{"id":305971,"date":"2010-02-11T05:02:19","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T10:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/?p=6689"},"modified":"2010-02-11T05:02:19","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T10:02:19","slug":"gold-and-nanotechnology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/305971","title":{"rendered":"Gold and nanotechnology"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A release from the World Gold Council and Cientifica Ltd.,\u00a0smoking hot from the inbox this morning (the crazy formatting is from the original and I didn’t feel like fixing it, so apologies for reading difficulties):<\/p>\n

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Gold at Forefront of ‘Nanotechnology Revolution’<\/p>\n

LONDON, February 11\/PRNewswire\/ –<\/p>\n

– World Gold Council Research Paper Demonstrates Important Applications
\nin Development Using Gold Nanoparticles<\/p>\n

World Gold Council (WGC) has today published ‘Gold for Good: Gold and
\nnanotechnology in the age of innovation’, a research paper detailing new
\nscientific and technological innovations using gold. The report, which was
\nproduced in conjunction with Cientifica Ltd, the world’s leading source of
\nglobal business and investor intelligence about nanotechnologies,
\ndemonstrates how gold nanoparticles offer the potential to overcome many of
\nthe serious issues facing mankind over the coming decades.<\/p>\n

Gold nanoparticles exhibit a variety of unique properties which, when
\nharnessed and manipulated effectively, lead to materials whose uses are both
\nfar-ranging in their potential and cost effective. This report explores the
\nmany different applications that are being developed across the fields of
\nhealth, environment and technology.<\/p>\n

Trevor Keel, Nanotechnology Project Manager at World Gold Council said:<\/p>\n

“The opportunities and possibilities identified in this report are just a
\nsubset of the amazing scope to use gold in the era of nanotechnology. As a
\nreadily available and well understood material, gold nanoparticles are ideal
\nfor use in a vast array of applications that improve our lives. WGC is
\nlooking to promote and invest in the development of gold-based innovations
\nthrough Innovations Partnerships, so that the full benefits of gold
\nnanotechnology can be realized.”<\/p>\n

Tim Harper, founder of Cientifica Ltd, said:<\/p>\n

“Over the last decade, almost $50 billion of government funding has been
\ninvested into nanotechnologies, and this investment is now starting to bear
\nfruit with a steady stream of commercially viable nanotechnologies which are
\npositively impacting human health, the environment and technology. This paper
\ndemonstrates the many varied applications in which gold nanotechnology can
\nimprove society’s standard of living.”<\/p>\n

Health: Gold has a long history in the biomedical field stretching back
\nalmost five thousand years. However the dawn of the ‘nano-age’ has really
\nbroadened the potential of gold in biomedical applications and today, gold
\nnanoparticles are being employed in entirely novel ways to achieve
\ntherapeutic effects.<\/p>\n

Tumor targeting technologies which exploit gold’s inherent
\nbio-compatibility are being developed to deliver drugs directly into
\ncancerous tumours. Additionally, simple, cost effective and sensitive
\ndiagnostic tests are being developed for the early detection of prostate and
\nother cancers.<\/p>\n

Environment: Environmental concerns have never been more prominent –
\nenergy and clean water scarcity, global warming and pollution are all major
\nissues that need to be addressed. Gold nano-particle based technologies are
\nshowing great promise in providing solutions to a number of environmentally
\nimportant issues from greener production methods of the chemical feedstocks,
\nto pollution control and water purification.<\/p>\n

Gold-based catalysts are being developed that can effectively prevent the
\nrelease of highly toxic forms of mercury into the atmosphere, the reduction
\nof chemicals from green feedstock, and also for water purification and
\ncontaminant detection. In addition, gold is being used in meeting the
\nchallenge of constructing cost effective and efficient fuel cells, a key
\n‘clean-energy’ technology of the future.<\/p>\n

Advanced technology: Gold is already a well established
\nmaterial in the electronics industry and the use of gold can only increase as
\nthe worlds of electronics and nanotechnology interact further in the future.
\nGold is being developed for conductive nanoparticle inks for plastic
\nelectronics because of its material compatibility, inherent durability and
\nproven track record of reliability. Gold nanotechnologies have also been
\nshown to offer functional benefits for visual display technologies like touch
\nsensitive screens and potentially for use in advanced data storage
\ntechnologies including advanced flash memory devices.<\/p>\n

The full paper can be downloaded from:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gold.org\/assets\/file\/rs_archive\/gold_and_nanotechnology_in_the<\/a>
\n_age_of_innovation.pdf<\/p>\n

(Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste
\nthis hyperlink into your Internet browser’s URL address field. Remove the
\nspace if one exists.)<\/p>\n

OR<\/p>\n

http:\/\/cientifica.eu\/blog\/white-papers\/gold\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Innovation Partnerships<\/p>\n

World Gold Council works directly with partner companies via Innovation
\nPartnerships. These support research and development of new practical
\napplications for the metal, drawing on a genuine commercial market
\nrequirement for innovation. Partner organisations include (but are not
\nlimited to) precious metal, chemical, electronics, materials and biomedical
\ncompanies, ranging from small enterprises through to established
\ninternational businesses. Interested companies are invited to contact World
\nGold Council for further details.<\/p>\n

During 2009-2010 World Gold Council is particularly interested in
\nreceiving proposals relating to the following areas:<\/p>\n

Industrial catalysts (including catalysts for pollution control and
\nchemical processing)<\/p>\n

Biomedical applications (including medical diagnostics, therapeutics and
\nmaterials)<\/p>\n

Advanced electronics (including any technology or component likely to be
\nused in next-generation devices)<\/p>\n

Fuel cell systems (including applications both within the fuel cell
\nstructure and hydrogen processing infrastructure)<\/p>\n

Optical materials (including nanotechnology, chemicals and coatings)<\/p>\n

Companies interested in collaborating with World Gold Council
\nare invited to make contact.<\/p>\n

Notes to Editors:<\/p>\n

World Gold Council<\/p>\n

World Gold Council’s mission is to stimulate and sustain the demand for
\ngold and to create enduring value for its stakeholders. It is funded by the
\nworld’s leading gold mining companies. For further information please visit
\nhttp:\/\/www.gold.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cientifica<\/p>\n

Cientifica Ltd, based in London, is one of the world’s best-respected
\nconsultancy companies in the field of emerging technologies and technology
\ncommercialization. It provides global business intelligence and strategic
\nconsulting services to industry, governments and investors worldwide.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.cientifica.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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