by Andrew Maynard | Apr 20, 2012 | Engagement, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
Not in the technical sense I’m afraid, but thought it would be fun to post this image of nano-branded M&Ms. They were used as part of a recent NanoDays session with local school kids exploring the broader implications of nanotechnology. The only substantive...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 4, 2012 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
It’s been hard to avoid the buzz surrounding nano quadrotors this week, following the posting of Vijay Kumar’s jaw-dropping TED talk – and the associated viral video of the semi-autonomous machines playing the James Bond theme. The quadrotors are...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 28, 2012 | Communication
If you haven’t been reading the Mind The Science Gap blog, you really should. Ten Masters of Public Health students have been excelling themselves as they hone their ability to take published research and translate it into something accessible to a broader...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 24, 2012 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Oversight, Regulation, Technology Innovation
A few weeks ago I spent some time chatting with Howard Lovy for an article for the Nanobusiness Commercialization Association. That interview was posted by Vincent Caprio on his blog a few days ago, and raised a few eyebrows – was I showing signs of becoming a...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 20, 2012 | Communication, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
This has just landed in my email in box from Craig Cormick at the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education in Australia, and I thought I would pass it on given the string of posts on nanoparticles in sunscreens on 2020 Science over...
