If terms like nanotubes, quantum dots and nanorobots mean more than “something tiny or microscopic” to you, you may have a future in nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is one of the hottest and fastest growing industries today. A lot of nanotechnology experts are needed for various posts and a lot more are expected to be in demand in the future. There are openings for researchers, program managers, professors, engineers, technicians, and chemists among others. Positions are available in educational institutions, manufacturing companies, private organizations, government offices, etc.
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The Houston Technology Center recently celebrated its 10th year anniversary, and during the said event, honored 6 people who have made great contributions to the field of nanotechnology. James Tour was one of the awardees. Tour is a laboratory professor in Rice University; he teaches chemistry, computer science, materials science, and mechanical engineering. He is also holder of over 40 patents and a consistently active nanotechnology innovator. In fact, he is most famous for his invention of the so-called nanoribbons.
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazett recently published a story about another breakthrough in the field of cancer research. Scientists from the University of Arkansas (both from the Medical Sciences and the Nanotechnology Center of the said university) are currently working on nanoparticles that have the potential of making cancer curable.
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Two Energy Frontier Research Centers, each with a 5-year grant from the US Department of Energy, will be established at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. One of the centers, to be headed by Victor Klimov, will focus on the applications of nanotechnology in energy research. Specifically, Klimov’s team will concentrate on the use of nanoscale materials to efficiently capture and harness solar energy in the production of electricity.
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Nanotechnology has once again proved useful. This time, Harvard Science reports that researchers from the Rowland Institute of Harvard have been able to develop and manufacture microscopic robots that can carry (or rather push) chemicals and other loads that are heavier than themselves through liquids or solutions; water, medicine, drugs, blood, and other types of liquids and solutions easily come to mind. Thus, the development of this nanoscale robots have implications in the field of biological research and medicine, especially microsurgery, among others.
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People already value their jewelry. Through Leah Heiss’ work, however, people will come to value them even more as jewelry can become functional and therapeutic as well as decorative.
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The semiconductor technology alliance comprised of industry giants IBM, Samsung Electronics, Infineon Technologies, Global Foundries, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, and STMicroelectronics have just announced the continuation of their cooperative efforts in the development of efficient and cost-effective semiconductor process technologies. The alliance’s current project involves the development of a semiconductor platform revolving around a 28-nanometer high-k (high dielectric constant) metal oxide gate or HKMG.
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Assistant Prof. Robert McLeod and 4 other team members from the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-B) have just discovered a method for shrinking nanotech circuits even further. The CU-Boulder scientists’ nanocircuit production method involves the use of two differently colored lights: an intense, highly focused beam of blue light and a slightly less-focused ultraviolet light that encompasses the blue light in a halo effect. McLeod and company’s use of a secondary, encompassing light is what makes this nanocircuit inscription method revolutionary.
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Since nanotechnology is a relatively young and growing field, it is difficult to look for a nanotechnologist job posted in the newspapers. However, many companies and venture capitalists have heavily invested in this field, resulting in many job opportunities. Shortages in the labor supply have in fact showed up even at the very early phase in the business development of nanotechnology.
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Nanotechnology is currently being used to help in the development of successful drug delivery system as well as in the conduct of nerve regeneration research. Principles from this field are applied to create “smart drugs” – the latest drug therapies that were discovered to cause fewer side effects to the patient. Medical researchers have also explored the possibility of using nanotechnology to detect, diagnose, and treat different forms of cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and other cardiovascular ailments.
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