Nanotechnology Presentations Coming Soon

Elsom Research President Dr. Yechiel will be the speaker at two upcoming nanotechnology-related events:

At the Nanomaterials Application Center Colloquium September 8, 2008, his presentation, “Nano-Tooling versus Nano-Sizing”, will be be available free to registered attendees live or by video conference at several Texas locations including Austin, College Station, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, and The Woodlands. An abstract of the presentation follows:

“While nano-sizing is an accredited feature of nano-technology, it is at the same time the more basic, simple, and even simplistic aspect for looking at nano-technology. Nano-sizing is an ancient trick and was even applied in potions made in ancient Egypt and other ancient cultures by simple – prolonged – grinding. On the other hand, patterning of small particles involves a completely different level of complexity and sophistication. Tooling in nano-technology implies that the real challenges of the field begin where small particles are thought to be organized in certain patterns rather than randomly distributed. Nano-technology exposes its great challenges mostly where special applications and tooling are co-developed.”

As part of International Technology Week in Dallas, Dr. Yechiel’s October 3 presentation on the “Biology and Medicine” track at nanoTX’08 will be “Nano-Encapsulation Technology Overcomes Aesthetic Limitations of Food and Skincare Ingredients”. This presentation will discuss some recent challenging projects at Elsom Research, in which innovative encapsulation techniques and small particle sizes make beneficial-but-unpleasant materials available for use in foods and cosmetics.