A respirocyte is a hypothetical nanomachine designed to mimic our red blood cells. This article explores how we could go about making one, and what implications the technology could have.
By Will Soutter
28 Jun 2012
Nanotechnology promises to benefit many different aspects of industry. The automotive industry is certainly no exception. Nano-enhanced materials are already beginning to improve the performance and cost-effectiveness of vehicles, and this effect will only increase in the coming years, as harder, stronger, lighter nanomaterials become commercially available.
By Will Soutter
22 Jun 2012
Carbon nanotubes are one of the most exciting materials available to us - but synthesizing them in industrial quantities is still a challenge.
By Will Soutter
21 Jun 2012
A review of the current and forthcoming nanotechnologies in the military.
By Will Soutter
20 Jun 2012
Efforts to develop and commercialise nanotechnology face a variety of challenges: technical hurdles, availability of capital, environmental, health and safety concerns, and immature manufacturing technology and infrastructure.
The two techniques utilized to achieve deep etches in the fabrication of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) are the Cryogenic and Bosch Process.
Product engineering of micro and nano technology (MNT) devices differs substantially from product engineering in more traditional industries. The general approach is mostly bottom up, as it centres around the available fabrication techniques.
By Dr. Dirk Ortloff
7 Jun 2010
Plasma is like a gas, but many of its atoms have been stripped of an electron or two. These positively charged atoms swim about in a crackling-hot sea of negatively charged loose electrons, making plasmas great electrical conductors.
Nanomaterials are finding their way into consumer products more and more. Consumer product manufacturers gain a huge benefit by introducing small amounts of nanomaterials in their products.
There is greater potential for environmental exposure as more products containing nanomaterials are developed. This article describes what is known or can be inferred about the fate of nanomaterials in the atmosphere, in soils, and in water.