Future Trends For Nanotechnology and the Application of Nanotechnology in Solar Cells, Nanofibres, S: "Future Trends For Nanotechnology and the Application of Nanotechnology in Solar Cells, Nanofibres, Sensors, Ultra Light Materials and Corrosion Prevention
Topics Covered
Background
Future Trends
Solar Cells
Nanofibres
Sensors
Spending and Investment
Ultra Light Materials
Corrosion and Corrosion Prevention
Background
Materials scientists and engineers have made significant developments in the improvement of methods of synthesis of nanomaterial solids. A brief review of future trends in nanotechnology developments is given in this article.
Future Trends
Unprecedented opportunities are arising for re-engineering existing products. For example, cluster of atoms (nanodots, macromolecules), nanocrystalline structured materials (grain size less than 100 nm), fibres less than 100 nm in diameter (nanorods and nanotubes), films less than 100 nm in thickness provide a good base to develop further new nanocomponents and materials.
The buckyball (C60) has opened up a excellent field of chemistry and material science with many exciting applications because of its ability to accept electrons. Carbon nanotubes have shown a promising potential in the safe, effective and risk free storage of hydrogen gas in fuel cells, increasing the prospects of wide uses of fuel cells and replacement of internal combustion engine. The potential of nanotubes can"
08 September 2006
Cancer research breakthrough
Cancer research breakthrough: "Cancer research breakthrough
[Posted: Fri 08/09/2006]
New research has identified the majority of the mutated genes that cause breast and colorectal cancers. This finding could eventually lead to new ways to diagnose and treat two of these two cancers.
The research, which has identified the first genetic map for these cancers, has been described by experts as 'groundbreaking' and 'truly remarkable'.
The researchers say the new finding help adjust cancer treatment for each patient and treat their cancer more effectively.
The scientists at Johns Hopkins at Baltimore expected to find a small number of cancer-causing cells. Instead, they found nearly 200. Breast and colorectal cancer are major killers of women in Ireland and worldwide.
In the past, chemotherapy for cancer has attacked both cancerous and healthy cells. Newer treatments have targeted specific cancer genes.
These therapies, however, only work with a small proportion of cancer patients and it is known that many more genes are responsible for cancer developing.
The new discovery, it is hoped to tackle more genes and a larger number of patients, in addition to making therapy more personalised according to a person’s genetic make-up.
In Ireland there are 2,000 new cases of breast cancer each year and 600 deaths, while one in 20 Irish men and one in 32 women will develop colorectal cancer.
The researc"
[Posted: Fri 08/09/2006]
New research has identified the majority of the mutated genes that cause breast and colorectal cancers. This finding could eventually lead to new ways to diagnose and treat two of these two cancers.
The research, which has identified the first genetic map for these cancers, has been described by experts as 'groundbreaking' and 'truly remarkable'.
The researchers say the new finding help adjust cancer treatment for each patient and treat their cancer more effectively.
The scientists at Johns Hopkins at Baltimore expected to find a small number of cancer-causing cells. Instead, they found nearly 200. Breast and colorectal cancer are major killers of women in Ireland and worldwide.
In the past, chemotherapy for cancer has attacked both cancerous and healthy cells. Newer treatments have targeted specific cancer genes.
These therapies, however, only work with a small proportion of cancer patients and it is known that many more genes are responsible for cancer developing.
The new discovery, it is hoped to tackle more genes and a larger number of patients, in addition to making therapy more personalised according to a person’s genetic make-up.
In Ireland there are 2,000 new cases of breast cancer each year and 600 deaths, while one in 20 Irish men and one in 32 women will develop colorectal cancer.
The researc"
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