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Automotive

In the automotive sector, nanotechnologies are widely used and can make a difference on different levels. Nanotechnology applications also in this case greatly improve the final product and cover a wide range of possibilities: scratch-resistant paint, fuel cells, more efficient batteries, more resistant tires, anti-reflective glass etc.

Biomedics

The nano world has always been widely used for medical applications, which is why if you are a biomedical products company, you probably already know that you can find allies in nanotechnology to improve your products.

Furniture

Nanotechnologies play a fundamental role in the furniture industry. Here, nanotechnology is capable of optimizing products to launch them into a market that is increasingly attentive to energy saving and performance efficiency.

Nanotechnologies play a fundamental role in the furniture industry. Here, nanotechnology is capable of optimizing products to launch them into a market that is increasingly attentive to energy saving and performance efficiency.

In fact, it is with the use of some nano technologies that it is possible to produce smart furniture, capable of warming up in cold weather, of becoming opaque against solar reflections, of changing color, of measuring fundamental body functions (yes to an armchair that takes its heartbeat), to protect yourself from dry heat. Nanotechnological furniture can also be equipped with antibacterial coatings that activate on contact, or with self-healing and repairing coatings, anti-mold, water-repellent and anti-fingerprint, anti-scratch, resistant to abrasion, rubbing, dry heat, impact, acid based solvents and household reagents.

If you are a furniture company interested in identifying innovative solutions to launch your products into the future, a nanotechnology approach might be for you.

Nanotechnologies can help improve products of all kinds: kitchens, bathrooms, worktops, shutters, doors and walls, furniture and fittings such as tables, bookcases, chairs, and much more. Here are some materials that can be "improved" with the use of nanotechnologies:

Glass

With nanotechnologies it is possible to create glass materials with certain characteristics: not reflecting, the ability to thermally insulate, protecting privacy, being self-cleaning, resistant to fogging, and glare. Glass windows were also designed capable of generating electricity from external heat.

Wood

With nanotechnology it is possible to make more sustainable wood products, and nanotechnology can also be used to design biocides that protect against parasites or fungi. Furthermore, nanotechnologies make it possible to make the wood more resistant, more durable, more resistant to the action of water which tends to swell it.

Metal

Nanotechnologies can change the structure and surface of metals. Nano-scale control of the metal manufacturing process enables the manufacture of stronger and more durable products. Lighter furniture is obtained thanks to changes in the structure, or, with surface changes, they are reflected in elements such as breakfast, preservation against oxidation and corrosion and resistance to scratches.

Fabrics

Here the nanoparticles can be integrated into the fibers and fabric or applied as a coating. In this way, easy-to-clean, biocidal (i.e. self-capable) fabrics are obtained.

eliminate bacteria), or more ecological fabrics. Furthermore, thanks to the use of nanotechnologies, it is possible to create water-repellent fabrics (with products such as those made available by Nano 4 life and Nano 4 furniture).

More advanced nanotechnology applications would lead to electronic textiles, for example electronic textiles for biomonitoring and wearable electronics.

Tools

In the field of anti-wear and anti-corrosion coatings, the role of nanotechnologies has fundamentally contributed to the improvement of the operational performance of cutting inserts for the processing of ferrous and non-ferrous metal materials, such as titanium and aluminum alloys but also wood-based materials.