Nanosensors: Sensitive Little Things
19.01.2012
New sensing devices that employ nanomaterials with dimensions smaller than 100 nanometres (1000 times smaller than the thickness or a human hair) as active sensors are now entering the marketplace. Ranging from the simple pregnancy tests to complex disease diagnostics, these devices offer tremendous improvements, e.g., in sensitivity compared to current sensing technologies. For this reason, the global nanosensor market is expected to exceed $ 17.2 Billion by 2012.

In the next lecture of the Annual College of Science, Engineering and Food Science (SEFS) Public Lecture Series titled:”Nanosensors: Sensitive Little Things” on January 25th, Dr Alan O’Riordan, Tyndall National Institute, UCC and CIT will look at (i) what nanosensors actually are, (ii) why they are so good at sensing, and (iii) what the future holds for these new emerging devices, particularly in Point-of-Care or early disease diagnosis.

Alan O’Riordan is a Principal Investigator and Staff Researcher in the Nanotechnology Group at Tyndall National Institute and an Adjunct Lecturer in Nanotechnology at Cork Institute of Technology. His research focuses on fabrication and characterisation of novel nanostructures and their applications to nano-analytical science, e.g., nanoelectrochemistry and nano-biophotonics.

The lecture will be delivered on Wednesday, January 25th 2012 at 8pm in Boole IV Lecture Theatre. The lecture series is organised by Emeritus Professor William Reville, Public Awareness of Science Officer, SEFS and will continue until March 14th.

Full details of the lectures can be consulted by visiting website http://understandingscience.ucc.ie/Lecture2012.pdf

Admission is free, and as always, members of the public are invited to attend.

Picture: Dr Alan O'Riordan

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