The AZoNano.com "Nanotech Thought Leaders" series is a collection of articles that cover the key technology areas where Nanotechnology is making an impact and where it will make an increasing impact. All the articles are written by experts who have been invited as recognised leaders in their fields to provide a "state of the art" contribution.
The great promise of nanotubes as biosensing elements is the potential to develop systems where direct electron transfer between enzymes and electrodes is possible.
By Professor Joe G. Shapter
1 Jul 2010
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are regarded as the next-generation solar cells owing to the low fabrication cost and high photovoltaic efficiency.
By Professor Jianyong Ouyang
1 Jul 2010
For the last decades, nanotechnology has received lots of attention from our society as innovative solutions for the global problems.
By Professor Morinobu Endo
23 Jun 2010
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
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