Category Archives: Nanotechnology

Developments in nanotechnology

Science Fiction continues to become Science Fact

This blog is an update of a topic from my November 2014 blog.  In those comments, I mentioned the science fiction of the Star Trek programs that have [..]

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Applications based on the properties of new materials

Composites: An interesting set of articles have appeared on composite metal foams.  Research conducted at North Carolina State University (NCSU) by Professor Afsaneh Rabiei [Ref. 1] has developed [..]

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The State of Nanotechnology

It is always interesting to look forward into the rest of the year.  Nanotechnology will continue to grow and have more applications.  While there is strong and continuing [..]

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Applications of Nano

There have been some interesting developments in the application of nanotechnology and related Micro/Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems.  Diabetes has been a growing medical issue/problem for a number of years.  [..]

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Manufacturing with “Nano”

There are stages to the development of employing nanotechnology to various devices/products.  It has been an evolution in application and not a revolution. Among the earliest applications that [..]

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Is it Time for 3D Printed Food?

Why would you consider 3D printed food to be in the realm of nanotechnology?  Nanotechnology involves the usage of particles that are well below what we would consider [..]

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Interesting developments in nanotechnology

There are starting to be some interesting proposal being developed that use properties of nanomaterials.  This blog will cover three recent published reports relating to 1) food; 2) [..]

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Nanotechnology information

Currently, I am involved in writing a chapter on information reliability for a nano-safety book that should be published by early 2017.  My colleague, Evelyn Hirt, who has [..]

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A Name Change?

The usage of the term “nano” appears to be decreasing. There is an increase in the usage of “Advanced Materials” and “Emerging Technology.” Is this a sign of [..]

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Nanotechnology progress

Challenges are not uncommon in developing new technologies. The current topics that are most in the publications are medical nanotechnology and the so-called two dimensional materials. Electronics constructed [..]

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