Trips to the NanoFrontier

Links for 2009-06-25 [Digg]

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Laura Rogers: Who's Hogging Our Antibiotics?
interesting piece on human antibiotics being wasted on animals

Episode 6 - Synthetic Biology on the NanoFrontier?

nano@wilsoncenter.org (Karen Schmidt & Alex Parlini) — Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:05:50 -0500

Mechanical engineers use off the shelf tools and components to create their products, and in Jay Keasling’s vision, genetic engineers will one day soon have similar resources at their disposal. Using proteins and DNA to create new products these biological factories will produce improved medical treatments, next generation fuels and chemicals and a host of other sophisticated technologies.

Episode 5 - Creating Tomorrow's Tools Today

nano@wilsoncenter.org (Karen Schmidt & Alex Parlini) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:56:33 -0400

This episode peers in on the tiny world of nano-electronics at Caltech - where pioneer Jim Heath and his colleagues are exploring new ways of making computer chips as well as tiny sensors. For more information visit: www.nanotechproject.org

Episode 4 - Future Bright for Nano Solar

nano@wilsoncenter.org (Karen Schmidt & Alex Parlini) — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:11:37 -0400

In this episode, Karen Schmidt explores nano applications for renewable energy with Dr. Nate Lewis from the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Lewis and his colleagues are working on nano-enhanced solar cells and semi-conductors. For more information visit www.nanotechproject.org

Episode 3 - Plenty of Clean Water on the NanoFrontier

nano@wilsoncenter.org (Karen Schmidt & Alex Parlini) — Tue, 7 Aug 2007 18:10:26 -0400

This episode explores how Eric Hoek and his engineering research team at the University of California at Los Angeles, developed a new membrane using nanoparticles that promises to dramatically reduce the cost and energy needed to desalinate seawater and clean wastewater. In the near term, these membranes could work in municipal desalination plants in water-thirsty areas, such as those planned for the California coastline. In the future, this groundbreaking technology can be adapted to meet the clean water needs of poor countries and people who rely on low cost, decentralized water treatment systems.

Episode 2 - Green Nanotechnology

nano@wilsoncenter.org (Karen Schmidt & Alex Parlini) — Thu, 5 Jul 2007 14:21:24 -0400

Episode 2 in a podcast series from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies in Washington DC. Science reporter Karen Schmidt interviews Dr. Angela Belcher, a nanotechnology researcher breaking new ground in the field of green nanotechnology. For more info visit www.nanotechproject.org/131

Episode 1 - Nanomedicine

nano@wilsoncenter.org (Karen Schmidt & Alex Parlini) — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:30:48 -0400

Episode 1 in a podcast series from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies in Washington DC. Science reporter Karen Schmidt interviews Dr. Samuel Stupp - a pioneer in the field of regenerative nanomedicine. For more information please visit www.nanotechproject.org/114