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The Future of Nanotechnology
 | September 1st, 2016 3 Steps for Building Your First Nanotech Prototype Amanda Richter The nanotechnology market represents huge potential for inventors. The global nanotechnology market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 19.8 percent between now and 2019, when it will reach a value of $64.2 billion, according to BBC Research. Nanodevices, the fastest-growing market segment, are expected to grow at a CAGR of 34 percent. Read the Whole Article |
| June 8th, 2016 The Science of Superhydrophobic Coating: Water Resistant Tech, Only Better Amanda Richter If you have ever witnessed water droplets rebound from the leaf of a lotus plant in a perfect spherical shape, then you have witnessed the beauty of nature's flawless water repellent design. It is this perfection that scientists at Rice University and the universities of Swansea, Bristol and Nice Sophia Antipolis sought to emulate in the creation of a new superhydrophobic material, one that may provide a simpler, less expensive, more environmentally friendly method of producing waterproof products. Read the Whole Article |
| May 20th, 2016 How Nanotechnology Will Be Used in Smartphones Amanda Richter The specs and tech of smartphones is in a constant state of advancement. Faster phones get thinner, cameras have more megapixels and screens have better resolution as they become more durable with the invention of OLED screens, which are flexible and less likely to crack or shatter. With this constant advancement it shouldn't be a surprise that nanotechnology is tipped as the next technology to find its way into your pocket. Here's a look at how nanotech will change your smartphone experience and the world at large. Read the Whole Article |
| January 26th, 2016 Best Colleges Offering Nanotechnology Degree Programs Amanda Richter The global nanotechnology market will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 17.5 percent during the next five years, reaching $75.8 billion in 2020, Research and Markets projects. Demand for nanotechnology jobs will increase 2.64 percent annually during the next few years, with 14,040 jobs added by 2018, Recruiter forecasts. Forty percent of all nanotechnology jobs are in the United States, according to the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, one of the leading U.S. colleges offering nanotechnology degrees. Read the Whole Article |
| January 6th, 2016 The Future of Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine Amanda Richter As technology continues to get smaller and smaller, the opportunities for it to improve our lives only continue to grow exponentially. Eventually, these advancements turn a corner and open up a whole new world of possibilities. Consider the phone, for example. At some point in the mid-90s the technology became compact enough to allow for a model that anyone could sensibly carry at all times. Sure, there had been mobile phones before then, but the technology needed time to develop before it could become truly viable. Read the Whole Article |
| October 6th, 2015 How Nanocrystal Technology Is Changing the World Amanda Richter If someone asked you to name an efficient material for building batteries, you probably wouldn't think of trees — but that may be changing, thanks to work researchers at McMaster University are doing with nanocrystal technology. Read the Whole Article |
| September 23rd, 2015 Environmental Applications of Nanotechnology Amanda Richter When the staff at Knole House in Kent, England, realized that bio-organisms where destroying this 600-year-old European estate, it was not the landscapers, painters or architects who saved the day. It was the chemical engineers. Read the Whole Article |
| February 10th, 2015 Nanotechnology Brings 'X-Men' Power and Boat Repair Together Amanda Richter The existence and future potential of nanotechnology will undoubtedly drum up a lot of ethical and legal questions about the enhancement of the human body. Read the Whole Article |
| October 16th, 2014 Small Scale Nanotechnology Is Improving Mobile Devices in a Big Way Amanda Richter Nanotechnology has recently improved the picture of LED displays on mobile devices by 400 hundred percent. Read the Whole Article |
| June 27th, 2014 Nanotechnology Is Breaking Down Walls in Smartphone Features Amanda Richter Read the Whole Article |
| April 17th, 2014 4 Uses of Liquid Silicone Rubber in Nanotechnology Amanda Richter There have been some exciting breakthroughs in the use of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) throughout the sciences. Read the Whole Article |
| March 11th, 2014 Scientists Want to Change the Way We Use and Wear Clothing Amanda Richter If you're not familiar with Life Alert, the health monitoring technology for seniors, you've certainly heard their famous slogan before. Devices like the ones made by Life Alert allow seniors to contact medical professionals by pressing a button on a device worn around the neck in case of a heart attack, stroke or debilitating fall. Read the Whole Article |
| December 31st, 2013 The Solution to Authenticity: Nanocrystals and T-dots Amanda Richter Could the answer to China's manufacturing problems be solved? Is there finally a way to confirm product authenticity? And is nanotechnology the answer? Read the Whole Article |
| November 12th, 2013 How Nanotech CouldChange The Way We Play Games Amanda Richter Once upon a time, in a computer store far, far away, people purchased games and other software for their personal computer. Read the Whole Article |
| October 22nd, 2013 Will Carbon Nanotubes End Moore's Law and Silicon Chips? Amanda Richter Stanford University researchers have created the first computer using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) instead of silicon chips. The nanotechnology runs faster and uses less energy, which means less heat emitted from the processors. Science is years from taking this invention and scaling it to support the vast volumes of data that silicon chips handle, but most experts agree it's a big first step. Read the Whole Article |
| September 20th, 2013 Nanotechnology in Your Pocket: Samsung's New Smartwatch and More Amanda Richter Recent advances in nanotube technology are making it more likely we'll see consumer-grade nanotechnology within the decade. Samsung unveiled a new smartwatch in September 2013, that uses nanotechnology to provide phone service to a device no larger than a business card. Read the Whole Article |
| July 17th, 2013 4 Ways Nanotechnology Will Revolutionize Medicine Amanda Richter Medication targeting cancer like a smart missile, receptors that tell a doctor when your blood pressure is too high, a tumor that changes colors to assist surgeons — what sounds like science fiction is very much fact thanks to nanotechnology in medicine. Perhaps the biggest breakthrough in the industry since the introduction of antiseptics, nanotechnology is helping revolutionize how we treat disease by making health care faster, smarter and more affordable. Read the Whole Article |
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