Aug 05
A new generation of nanotech fabrics is hitting the market. Fabrics with embedded nanoparticles to detect counterfeiting devices, explosives and dangerous chemicals or to serve as antibacterials for hospitals, law enforcement or the hospitality industry are just a few of the products that a new company, launched by two Cornell researchers, will produce. The company …
Jul 10
Catalytic Clothing is a fashion innovation that’s meant to clean the air using nanotechnology. Professor and designer Helen Storey and scientist Tony Ryan have collaborated to add a photocatalytic process to fabric. This process requires Titanium Oxide and UV Light. When these two interact, the combination aggressively breaks down volatile organic compounds like formaldehyde and ammonia, turning them into carbon dioxide …
Sep 24
Ineke Malsch, with the support of nanopodium, has put together six, five minute interviews with opinion makers as part as the nanorights and peace project. They’re meant to be part of the Dutch public’s conversation about nanotech. I’ve posted one here, about nanotech and defense, and the rest can be viewed here. The others are about water purification, solar …
Aug 30
So humans can invent a fleet of autonomous solar-powered, sea-swarm robots made “with ultra-light nanowire mesh that can absorb up to 20 times its weight in oil” and use these to clean up an oil spill in 30 days but we can’t figure out a way to actually use solar power to meet our energy …
