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Nano World off the Radar for Most People
Sunscreens contain nano particles, carbon and titania nanotubes show promise and nano structures are the rage in engineering schools.
While the proliferation of nano research may signal a mini-revolution, outside the realms of business and science, this insurgency may be no more than a whisper, according to an international team of researchers. "In the last 15 years we have continuously been exposed to a variety of emerging technologies -- biotechnology, information science and technology, cognitive science and now nanotechnology," says Akhlesh Lakhtakia, the Charles Godfrey Binder professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State.
Tiny Wire Assembly Technique May Help Detect Cancer and Other Diseases
http://www.gonano.psu.edu/news/tinywire.asp
Tony Huang Is Making Motors Out Of Molecules
http://www.rps.psu.edu/indepth/nanomuscles.html
"Education is the key to understanding these areas."
http://live.psu.edu/story/21850
Papers by Penn State Nano Researchers Among Top 20 Most Read
http://www.mri.psu.edu/articles/06w/NanoPaper/index.asp
Titania Nanotube Arrays Harness Solar Energy
http://www.mri.psu.edu/articles/BC/research/CraigGrimes/index.asp
Anatomy of a Discovery
http://www.mri.psu.edu/articles/BC/research/AnatomyOfDiscovery/index.asp
New Probe and Microscopy Technique Illuminates Defects in Materials
http://www.mri.psu.edu/articles/BC/research/New_Probe/index.asp
WUN Lecture Describes the Creation of High Value NanoParticles
http://www.mri.psu.edu/articles/wun/
Micro-surgical Tools and Morphing Aircraft Wings
http://www.mri.psu.edu/articles/06s/MaryFrecker/index.asp