National Nanotechnology Initiatives http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:11:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 National Nanotechnology Initiatives http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/national-nanotechnology-initiatives/ http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/national-nanotechnology-initiatives/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:16:35 +0000 admin http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/?p=1 Welcome to National Nanotechnology Initiatives.  In recent years, we are seeing that nations around the globe are funding nanotechnology programs in record amounts.

All across the globe, nations are pouring large amounts of money into nanotechnology research and development.  At stake is both benefits and perils.  The benefits of developing advanced nanotechnology is that the country will be able to clean its waterways and its soil, will be able to enhance its products into longer lasting and lighter, will be able to provide cheap fuel, etc.  The perils come in the form of advanced weapons which are much, much more powerful than the atomic weapons that ended World War II and endured throughout the Cold War era.
Close to home, the National Nanotechnology Initiative is the federal nanoscale science, engineering, and technology research and development program for the United States.  The American initiative has four goals…

1) To maintain a world-class research and development (R&D) program;
2) To facilitate technology transfer;
3) To develop educational resources, a skilled workforce, and supporting research infrastructure and tools; and
4) To support responsible development of nanotechnology.

Thanks for visiting www.NationalNanotechnologyInitiatives.com.    :-)            :-)    National Nanotechnology Initiatives is a look at nanotechnology initiatives from nation states, mostly the United States. We are compiling a National Nanotechnology Initiatives Report, however, which covers around a dozen national government initiatives. We also have uncovered nanotechnology videos, nanotechnology articles, and everyday conversations about nanotechnology in general.

]]> http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/national-nanotechnology-initiatives/feed/ 3 Nanotechnology – Revolution in the Field of Medicine http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/nanotechnology-revolution-in-the-field-of-medicine/ http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/nanotechnology-revolution-in-the-field-of-medicine/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:21:17 +0000 admin http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/nanotechnology-revolution-in-the-field-of-medicine/
In the recent years, there has been a tremendous development in the field of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is a field of applied science, which deals in building machines and bots at microscopic levels. Due to development in nanotechnology, there have been many developments in various fields of science, especially in the field of medicine.

With the help of nanotechnology, carrying out a complex heart surgery is very much possible. Doctors have started making use of nanobots to cure certain diseases. These nanobots also help in rectifying certain disorders in the human body.

Nanotechnology in Drug Development:

Recently, scientists are developing effective and better drug delivery systems using nanotechnology. Scientists are using nanoparticles to design a drug delivery system that may improve the pharmaceutical and therapeutic properties of a drug and help better processes such as Drug screening. Nanaoparticles have remarkable properties that drastically enhance the drug delivery. Due to their microscopic sizes, nanoparticles get an easy access in the cells.

There are numerous developments in the drug delivery owing to nanotechnology. One such development using nanotechnology is the transfer of drugs into the cytoplasm of cells through the cell membrane. This is an important development, because to hinder certain diseases from the body, the drug needs to enter the cell membrane.

To make a drug molecule effective in the body, it needs a triggered response. To do so, scientists are using nanotechnology. Scientists are developing drugs using nanotechnology that automatically activate, once they enter the human body.

Many researchers believe that it is possible to develop a drug delivery system that may prove beneficial in treating cancer and infectious diseases using nanotechnology. By far, they have identified six types of nano-enabled delivery systems that have considerable potential in treating cancer and other infectious diseases.

With the help of nanotechnology, scientists have developed injectable drugs, which are more pleasing for the patients, who receive them and at the same time are easy to administer. Better opportunities are coming up in the development of implantable delivery systems, due to the use of nanotechnology, especially in terms of injectable drugs.

With so much of development taking place in the field of drug delivery systems, researchers believe that in the near future nano-enabled medicines will have a tremendous evolution and will produce true nanomedicines.

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There’s only one source of renewable energy that can provide all of the world’s needs and that’s the Sun. In fact, enough sunlight falls on the Earth’s surface in just a couple of hours each day to meet the whole world’s energy needs for one year. The question is: how can we effectively and economically harness this solar energy, without mass-producing very expensive conventional solar cells, which would ultimately require vast tracts of land in order to do their job? Nanotechnology could provide the answer in the form of a new kind of solar cell, one which would be relatively inexpensive to manufacture and highly flexible in design. In fact, you maybe surprised as to just how flexible these cells might be! Find out more by watching this movie. This is one of a selection of intriguing movies which are available for free download from the EPSRC Nanotechnology Image Library at : www.nanoscience.dept.shef.ac.uk You may also be interested in navigating to the “Soft Machines” site belonging to Professor Richard Jones – who features in this movie – for up-to-date discourse on all things nano.

]]> http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/nanotechnology-and-photovoltaics/feed/ 0 Nanotechnology for Alternative Energy Sources http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/nanotechnology-for-alternative-energy-sources/ http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/nanotechnology-for-alternative-energy-sources/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:09:22 +0000 admin http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/nanotechnology-for-alternative-energy-sources/


An introduction to the study of alternative energy sources. Researches use ground-breaking atomic imaging techniques to view hydrogen atoms moving on a specialized surface.

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Mental_floss’ step-by-step guide to destroying civilization with nanotechnology. 3D animation created with motion capture technology.

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I’ve been wondering what nanotechnology is, what it does, and what it accomplishes. The only displays of nanotech that I have seen have been in comic books and sci-fi movies/tv shows. Does it really form on it’s own to make weapons and other appliances? Can it respond on its own or does someone need to control it? What can it do and accomplish? Is it stable or not? Has the technology been approved by the government and/or perfected?

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]]> http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/nanotechnology-2/feed/ 2 Is it possible to do postgraduation in nanotechnology after an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering? http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/is-it-possible-to-do-postgraduation-in-nanotechnology-after-an-undergraduate-degree-in-mechanical-engineering/ http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/is-it-possible-to-do-postgraduation-in-nanotechnology-after-an-undergraduate-degree-in-mechanical-engineering/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:22:40 +0000 admin http://nationalnanotechnologyinitiatives.com/is-it-possible-to-do-postgraduation-in-nanotechnology-after-an-undergraduate-degree-in-mechanical-engineering/


I read in wikipedia that “At the smallest scales, mechanical engineering becomes nanotechnology…”. So, can I study Mechanical Engineering and then go in for nanotechnology?

Nanotechnology is my main interest. If there are other undergraduate courses after which I can do postgraduation in nanotechnology, please let me know. Thanks a lot!

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One of the predominant features of nano-materials is an extremely high surface area. Emerging Science joins Chris Landry, professor of chemistry at the University of Vermont, as he describes how nanotechnology applications are improving the efficacy of cancer drugs by delivering more medicine to patients.

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Anyone that realizes that nanotechnology news and the headlines related to nano news are ever-changing, also must realize that nanotechnology is a field that is under the process of a rapid evolution. There are many new nanotechnology jobs currently opening up and anyone currently pursuing the study of Nanoscience is assured that there will be plenty of nano jobs in the future. New facilities and scientific teams are being established and assembled all the time, and the more advances that are made in the field of nanotechnology, the more promising the nano jobs outlook will be. Nano news headlines will continue to evolve as the field of nanotechnology evolves and reveals the endless discoveries and inventions being created by nanotech researchers from all over the world.

We need to be clear about the difference between Nanoscience and nanotechnology before we begin to note all of the advances being made in the field. First, Nanoscience is simply the study of nanostructures, while nanotechnology is the implementation and application of such understandings in various industries throughout the world. In the nanotechnology field, new students of Nanoscience will be entering into the industry in search of nano jobs that match their level of skill and educational focus. This shouldn’t be a problem however as the food, medical, space, cosmetic, and electronic industries are turning to the use of nanotechnologies to improve upon industry operations, manufacturing, and processing.

The word Nanotechnology is making it on nanotechnology news headlines nearly every day. More universities are offering coursework and programs specifically for the pursuit of Nanoscience studies; this is to address the future demand for nanotech researchers and this is a positive sign for those seeking nanotechnology jobs, both now and in the future. Students of Nanoscience will primarily focus on the study of nanostructures and how such structures can be manipulated. When moving into the field of nanotechnology and working in various nanotechnology jobs, nano researchers will usually deal with two chief forms of nanotechnology: bottom up and top down nanotechnologies. The latter forms of nanotechnology refer to the directional operation of such workings; Top down nanotech work involves the miniaturization of structures while the bottom down nanotechnology field focuses on the enlargement of various structures.

So why are so many industries opening up new avenues for nano research, nanotechnology jobs, and development? If someone notes the latest nanotechnology news headlines it isn’t too difficult to surmise; many of the advances in nanotech research are proving to benefit industries by helping them save money in production and manufacturing arenas. Cost saving processes of manufacturing are being continuously developed through nanotechnologies, and both industries and consumers are benefiting from the discoveries. New avenues of nanotech research are also paving inroads in the medical industries as innovative health treatments, diagnostic equipments and methods, and better treatments are being discovered as well. Since recent advances have exhibited a positive effect for industries and consumers, there is a push for more advances in the field of nano research.

Developments in nanotechnology are currently exhibiting a certain potential for aiding humanity and changing the world in which we live too. Nano research is being conducted presently that can be used in energy conversation efforts, as well as in filtering water so that people can have access to fresh, clean water in areas of the world where pure water is a true commodity. Thus, nanotechnology news will, undoubtedly, soon be revealing headlines about world wide use of nanotechnology. Those individuals interested in the future developments in the field of nanotech research need to monitor the headlines closely as new nano news emerges. It will allow those seeking nanotechnology information to remain informed, and current as far as an awareness about the latest developments as well as some of the existing controversy that surrounds the emerging discoveries in this exciting field.

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Nanotechnology means manipulating atoms to make things that are a thousand times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. Most Americans may never have heard of it, but it’s already an important part of many consumer products. Cosmetics, stain-resistant fabrics, golf balls and computers all contain these manufactured components that are invisible to the human eye. Medical cures and pollution controls could be next, producing a one trillion-dollar industry by 2015–unless some unexpected crisis erodes public confidence.

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