Nanotechnology – taking it to the people
Further reading
July 2008, page 14
Nanofilter cleans water in disaster zones (by Stephen Luntz)
Describes Australian research into the use of nanomaterials for filtering water.
March 2006, page 11
Nanotube power for laptops
Describes solar cells made from conductive polymers and nanotubes that may eventually be used to power laptops and mobile phones.
October 2005, pages 14-18
Tiny particles: big risks (by Sarah Belfield)
Discusses the occupational health and safety concerns surrounding nanotechnology.
September 2005, pages 33-34
Bubbles under the spell of sound (by Franz Grieser and Muthupandian Ashokkumar)
Describes experiments using ultrasound on bubbles to make reactive chemicals that can degrade pollutants and kill microbes.
November/December 2003, pages 14-26
This special issue on nanotechnology contains the following articles:
- What colour is gold (by Paul Mulvaney)
- Pollution's sweet solution (by Michael Moylan)
- Nanoengineering smart particles (by Frank Caruso)
- Manipulating viruses to grow semiconductors (by Angela Belcher)
- Thermodynamic limits to nanomachines (by Denis Evans)
- Nanotechnology raises big issues (by Vijoleta Braach-Maksvytis)
No. 153, pages 20-21
Nanosafety and the environment(by Robin Taylor)
Covers the need for research into environmental and health risks from nanotechnology.
Summer 2005
Harnessing nanotechnology to improve global equity (by Peter Singer, Fabio Salamanca-Buentello and Abdallah Daar)
Summarises the use of nanotechnology in developing countries.
8 July 2005
The molecular Matryoshka (by David Bradley)
Describes research into self-assembling molecules.
September 2006
This issue contains a number of features on nanotechnology, including:
- From Rusal with love (by Pavel Ulianov)
- Nano work for cement giants
- How nanomaterials can benefit healthcare (by Jim McLaughlin)
- Powering ahead (by Matt Harris)
- Measure for measure
- Printing panache (by Paul Butler)
- Nanotechnology ethics (by Geoffrey Hunt)
- Holding it together (by Michael Forrest)
22 May 2008, page 430
Microscopy: Enter, the nanoscope
Reports on the development of microscopes that image in nanometres.
1 October 2003, pages 1127-1129
Little science, big bucks (by Laura De Francesco)
Comments on the commercialisation of nanotechnology.
1 October 2003, pages 1137-1143
Commercializing nanotechnology (by Laura Mazzola)
Summarises the world-wide trend of investment in nanotechnology.
Newsline
Spring 2005, pages 18-19
The nano alter-ego (by Pete Wilton)
Describes the ACORN project which looked at ways to make nanoparticles.
A collection of articles on nanotechnology is available.
28 November 2009, pages 48-51
It’s super-carbon (by Michael Brooks)
Covers the potential of nanoscale carbon, particularly graphene.
17 January 2009, pages 33-35
Nanoplumbing: More than just a pipe dream (by Philip Ball)
Discusses research into the use of nanotubes for desalination of water.
20 May 2008, page 4
Nanotubes' toxic effects 'similar to asbestos' (by Colin Barras)
Describes the effect of carbon nanotubes on the lung.
27 February 2008, pages 42-43
Nanotech: The shape of things to come (by Mason Inman)
Describes developments in nanotechnology.
18 June 2005, page 30
A brush to clean up the nanoworld (by Duncan Graham-Rowe)
Describes a brush made from carbon nanotubes to clean away unwanted nanoparticles.
6 November 2004, page 32
Welcome to attoworld (by Hazel Muir)
Describes the ‘attoworld’, where things being measured are so small they are 10-18 of a standard metric unit.
January 2006
This issue contains four articles on nanomedicine.
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Down to the nearest billionth
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Treating and healing on three fronts
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The miracle and the infinite
- Toxicity under nano-surveillance
A collection of articles on nanotechnology is available.
May 2009, pages 60-65
Powering nanorobots (by Thomas E. Mallouk and Ayusman Sen)
Describes research into ways of controlling nanomachine movement.
30 July 2008, pages 68-75
Self-cleaning materials: Lotus leaf-inspired nanotechnology (by Peter Forbes)
Covers nanotechnology applications in wettability, self-cleaning materials and disinfection.
16 June 2008
Nanotech to regrow cartilage and soothe aching knees (by Larry Greenemeier)
Reports on research into the use of carbon nanotubes and electricity to repair cartilage.
July 2006, page 21
Nanotechnology’s future (by Mihail C. Roco)
Suggests that there will be four phases to the rise in prominence of nanotechnology.
May 2006, page 18
Light work (by Eric Smalley)
Describes a nanotube that has enhanced the efficiency of creating hydrogen from water.
February 2006, pages 54-57
Miniaturised power (by Charles Q. Choi)
Describes the development of a nanobattery.
November 2005, pages 48-55
Nanocomputers crossbar (by Philip Kuekes, Gregory Snider and Stanley Williams)
Describes ‘crossbars’ – crisscrossing networks of nanowires – that may succeed silicon-based circuits.
2 August 2005
Nanotube-laser combo selectively targets cancer cells, study shows
Reports on a study that suggests the combination of carbon nanotubes and a modified laser beam selectively destroys tumor cells.
August 2005, pages 66-71
Nanobodies (by W. Wayt Gibbs)
Describes research into the use of ‘nanobodies’ – fragments of antibodies derived from camels – against a number of diseases.
February 2005, pages 66-69
Nanotubes in the cleanroom (by Gary Stix)
Describes the use of nanotubes in the development of electronic memory chips.
July 2004, pages 45-51
Magnetic field nanosensors (by Stuart Solin)
Describes the physical effect called extraordinary magnetoresistance and its potential applications.
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