This month, we’re talking about solar as part of an application of nanotechnology. Every video on the topic leads off with the same line: “Every minute, the sun hits the planet with enough to power everything for a year”. That’s the easy line…that hard part when it comes to economics.
Because of the cost of silicon (the traditional solar PV material) and efficiency of the material, much research and focus is tending towards using nanoparticles to absorb sunlight. The material would be able to be applied on rooftops everywhere, feeding …

In two weeks, we’ll be discussing Nanotechnology again, this time in the context of energy usage. As we first discussed last year, there is always concerns about toxicology, especially when it comes to nanotubes.
A study released in May of 2008 details the reason for concern. In the study on mice, injection of a type of nanotube caused a chronic inflammatory response, the type of response over time that could lead to the development of cancer or other respiratory disease. While the study was concerning, it just underlies the need to …

Videos are now up of the Nanomedicine event last week.
Check out my new feature…a 10 minute recap of the evening.

As always, you can watch snippets of the video on YouTube as well.