by Andrew Maynard | Jan 7, 2015 | Environment, Public Health, Risk, Technology Innovation
Earlier this week, The Conversation reported that, “The future is bright, the future is … quantum dot televisions.” And judging by the buzz coming from this week’s annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that’s right – the technology is providing manufacturers with a...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 16, 2014 | Nanotechnology
Vantablack – the new black? Over the past few days, the interweb’s been awash with virtual “oohs” and “ahs” over Surrey Nanosystems’ carbon nanotube-based Vantablack coating. The material – which absorbs over...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 11, 2014 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Risk
Nanojuice: drinkable nanoparticles for studying the gut Over the past few days, my news and social media streams have been inundated by articles on “nanojuice”. The “juice” – developed by researchers at the University of Buffalo and...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 14, 2013 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology
On Monday, the National Institute for Occupational Safety released new data on the potential role multi-walled carbon nanotubes play as a cancer-promoter – a substance that promotes the development of cancer in the presence of a carcinogen. In the study, mice...
