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

Nano-Scaled Crystal Linkers Join Un-Joinable Silicone and Teflon

Researchers at the Kiel University have developed a new technology that can join Teflon and silicone. Passive nano-scaled crystal linkers are employed as staples to join these two “un-joinable materials”.

27 Aug 2012

What is a Lab-on-a-Chip?

Lab-on-a-chip refers to technologies which allow operations which normally require a laboratory -synthesis and analysis of chemicals - on a very miniaturized scale, within a portable or handheld device.

24 Aug 2012

Study Reveals Carbon Nanotubes Can be Toxic to Aquatic Organisms

According to a collaborative study conducted by the United States Geological Survey and the University of Missouri, carbon nanotubes can be harmful to aquatic organisms.

24 Aug 2012

Researchers Quantify Health Impact of Nanofibers

Researchers at University of Edinburgh have quantified the health impact of nanofibers, paving the way to reduce health risks faced by people working with these small fibers utilized in manufacturing industries.

24 Aug 2012

Colloids and Clays - The Pre-History of Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is though of as a recent development in science, but we have been using the advantageous properties of nanoscale materials for centuries.

23 Aug 2012

UC Riverside Research Enables Nano Engineered Applications to Develop Electronic Nose Prototype

Nano Engineered Applications, a company of Innovation Economy, has developed an ‘electronic nose’ prototype that is capable of detecting trace amounts of hazardous airborne substances based on a work by Nosang Myung, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, Bourns College of Engineering.

23 Aug 2012

NanoLogix to Begin Commercialization of BioNanoPore and BioNanoFilter Diagnostic Kits

NanoLogix, a biotechnology company specializing in the rapid detection of harmful bacteria, is all set to bring its BioNanoFilter (BNF) and BioNanoPore (BNP) diagnostic kits to the market under FDA 510K-exempt status.

23 Aug 2012

Nanocatalysis: New Dimensions in Catalysis

Nanomaterials in catalysis are offering a whole new array of
parameters which scientists can tweak to try and find the perfect
catalyst.

22 Aug 2012

New Graphene Anode Material Helps Develop High-Power Density Li-Ion Batteries

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have created a novel graphene anode material that is chargeable and dischargeable at a rate tenfold quicker than traditional graphite anodes utilized in present rechargeable lithium (Li)-ion batteries, without any considerable energy density loss.

22 Aug 2012

Nanotechnology in Personalized Medicine

Personalized medicine is an approach to treating patients which is gaining popularity, particularly where conditions can very from patient to patient, like with cancer. Nanotechnology is a natural partner for this approach.

22 Aug 2012