United States Policy and International Collaborations

Rodrigues R., Sandler R., Kay W.D., Lodwick T., Northeastern University, US

Nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing have tremendous potential for benefiting the global poor—the approximately 2.7 billion people in the world that live on less that 2 dollars per day (purchasing power parity). For example, nanotechnologies may help [...]

Risk Identification and Assessment Techniques in the Absence of Toxicology Data on Nanomaterials

Wardak A., Deshpande S., Swami N., Gorman M., University of Virginia, US

A National Science Foundation-sponsored survey identified regulatory and safety issues as market entry barriers for nanotechnology. The limited availability of toxicological data on nanomaterials, especially from studies using standardized protocols (biological system to be studied) [...]

Nanotechnology Based Optical Power Control Devices

Donval A., Nemet B., Oron M., Oron R., Oron M., Oron R., Shvartzer R., KiloLambda Technologies Ltd., IL

We are taking advantage of the unique capabilities of nanoparticles guest embedded within dielectric host matrices for field enhancement effect in developing next generation of non-linear components and devices to passively control and regulate optical [...]

Practical nanotechnology in Electronics

Hammer-Fritzinger D., NanoDynamics Inc., US

Nanotechnology has been hailed as the “next wave” to replace CMOS as the process of choice to make logic devices using technologies as diverse as carbon nanotube grids, polymer semiconductors and even “wetware” – ionic/electronic [...]

Mathematical Modeling of Chemotherapy Strategies in Vascular Tumor Growth using Nanoparticles

Mishra S., Katiyar V.K., Arora V., Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, IN

Throughout various fields of science and technology, a push towards the use of nanoscale technology is well underway. One area where nanoscale work is already well underway is within the field of drug delivery.In this [...]