PH254 Introduction to Nanotechnology: Difference between revisions

Welcome to PH:254 -- Introduction to Nanotechnology at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

In the article "Nanotechnology and the Developing World" Fabio Salamanca-Buentello, Deepa L. Persad, Erin B. Court, Douglas K. Martin, Abdallah S. Daar, and Peter A. Singer show that nanotechnology is an extremely powerful growing collection of tools that can be harnessed to address some of the world's most critical sustainable development problems.[1]

Below find examples under progress

ATTENTION STUDENTS

Please put your 3 nanotech ideas on the nanotechnology page -- and then list the concept you are going to expand on below with your signature tag:

SKM Nanotech Ideas

• Solar-powered UV lamp for water sterilization.
• Use of silicon nanowires in batteries to improve energy density.
• Use of nanodevices in DNA delivery, improving upon methods in somatic gene therapy and crop engineering. --Sean McFarland 10:30, 17 January 2008 (PST)

JMR Nanotech Ideas

• Development of nanomachines with somatic gene recognition/modification potential.
• Use of nanocapsules in the delivery of drugs to specific cellular sites.
• The monitoring of cellular function trough use of nanotubles and nanoparticles.

CAB Nanotech Ideas

• Nanoparticles for delivering chemotherapy drugs to cancers cells along with finding other diseased cells. --Chad Buerk
• Nanotechnology for reducing air pollution.
• Qdots for identifying and locating cancer cells.

JMP Nanotech Ideas

• OLED or an organic LEDs
• Nano rust and arsenic removal from water
• Nanotechnology and solar photovoltaic cells

KC Nanotech Ideas

• Removing contamination from soil -- K. Carfang 08:40, 24 January 2008 (PST)
• Making catalyst use less energy and making less waste
• Using to make geothermal energy less expensive and more effective

CLM Nanotech Ideas

• Microfabrication: microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology fabrication and integrated circuit technology.
• Using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology to create new high frequency circuits for Communications.--CLMitchell 08:42, 23 January 2008 (PST)
• microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology- MEMS accelerometers

CAS Nanotech Ideas

• Production of hydrogen and hydrogen storage for use in hydrogen fuel cell energy.--S casterner 08:24, 23 January 2008 (PST)
• The use of nanoparticles in fertilizer to improve soil fertility in poor regions.
• Using nanoparticles as report platforms for cancer detection and treatment.

BWS Nanotech Ideas

• The use of solar cells and photovoltaics to create clean, sustainable energy. --Benjamin W. Sturtz 10:10, 23 January 2008 (PST)
• The use of nanotubes to create substances that are exceptionally durable.
• The use of nanotechnology to increase the energy storage capacity of batteries.