Will Soutter

Creative - Video Specialist

Will has a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Durham, and a M.Sc. in Green Chemistry from the University of York. Naturally, Will is our resident Chemistry expert but, a love of science and the internet makes Will the all-rounder of the team. In his spare time Will likes to play the drums, cook and brew cider.

Articles from Will

Nanotechnology in Cosmetics

Nanostructured materials have unique properties which cannot be achieved when working with the bulk form of the material. Applications for these special properties have beenuggested in many industries - the cosmetics industry is one of those most eager to make the most of the available opportunities.

21 Sep 2012

Researchers Employ Nanoparticles to Enhance Drug Efficacy

Targeted drug delivery has gained popularity with development in nanotechnology. Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have enhanced the process of direct drug delivery to targeted cells using nanoparticles to the next level where the drugs are delivered to a particular organelle in the targeted cells.

21 Sep 2012

Researchers Explore Ways to Develop Better Nanoparticle-Studded Carbon Electrodes for Microbial Fuel Cells

Biological Systems Unit of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University is involved in the development of low-cost and high-efficient waste-fueled microbial fuel cells for real-world applications.

21 Sep 2012

SK hynix Partners with SEMATCEH for EUVL Mask Infrastructure Development

SK hynix, a global supplier of memory devices including flash memory chips and dynamic random access memory chips (DRAMs), has entered into the extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) mask infrastructure (EMI) partnership of SEMATECH based at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany.

21 Sep 2012

SPTS Introduces Low-Temperature PECVD Solution for 3D-IC Packaging Applications

SPTS Technologies, the company that provides wafer processing solutions globally for semiconductor packaging, MEMS, power management device markets and such related markets, has introduced a low temperature plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) solution that addresses the issues in via-reveal passivation or post-through silicon via (TSV) processing in packaging of 3D integrated circuits.

21 Sep 2012

A Significant Step Towards Self-Assembling Nanoparticles

Scientists at University of Delaware are a step closer to creating self-assembling devices based on functional materials derived from nanoparticles.

21 Sep 2012

Researchers Create First Working Qubit Based on Single Atom in Silicon

A team of scientists from the University College, London, and University of Melbourne, headed by Professor Andrew Dzurak and Dr Andrea Morello from the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at University of New South Wales (UNSW), has developed the first functional quantum bit (qubit) based on a single silicon atom.

21 Sep 2012

Study Findings Shed Light on Graphene-Metal Junctions

Graphene is a one-atom-thick carbon material that demonstrates exotic properties suitable for the development of advanced electronic devices. However, to develop these graphene-based electronic devices, it is necessary to create junctions that link the nanomaterial to the ‘external world’ via at least two metal wires.

20 Sep 2012

Study Shows Surface Treatments Experience Loss of Nanomaterials and Properties

In a study that appeared in the Applied Catalysis B: Environmental magazine, TECNALIA researchers have discussed the release of nanomaterials due to water flow on surfaces comprising nanomaterials.

20 Sep 2012

New Method to Regenerate Cardiac Cells Using Carbon Nanotubes

A multi-disciplinary team from the Regenerative Medicine Institute at the National University of Ireland Galway together with researchers at Trinity College Dublin has developed a new technique based on the electrical properties of carbon nanotubes to create cells that enable the reproduction of cardiac cells.

20 Sep 2012