The AZoNano.com "Nanotech Thought Leaders" series is a collection of articles that cover the key technology areas where Nanotechnology is making an impact and where it will make an increasing impact. All the articles are written by experts who have been invited as recognised leaders in their fields to provide a "state of the art" contribution.
James Baker, Business Director at the National Graphene Institute (NGI), talks to AZoNano about the successful commercialisation of graphene and the important role collaborative work between research and industry will play.
Dr. Andrew Pollard, Graphene Research Scientist at NPL, talks to AZoNano about the characterisation and standardisation of graphene and other 2D materials.
By Alexander Chilton
16 Jul 2015
Professor Andrea Ferrari, Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre, talks to AZoNano about the commercial future of graphene.
By Alexander Chilton
13 Jul 2015
Dr. Xudong Wang, Associate Professor in the department of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Wisconsin, talks to AZoNano about his research into nanogenerators used in vehicle applications for harvesting mechanical energy.
By Stuart Milne
9 Jul 2015
Neill Ricketts, founder of Versarien plc, talks to AZoNano about 2-DTech and their new proprietary graphene production technique.
By Stuart Milne
26 Jun 2015
Nathan Gianneschi, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego, talks to AZoNano about the visualization and growth of “nanoscale” chemical complexes in real time.
By Stuart Milne
19 Jun 2015
David Cahill, Willett Professor and Department Head of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talks to AZoNano about his research into the manipulation of magnetic information with heat and how it can be used to manipulate magnetization at the nanoscale.
By Stuart Milne
15 Jun 2015
In this interview, Dr. Shiv Khanna and Dr. Everett Carpenter speak to AZoNano about why magnetic nanoparticles are important and the benefits they offer.
By Stuart Milne
10 Jun 2015
In this Thought Leader interview, Dr Ania Servant, Knowledge Exchange Fellow for the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the University of Manchester, talks to AZoNano about the fundamental challenges standing in the way of Graphene commercialisation and how the new NGI facility is working with industry to solve these challenges.
By Stuart Milne
20 Mar 2015
In this interview, Dr. Ben Colman from Duke University talks to AZoNano about his work assessing the long-term impact of low-level concentration of silver nanoparticles.
By Will Soutter
30 Apr 2013