Important Innovations Collection

"Artificial Chameleon Skin" Source:  University of Cambridge Big Advance in Nanotechnology to Mimic Nature From scientists at the University of Cambridge in the UK a new innovative material that changes color when exposed to heat or light. The team calls it "artificial chameleon skin" and says it has wide application from active camouflage to large-scale dynamic displays.  The skin is powered by nanomachines.  The scientists say their work represents a big advance in using nanoscale technology to do biomimicry or mimic nature. Dramatic Color Changes The scientific inspiration came from color changing animals like chameleons and in particular their color changing skin cells, chromatophores.  The team essentially created artificial chromatophores by using tiny particles of gold, coating it with a polymer shell and then squeezing it into tiny drops of water in oil.  When exposed to heat or light, the nanoparticles stick together and dramaticall...

Powered by Bubbles and Nano-Motors Source:  UNSW Artist Concept Very Promising Targeted Drug Delivery System Researchers at the University of South Wales, in Sydney Australia,  have developed a new technology for targeted drug delivery inside the human body.  They've invented a tiny sub powered by bubbles and nano-motors to deliver medicine. Nano drug vehicles are a big avenue of research and development globally.  But the question has been how to target drugs inside the body most effectively and how to power the delivery vehicle. This new and unique approach is based on how military submarines sink below the surface and rise. Nano Drug Delivery Vehicle The microscopic subs are made of metal organic frameworks that contain a bioactive enzyme and targeted drugs.  The enzyme reacts with blood, creates gas bubbles which the sub can capture or release to get to its targeted destination inside the body.  More testing needs to be done but the resear...

Promises to Cut Your Heating Costs 80 to 95% Source:  KOLEDA SOLUS KOLEDA SOLUS - Innovation Heating Up KOLEDA calls it the world's most efficient radiator.  It's called SOLUS.  The graphene based radiator promises to cut heating costs by up to 95% in your home. Nanotech Coating It's equipped with the company's patent pending nanotech coating and graphene based heating element.  These two components work together to offer convection heating and infrared heating. Uses 20 x Less Power The unit, with its minimalist design, can heat 50 square feet with twenty times less power.  It's portable, weights less than 10 pounds and can be preset to your desired temperature.  It's heating innovation that's hot and scheduled for delivery in April 2019.

Detects Cancer Faster Source:  University of Kansas Medical Center Lab on a Chip Works On a Miniscule Amount of Plasma The new, lab on a chip's key piece of innovation is a 3D nanoengineering method that mixes and senses biological elements based on a herringbone structure found in nature.  The herringbone drains the liquid sample into a gap allowing hard contact with the surface of the chip system to recognize disease quickly. This is another example of nature inspired innovation. Ultrasensitive Medical Device This is an ultrasensitive diagnostic device developed at the University of Kansas Medical School.  It's designed to enable doctors to detect cancer much faster from a drop of blood or plasma.  That means earlier intervention and potentially better outcomes for patients.  It's been successfully tested using clinical samples from ovarian cancer patients.

New Material Developed by UPenn , U of Cambridge UK & International Team Source: University of Pennsylvania Brand New Material With Great Potential This is breakthrough innovation in Materials Science.  It's a porous 'metallic wood" as strong as titanium and 5-times lighter.  The developers - scientists at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Illinois and the University of Cambridge UK - say the new material can be used for aircraft wings, prosthetic legs, batteries, among many other things. 'Metallic Wood' Their research has just been published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports.  They've built a sheet of nickel with nanoscale pores that make it as strong as titanium but much lighter.  The metal pores make it similar to natural wood and that's why it's being called "metallic wood". Discovery Process Here's the process. The scientists suspended tiny spheres in water.  As the water evaporated, the spheres f...

Heart Pacemaker Powered by Ligh t Stock Photo: Sunrise Over Mountain  Solar Energy Heart Beats This is a tiny, solar cell that keeps the heart beating.  In fact, it seems to teach the heart how to beat.  It's an innovation that may lead to heart pacemakers powered by light. It's breaking new innovation invented by scientists at the University of Chicago.  It's totally new and quite exciting. Specs They've created a flexible mesh from silicon that wraps around the heart. They threaded nanowires across it to connect with cardiac cells.  When activated by light, it creates a tiny electrochemical effect that stimulates the heart muscles in a unique way.  A small optical beam scans the heart area with a laser.  Each flash activates the cells, causing the heart to beat at the rate of the light. Breakthrough Medical Innovation This  research has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  The researc...

Important Innovations- SNIFFPHONES Source:  SNIFFPHONE Breakthrough Innovation from Israel It's called the SNIFFPHONE. It uses nanotechnology sensors to analyze particles in the breath and pinpoints evidence of disease.  The diseases include certain types of cancers, pulmonary disease and the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases. Putting a Micro-Chip into a Breathalyzer-Like Device This device has been awarded the European Commissions Innovation Prize.  The recipient is Israeli Professor Hossam Haick of the Wolfson faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Technion -Israel Institute of Technology.  The scientist says this is all about humanity and our digital future.  He was cited by the Commission as the most innovative scientist achieving an idea in electronic systems. Microchips and Biomarkers The Israeli team places a microchip into a breathalyzer-like device to diagnose unique fingerprints of disease.  These are biomarkers of disease...