SNOM is the acronym for Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy, an alternative name for NSOM (Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy). The resolution achieved is far better than that which conventional optical microscopes can attain.
By Profesor Aaron Lewis
23 Jun 2010
Suitable for science and engineering graduates with an interest in the development of ultra precision and nanoengineered surfaces and their applications.
MANCEF's (the global Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialisation Education Foundations) mission is: "To connect the global micro and nanotechnology community focused on the challenges and opportunities facing the world"
By Dr. Clive Davenport
8 Jun 2010
Product engineering of micro and nano technology (MNT) devices differs substantially from product engineering in more traditional industries. The general approach is mostly bottom up, as it centres around the available fabrication techniques.
By Dr. Dirk Ortloff
7 Jun 2010
The management of health risk is a complicated process. In this short article, we will outline the method for managing the potential health risks arising from exposure to engineered nanoparticles (ENP).
By Dr. Lang Tran
7 Jun 2010
Nanotechnology, with its unprecedented control over the structure of materials, can provide us with superior materials that will unlock tremendous potential of many energy technologies currently at the discovery phase.
By Professor Javier Garcia-Martínez
7 Jun 2010
The research efforts taking place within The Nanomedicine Lab are bridging the gap between fundamental nanomaterials engineering and pharmaceutical development towards the realisation of advanced therapeutic and imaging modalities.
By Professor Kostas Kostarelos
25 May 2010
The creation of 3D micro-and nanoobjects with well-defined and reproducible functionalities remains a key challenge in nanotechnology.
By Professor Oliver G. Schmidt
25 May 2010
Exceptional advances in the control of material properties has been achieved, through careful manipulation of geometry on nano- and sub-nanometre length scales, in magnetoelectronics and nanomagnetism.
By Professor Robert Stamps
18 May 2010
Bacteria readily adhere on all types of surfaces and form biofilms. The biofilm protects the colonizing microorganisms and thus, bacteria in a biofilm can be several orders of magnitude more resistant to antibacterial agents than their planktonic counterparts.
By Professor K.G. Neoh
18 May 2010