By Gina "Nanogirl" Miller
Many people feel a mature nanotechnology is necessary before any attempt will be made to revive cryonics patients. This is an attempt to let our readers know of the latest nano developments.
Nanogirl News is a free service provided by Nanotechnology Industries to promote technological awareness. The company specializes in nanotech consulting and web work. Gina has maintained the company’s website since 1998. She is signed up for suspension,with Alcor, is a Foresight Senior Associate member, and an Extropian. In her spare time she works with VRML software programs to give visual insight to the possibilities future technologies will enable us. You can check out her work at the Artistic License website at:
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Scientists unveil 'clay' robots that will shape our world. TINY robots that can turn into any shape - from a replica human to a banana to a mobile phone - are being developed by scientists in the United States. The new science of claytronics, which will use nanotechnology to create tiny robots called catoms, should enable three-dimensional copies of people to be "faxed" around the world for virtual meetings. A doctor could also consult with a patient over the phone, even taking their pulse by holding the wrist of the claytronic replica, reports New Scientist. Scotsman http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id
Nano World: Nano for stem-cell research. Cutting-edge nanotechnology is beginning to help advance the equally pioneering field of stem-cell research, with devices that can precisely control stem cells and provide self-assembling biodegradable scaffolds and experts told UPI's Nano World. "Nanotechnology might show people once and for all that you really can help regenerate organs with stem-cell biology and help people walk again, help people after heart attacks, help people after stroke," said John Kessler, a neurologist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. World Peace Herald
http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050613-112055-9237r
MIT's Nanoprinter Could Mass-produce Nano-devices. Just as the printing press revolutionized the creation of reading matter, a "nano-printing" technique developed at MIT could enable the mass production of nano-devices currently built one at a time. The most immediate candidate for this innovation is the DNA microarray, a nano-device used to diagnose and understand genetic illnesses such as Alzheimer's, viral illnesses such as AIDS, and certain types of cancer. The ability to mass produce these complex devices would make DNA analysis as common and inexpensive as blood testing, and thus greatly accelerate efforts to discover the origins of disease. Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/06/050608054226.htm
Commissioner responds to children's nano questions. EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik answered questions from children on nanotechnology when he visited the nanoTruck in Brussels on 15 June. A German initiative, the nanoTruck is a mobile science theme park exhibiting some of the latest science and technology at the nano dimension in a variety of disciplines. Inside the truck are magnetic fluids, measuring instruments that make atoms visible, and scratch-proof coatings for cars. The organizers encourage visitors try out the exhibits themselves, making it an ideal place to introduce the younger generation to the wonders of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Good news about saliva or "spit". Dr. Wong,
who also leads UCLA's Dental Research Institute, described the latest in saliva
diagnostic research to attendees at the American Dental Association's National
Media Conference, held here today. "We have developed highly specific,
nanotechnology-based biosensors which will permit the detection of
disease-bearing biomarkers in saliva," said Dr. Wong. Scientists have long
recognized that saliva contains the full complement of proteins, hormones,
antibodies and other molecular substances frequently measured in standard blood
tests to monitor health and disease, he explained.myDNA
China tops the world in nano-papers. News from
the 2005 China International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology held on
June 9 says that by December 2004 China has had more than 800 companies engaged
in trade in nano-technology and about a hundred nano-technology research
institutes. More than ten projects such as for making Li cells, solar cells,
textiles and environment-friendly interior paints have been commercialized.
People's Daily Online http://english.people.com.cn/200506/10/eng20050610_189642.html
Brush up on your nanotechnology. The world's smallest brushes, with bristles more than a thousand times finer than a human hair, have been created by researchers in the US. The brushes can be used for sweeping up nano-dust, painting microstructures and even cleaning up pollutants in water. The bristles' secret is carbon nanotubes, tiny straw-like molecules just 30 billionths of a metre across. They are incredibly tough and yet flexible enough that they will yield when pushed from the side. The researchers behind the brushes were led from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Nature Materials. BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4085214.stm