I mentioned recently our work at Envision on the need to be able to rapidly distinguish between various strains of pathogens and how nanotechnology plays a part, but printable electronics plays a greater role than simply producing the detectors. The beauty of being able to print devices is that costs become almost insignificant, so the critical semiconductor industry metric of yield, i.e. …
Swine Flu or a Common Cold? Our Nanotech Can Tell In Seconds
A criticism that has been levelled at nanotechnology is that after over $50 billion dollars of government funding, not much of use has emerged – yet. As someone involved on the investment side of business for a long time, finding opportunities that can be commercialised and profitable has been one of the hardest things to do. However, a lot of …