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MOLECULAR FOUNDRY GROUNDBREAKING MARKS BERKELEY LAB'S LEAP INTO THE NANOREVOLUTION

BERKELEY, CA ,  USA. The term “Molecular Foundry” suggests a place where objects are forged and new materials are molded. Like the foundries of

the industrial revolution, this new concept, on a nanoscale, promises to

revolutionize the way the world works. It begins at the Department of

Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – ceremonially, on Friday, Jan. 30).

That’s when ground was turned for the official beginning of construction

on a six-story, $85 million, 94,500-square-foot research building that

will be one of the centerpieces of the DOE’s Nanoscale Research Program.

Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry is one of five DOE research centers to

be constructed over the next few years.

“This facility will assist scientists in reaching new frontiers in the

study of nanoscale research and its practical application,” Secretary of

Energy Spencer Abraham said. “It represents a beginning of a revolution

in science, opening up a broad array of innovation in materials science,

biology, medicine, technologies for environmental research and national

security.

“Berkeley is blessed with tremendous resources, such as the national

supercomputing center (NERSC), the Advanced Light Source, and the

National Center for Electron Microscopy,” he added. “All will be

instrumental in the revolution in science offered by the Molecular Foundry.”

“Nanoscale research will, in many respects, represent the new building

blocks for new technologies and applications across the science and

industry spectrum,” said Berkeley Lab Director Charles Shank.

“Understanding the properties of materials on the tiniest scale will

have an impact on everything, from medicine to manufacturing.”

Nanoscale research enables scientists literally to build novel

structures atom by atom. The fundamental properties of materials and

systems are established at the nanoscale.  Nanomaterials, typically on

the scale of billionths of a meter, or 75,000 times smaller than the

width of a human hair, offer different chemical and physical properties

than the same materials in bulk form, and have the potential to form the

basis for new technologies. This especially includes the realm of

molecular biology.

Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry – actually the research building around

which Foundry programs will be developed – will include six facilities

available to users from around the world. These include labs and experts

devoted to inorganic nanostructures; nanofabrication; organic,

polymer/biopolymer synthesis; biological nanostructures; imaging and

manipulation; and theory. Its focus will be on the design, synthesis and

characterization of both “soft” (biological and polymer) and “hard”

(inorganic and microfabricated) substances and the integration of these

into complex assemblies.

The SmithGroup of San Francisco designed the structure, which will

follow the contours of a hillside site between a materials research

building and the microscopy center. Construction will be coordinated by

Rudolph and Sletten, Inc. of Foster City. When completed in 2006, the

Foundry building will house more than 200 scientists and support staff,

using state-of-the-art instrumentation for imaging and manipulation.

Berkeley Lab’s facility is one of five in the DOE’s proposed Nanoscience

Research Program; others will be developed at Oak Ridge National

Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory

and Sandia National Laboratories/Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The possibilities to grow out of this and other initiatives dedicated to

the field of nanoscience are virtually limitless. Some potential

outcomes that have been suggested include:

*  Carbon nanotubes -- sheets of graphite rolled into extremely narrow

tubes a few nanometers in diameter – could be the possible building

blocks of future electronic devices.

*  Nanotechnology may one day enable the detection of disease on the

cellular level and the targeting of treatment only to tissues where it

is needed in a patient’s body, potentially alleviating many unpleasant

and sometimes harmful side effects.

*  Nanomanufacturing of parts and materials “from the bottom up”—by

assembling them on an atom-by-atom basis—may one day be used to reduce

waste and pollution in the manufacturing process.

*  Nanosensors already are being developed to allow fast, reliable,

real-time monitoring for everything from chemical attack to

environmental leaks.

*  Woven into a cable, carbon nanotubes could provide electricity

transmission lines with substantially improved performance over current

power lines.

*  Certain nanomaterials show promise for use in making more efficient

solar cells and the next-generation catalysts and membranes that will be

used in hydrogen-powered fuel cells.

U.S. Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose, was featured speaker at the

groundbreaking ceremony. Honda was co-sponsor of the Boehlert-Honda

Nanotechnology Act of 2003, which authorizes $3.7 billion over the next

three years for nanotechnology research and development programs

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nano news 30 - 01- 2004

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Das Wachsen von Nanoröhrchen lässt sich beobachten

Stig Helveg von der Katalysator-Firma Haldor Topsoe und Wissenschaftler von der Technischen Universität von Dänemark in Lyngby haben den Wachstumsprozess von Kohlenstoff-Nanoröhrchen an nur etwa 20 Nanometer großen Nickel-Wachstumskeimen beobachten können....read the wave

Patent lawsuit costs Hitachi 163 million yen Japanese Inventor wins record payout on appeal

The Tokyo High Court on Thursday ordered Hitachi Ltd. to pay 163 million yen to a former employee for the transfer of patent rights related to optical discs, quadrupling the award set by a lower court....read the wave

FEDERAL NANOTECH CONFUSION SPREADS TO CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL CRICHTON MISTAKEN FOR RICHARD FEYNMAN

A report released on January 20, 2004 in Sacramento indicates that

U.S. federal confusion over nanotechnology's original goal has spread to the state of California, where the concept originated. The report, "Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges in California,"was released yesterday at a meeting of the state's Joint Committee on "Preparing California for the 21st Century."

Christine Peterson, president of the California-based Foresight Institute, addressed the Committee meeting: "The original goal for

nanotechnology -- systems of molecular machines, building cleanly with atom-by-atom precision, as described by Nobel physicist Richard Feynman -- is entirely absent from the report. His name does not even appear.

Instead, the concept of molecular machines appears only in the form of 'plagues of self-replicating nanobots,' as in Michael Crichton's thriller

Prey. The environmental benefits of molecular manufacturing may be needlessly delayed by this confusion." Foresight is the leading public interest group in nanotechnology.

Ray Kurzweil, a National Medal of Technology winner who serves on Foresight's Board of Advisors, commented: "While the report has its

visionary elements -- such as projecting 'intracellular intelligent machines' within 15 years -- the omission of molecular machine systems is extremely disappointing and, if not corrected, may contribute to the state losing

its natural lead in this area."

Prof. Ralph Merkle, a winner of the Foresight Institute Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology and current chair of the Prize Committee, stated,

"This confusion was distressing enough when it first appeared in Washington, but it is far more so in California, where Feynman set the goal in 1959 at Caltech. It's true that Caltech and Hollywood - where Michael Crichton

thriller films are made -- are not far apart geographically, but Californians should know the difference."

Building with atomic precision using molecular machine systems, also known as molecular manufacturing, is seen as a key technology for

the environment, medicine, and defense. "This proposed technology -- the 'nanofactory' - is our best hope for ending chemical pollution as

we know it today," said Peterson. "California's strengths in design, systems engineering, and software -- combined with its strong interest

in restoring the natural environment -- give it an edge in this area. The state's proposed Nanotechnology Research and Workforce Advisory Council should include molecular manufacturing as a major focus." ...read the wave

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New form of matter created in lab

Scientists have created a new form of matter saying it could provide a new way to generate electricity.

The fermionic condensate is a cloud of cold potassium atoms forced into a state where they behave strangely….read the wave

It's the best of times for nanotechnology. Or is it the worst of times? There's evidence in both directions.

On the upside, nanotechnology is becoming real, with increasing numbers of applications and breakthroughs. Even a dedicated observer of the field (like, er, me) can't keep up with all the new research and applications. And while we're a long way from Drexlerian nanobots, we're a long way beyond mere gimmicks like stain-resistant nano-pants, too….read the wave

Nano Europe : UK

Civil society groups call for more communication between nanotechnology stakeholders

The UK working group charged with carrying out a study on the likely developments in nanotechnology has heard calls for the creation of a 'space' where scientists, government representatives, civil society groups and industry can communicate as needed...read more

nano news 29 - 01- 2004

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Erstmals ist es Wissenschaftlern am Institut für Mineralogie, Kristallographie und Materialwissenschaft der Universität Leipzig gelungen, Nanoröhren und Nanofäden komplexer Metallsulfide auf der Basis von Nanomineralen herzustellen. Auf Grund ihrer variablen strukturellen, chemischen und physikalischen Eigenschaften sollen entsprechende Syntheseprodukte für unterschiedliche Anwendungsbereiche zur Verfügung gestellt werden.
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In Prey, Michael Crichton's tale of nanotech gone awry, a swarm of light-sensitive nanoparticles swim through a human body, creating the ultimate medical imaging system....read the wave

Husband and wife team Dr. Zeynep Celik-Butler and Dr. Donald Butler, researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Engineering, envision a day when clothing will become a second skin. “Our long-term aim is to make artificial ‘skin’ that can get the signal out just as nerve cells do,” Celik-Butler said.

They call it “Smart Skin,” a simple name for the technical term “distributed flexible microsensor array.” Their research effort is the result of a bridge between nanotechnology and micro-mechanical systems....read the wave

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The U.S. Michigan Small Tech Association is pleased to announce that its event: Growing Michigan Business with Small Tech facility. will be held March 16th at Wayne State's Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems facility.

Come join us to learn more about how existing products are being changed, and new possibilities are being created. The event is free for members and just $35 for non-members. The day-long event kicks off with a members meeting, followed by a public program featuring:

MISTA was founded as an initiative of the state dedicated to the economic development of nanotechnology and microsystems including MEMS. These emerging technologies are changing products and processes in every technological sector. R&D funding is at an all-time high prompting comparisons with the space race and the computer revolution.

SAN DIEGO, USA,  Nanogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGEN) announced today that it was issued U.S. Patent No. 6,682,936, "Addressable Biologic Electrode Array," by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The '936 patent relates to electrode-based array devices and methods of operation in which individual electrodes contained within the array can be selectively addressed or manipulated. The technology enables high-density electrode arrays to be produced and has applications for the hybridization as well as combinatorial synthesis and self-assembly of biological molecules, such as nucleic acids and peptides....read the wave

ACLARA announces eTag(TM) Access Agreement with Pfizer Agreement Enables Multiplexed Gene and Protein Expression Profiling Studies

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California  USA : ACLARA BioSciences (Nasdaq: ACLA) announced today that it has entered into an eTag(TM) Access Agreement with Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE). Pfizer scientists will gain access to ACLARA's proprietary eTag Assay System for use in their pharmaceutical discovery research. The agreement is structured to cover two of Pfizer's research sites over the course of two years. Pfizer will access ACLARA's custom assay development capability and services, as well as utilize eTag assay reagent products and software for multiplexed gene expression and protein profiling studies....read the wave

Smaller is better — the next revolution is nanotechnology

From horse buggies to automobiles, air travel to space travel, we are standing on the precipice of opportunity— an opportunity with such promise as has not been witnessed since the Industrial Revolution....read the wave

nano news 28 - 01- 2004

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EVANSTON, Ill. USA --- Scientists at Northwestern University have designed synthetic molecules that promote neuron growth, a promising development that could lead to the reversal of paralysis due to spinal cord injury.

“We have created new materials that because of their chemical structure interact with cells of the central nervous system in ways that may help prevent the formation of the scar that is often linked to paralysis after spinal cord injury,” said Samuel I. Stupp, Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Medicine...read the wave

Forschungszentrum Jülich und RWTH Aachen gründen nationales Kompetenzzentrum für höchstauflösende Elektronenmikroskopie

Um künftig leistungsstarke Materialien zu entwickeln, müssen Forscher in den unvorstellbar kleinen Bereich jenseits des Nanometers - in Bruchteile von Millionstel Millimeter - schauen. Dafür brauchen sie höchstauflösende Mikroskope. Das Forschungszentrum Jülich und die RWTH Aachen gründen daher das "Ernst Ruska-Centrum für höchstauflösende Mikroskopie und Spektroskopie mit Elektronen". Die Einrichtung befindet sich auf dem Campus des Forschungszentrums Jülich. Das nationale Kompetenzzentrum wird die weltweit leistungsfähigsten Elektronenmikroskope betreiben. Damit können Forscher Zukunftstechnologien wie die Nanoelektronik vorantreiben - was künftig auch für die deutsche Industrie von hohem Nutzen sein wird. Der Namensgeber des Kompetenzzentrums, der Physik-Nobelpreisträger Ernst Ruska, war der Erfinder des Elektronenmikroskops. ...read the wave

Nano Europe: UK

Report from the UK Royal Society/Royal Academy of Engineering on Nanotechnology

On 30 October 2003, the working group of The Royal Society/Royal Academy of Engineering study on nanotechnology met with a number of civil society groups to discuss the potential societal implications of nanotechnology.  Representatives from Forum for the future, ITCG, ETC Group, PEALS, Patients Association and Demos attended.          

Both the invitees and the working group were aware that comprehensive coverage of the issues was not possible in one meeting and with limited representation from civil society groups. 

The working group would also welcome any comments on this report.  Please email comments to nano@royalsoc.ac.uk

Comments received by 16 February 2004 would be particularly useful, though any received after this date will still be considered.  Please also be aware that the group may wish to publish your response - if your response is confidential this should be indicated.

The working group will meet with additional civil society representatives on 24 February 2004, and also be holding a workshop with regulators on 11 February 2004. Reports of both these meetings will be posted on the web as soon as is practicable.

This workshop forms part of a independent study on nanotechnology commissioned in the UK Government, and carried out by the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

At the end of our study, likely to be in late spring 2004, they will publish a report outlining our findings.

A  summary of evidence received has now been posted on at http://www.nanotec.org.uk/CivilSociety.htm

Nanotechnology, the manufacture of materials and machines with atomic precision and size, is regarded as the next technical revolution. As the debate rages on its eventual capabilities, it is inevitably becoming a target for environmentalist attacks.

Virus ALERT!

MyDoom Targets Linux Antagonist

The latest computer virus, which is threatening to become the most pervasive virus yet, is coded to launch a denial-of-service attack against SCO, the company which claims its intellectual property has been violated by Linux. By Michelle Delio.

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Commission to propose new legislation on human tissue products

A EU Commission report has mapped out the present state and future prospects for human tissue engineering in the EU, calling for an EU-wide regulatory framework in this field.

American Superconductor’s Nanotechnology Breakthrough Significantly Increases Performance of Superconductor Wire

Company Files for Patent on Proprietary New Nanodot Technology;
Nanotech-Based Manufacturing Process Delivers 30% Higher Current Carrying Capability in Second Generation High Temperature Superconductor Wire

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a leading electricity solutions company, announced today that it has successfully developed and filed a patent application for a nanotechnology-based manufacturing technique that delivers an immediate 30% increase in the electric current-carrying capability of the company’s second generation (2G) high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire.  This new nanotechnology process leverages AMSC’s proprietary metal-organic chemical processing methodology by producing a dispersion of “nanodots” throughout the superconductor coating of the company’s 2G HTS wire....read the wave

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Researchers are always looking for better memory.

There are many projects aimed at making computer memory that holds more information in smaller spaces, memory that allows data to be retrieved more quickly, and memory that does not have to be refreshed so often. Today's computers use dynamic random access memory, which must be constantly refreshed, and therefore requires a constant stream of electricity in order to retain information. ...read the wave

nano news 27 - 01- 2004

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Hybrid Plastics’ Receives a $100,000 R&D Grant from the National Science Foundation to develop Nanostructured Solder Materials

Fountain Valley, CA USA : Hybrid Plastics, Inc. has received a $100,000 R&D Grant from the National Science foundation (NSF) for the development of Nanostructured Solder Materials.

This competitive Phase I Small Business Innovation Research [SBIR] award will allow the company to advance the fundamental knowledge and service performance of lead-free electronic solders.Current lead-free electronic solders are performance limited due to thermomechanical fatigue and from heir microstructural instabilities which degrade electronic performance over time. Hybrid Plastics expects o utilize its POSS ® building blocks as nanoscopic chemical reinforcements to control both microstructural tability and accumulated performance degradation. Such control will afford lead free solders with higher strength, durability and dimensional stability in interconnects for aerospace, automotive, consumer and micro-electromechanical (MEMS) systems ...read the wave

Sumitomo Corporation and Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc. (CNI) Finalize Strategic Alliance Agreements in Asia

Houston, Tx, USA:  Sumitomo Corporation and Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc. (CNI) today, announced the signing of two significant agreements that cement their relationship in developing the carbon nanotechnology business in Japan & S. Korea.   

These two world-class organizations have agreed to combine their efforts by (1) completing an exclusive marketing and distribution arrangement for CNI’s buckytubes in Japan and S. Korea and (2) through an  arrangement that includes an immediate financial investment,  with the opportunity for additional investments, by Sumitomo Corporation in CNI.  Sumitomo and CNI have been working together in Asia for two years to develop and promote the markets for CNI buckytubes....read the wave

NASA SCIENTISTS USE YEAST TO UNDERSTAND MICROGRAVITY

NASA scientists will study brewers yeast --typically used to make bread and beer -- to better understand how microgravity affects genes, and gain insight into the genetic basis of how humans respond to microgravity.

Deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms of yeast's genetic response to microgravity will help NASA scientists identify which genes enable cell survival. Molecular biologists have added 'signature tags' to every gene in the yeast genome, so that the effects of microgravity on each gene can be studied. The benefit of using yeast cells is that it serves as a benchmark microbe for biological research studying human or other mammalian cells that have a very large and complex set of genes.

"Understanding gene expression patterns and how they are altered when cells are grown in the low-gravity, or microgravity, environment inside the International Space Station will help scientists learn how humans respond to gravity," said principal investigator Dr. Cheryl Nickerson from the Tulane University Health Sciences Center, who is working with co-investigator Dr. Tim Hammond of Tulane University and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans. 

Two Yeast Group Activation Packs (GAP) that hold the yeast cultures, liquid growth medium and fixative used to preserve cells in space will be flown onboard the Russian Progress launch vehicle 13P scheduled to launch on Jan. 29 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After a two-day flight, the payload will be transferred to the International Space Station, where the experiment will remain for several months.

"This experiment will be among the first set of U.S. biological experiments that will be sent into space since the Columbia accident," said Dr. Beverly Girten, chief of the Science Payloads Operations Branch and small payloads project manager at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.  

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Nanofiber Gel Could Heal Spinal Damage

Advice for designing reliable nanomaterials

Stronger or tougher? For designers of advanced materials, this tradeoff may complicate efforts to devise efficient methods for assembling nanometer-scale building blocks into exotic ceramics, glasses and other types of customized materials.

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Various International NanoTech Events 2004 …read the wave

Genetically Altered Insects

The U.S. Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology called on the government to begin devising oversight rules for the use of genetically altered insects. Michael Rodemeyer, executive director of the Pew Initiative: "The history of biotechnology is that the regulatory system is always playing catch-up. The question here is whether the regulatory system can begin now to think about who's in charge."

Weizmann Institute scientists have created a new type of nanotube built of gold, silver and other nanoparticles. The tubes exhibit unique electrical, optical and other properties, depending on their components, and as such, may form the basis for future nanosensors, catalysts and chemistry-on-a-chip systems.

The study, published in Angewandte Chemie, was performed by Prof. Israel Rubinstein, Dr. Alexander Vaskevich, postdoctoral associate Dr. Michal Lahav and doctoral student Tali Sehayek, all of the Institute’s Department of Materials and Interfaces....read the wave

nano news 26 - 01- 2004

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The natural world is full of curves and three dimensions, but the ability to deliberately and rationally construct such complex structures using nanoscale building blocks has eluded nanotechnologists who are eager to add curved structures to their toolbox.

Now a team of Northwestern University chemists report they have discovered ways to construct nanoscale building blocks that assemble into flat or curved structures with a high level of predictability, depending on the architecture and composition of the building blocks. The results are published in the Jan. 16 issue of the journal Science. ...read the wave

0.09 microns, or 90 nanometers what’s all the hype about?
Seeing more and more chip manufacturers touting the word Nano (instead of microns), I decided to search the web for a little more info. I found this article from September 2003, which helped me understand this Nano Chip hype just a little bit more. The Editor   

Chip vendors prepare for 90 nanometer era
by Tom Krazit, IDG News Service, Boston Bureau

Centipedes’ could lead to nano-Velcro
Scientists from the University of Michigan and Purdue University in the US, and the University of Vigo in Spain, have made “bristled nano-centipedes”. The structures consist of a bristled silica coating on a cadmium tellurium (CdTe) nanowire core.\ ... read more

Nano Europe : Switzerland

Nano Conference 2004: Hochkarätiges Scientific Committee

Die Vorbereitungen für die Nanofair und die Nano Conference 2004 laufen auf Hochtouren. Die internationale Nanotechnologie-Messe mit angegliederter Konferenz findet vom 14. bis 16. September 2004 in St.Gallen / Schweiz statt. Damit Messe und Konferenz wiederum auf einem hohen fachlichen Niveau abgehalten werden, konstituierte sich ein hochkarätiges wissenschaftliches Komitee für die Nano Conference.

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Nanometrics Inc. and Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. (HHT) have entered an agreement whereby Nanometrics will supply HHT with metrology units for integration into various HHT semiconductor products.

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Nano Conference 2004: Prestigious Scientific Committee

Preparations for the Nanofair and the Nano Conference 2004 are in full swing. The international nanotechnology trade show with its concurrent conference will take place in St.Gallen, Switzerland, from September 14-16, 2004. To ensure that last year's high level of specialization of the fair and conference is again attained, a prestigious Scientific Committee has been elected for the Nano Conference. ... read more

Carbon nanotubes are of great interest for electronics applications, but it’s important that they are of high quality. With this in mind, scientists at the University of Cambridge, UK, Rutgers University in the US, and Thales Research and Technology in France have developed a growth technique that produces single-walled carbon nanotubes without amorphous carbon.
... read more

As the field of microscopic machines heats up, researchers are racing to find ways to manipulate minuscule objects.

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found that cooling things down makes for a simple way to rotate, twist, stretch, pick up and drop a wide range of microscopic items.
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NanoHorizons announces Matrix-less MALDI now available for Fast, Cost Effective Analysis of Small Molecules

State College, PA, USA : NanoHorizons, an emerging leader in nanoscale material and device technologies, and Kratos Analytical (a wholly owned subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation), a world leader in Mass Spectrometry, announced the commercial introduction of a fast, precise technique for small molecule analysis today.  Kratos Analytical will offer the NanoHorizons’ QuickMass™ targets, which are used to identify low molecular weight compounds in MALDI (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization) mass spectrometers, through Shimadzu Biotech, a business unit of Shimadzu Corporation.  Users of the Axima-QIT™ and Axima-CFR™plus line of mass spectrometry systems will soon be able to realize the benefits of high throughput and lower cost from using disposable, matrix-less, QuickMass™ targets for small molecule analysis.  QuickMass^TM targets increase selectivity and reduce cross-contamination concerns for small molecule detection in MALDI-type mass spectrometers.

“QuickMass^TM targets are a breakthrough in mass spectrometry: they provide clean and reproducible low molecular weight spectra by eliminating the matrix compound used to help laser desorption/ionization in a MALDI mass spectrometer.  This dramatic improvement is due to the QuckMass^TM target’s non-porous, thin film surface, which adsorbs and transfers the laser energy to the sample molecules.  Accordingly, the interfering background matrix peaks that are commonly observed with MALDI MS are not present.  Also, the lack of surface porosity prevents low mass contaminant trapping” says Dr. Stephen Fonash, founder and Chairman of NanoHorizons

nano news 24 / 25 - 01- 2004

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25-01-2004

 
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Strength and Conductivity of Nanotube-Laced Materials

Materials fortified with carbon nanotubes are strongest when the embedded filaments run parallel to each other, but electronic and thermal conductivity are best when the nanotubes are oriented randomly. That's the finding from a team of engineers at Penn who have developed a production technique that permits a finer and more precise dispersion of nanotubes within a material.
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What's coming our way this year?
By Mike Langberg

Federal nanotech confusion spreads to California

USA : Protein data bank opens new era with broader support

Nearly 24,000 molecules and growing, accessible collection

The assets of the U.S. Protein Data Bank (PDB) just keep growing.

The PDB holds the three-dimensional structures of nearly 24,000 proteins and other macromolecules in its growing - and publicly accessible - collection. Its holdings profile DNAs, RNAs, viruses, and various proteins, such as enzymes central to photosynthesis, growth, development and brain function.

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Quantum dots offer secure solutions
Tiny light-emitting crystals with unique emission signatures could protect personal documents from counterfeiting. ... read more

Venture Capital: Money managers and their prophecies

By JOHN COOK SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

Organic electrode brightens OLEDs

A new material for connecting organic light emitting diodes

together could lead to brighter displays. ... read more

UMass-Amherst looks to push nanotechnology into big time

Researchers seeking to move ideas from lab to marketplace

By Robert Gavin.

AMHERST -- Researchers at the University of Massachusetts are making breakthroughs in the science needed to produce a new generation of powerful computers, tiny machines, and unique materials, and now they want to move their work out of the lab and into the marketplace. ...read more

Nano Europe : UK 

CIP Wins £1.2M Components Contract
ADASTRAL PARK, U.K. -- A world-leading scientific research facility established by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) is to get into full swing after being awarded major funding.

In 2003, EEDA stepped in when the US company Corning Incorporated announced that it would close the Corning Research Centre (CRC) on Adastral Park in Ipswich due to a world-wide restructuring programme.
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nano news 23- 01- 2004

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Growth and Structure of Chemically Vapor Deposited Ge Nanowires on Si Substrates
T. I. Kamins, X. Li, and R. Stanley Williams X. Liu

Nanophase launches new material

R.U. Sirius, who has an impressive track record of spotting cultural and technological trends years before the rest of the media pick up on it, has posted an interview with me ( Howard Lovy ) on his neofiles Webzine. 

Mr. Sirius gave me tons of room to rant and gussied it up with some very pretty pictures. R.U. gave me the chance to expand on what it is I'm trying to accomplish on this blog and in some of my other work. ...read more

The Healthy Promise of Biochips

Tracking the human genome was just the beginning. Now, biochips can be used to study many genetic aspects of a disease -- and possibly a cure


Though it accounts for just a tiny percentage of overall chip sales, a thumbnail-size glass plate on which intricate patterns are printed is a tool with the power to transform drug research and improve the health of millions of people. It's called a biochip, and the patterns hold tens of thousands of "probes" -- segments of DNA that represent genes. ...read more

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Small defects have large impact
Many materials lose their useful properties as soon as their dimensions fall below a certain limit. This so-called size effect, the sources of which may be quite diverse, can be a road block for the miniaturization of electronic, electromechanic, and electrooptic components. For a particularly promising class of materials, viz. the ferroelectric oxides, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics have now identified a new origin of the size effect: ...read more

ZettaCore, a semiconductor start-up developing molecular memory chips, said it has received $17.5 million in a second round of funding led by Silicon Valley venture capital stalwart Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. ...read more

A robot that likes to play with test tubes

Researchers build an artificial scientist that can come up with a hypothesis, design experiments and analyze data. Getting it to work in the messy real world was a big accomplishment. DAVID AKIN reports ...read more

nano news 22- 01- 2004

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Nanotech`s big challenge: Getting to market

Researchers are under pressure to move their projects out of the lab and onto the factory floor.

Like a lot of executives these days, Julie Chen is under a lot of pressure. But her concerns are not about meeting quarterly number projections or outsourcing jobs to India. Instead, Ms. Chen is out to make the U.S. the leader in what the Bush Administration calls “the next industrial revolution” – nanotechnology.

Tiny Chip Catches Viruses like Flypaper

Using nanotechnology, researchers have developed a tiny silicon chip that acts like flypaper to trap and help rapidly identify viruses.

FEI Company to Present at D.A. Davidson's Technology Conference

FEI is a nanotechnology company providing enabling 3D Structural Process Management(TM) solutions

FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC) have announced that its management will make a presentation to investors at D.A. Davidson's Second Annual Growth Conference at 2:00 p.m. MST on February 5, 2004 in Park City, Utah, and will participate in a conference panel discussion on Design-to-Yield strategies at 5:30 p.m. on the same day.

Interested investors can access an audio webcast of the presentation on FEI's Web site at www.feicompany.com, where it will be played live and archived in the presentations area of the investor relations section.

World's Smallest Guitar
Imagine playing the world's smallest guitar, with a laser for your guitar pick.
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Important New US Patent Granted for BioSilicon ^TM “Smart Drug Delivery”

Global nanotechnology company pSivida Limited (ASX: PSD), is pleased to announce that its UK operating subsidiary pSiMedica Limited has been granted a further patent in the important US market.

US Patent No. 6,666,214 provides for a method of implanting an electronic device within a living animal or human body, wherein the device includes bioactive silicon and a method of delivering a drug to a living animal or human by placing the drug to be delivered on or within a bioactive silicon structure.

The Patent provides an important first step in the development of ‘smart’ drug delivery devices making use of the semi-conductor properties of silicon. pSiMedica is currently advancing development of its partnering strategy and continues to progress discussions with leading electronics and chip technology companies who have all expressed strong interest in the development of such devices.

pSivida Managing Director Gavin Rezos said,” This new US Patent is an important addition to our already strong IP portfolio. The patent will draw further attention in the US to the versatility of the BioSilicon TM technology platform and in particular to large value adding electronics and chip companies looking to develop ‘smart’ devices with potential applications in controlled drug delivery and diagnostics.” This US patent follows 4 earlier patent grants in the key jurisdictions of the United Kingdom and United States and further strengthens pSiMedica’s healthcare claims for the BioSilicon TM technology.

The pSiMedica Intellectual Property portfolio consists of 17 patent families, 7 granted patents and over 70 patent applications. pSiMedica owns all of the Intellectual Property (royalty free) for the application of BioSilicon

Products protected by patents and patent applications owned by pSiMedica include materials comprising bioactive, resorbable and biocompatible silicon that are of value in the fabrication of new generations of intelligent drug delivery devices, orthopaedic implants and intelligent diagnostic tools.

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Skinny endoscope squeezes into new niches
The instrument, made of a single optical fibre just half a millimetre wide, could help place cochlear implants in the inner ear or peer inside blood vessels

Nanofysici steken NASA naar de kroon
Delftse onderzoekers hebben een nieuwe terahertzdetector ontwikkeld om te achterhalen hoe de allereerste sterren ontstonden. ,,Wie weet wat voor onverwachts we te zien krijgen ...read more

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Iranian NanoTechnology Newsletter (NO.53) 

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UK Royal Society/Royal Academy of Engineering Nanotechnology Study - evidence and latest progress report

Please note that the latest progress report and the written and oral evidence gathered so far in this study are now available online at the study's website - www.nanotec.org.uk.

Glowing Dots Safely Illuminate Innards

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‘Cowboy cloners’ should be outlawed in every country

A call for “cowboy cloners” to be outlawed in every country has been issued today (21 January 2004) by Lord May of Oxford, President of the Royal Society (the UK national academy of science), in an article published at the start of the meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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15 MILLION BOOST FOR AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON  -  

The Minister for Innovation and Acting Premier, John Brumby, today announced the University of Melbourne, Monash University and the CSIRO would each provide $5 million towards initial beamlines planned for the Australian Synchrotron project. ...read more

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Wetterfühlige Nanolampen in molekularer Lichterkette

Suche nach neuen Halbleitern für Displays und Solarzellen

Weihnachten ist vorbei, aber die Erinnerung bleibt: Gerade noch leuchten die Lichter am Baum so schön, da kündet ein kurzes Flackern von Unheil und schon geht die gesamte feierliche Beleuchtung aus. Danach beginnt die mühselige Suche nach der Nadel im Heuhaufen, in diesem Fall der kaputten Glühbirne in der Lichterkette, die den Stromkreis unterbrochen hat. Mitarbeitern des Lehrstuhls für Photonik und Optoelektronik unter der Leitung von Dr. John Lupton und Professor Jochen Feldmann an der Sektion Physik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München ist es jetzt gelungen, ein ähnliches Phänomen jenseits aller Feiertagsromantik nachzuweisen: In langkettigen Kunststoffmolekülen, die aus einer Reihe von Kohlenstoffatomen bestehen, finden sich einzelne Lichtquellen, die miteinander wechselwirken. "Ist diese Reaktion stark genug, so erlöscht beim Ausgehen einer einzelnen Lichtquelle die gesamte molekulare Beleuchtung", so Lupton. Die jüngst in der Fachzeitschrift Physical Review Letters (Bd. 91, Nr. 26) beschriebene Arbeit hat grundlegende Bedeutung für die Entwicklung neuartiger Materialien in der Displaytechnologie ...read more

Nanotubes Grown on Plastic
A new method of growing vertical forests of carbon nanotubes on flexible plastic could enable applications ranging from wearable computer displays to new types of fuel cells, say researchers in England. ... read more

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Praktizierte Nanobiotechnolgie: Kunststoffe mit eingebauter Hygiene

Forscher der Universität des Saarlandes und vom Deutschen Kunststoffinstitut Darmstadt entwickeln anti-bakterielle Kunststoffe im Spritzgussverfahren. Das Projekt wird im Rahmen des Programms Zukunftstechnologien (ZuTech) der AiF mit knapp 600 000 Euro in den nächsten drei Jahren gefördert und gilt als Musterbeispiel für die interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit von Nanochemikern, Biologen und Technikern. ...read more

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Weltpremiere an der Augenklinik Jules Gonin in Lausanne

Mikroröhrchen zur Behandlung des grünen Stars

Membrane could rev up fuel cell industry By Michael Kanellos CNET Start-up PolyFuel has commercially released a membrane for creating fuel cells for laptops and cellphones, a milestone in the budding fuel cell industry. ... read more

ZettaCore Wins Round of Financing
ZettaCore raised $17.5 million from a group of investors led by Silicon Valley venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins. more at WSJ.com

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Intel nimmt Nanotechnologie ins Visier Vertrag mit Nanosys soll noch kleinere Chips ermöglichen

Nanotechnology: Time to Make a Choice By Mike Treder

With molecular manufacturing on its way, we must we must reject relinquishment and resignation in favor of responsible regulation

DSM Somos® Introduces NanoForm™: ProtoComposites™ and nanotechnology combined for new stereolithography applications

New Castle, Delaware, January 12, 2004— DSM Somos®, an innovation leader in the development of rapid prototyping materials, introduces the first composite stereolithography material to incorporate nano-particle technology.
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Nanotech chip firm lands $17.5 million in second VC round
By Therese Poletti Mercury News

ZettaCore, a semiconductor start-up developing molecular memory chips, said it has received $17.5 million in a second round of funding led by Silicon Valley venture capital stalwart Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

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A novel wound dressing made of genetically engineered human collagen that will enable faster and improved healing of injuries has been developed by researchers at the Hebrew University Faculty of Dental Medicine.

There are different collagen-containing preparations on the market today made for treating wounds, for use in dentistry implants, and in cosmetics. All of them use collagen made from animal tissues, which requires specific adaptation in order to eliminate immunological rejection or to prevent microbiological infection.

The dressing developed at the Hebrew University incorporates an inner layer of genetically engineered, human recombinant collagen. This material becomes a soluble, readily enzymatically degradable molecule in the wound tissue. The molecular fragments that are thus formed have been shown to play a pivotal role in the healing process. An outer layer, also of biological origin, is provided in the wound dressing to provide initial protection prior to release of the delicate collagen layer.

Preliminary animal experiments with the new dressing have shown substantially faster and better healing, with rapid formation of new collagen fibers, than has been possible using older methods.

The new dressing is the fruit of many years of experimentation with collagen in the laboratory of Prof. Emeritus Shmuel Shoshan of the Connective Tissue Research Laboratory of the Hebrew University Faculty of Dental Medicine. Prof. Shoshan is the inventor and chief scientist of Dittekol Ltd., a company formed in cooperation with the Hebrew University’s Yissum Research Development Company, to commercialize the new wound dressing. The company is now negotiating with investors for further development.

The History of Robots in the Victorian Era By Jim Regan | csmonitor.com

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – Robots have been making significant inroads into our culture over the last few years. They're roaming on and around distant planets, building cars, vacuuming the rug and even serving as surrogate pets. But it may surprise you to learn that sophisticated androids have been walking the earth since at least the late 1800s ... read more

Nanostructured sensors for the United States company NanoSonic
A research team from the Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering at the Public University of Navarre has designed nanostructured optical sensors and instrumentation to monitor these sensors, for the United States company NanoSonic, which has begun to market the product.

Doctor 'implants cloned embryo'
A controversial US fertility specialist says he has implanted a cloned embryo into a woman's womb.

Nanosys, Intel partner in next-gen memory systems
Nanosys Inc. has entered into a collaborative agreement with Intel to investigate using nanotechnology for future memory systems.

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Green technique makes silver nanoparticles

Scientists at the University of North Carolina, US, have made silver nanoparticles by a completely “green” technique. The process used water, a reducing sugar and a starch instead of more environmentally harmful chemicals such as organic solvents. ... read more

2003: nanotechnology in the firing line

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Photonics to revolutionize the world

To mark the new year Opto & Laser Europe takes a look at three

revolutionary optical technologies that are likely to have a

profound impact on society when they become commercially available.

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Doctor set to make clone claim
A US fertility expert is in the UK to reveal his latest work in the controversial area of human cloning.

Electronic skin senses touch
A pressure-detecting membrane laminated onto a sheet of flexible plastic electronics may lead to artificial skin for robots. ... read more

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Nanowires grow on viral templates
Researchers are using viruses to assemble semiconducting nanowires--the building blocks of future electronic circuits. ... read more

Nanophase Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: NANX), a technology leader in nanomaterials and nanoengineered products, announced commercial availability of a new nanomaterial from the Company’s patented PVS technology.  The new nanomaterial, tin oxide, is approximately 30 nanometers with tight particle size distribution and is targeted for electronic applications and transparent conductive coatings.  ... read more  

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Nanogen Inc and Transgenomic Enter into Distribution Agreement
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CRN has started a new weblog

Center for Responsible Nanotechnology CRN started a new weblog, an interactive space for reporting and commentary about our activities.
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Hardy Molecule Makes Memory
Researchers from the University of California have shown that a type of porphyrin molecule that could be useful for high-density data storage holds up under temperatures as high as 400 degrees Celsius and after being written to and read from trillions of times. ... read more

Chemists learn to build curved structures with nanoscale building blocks: The natural world is full of curves and three dimensions, but the ability to deliberately and rationally construct such complex structures using nanoscale building blocks has eluded nanotechnologists who are eager to add curved structures to their toolbox.

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

Like spies on a secret mission, the different parts of an

electronic system must carry precisely synchronized clocks to

coordinate their tasks. Recently, researchers harnessed the spins

of electrons to create oscillations which they said suggested a new

type of electronic clock. Now a report in the 16 January PRL

demonstrates an improved version with far higher quality

oscillations, which experts say demonstrates the commercial

potential of the device as a small, versatile clock for electronic

chips.

(W. H. Rippard, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 027201)

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Nanophase Announces Commercial Availability of Novel New Nanomaterials
Nanophase Technologies Corporation, a technology leader in nanomaterials and nanoengineered products, announced commercial availability of a new class of cerium-based oxide nanomaterials from the Comp... ... read more

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nanoTITAN, Inc., Teamed with Alion Science and Technology, Wins U.S. Army RDECOM, CERDEC "Night Vision High Tech" Contract

nanoTITAN, Inc., a leader in the field of nanoinformatics, and a Teammate in the Contracting Team of Alion Sciences and Technology, announces the recent contract award of the U.S. Army RDECOM, CERCEC "Night Vision Hi Tech" Contract. nanoTITAN will provide advanced software engineering services and products in visualization and nanoinformatics technology.

nanoTITAN, is the developer and producer of two early-to-market nanoinformatics products for the nanotechnology industry - nanoML® and nanoXplorer™. nanoML is the industry's first and only exclusive nanotechnology markup language, and formed the foundation for the development of nanoXplorer, a software suite of tools used to explore, exchange, and engineer the full range of nanodevice inspirations -- from concept to commercialization. Built on the principles of life cycle systems engineering, nanoXplorer complements chemical analysis and simulation software by providing management of all aspects of a nanodevice. nanoXplorer provides advanced visualization of nanoscale components, customizable tools for nanodevice design and, with its exclusive Nanodevice Database connectivity, information needed to stay current is always available. nanoTITAN also brings to the Alion Science and Technology Team, a powerful Java built data visualization and integration application, nVisualizer™. These products, combined with the capabilities and talents of the Alion Team, provide the Army a unique set of technologies to maintain its lead in the Night Vision and Electronic Sensor support for the Warfighter.

Alion Science and Technology is a leader in global research and development, primarily serving the U.S. Government. For over 65 years, Alion has formed long-term alliances with its customers, acting in their best interests to solve critical technology problems. Alion is a privately held, 100% employee owned company based in McLean, Virginia.

nanoTITAN, Inc., a privately held company incorporated in 2001, offers state-of-the-art software, unique databases and analytical services targeted to scientists and engineers working in the emerging field of nanotechnology.

For more information about nanoXplorer and information about the company's products and services is available at www.nanotitan.com.

U.S. DELEGATION GIVEN TOUR OF CHINESE SPACE CENTER WEDNESDAY

China provided an American military delegation with a first-ever glimpse into its space program's mission control center, which a few months ago guided the nation's first manned flight to orbit and back. ... read more

PDF Solutions CEO: Company cooperation a trend for 90nm and below era

John Kibarian, CEO of PDF Solutions, shared his views on 90nm technology developments in a recent e-mail interview with DigiTimes. ... read more

Energy Saver

Fifty years from now, the world may need as much as four times the energy

used today. A Nobel Prize winner thinks nanotechnology could help.

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Bugs Taking Over Robot Guidance
Getting visual processing power into a tiny package is a tough task, but nature has already solved the problem. Robotics researchers take cues from insects. By Lakshmi Sandhana.

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pSivida secure additional German Listings Berlin, Munich & Stuttgart

pSivida Limited (ASX: PSD) has announced that the company's applications

for listing on the Berlin, Munich and Stuttgart Stock Exchanges have met all the admission requirements.

pSivida will trade under the ticker symbol PSI and the German securities code (WKN) 358705. pSivida will continue to trade on the Australian and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges.

pSivida Managing Director Mr Gavin Rezos said, "These additional German listings will serve to further increase the profile of pSivida with both institutional and retail investors in Germany and across Europe. It provides investors abroad with the opportunity to invest in the development and commercialisation of BioSilicon TM , while also enhancing pSivida’s existing shareholder base and corporate visibility in these

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Nanoparticle dyes boost storage

By Eric Smalley , Technology Research News

Shrinking the size of fluorescent dye particles is one way to cram more information into optical data storage devices, but dye particles can be made only so small.

Researchers from the University of Toronto have found a way to put layers of different dyes into a single particle, making it possible to record several bits of data on the same spot. The technique could increase data storage capacities several-fold, and improve anticounterfeiting measures. ... read more

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Californian Budget axe looms on stem-cell research
BACKERS BLAST GOVERNOR'S PLAN TO CUT PROGRAM ON GUIDELINES

By Lisa M. KriegerMercury News

Guidelines that chart a course for the state's ambitious stem-cell research effort could lose funding under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget.

The guidelines -- which would have offered expert legal and ethical advice, costing $250,000 -- are on a list of programs to be sacrificed in an effort to close the state's $14 billion shortfall, according to the California Department of Finance, the governor's chief fiscal adviser.

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Irish Nanotech facility wins €20m funding

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ms. Mary Harney TD yesterday announced investment awards of over €69 million recently approved by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).

More than €20m has been awarded to a facility in Trinity College Dublin

developing nanotechnologies for use in the medical and ICT sectors. Half of

the funding is to go towards a specialised nanoscience research facility,

with the remainder to be spent on a centre developing technology for next

generation microelectronics and new drug delivery systems.

The Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), involving TCD, UCC and UCD will develop tools and techniques to build new structures and devices atom by atom. CRANN’s principal industry partner is Intel Ireland Ltd.

Tánaiste Mary Harney said the projects, which link academic researchers with industry partners, will play a "significant role in building Ireland's new

knowledge-driven economy". "Building partnerships between academia and

industry will support the creation of new ideas and products and produce the

innovation and development that successful wealth generating economies need to grow," she said.
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Via confirms deal with IBM to make 90nm CPU
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Scientists Turn DNA Tubes into Nanowires
Scientists have recruited DNA to manufacture minuscule wires that could be used for nanoscale electronic devices. According to new findings, tiny tubes that self-assemble can be coated in metal to form highly conductive wires.

Nanotechnology: Safety, Ethics and Regulation

Wednesday, January 28^th

An evening discussion of nanotechnology's impact on the environment, policy and public perception.

Featuring:

Vicki Colvin
 Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology Rice University

George Khushf
Center for Bioethics University of South Carolina

Frank Yang
Industrial Science & Technology Network, Inc.

Where:    The offices of Pillsbury Winthrop,2475 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA, USA                                                                           

When:

6:00PM - 9:00pm                                

Cost: $25 for pre-registered attendees , $35 for registration at the door           
 

Pre-registration now open! www.acteva.com/go/nanobiocon

See website for map and details: www.nanobioconvergence.org

Intel Looks Hard at Nanotechnology
Intel agreed to collaborate with Nanosys, which specializes in microscopic chip technology. more at WSJ.com

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Iranian NanoTech News

Iranian NanoTechnology Newsletter (NO.52)

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Mentor Graphics CEO: 2004 recovery longer and smoother; move to 90nm creates EDA growth

Katherine Chiu, Hsinchu

The upturn of the semiconductor industry in 2004 will be longer and smoother than past recoveries. In addition, the move to 90-nanometer (nm) is creating substantial growth for the EDA (electronic design automation) market, according to Walden C. Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics, in a recent e-mail interview with DigiTimes.

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Plastic Logic named as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

Additional Attempts Fail to Reach Beagle 2

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Three breakout sessions on nanotechnology

LARGEST-EVER DUTCH DELEGATION AND TOP SILICON VALLEY EXECUTIVES

Cisco, HP, Oracle, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Philips, ASML, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and NIB Capital Private Equity will Assemble in San Jose to Anchor Largest Ever Transatlantic Initiative to Promote Innovation and New Business Opportunities Between the U.S. and the Netherlands.

The largest-ever move to bridge the innovation power of two world-class, high-tech centers of excellence Silicon Valley and the Netherlands High Tech Connections (HTC) will host an exclusive technology forum in San Jose, Calif. on January 12 and 13, 2004. Marking the first initiative of its kind, HTC will assemble todays brightest business and technology leaders to promote innovation and facilitate new business matchmaking between the United States and the Netherlands. 

HTC will feature keynote speeches by a range of U.S. and Dutch senior executives, including John Chambers (Cisco Systems), Carly Fiorina (HP) and Gerard Kleisterlee (Philips Electronics). A unique transatlantic trade and investment initiative, HTC is supported by an elite corps of technology companies with a combined market capitalization of more than one trillion U.S. dollars. 

More than 400 top-tier executives from the Netherlands and Silicon Valley high-tech sectors are registered to attend the forum to be held at San Jose’s Fairmont Hotel—to exchange ideas, participate in breakout sessions and identify collaborative business opportunities within both centers of high-tech excellence. 

Led by the U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, Clifford Sobel, and the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade, Karien van Gennip, the two-day forum will feature a live address by Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (via videoconference) and keynote presentations by top executives from supporting companies, research institutes, academia and government. The forum will also include panel sessions on nanotechnology, embedded systems and broadband spearheaded by leading U.S. and Dutch experts.

The caliber of keynote speakers and the number of high-level attendees speak volumes about the strong existing relationship and future potential between both centers of high-tech excellence, noted HTC Chair Tom McGuire. The U.S. and the Netherlands share a world-beating track record for technology success. Both centers have a rich tradition of cutting-edge research and innovation and are deeply grounded in mutual international commerce. HTC will accelerate and intensify high-tech success over the bridge between Silicon Valley and the Netherlands. 

About the High Tech Connections Silicon Valley Forum To be held January 11-13, 2004 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif., the HTC Silicon Valley Forum will bridge two high-tech giants together Silicon Valley and Europe’’s gateway, the Netherlands to help drive technological innovation, as well as improve economic and business prosperity. HTC attendees will have the unique opportunity to exchange ideas and information critical to expanding trade, increasing investment and creating new business opportunities through innovation and leadership in the high technology sector. The forum will feature an impressive line-up of executives and senior managers from today’’s leading high-tech companies, academia and government organizations covering a wide-range of topics, including major R&D initiatives; the 'Innovation Platform' currently on the Dutch political agenda; as well as business measures that support innovation and start-ups in the Netherlands. In addition, it will include three breakout sessions on nanotechnology, embedded systems and broadband all market segments in which the Netherlands and United States play an enabling role. 

About High Tech Connections High Tech Connections is the first initiative of its kind specifically dedicated to promoting technological exchanges to drive innovation and pioneer new business matchmaking opportunities between American and Dutch companies, institutions and universities. Created by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA), the U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands and the U.S. Commercial Service, this initiative allows each country to draw upon its respective strengths to develop and deliver new products, services and technology essential for future growth. HTC’s member companies include some of the most prominent Dutch and U.S. high-tech leaders including ASML, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NIB Capital Private Equity, Oracle and Philips. More information about HTC is available at www.hightechconnections.org

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INP Grenoble, Politecnico di Torino and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne are joining forces to set up an international course for nanotechnology engineers.

Products implementing microtechnology are already omnipresent in daily life, but there is still plenty of scope for miniaturization. To go much further we must master micrometerand nanometer-scale technologies, for which specially trained engineers are essential. Nanotechnology is equally vital for developing instrumentation, not to mention the actual teaching of nanoscience. 

The aim of the interna-tional engineering degree in nanotechnology is to prepare graduates for such work. Successful applicants will benefit from the high-grade teaching and research capability of three European universities (Grenoble, Lausanne and Turin). The four-semester course will include modules on microsystems, microelectronics design and nanotechnology, in three languages (English, French and Italian). Students will spend a semester at each university and a fourth doing an assignment in industry or a research laboratory, making a flying start to their career. Teaching in Grenoble will be based at ENSERG(12) and ENSPG(13), both part of INP Grenoble. 

Between 45 and 60 places will be open in September 2004 to students from the three universities and the first batch will graduate in July 2006. This highly original course will qualify for a joint engineering degree in nanotechnology awarded by INP Grenoble, EPFL and Politecnico de Torino. It will be the first course of its kind in France.

Bernard Guérin (head of ENSERG) and Roland Madar (head of ENSPG)
Contact: Youla Morfouli, ENSERG (morfouli@enserg.fr)

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Application of Nanotechnology for Chemical Corporation

Berlin-based high-tech company Capsulution NanoScience AG has signed a cooperation agreement with the globally operating special chemicals corporation Cognis in December. As part of the agreement Capsulution will apply its proprietary LBL-Technologie® for the targeted development of new and innovative products. Further details of the agreement have not been disclosed.

Cognis - separated into the strategic business units Oleochemicals, Nutrition & Health, Care Chemicals, Functional Products and Process Chemicals - has generated a turnover in 2002 in excess of Euro 3 billion of which Euro 76 million have been spent on research and development. Current research and development activities focus on products and concepts for cosmetics, nutrition and healthcare, the research of innovative formulation concepts and delivery systems as well as on products with additional functionalities (e.g. textiles with skin-caring effects).

Alexander Herrmann, Chief Financial Officer of Capsulution commented on the recently signed cooperation agreement: "We are very pleased to have found with Cognis a globally renowned cooperation partner. Based on our expertise in the area of nano- and micro-encapsulation we will demonstrate yet another time, that we are capable to fulfil the demands of a globally-operation corporation in its search for innovative solution in a speedy and professional manner."

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Squid May Inspire New Nanolights

A Hawaiian squid is shining new light on optical nanotechnology: the creature has a built-in flashlight made up of a previously unknown type of protein. The discovery, described in a report published today in the journal Science, could help researchers design novel nanoreflectors.
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Top ten 2003 sci-tech news of China, world unveiled

The top ten scientific and technological developments of China and the world, voted out by 582 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, were unveiled in Beijing on January 12.

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Micro Fuel Cell Runs Cool
A tiny methane fuel cell that works at only 60 degrees Celsius--considerably cooler than most fuel cells--could eventually be used in portable and microelectronics devices, according to Penn State and UCLA researchers. 
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Australian Legislation Blocks Stem Cell Research

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South Korea To Restrict Stem Cell Research

The Washington Times reports on South Korean government restrictions on

embryonic stem cell research. 

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Chartered VP: 90nm to be mature in 2005; foundry sales growth to outpace industry average in sub-micron era
John Martin, vice president for strategic alliances and partners at Singapore-based foundry Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, shared his views on the industry outlook during a recent telephone interview.

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New g-2 Measurement Deviates Further From Standard Model

UPTON, NY USA - The latest result from an international collaboration of

scientists investigating how the spin of a muon is affected as this

type of subatomic particle moves through a magnetic field deviates

further than previous measurements from theoretical predictions. The

result strengthens the challenge this experiment, known as muon g-2,

first posed to the so-called Standard Model of particle physics in

February 2001 (based on data collected in 1999), and then backed with

a more precise result in July 2002 (based on data collected in 2000).

The new measurement, which has been submitted to Physical Review

Letters, was announced today at the U.S. Department of Energy's

Brookhaven National Laboratory, where the experiment was conducted by

scientists from Brookhaven and 11 other institutions in the United

States, Russia, Japan, The Netherlands, and Germany. Based on data

collected in 2001, it is the first precise measurement of how

negatively charged muons "wobble" in the magnetic field; the two

prior results were for positively charged muons. The precision of the

new result matches the combined precision of the previously reported

results.

All three results are in good agreement with one another and with a

long-standing theoretical prediction of the so-called PCT Theorem

that particles and antiparticles should wobble at the same rate in a

magnetic field. But when compared with the latest Standard Model

predictions for the g-2 value, the new experimental result differs

from the most direct theory calculation by 2.8 standard deviations,

and from a somewhat more indirect theory calculation by 1.7 standard

deviations, making this the most significant deviation to date

between experiment and theory. When the positive and negative muon

results are combined, the result differs from the direct theory

calculation by 2.7 standard deviations, and from the indirect theory

calculation by 1.4 standard deviations. The two theoretical

predictions are in significant disagreement with one another and have

been under close scrutiny by the theory community for several years.

The related theory issues are gradually being clarified and may get

fully resolved soon.

Boston University physicist Lee Roberts, spokesperson for the muon

g-2 experiment, said, "The measurement of this property, the

anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, is a very sensitive test of

the validity of the Standard Model, and is also sensitive to new

physics beyond the Standard Model." The Standard Model seeks to

describe the effects of three of the four known forces on all

subatomic particles. "The fact that our measurement continues to

deviate from what that theory predicts may be an indication that we

are seeing new physics beyond the Standard Model," Roberts said.

While physicists have known for some time that the Standard Model is

incomplete, the correct extension to this theory is still a matter of

speculation, with one leading candidate being supersymmetry - a

theory that predicts the existence of yet-to-be-discovered companion

particles for all the known subatomic particles. "One reason there

has been so much interest in our experiment is that the rate at which

muons wobble in a magnetic field would be affected by the presence of

new physics, such as supersymmetric particles, if they exist," said

Roberts. "Historically, muon g-2 has provided an important constraint

on new theories. Our experiment is now fourteen times more precise

than the experiment done at CERN [the European laboratory for

particle physics] in the 1970s. This precision places important

restrictions on potential new theories."

Added William Marciano, senior theoretical physicist at Brookhaven

Lab, "The recent g-2 result strengthens the case for new physics

effects with supersymmetry, a leading candidate, but it is by no

means definitive. Continued scrutiny of theory and further running of

the experiment are imperative."

Background on previous g-2 results

The Standard Model of particle physics is an overall theory of

particles and forces that has withstood experimental challenge for

some 30 years. In February 2001, the muon g-2 collaboration published

a finding that deviated from the value predicted by the Standard

Model. The result of that experiment, which like the current one, was