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Synthetic biology Life 2.0
Aug 31st 2006 | From The Economist print edition
The new science of synthetic biology is poised between hype and hope. But its time will soon come
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The new science of synthetic biology is poised between hype and hope. But its time will soon come
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Thursday, August 31, 2006
American Academy of Nanomedicine
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The American Academy of Nanomedicine is a forum to exchange ideas, communicate new findings, and encourage collaboration among the diverse disciplines represented in Nanomedicine. Among other things, membership in AANM will provide you with:
* Access to the latest information in research and clinical applications through the society’s quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine.
* The ability to discuss challenges and innovative findings with peers, face-to-face at AANM conferences, focused specifically on Nanomedicine-related topics and issues.
If you are involved in this exponentially expanding field as a basic or clinical investigator, engineer, molecular biologist, physician, or related profession of interest to the advancement of Nanomedicine, then let us know who you are so that we may keep you posted on upcoming events and initiatives.
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The American Academy of Nanomedicine is a forum to exchange ideas, communicate new findings, and encourage collaboration among the diverse disciplines represented in Nanomedicine. Among other things, membership in AANM will provide you with:
* Access to the latest information in research and clinical applications through the society’s quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine.
* The ability to discuss challenges and innovative findings with peers, face-to-face at AANM conferences, focused specifically on Nanomedicine-related topics and issues.
If you are involved in this exponentially expanding field as a basic or clinical investigator, engineer, molecular biologist, physician, or related profession of interest to the advancement of Nanomedicine, then let us know who you are so that we may keep you posted on upcoming events and initiatives.
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Texas Tech Researchers Make Chemical Warfare Protective Nanofibers
August 28, 2006
According to TExas Tech University Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, an assistant professor at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech, and graduate student Thandavamoorthy Subbiah recently discovered a honeycomb polyurethane nanofabric that can not only trap toxic chemicals, but also be used in a hazardous material suit. Ramkumar’s findings are featured in the Sept. 5 edition of the Journal of Applied Polymer Science. The project was funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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According to TExas Tech University Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, an assistant professor at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech, and graduate student Thandavamoorthy Subbiah recently discovered a honeycomb polyurethane nanofabric that can not only trap toxic chemicals, but also be used in a hazardous material suit. Ramkumar’s findings are featured in the Sept. 5 edition of the Journal of Applied Polymer Science. The project was funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Vitamin E nanotech innovation marks a big step for formulators
8/30/2006 - The rejuvenating qualities of vitamin E mean it is has long been a popular choice for anti-ageing skin care products, but likewise, it has traditionally been a difficult compound for formulators to work with. Until now that is.
British pharmacists working at King's College, London, announced at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester yesterday the development of a vitamin E gel that is easier to formulate thanks to the use of nanotechnology.
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British pharmacists working at King's College, London, announced at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester yesterday the development of a vitamin E gel that is easier to formulate thanks to the use of nanotechnology.
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Nanowater
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my next column is available.
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for history and future columns see
http://www.bioethicsanddisability.org/column.html
Any comments welcome
Cheers
Gregor
NCMS releases study on nanotechnology in industry
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released a final report titled “2005 NCMS Survey of Nanotechnology in the U.S. Manufacturing Industry”. The study, conducted under NSF sponsorship, documents the nation’s largest cross-industry survey of nanotechnology applications being commercialized by the U.S. manufacturing industry. The report is available at: http://www.ncms.org or http://www.nsf.gov/nano/.
Nearly 600 U.S. industry executives participated in the online NCMS-developed survey, providing insights on strategic issues affecting their organizations’ pursuit of nanotechnology, that included management views, adequacy of research infrastructure, commercialization readiness and a ranking of key barriers. The study compares these industry trends across U.S. regions, and provides information useful in planning corporate strategy, government policy and public investments to stimulate the largely small business-dominated nanotechnology industry, and help maintain the nation’s lead.
“The survey shows the increased significance of nanotechnology to both traditional and emerging fields in the last five years. In 2000, one could identify only a handful of companies with nanotechnology programs. In 2005, 18 percent of the surveyed industries are already marketing products, about 80 percent expect to commercialize nano-products by 2010, and almost everyone expressed confidence their organizations will be involved with nanotechnology in the future after 2010. Such expansion of industrial relevance has been a goal of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI),” said M.C. Roco, key architect of the NNI, and senior advisor for nanotechnology at NSF.
“While applications of two-dimensional nanotechnology products such as coatings, nano-particulates and thin films will proliferate in the near-term across many major industry sectors, the surveyed executives indicated close consensus that the key barriers to commercialization of more complex, three-dimensional nanotechnology products relate to process scalability, financing and regulatory issues,” said NCMS principal investigator Manish Mehta. “These challenges require concerted and innovative, public-private collaborations with unprecedented knowledge-sharing to overcome so as to reap the visionary benefits.”
NCMS is the largest cross-industry collaborative R&D consortium in North America devoted exclusively to manufacturing technologies, processes and practices. It has 20 years of experience in the formation of complex, multi-partner collaborative programs, and is backed by members representing virtually every sector of the manufacturing community.
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Nearly 600 U.S. industry executives participated in the online NCMS-developed survey, providing insights on strategic issues affecting their organizations’ pursuit of nanotechnology, that included management views, adequacy of research infrastructure, commercialization readiness and a ranking of key barriers. The study compares these industry trends across U.S. regions, and provides information useful in planning corporate strategy, government policy and public investments to stimulate the largely small business-dominated nanotechnology industry, and help maintain the nation’s lead.
“The survey shows the increased significance of nanotechnology to both traditional and emerging fields in the last five years. In 2000, one could identify only a handful of companies with nanotechnology programs. In 2005, 18 percent of the surveyed industries are already marketing products, about 80 percent expect to commercialize nano-products by 2010, and almost everyone expressed confidence their organizations will be involved with nanotechnology in the future after 2010. Such expansion of industrial relevance has been a goal of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI),” said M.C. Roco, key architect of the NNI, and senior advisor for nanotechnology at NSF.
“While applications of two-dimensional nanotechnology products such as coatings, nano-particulates and thin films will proliferate in the near-term across many major industry sectors, the surveyed executives indicated close consensus that the key barriers to commercialization of more complex, three-dimensional nanotechnology products relate to process scalability, financing and regulatory issues,” said NCMS principal investigator Manish Mehta. “These challenges require concerted and innovative, public-private collaborations with unprecedented knowledge-sharing to overcome so as to reap the visionary benefits.”
NCMS is the largest cross-industry collaborative R&D consortium in North America devoted exclusively to manufacturing technologies, processes and practices. It has 20 years of experience in the formation of complex, multi-partner collaborative programs, and is backed by members representing virtually every sector of the manufacturing community.
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