Nanotechnology for the Environment
Mission
- Develop point-of-packaging nanosensors to detect contaminates such as salmonella on the surface of food at the packaging plant
- Develop field sensors that can differentiate genetically engineered foods
- To create safe, inexpensive, and portable nano-enabled devices capable of sensing and remediating pollutants in water
- To employ nanomaterials to solve major environmental remediation problems
- To use nanoparticle probes to sense the presence of environmental toxins simply, rapidly, and at lower levels than conventional tests on-site
- To employ nanomaterials as highly functional sponges to soak up environmental toxins
Pay-off
- To use nanomaterials to meet the world’s need for safe food and clean water
- To safeguard our most valuable resource – our planet by enabling environmental hazards to be identified and cleaned up faster and more efficiently
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