Under this
section you will find links to the original articles and press releases
from hand selected science and technology stories from various online
sources.
May 2001
UV-Cut
nanoparticles CSIRO & Melbourne based company Micronisers have developed ultrafine additives for
sunscreens and already captured 60 % of the Australian sunscreen market. Products have
been presented at the Hannover
trade fair 2001 in April
Source : CSIRO Media release
Advances made
in transparent electronics
Researchers at Oregon State University have made significant advances in the emerging
science of transparent electronics, creating transparent "p-type" semiconductors
that have more than 200 times the conductivity of the best materials available for that
purpose a few years ago.
Source: OSUNews
Crystal
optical fibers
A Danish company called "Crystal Fiber", a spin off
from the Technical University of Denmark develop tomorrow
optical fibers which guide light through holes and defects.
Source: The Economist
Glassy AgI Anything ( or almost
anything) can be made glassy if you are able to cool the melt
fast enough for avoid reorganization of the melted substance. Researchers at the university
of Cincinnati found another way to transform AgI into a glass structure by incorporate it
on a special glass host.
Source: University of Cincinnati
Metallic
and ceramic Nanoparticles
A mechanical Engineer at Washington University has
developed a technology that makes nanoparticles
smaller, faster, cleaner, and cheaper than existing
commercial process using the sodium/halide flame and
encapsulation technology
Source: Washington
University News
Recipe
Controls Nanocrystal Shape & Size Berkeley Lab scientists report a relatively simple recipe for making nanocrystals that
allows for the all-important control of crystal size and shape, and can be used to make
more than one variety of nanocrystals.
by Lynn Yarris
Source: Laurence Berkeley Lab News
Corning enter the Gene-Chip Market
Corning has a long story of reinventing itself as technology changes. From the first
Thomas Edison's light bulb to the fiber optics and now to genomics Corning confirm its
adaptability to the fast changing economy.
by Justin Gillis
Source: Washington
Post
