items about Nanotech 239 Nanotech 2010-09-03T03:03:26 Science Guy barry.david.adams@gmail.com Metamodern 2010-09-02T21:35:38

As a follow-on to recent posts here and here, I’d like to offer a crisp example of the standards of cognitive reflection that were taught in the once-upon-a-time United States: a sample from Studies in Civics (1897), a high school textbook. TO STUDENTS. You will notice in chapter one that at the close of nearly every paragraph [...]

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Scientists and engineers seek to meet three goals in the production of biofuels from non-edible sources such as microalgae: efficiency, economical production and ecological sustainability. Syracuse University researchers have uncovered a process that is a promising step toward accomplishing these three goals. They have discovered a method to make algae, which can be used in [...]

8f5c95efd63690f58ab51d60a0199af5 Nanotech Newscentre 2010-09-01T23:05:57

Scientists can detect the movements of single molecules by using fluorescent tags or by pulling them in delicate force measurements, but only for a few minutes. A new technique by Rice University researchers will allow them to track single molecules without modifying them – and it works over longer timescales. Chemists and engineers at Harvard University [...]

13a4123f51ccbccf4d0cb12063404cff Nanotech Newscentre 2010-09-01T23:05:57

Researchers demonstrate that non-viral gene therapy can delay the onset of some forms of eye disease and preserve vision. The team developed nanoparticles to deliver therapeutic genes to the retina and found that treated mice temporarily retained more eyesight than controls. Nanocorrosion causes implants to fail. Extra-hard coatings made from diamond-like carbon (DLC) extend the [...]

2d117c9e29ef84c20593bc2b105efad4 Nanotech Newscentre 2010-09-01T23:05:56

Spotting a single cancerous cell that has broken free from a tumor and is traveling through the bloodstream to colonize a new organ might seem like finding a needle in a haystack. But a new imaging technique from the University of Washington is a first step toward making this possible. Researchers have developed a multifunctional [...]

007fe1cd3d81fe6b0027041b6fbf52ea Nanotech Newscentre 2010-09-01T23:05:56

One Chicago skyline is dazzling enough. Now imagine 15,000 of them. A Northwestern University research team has done just that — drawing 15,000 identical skylines with tiny beams of light using an innovative nanofabrication technology called beam-pen lithography (BPL). The technology offers a means to rapidly and inexpensively make and prototype circuits, optoelectronics and medical diagnostics [...]

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Clusters of heated, magnetic nanoparticles targeted to cell membranes can remotely control ion channels, neurons and even animal behavior. The UB researchers demonstrated that their method could open calcium ion channels, activate neurons in cell culture and even manipulate the movements of the tiny nematode, C. elegans. While those wonderful light sabers in the Star Wars [...]

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Nanotechnologists at University of Twente’s MESA+ research institute have developed a sensor that can detect anthrax spores. The invention is more sensitive and efficient than existing detection methods. The sensor that can detect a biomarker of the spores and thus determine their presence in a concentration one thousand times lower than the known toxic level. [...]

a4a121b2c2fcadc819577deec32a9492 Nanotech Newscentre 2010-09-01T23:05:55

Nanotechnology wound dressing automatically detects and treats infection. Researchers in the UK have conducted experiments that explored the elementary question of what it is that makes some bacteria pathogenic, and some not? Based on their findings, they have demonstrated that a simple vesicle (nanocapsule) system can be used as a ‘nano-Trojan horse’ for controlling bacterial [...]

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Batteries might gain a boost in power capacity as a result of a new finding from researchers at MIT. They found that using carbon nanotubes for one of the battery’s electrodes produced a significant increase — up to tenfold — in the amount of power it could deliver from a given weight of material, compared [...]

0e2305e33659247ff84c06f709abeca3 Nanotech Newscentre 2010-09-01T23:05:54

When it comes to metal catalysts, the platinum standard is, well, platinum! However, at about $2,000 an ounce, platinum is more expensive than gold. The high cost of the raw material presents major challenges for the future wide scale use of platinum in fuel cells. Research at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley [...]

82da5a2286e12f8711cf241b2c86fdf5 Nanotechnology Law Blog 2010-08-31T19:32:27

Nanotechnology Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotechnology Law Blog Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home State OEHHA Releases Pre-Regulatory Draft Regulation for Hazard Traits and Environmental and Toxicological Endpoints OEHHA Releases Pre-Regulatory Draft Regulation for Hazard Traits and Environmental and Toxicological Endpoints Posted on August 31, 2010 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment OEHHA has released for comment a pre-regulatory draft regulation regarding the specification of hazard traits , environmental and toxicological end-points , and other relevant data

054f84644f9149c7abebfc4e34b1769c Chemicals & Nanomaterials 2010-08-31T16:03:16

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. Yesterday, at its annual meeting, the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) unanimously adopted a resolution calling on Congress to enact strong and comprehensive reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). ECOS is comprised of the heads of the environmental agencies in the U.S. states and territories.  [...]

15f6594bc66ccdad4e9343ab5c5c6488 Metamodern 2010-08-29T00:01:56

For a good overview of structural DNA nanotechnology and DNA origami (a molecular wonder of the modern world), see this presentation from a course in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. The subject calls for a strong visual presentation, and the slides deliver this together with a good description of DNA engineering [...]

6911296e0244918058a68214da7ccbfa Nanotechnology Law Blog 2010-08-27T22:20:52

Nanotechnology Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotechnology Law Blog Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home Federal FDA Will Hold Public Workshop on Medical Devices and Nanotechnology FDA Will Hold Public Workshop on Medical Devices and Nanotechnology Posted on August 27, 2010 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link On September 23, 2010 the Food and Drug Administration FDA will hold a public workshop entitled Medical Devices Nanotechnology : nbsp Manufacturing , Characterization , and Biocompatibility Considerations According to FDA , the purpose of the workshop is to obtain information on manufacturing , characterization , and

e19c029c3711e3acc489da3cd702f21a Metamodern 2010-08-27T02:16:01

…there’s a metacognition deficit. Very few in public life habitually step back and think about the weakness in their own thinking and what they should do to compensate… Of the problems that afflict the country, this is the underlying one. David Brooks, (“A Case of Mental Courage”, New York Times) Brooks begins with the story of how [...]

931086e36f3b6cb0ebcfb0c9e901d84a Responsible Nanotechnology 2010-08-25T23:50:47

Molecules are more than fuzzy blobs, but that's all scientists have been able to see... until now. For a couple of decades, scientists have used tiny needles to poke at single atoms and molecules, displaying the results as fuzzy blob-like...

d64680444e34885ce416c5b9c7dfb6f5 Responsible Nanotechnology 2010-08-25T23:50:47

Molecules are more than fuzzy blobs, but that's all scientists have been able to see... until now. For a couple of decades, scientists have used tiny needles to poke at single atoms and molecules, displaying the results as fuzzy blob-like...

74f39d7d53258c866a5882e3a72cbad5 Metamodern 2010-08-25T23:29:55

“How to Learn about Everything”, now in Belorussian translation:         (With thanks to Patricia Clausnitzer!)

b07b716531f714eadb1908824485024c Chemicals & Nanomaterials 2010-08-25T15:34:05

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. Today EDF joined with Earthjustice and 24 other health, labor and environmental organizations in filing comments with EPA that support its recently announced policy change restoring the public's right to know the identities of all chemicals for which health and safety data have been submitted to the agency. [...]

ab6dfa839c120848823b6031d11a525d the Foresight Institute 2010-08-24T23:25:27

Nanodot normally focuses on longer-term nanotechnologies such as molecular manufacturing, but we do like to keep an eye on how different countries compare to each other in nanotech and technology in general. Below is an excerpt from a recent Lux Research announcement; you can read the full PDF here: U.S. Risks Losing Global Leadership in [...]

573bb9e5922f377fd8ecc49aa65d84a6 Nanotechnology Law Blog 2010-08-24T20:50:27

Nanotechnology Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotechnology Law Blog Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home Federal EPA And CDTSC Drafting MOU To Share Data EPA And CDTSC Drafting MOU To Share Data Posted on August 24, 2010 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link According to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's CDTSC website it is drafting a memorandum of understanding MOU with the U.S . Environmental Protection Agency EPA to facilitate information exchange , collaboration , and outline a working partnership on emerging chemicals , green chemistry , and materials management . nbsp Under the new MOU , EPA and CDTSC : will

90c54fa0542f1786f4447a144282f470 Metamodern 2010-08-23T21:16:33

I’ve updated “The Physical Basis of High-Throughput Atomically Precise Manufacturing”. Not a big change, but I expanded the discussion of reliable molecular modeling of selected, highly constrained systems, along the lines discussed here: “Making vs. Modeling: A paradox of progress in nanotechnology”.

df732cb0a09deb51eaff65865727d1d4 Chemicals & Nanomaterials 2010-08-20T14:23:38

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. While I was on vacation last week, EPA's proposed rule to improve chemical information reporting under its so-called Inventory Update Rule (IUR) was finally published in the Federal Register.  (I say "finally" because the proposal languished for almost 6 months over at OMB, nearly double the 90 days [...]

0b8c4506a183edf5cc00aefe701ea3c7 Metamodern 2010-08-19T02:55:34

A reader asks a general question about mechanosynthesis — How could a device release a reactive molecule once it’s bound to a product? — and I’d like to outline why there are many answers. Mechanosynthesis is a very broad concept, and describes the operational principle of mechanisms that range from ribosomes in cells to rotary devices [...]

d3b061f255b9cd5aa07c1be9bc2a13b6 Nanotechnology Law Blog 2010-08-19T00:24:06

Nanotechnology Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotechnology Law Blog Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home Federal EPA Proposes Conditional Registration of Nanosilver Pesticide Product EPA Proposes Conditional Registration of Nanosilver Pesticide Product Posted on August 18, 2010 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link On August 13, 2010, the U.S . Environmental Protection Agency EPA announced that it is proposing to register conditionally a pesticide product containing nanosilver as a new active ingredient for a period of four years . nbsp According to EPA , the antimicrobial pesticide product , HeiQ AGS-20, is a silver-based product that

a2a664cdd1864446a43562d0e7ac76b3 the Foresight Institute 2010-08-18T09:29:40

Forbes describes work at IBM Zurich: IBM researchers in its Zurich lab have drawn–or rather, carved–a three-dimensional map of the world that’s 22 micrometers east to west by 11 micrometers north to south. At that size, about 15 of the maps could be wrapped end to end long-ways around a strand of human hair, by our [...]

ff22b87d7247daa7973d36fbe9c4e7b6 nanotechweb.org: events 2010-08-18T00:00:00

Conference/exhibition: 22 May 2011 - 26 May 2011, Berlin, Germany. Organized by VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V., Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics.

c8050c96d0df340c8ebef0b293adb465 Metamodern 2010-08-17T04:00:50

Mobile factories that fit in a standard shipping container make replacement parts on-site, on-demand. Better and smaller systems in your neighborhood someday; military systems in Afghanistan today. John Robb sees them as part of a trend toward hyperlocal manufacturing.

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Course: 10 Jan 2011 - 14 Jan 2011, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.

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Course: 25 Oct 2010 - 29 Oct 2010, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.

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Course: 24 Jan 2011 - 28 Jan 2011, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.

4e9db794166c7a528669886be11d9e38 the Foresight Institute 2010-08-16T23:46:22

Longtime Foresight supporter John Gilmore writes: “I noticed a story that reminded me of something Foresight wanted to encourage in society.  Wired reports that the CIA uses decision analysis software ‘Analysis of Competing Hypotheses’, and has funded a rewritten version for shared networked analysis by many people.  But the gov’t contractors got into a hassle [...]

346d9b88598fa78c27903867cbc679cf Nanotechnology Law Blog 2010-08-16T20:26:52

Nanotechnology Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotechnology Law Blog Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home Federal EPA Announces Availability of Nanomaterial Case Study for Nanoscale Silver in Disinfectant Spray EPA Announces Availability of Nanomaterial Case Study for Nanoscale Silver in Disinfectant Spray Posted on August 16, 2010 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link On August 13, 2010, the U.S . Environmental Protection Agency EPA announced the availability of a draft document entitled Nanomaterial Case Study : Nanoscale Silver in Disinfectant Spray which EPA intends to serve as part of a process to help identify and prioritize

bfceed470668e53b4df053a7c92a13f3 the Foresight Institute 2010-08-13T23:37:22

Many of you have an interest in human longevity in general and in being healthier and living longer personally.  If we want to help develop and guide nanotech and other advanced technologies, we need to stay healthy. I am organizing a conference on this topic, October 9-10, here in the Bay Area: http://lifeextensionconference.com You will recognize some of [...]

9ae7b5dad959ac69a0427eca5f87c574 The Singularity Institute Blog 2010-08-13T22:34:12

Only 19 hours left until the Summit kicks off, and we are almost sold out of seats! Register now, if you haven’t yet, to ensure a seat. There are also still slots available for our Meet & Mingle with the Summit Speakers event on Saturday night. For those who have registered, see you at the Hyatt [...]

e6a555290556cbc5981c60cbd854fd95 Nanotechnology Law Blog 2010-08-13T19:55:47

Due to California’ budget issues and resulting furlough for civil service employees, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (CDTSC) has postponed its August 13, 2010, workshop on state and federal nanomaterial activities. DTSC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) are cosponsoring the workshop to discuss the results of California’ carbon nanotube (CNT) information call-in, future data call-in requests for additional nanomaterials, and federal efforts related to CNTs for nanomaterials. DTSC states that it will reschedule the workshop at a later date.

a703b30680df0352a8a7f3bb5c5052d0 the Foresight Institute 2010-08-11T23:46:47

Many of you will recall Bill Joy’s famous article in Wired called Why the future doesn’t need us, where he expressed concern about various technologies including advanced nanotech. Apparently he gave an update of his views on this in his talk for TED, viewable here. An excerpt: So if we can address, use technology, [...]

a5c354dffccb6dcd24f0bf6f3b8e1ab2 nanotechweb.org: events 2010-08-11T00:00:00

Conference: 13 Sep 2010 - 15 Sep 2010, Dearborn, MI, United States. Organized by Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology and Henry Ford Health System.

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Conference/exhibition: 24 Feb 2010 - 26 Feb 2010, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. Organized by SRM University,India.

0fd0f0356cad2af922f1cb0f563beca1 the Foresight Institute 2010-08-10T23:30:53

An article in New Scientist with the optimistic title “Artificial life forms evolve basic intelligence” gives an update on how two specific examples of computational artificial life is doing in terms of evolving to have more interesting behavior.  An excerpt: Brains that have been evolved with HyperNEAT have millions of connections, yet still perform a task [...]

cbeaf09d12ccdeb158259eb8f6b8b158 Nanotechnology Law Blog 2010-08-10T06:35:08

Nanotechnology Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotechnology Law Blog Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home State Massachusetts Releases Nanotechnology Guidance Document Massachusetts Releases Nanotechnology Guidance Document Posted on August 10, 2010 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link The Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance MOTA will post this week a Technology Guidance Document entitled Nanotechnology Considerations for Safe Development which includes recommendations intended to enhance the safety of nanotechnology . According to MOTA , it is providing the Guidance for the express purpose of assisting in the development of

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