By linking a pair of tiny "puddles" of a few dozen electrons sandwiched inside a semiconductor, researchers have enabled these two so-called "quantum dots" to become parts of a transistor - the vital switching component in computer chips. Future computers that use quantum dots to store and process digital information might outperform conventional computer circuits because of both the new transistors' smaller size and their potential to solve problems that would take centuries on today's machines.

"This is a very promising candidate for quantum computation," said Albert M. Chang, who is an adjunct professor of physics in Purdue's School of Science. "We believe this research will allow large numbers of quantum-dot switches to work together as a group, which will be necessary if they are ever to function as a computer's brain, or memory....read the wave

By applying a small electrical current to a carbon nanotube, they moved indium particles along the tube like auto parts on an assembly line. Their research, described in the April 29 issue of Nature, lays the groundwork for the high-throughput construction of atomic-scale optical, electronic, and mechanical devices that will power the burgeoning field of nanotechnology.

“We’re not transporting atoms one at a time anymore — it’s more like a hose,” says Chris Regan of Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division, who co-authored the article along with fellow Materials Sciences researchers Shaul Aloni, Ulrich Dahmen, Robert Ritchie, and Alex Zettl. Aloni, Regan, and Zettl are also scientists in the University of California at Berkeley’s Department of Physics, where much of the work was conducted...read the wave

Significant Reductions in Air Pollution Attained by Petroecuador in Test of Green Plus Fuel Catalyst

QUITO, Ecuador--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biofriendly Corporation announced today the results of tests conducted by Petroecuador, the national oil company of Ecuador. The tests were designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Green Plus(TM) in reducing major combustion gas emissions in diesel engines. The Research Technology Development Unit of Petroecuador supervised the tests, with the participation of Chemeng, a government approved testing organization.

The Petroecuador report concluded that Green Plus(TM) demonstrated an ability to significantly reduce the four major toxic and gaseous emissions of diesel fuel combustion that can lead to serious health problems and climate-changing effects.
The tests were conducted on diesel buses as well as stationary engines utilizing certified test equipment.

The results of the stationary engines showed Carbon Monoxide (CO) emissions dropped by...read the wave

'Revitalize Manufacturing and Invest in the
Jobs of the Future,' Says John Kerry

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., — Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a nanoscale technology for investigating biomolecular processes in single living cells. The new technology enables researchers to monitor and study cellular signaling networks, including the first observation of programmed cell death in a single live cell.

The "nanobiosensor" allows scientists to physically probe inside a living cell without destroying it. As scientists adopt a systems approach to studying biomolecular processes, the nanobiosensor provides a valuable tool for intracellular studies that have applications ranging from medicine to national security to energy production.

ORNL Corporate Fellow and Life Sciences Division researcher Tuan Vo-Dinh leads a team of researchers who are developing the nanoscale technology. "This research illustrates the integrated ‘nano-bio-info' approach to investigating and understanding these complex cell systems," Vo-Dinh said. "There is a need to explore uncharted territory inside a live cell and analyze the molecular processes. This minimally invasive nanotechnology opens the door to explore the inner world of single cells". ...read the wave

To Capsulution this represents an important patent from a range of patent families, which the company had in-licensed exclusively for worldwide marketing from Garching Innovation GmbH - the technology transfer office of the Max Planck Society. In addition to these, Capsulution in recent years filed further patent applications regarding newly developed applications of the LBL-Technology®. By means of this technology capsules are manufactured by the layerwise adsorption of polyelectrolytes onto the encapsulated compounds.

Dr. Andreas Voigt, CSO of Capsulution said: "The recently granted patent further sharpens our competitive edge as a developer of innovative nano- and micro-capsules for high-end applications in the fields of drug-delivery. We are also confident to identify further fields of application where the use of novel capsules with non-spherical shapes will lead to substantially increased benefits." In line with Capsulution's corporate strategy several further developments of this technology are to be protected by patent applications in coming years.

By applying a small electrical current to a carbon nanotube, they moved indium particles along the tube like auto parts on an assembly line. Their research, described in the April 29 issue of Nature, lays the groundwork for the high-throughput construction of atomic-scale optical, electronic, and mechanical devices that will power the burgeoning field of nanotechnology.

“We’re not transporting atoms one at a time anymore — it’s more like a hose,” says Chris Regan of Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division, who co-authored the article along with fellow Materials Sciences researchers Shaul Aloni, Ulrich Dahmen, Robert Ritchie, and Alex Zettl. Aloni, Regan, and Zettl are also scientists in the University of California at Berkeley’s Department of Physics, where much of the work was conducted...read the wave

Guest Writer: Dr. Pearl Chin PhD, MBA

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., — Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a nanoscale technology for investigating biomolecular processes in single living cells. The new technology enables researchers to monitor and study cellular signaling networks, including the first observation of programmed cell death in a single live cell.

The "nanobiosensor" allows scientists to physically probe inside a living cell without destroying it. As scientists adopt a systems approach to studying biomolecular processes, the nanobiosensor provides a valuable tool for intracellular studies that have applications ranging from medicine to national security to energy production.

ORNL Corporate Fellow and Life Sciences Division researcher Tuan Vo-Dinh leads a team of researchers who are developing the nanoscale technology. "This research illustrates the integrated ‘nano-bio-info' approach to investigating and understanding these complex cell systems," Vo-Dinh said. "There is a need to explore uncharted territory inside a live cell and analyze the molecular processes. This minimally invasive nanotechnology opens the door to explore the inner world of single cells". ...read the wave

Nano Research: USA

ChevronTexaco, Hyundai Motor Company and UTC Fuel Cells Selected to Participate in U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project

WASHINGTON, /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)have announced that a team consisting of ChevronTexaco Corp., Hyundai Motor Co. and UTC Fuel Cells has been selected to lead a five-year demonstration and validation project designed to showcase practical application of hydrogen energy technology.

The cost-share contract was awarded to ChevronTexaco, in cooperation with Hyundai Motor Co. and UTC Fuel Cells. The primary goal of this multi-year project is to develop and demonstrate safe, convenient and reliable hydrogen- based distributed power generation, fuel cell vehicles and vehicle fueling infrastructure, and to educate key audiences about the use of hydrogen as a potential fuel for transportation and power generation. Under the cost- sharing agreement, each company will match the DOE award with its own funding in proportion with its participation in the program.

The initial focus of the project will be ...read the wave

Technology and life-science startups are much closer to commercial success and profitability, leading to new jobs and a stronger tax base for Philadelphia and other regions in the Delaware Valley, thanks to a new 'Launch Business Mentoring' program started by the Science Center.

The Science Center's Launch Program matches young companies in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, nanotechnology, and general technology industries with teams of experienced business leaders. These "Executives in Residence," or 'EIRs,' mentor the company founders who, while renowned scientists and engineers, often have little commercial business experience. Each EIR personally mentors a single company, helping them develop their business plan and capital presentation to potential investors....read the wave

Nano Medicine

Diagnostic method based on nanoscience could rival PCR

EVANSTON, Ill. --- Since the advent of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) nearly 20 years ago, scientists have been trying to overturn this method for analyzing DNA with something better. The "holy grail" in this quest is a simple method that could be used for point-of-care medical diagnostics, such as in the doctor's office or on the battlefield.

Now chemists at Northwestern University have set a DNA detection sensitivity record for a diagnostic method that is not based on PCR -- giving PCR a legitimate rival for the first time. Their results were published online today (April 27) by the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS).

"We are the first to demonstrate technology that can compete with -- and beat -- PCR in many of the relevant categories," said Chad A. Mirkin, director of Northwestern's Institute for Nanotechnology, who led the research team. "Nanoscience has made this possible. Our alternative method promises to bring diagnostics to places PCR is unlikely to go -- the battlefield, the post office, a Third World village, the hospital and, perhaps ultimately, the home." ...read the wave

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE--Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are part of their exclusive list of Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). Since inception in 1988 the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Ranked Strong Sells by 167.4% annually (12.3% vs. 4.6% respectively). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, we were telling our customers which stocks to sell in order to save themselves the misery of unrelenting losses. Among the #5 ranked stocks today we highlight the following companies: Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE:FII) and Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN). Further they announced #4 Rankings (Sell) on two other widely held stocks: Lexar Media (NASDAQ:LEXR) and AT&T (NYSE:T). To see the full Zacks #5 Ranked list of Stocks to Sell Now ...read the wave

Nano Research: USA

Future blood tests may use tiny bar-codes to speed disease diagnosis

Details about the analytical test, which appears promising in experimental studies, are scheduled to appear in the May 19 print issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a peer-reviewed publication of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society. The study was published online (April 27) on the journal’s Web site….read the wave

Guest Writer: Dr. Pearl Chin PhD, MBA

Scientists have demonstrated, for the first time, that transistors made from single-walled carbon nanotubes can operate at extremely fast microwave frequencies, opening up the potential for better cell phones and much faster computers, perhaps as much as 1,000 times faster.

The findings, reported in the April issue of Nano Letters, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, add to mounting enthusiasm about nanotechnology's revolutionary potential.
"Since the invention of nanotube transistors, there have been theoretical predictions that they can operate very fast," says Peter Burke, Ph.D., a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Irvine, and lead author of the paper. "Our work is the first to show that single-walled nanotube transistor devices can indeed function at very high speeds." ...read the wave

Nano Medicine

Diagnostic method based on nanoscience could rival PCR

EVANSTON, Ill. --- Since the advent of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) nearly 20 years ago, scientists have been trying to overturn this method for analyzing DNA with something better. The "holy grail" in this quest is a simple method that could be used for point-of-care medical diagnostics, such as in the doctor's office or on the battlefield.

Now chemists at Northwestern University have set a DNA detection sensitivity record for a diagnostic method that is not based on PCR -- giving PCR a legitimate rival for the first time. Their results were published online today (April 27) by the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS).

"We are the first to demonstrate technology that can compete with -- and beat -- PCR in many of the relevant categories," said Chad A. Mirkin, director of Northwestern's Institute for Nanotechnology, who led the research team. "Nanoscience has made this possible. Our alternative method promises to bring diagnostics to places PCR is unlikely to go -- the battlefield, the post office, a Third World village, the hospital and, perhaps ultimately, the home." ...read the wave

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE--Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are part of their exclusive list of Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). Since inception in 1988 the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Ranked Strong Sells by 167.4% annually (12.3% vs. 4.6% respectively). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, we were telling our customers which stocks to sell in order to save themselves the misery of unrelenting losses. Among the #5 ranked stocks today we highlight the following companies: Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE:FII) and Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN). Further they announced #4 Rankings (Sell) on two other widely held stocks: Lexar Media (NASDAQ:LEXR) and AT&T (NYSE:T). To see the full Zacks #5 Ranked list of Stocks to Sell Now ...read the wave

PITTSBURGH, PRNewswire/ -- Crystalplex, a Pittsburgh nanobiotechnology company and the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), a partnership to put the region's life sciences industry on a fast track for growth, today announced that PLSG, through its affiliate the Pittsburgh Biomedical Development Corporation (PBDC), intends to invest $100,000 in pre- seed funds to Crystalplex, an early stage company that is developing a technology that aids in drug discovery and clinical diagnostics.

The PBDC investment will be used to help the company further develop its technology which utilizes nano-sized plastic beads that label, or "bar code," a large number of different molecules within a solution, combining multiple assays or experiments into a single operation. With an exclusive worldwide license from Indiana University's Advanced Research & Technology Institute, Crystalplex expects to become the first to market with the new generation of nanosensor tests. The company was created by LaunchCyte LLC and is located within the PLSG Incubator….read the wave

June 3-5, 2004 / CeNTech presents nanobiotechnological research projects in North Rhine Westphalia / International experts discuss the future with nanotechnology

At the interface between nanotechnology and biology/medicine, nanobiotechnology emerges as one of the most promising research areas which has been strategically supported by the federal state of North Rhine Westphalia (NRW) for the last few years. To document the current state of nanobiotechnological research at the universities, universities of applied sciences, and research centres in NRW, CeNTech organises the workshop „NanoBio NRW – profiles and projects“ on June 3rd, 2004, on behalf of the Ministry for science and research NRW. At this workshop, all NRW research groups working in the field of nanobiotechnology will present their current activities. This workshop demonstrates the pole position of North Rhine Westphalia in nanobiotechnology and offers an ideal platform for its further development….read the wave

Nano Biz: USA

Nanotechnology Veterans Launch NanoVance Inc.; Company Brings Cohesion to Fragmented Industry, Provides Commercial Devices

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A team of veterans from the nanotechnology field and the micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and semiconductor industries, today announced the launch of NanoVance Inc., a company that integrates those technologies to provide nano-devices.

NanoVance's business model uniquely addresses the challenges of commercializing nano-devices, such as the high costs of design and fabrication. Bringing an unprecedented level of cohesion to these fragmented industries, the company utilizes its network of best-in-class partners to design, develop, manufacture, package and test its customers' devices.

NanoVance's management team includes two former executives of the New Jersey Nanotechnology Consortium (NJNC), a former leader of Rosemount Inc.'s MEMS technical development and fabrication programs, and executives with nearly 100 years of combined experience in the semiconductor industry….read the wave

Future Technology: UK

UK Department of Trade and Industry Uses Interwise to Connect UK Businesses with Emerging Technologies

Interwise(R), the foremost provider of enterprise communications solutions, today announced that the United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the governmental arm charged with creating the best environment for business success in the United Kingdom, is using Interwise to offer live collaboration and communication for UK businesses trying to connect with emerging technologies.

The DTI's Key Business Technologies Strategy Unit is in the process of forming new online communities in a range of emerging technologies to promote collaboration and innovation. They will use Interwise to power the live collaboration and meeting functionality for each of the groups. …read the wave

El mayor proyecto Integrated Proteomics con fondos de la UE se centrará en los principales problemas de la salud y en las enfermedades

El proyecto recibirá 12 millones de euros en cinco años dentro del sexto Framework Program of the European Commission para el desarrollo de las nuevas tecnologías para la investigación proteómica. Los principales objetivos del proyecto incluyen la creación de los "métodos rutinarios de la plataforma" para el análisis de las interacciones de las proteínas en la investigación biomédica, implicación de los científicos, especialistas en equipamiento y datos en varios campos.
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Nano Research USA

IBM, Stanford Collaborate on World-Class Spintronics Research

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) --IBM and Stanford University are joining forces on the advanced research and creation of new high-performance, low-power electronics in the emerging field of nanotechnology called "spintronics." To formalize the effort, scientists at IBM's Almaden Research Center and Stanford University today announced the formation of the IBM-Stanford Spintronic Science and Applications Center (SpinAps, for short).

"SpinAps researchers will work to create breakthroughs that could revolutionize the electronics industry, just as the transistor did 50 years ago," said Dr. Robert Morris, IBM VP and director of the Almaden Research Center.

Since its inception, the microelectronics industry has progressed by shrinking circuitry. This approach is becoming much more difficult, time-consuming and expensive, and there is now a worldwide search for new ideas that can deliver improved performance in smaller sizes than is possible with conventional designs. Spintronics is an exciting possibility because controlling the spin -- or magnetic orientation -- of electrons within tiny structures made of ultra-thin layers can produce such advantageous properties as low-power switching and nonvolatile information storage....read the wave

Nano Defence: USA

Army Scientists, Engineers develop Liquid Body Armor By Tonya Johnson

This type of body armor is light and flexible, which allows soldiers to be more mobile and won't hinder an individual from running or aiming his or her weapon.

The key component of liquid armor is a shear thickening fluid. STF is composed of hard particles suspended in a liquid. The liquid, polyethylene glycol, is non-toxic, and can withstand a wide range of temperatures. Hard, nano-particles of silica are the other components of STF. This combination of flowable and hard components results in a material with unusual properties….read the wave

Future Technology: Israel

Intel Israel heralds chip breakthrough

A team of Israeli researchers at Intel has achieved a breakthrough in chip development that promises to change the world of computing and telecommunications within 5 to 10 years.

For the first time, the team succeeded in developing electro-optical chipsets based on silicon wafers capable of converting electronic signals to optic signals within the chip. They have the potential to be mass produced at the same cost as standard electronic chips. Currently, the manufacturing cost of an optical chip (which is not silicon based) runs into hundreds or even thousands of dollars….read the wave

Nano Biz: USA

Venture capitalists like it clean
By Terence Chea, Associated Press

Nano News: Asia

Asia's rising star: Nanotech

Nano Biz: USA

DAY-JA VU TRADING By HILARY KRAMER

Nano Research : USA

Reading the fineprint of matter

Working with materials that are not visible to the naked eye is Meyya Meyyappan's specialty. In fact, the Indian American scientist and his three colleagues had convinced former President Bill Clinton and the US Congress to launch the National Nanotechnology Initiative when the technology was not even heard of.

Now the initiative has some $1 billion earmarked every year, with Meyyappan and his team of 60 scientists working on making nanotechnology available for future space exploration….read the wave

Nano Electronics: USA

Stacked, packed nanowires hold triplexed megadata

Scientists have created a novel transistor architecture using molecular-scale nanowire memory cells. It promises unprecedently compact data storage.

A novel transistor architecture using molecular-scale nanowire memory cells holds the promise of unprecedently compact data storage.

Researchers at the University of Southern California and the NASA Ames Research Center have successfully tested a self-assembled molecular memory device they say has the potential of holding 40 Gigabits per square centimeter -- a far greater density than any achieved on silicon.

Furthermore, says Chongwu Zhou, an assistant professor in the USC Viterbi School department of electrical engineering, because of the self-assembly feature, such ultra dense memory devices can likely be cheaper than the silicon flash memories now widely used in digital cameras, "memory sticks" and other applications. …read the wave

WASHINGTON, April 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Leaders from the technology industry and academia today unveiled an advocacy campaign to illustrate the importance of basic research to the future of American innovation, economic growth and job creation.

The initiative, targeted at policy makers and the public, will seek to reverse a decline in federal investment in basic research in the physical sciences and engineering that puts at risk the development of new technologies, new industries, and high-value jobs.

"U.S. competitiveness in global markets and the creation of good jobs at home rely increasingly on the cutting edge innovation that stems from high-risk basic research," said Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel Corporation and chairman of the Computer Systems Policy Project. "We 're here to help policy makers understand that U.S. technological leadership, innovation and jobs of tomorrow require a commitment to basic research funding today."...read the wave

Nano Research: Europe

Clean building By Stuart Nathan

Nano Research: Northern Ireland

University of Ulster Opens Nanotechnology Research Institute

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Edmonton conference to spotlight emerging $500 billion world industry

EDMONTON, A line-up of key global nano and microsystems leaders will tackle the challenges and opportunities of transforming research breakthroughs into commercial reality during the 9th Annual Conference on the Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems (COMS 2004) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Aug. 29 - Sept. 2, 2004. COMS is the only international conference on the commercialization of microsystems and nanotechnology, bringing together key business and technical professionals from every segment of the supply chain, including equipment suppliers, end users, financial experts and top researchers
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Future Technology: UK

Fertile ground for waste By Stuart Nathan

Carbon depletion in soil is becoming widespread, especially in the US. 'Globally, soils contain four times as much carbon as the atmosphere, and half the soil carbon is in the form of organic matter,' says Amonette. Tilling the soil releases the carbon - and putting it back is more difficult than it seems, Amonette says
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Nano Products: Hungary

ComGenex gibt die erfolgreiche Integration der ersten durchgehenden "Flow Bench" Top-Hydrogenierungs-Reaktoreinheit bekannt

BUDAPEST, Ungarn, PRNewswire/ -- ComGenex Inc., führender Service-Anbieter im Bereich Arzneimittelerforschung, hat heute bekannt gegeben, dass es die erste Phase der Integration der ersten durchgehenden "Flow-bench" Top-Hydrogenierungseinheit überhaupt zur Verwendung bei Multimodus-Funktionen , z.B. Parallelsynthese, Individualsynthese und Scale-up, abgeschlossen hat. Die Einheit, entwickelt vom Spin-off-Unternehmen von ComGenex, Thales Nanotechnology Inc., verwendet Multifluidiks, interne Wasserstoff-Generierung und ersetzbare katalytische Reaktionskammern, um eine breite Vielzahl von katalytischen Hydrogenierungen bei bis zu 100 Bar und 100 Grad Celsius sicher durchzuführen…read the wave

Future Technology: USA

Teaching Robots to Herd Cats By Michelle Delio

Robots designed for emergency rescue work can survive a six-story drop onto collapsed, jagged concrete. They can be thrown 100 feet into a disaster site. They can even cope with poisonous chemicals, fires, freezing temperatures and floods. But, like most rugged individualists, they don't play well with others.

When robots are set loose at a rescue site, the situation can become chaotic quickly, which lessens the advantage of having a swarm of robots to help human rescuers. There's no way for the robots to coordinate their activities autonomously. A human operator must control them individually, making robotic searches less efficient. Right now, even with state-of-the-art technology, rescue robots essentially lose interest in their tasks when left on their own. They simply wander off or shut down….read the wave

Nano Products: USA

Lucent Technologies Awarded Two Contracts Valued at $26 Million By United States' Department of Defense

Bell Labs to lead next-generation laser and optical communication research and development programs for the U.S. Government

MURRAY HILL, N.J., PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Department of Defence has awarded Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) two contracts valued at $26 million -- a contract worth $13.4 million for the second phase of the Coherent Communications Imaging and Targeting (CCIT) program, as well as a $12.5 million contract for the Integrated Router Interconnected Spectrally (IRIS) program. The goal of the CCIT program is to demonstrate new technologies for doing high-speed and long-range laser communication, while IRIS will focus on the next-generation of super-fast, ultra-high capacity optical communications.

Today's announcement marks the third advanced research and development contract Lucent has received in as many months valued at $37.4 million. In February, Lucent was awarded a one-year, $11.5 million award to research, develop and demonstrate an ultra-high capacity, highly secure ad-hoc wireless communications system for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Mobile Networked Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) program….read the wave

Nano Research: USA

Ultra-fast laser allows efficient, accessible nanoscale machining

In a paper published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Michigan researchers explain how and why using a femtosecond pulsed laser enables extraordinarily precise nanomachining. The capabilities of the ultra-fast or ultra-short pulsed laser have significant implications for basic scientific research, and for practical applications in the nanotechnology industry…read the wave

Oxford Instruments and Varian, Inc. Announce a World First in NMR Technology

The breakthrough was announced at the Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference (ENC) in Monterey, California, which is the major annual meeting for NMR scientists….read the wave

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE--BioSante Pharmaceuticals (Amex:BPA) have announced that it has received a notice of allowance from the European Patent Office (EPO) accepting BioSante's patent application for the manufacturing process of the company's unique calcium phosphate nanoparticles (CAP).

The EPO has stated that it intends to grant patent protection covering BioSante's proprietary manufacturing process for its CAP nanoparticles, including its manufacture with antigens for vaccines and therapeutic proteins. The company was awarded a patent on the manufacturing process for its CAP nanoparticles in the United States in 2002. …read the wave

Nano Electronics: Europe

“PIONEER PATENT” ISSUED FOR EFFICIENT NANOSCALE ENERGY CONVERSION

Efficient conversion of energy from heat to electricity or electricity to cooling is closer today than ever before, with a new breakthrough in nanotechnology engineering techniques.

Power Chips plc (PWCHF) and Cool Chips plc (COLCF), both majority-owned subsidiaries of Borealis Exploration Limited (BOREF), announce that they have received a breakthrough patent covering the use of highly efficient electron thermotunnelling to produce either electrical power or cooling. The patent, titled “Thermionic Vacuum Diode Device With Adjustable Electrodes” No. 6,720,704 was issued by the US Patent Office on April 13th 2004….read the wave

The agency has come under some scrutiny in the past few years for how it has handled nanotech patent applications. Some observers say, despite its efforts to educate its examiners about nanotechnology, the agency still faces structural impediments that make it difficult to adequately examine patents being filed by nanotechnology researchers and companies….read the wave

The meeting will be comprised of approximately twenty, thirty-minute presentations on recent data on the development and application of nanotechnology, featuring industry leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and researchers.
Following the plenary session, an audience interactive panel, moderated by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, will convene to address commercial and investment opportunities in Nanotechnology applied to life sciences.

For additional information, including speaking opportunities, and sponsorship/exhibition information, please contact Steve J. Kuperberg at skuperberg@srinstitute.com or call (212) 967 0095 ext. 261

Nano Debate: USA

Intel CEO Calls for More U.S. Research Spending
By Andy Sullivan

Flanked by a Nobel-winning scientist and lobbyists for education and industry groups, Barrett said the United States needs to boost research spending by at least 10 percent over the next five years to enjoy continued economic prosperity…read the wave

Future Technology: USA

Outta here!

After four Earth-bound decades, gravity experiment launches

Nano Electronics: USA

Speaker offers solutions to 'tyranny of interconnects' By Richard Goering, EEdesign

PHOENIX, Ariz. " The "tyranny of interconnects" is threatening the timing, power, and cost of next-generation chips, according to James Meindl, director of the Microelectronics Research Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology. At a keynote speech at the International Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD '04) here, Meindl presented leading-edge research in electrical, optical, and thermal interconnects.

Meindl said that interconnect has become the deciding factor with respect to the latency, energy dissipation, and masking levels of chips. At 100 nm, he noted, the intrinsic switching delay of a MOSFET is 5 ps., whereas the RC response time for 1 mm of interconnect is 30 ps. At 35 nm, this 6-to-1 differential turns into a 100-to-1 difference….read the wave

Future Technology: EU

EU high-tech industry starting to delocalise, warns Commission

While it cannot discern a general trend towards de-industrialisation, the Commission has expressed concerns at the danger of high-tech and services sectors leaving the EU.

In recent years, industry leaders and politicians alike have voiced their fears about the EU's manufacturing base moving out of Europe to benefit from cheaper labour and lower social costs in countries like China and India. This trend of 'de-industrialisation' has been blamed on inflexible labour market regulations, high social costs and increasing regulatory burdens on industry in the EU
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Nano Research: Germany

Elektrochemische Abscheidung von nanoskaliertem Silizium in Ionischen Flüssigkeiten

Der Arbeitsgruppe von Prof. Endres am Institut für Metallurgie der TU Clausthal ist es kürzlich als erste gelungen, bei Raumtemperatur in einer Ionischen Flüssigkeit nanoskaliertes Silizium herzustellen. Nanoskaliertes Silizium ist von Bedeutung für optische Sensoren oder Laser, bei denen die Wellenlänge für Absorption bzw. Emission allein durch Wahl der Kristallitgröße eingestellt werden könnte. Im Vergleich zu den etablierten physikalischen Herstellungsverfahren zeichnet sich ein elektrochemisches Verfahren durch seinen vergleichsweise einfachen experimentellen Aufbau aus. Mit dem Rastertunnelmikroskop und der in situ Tunnelspektroskopie konnte gezeigt werden, dass das abgeschiedene Silizium elementar und halbleitend anfällt [1]
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Nano Research: Germany

Nanoröhrchen speichern weniger Wasserstoff als bisher angenommen

( All our German News courtesy of www.innovations-report.de )

Die ermittelte Adsorptionsrate eines Bündels, das aus reinen einwandigen Kohlenstoff-Nanoröhren zusammengesetzt ist, war wesentlich geringer als bisherige Annahmen. Bei Raumtemperatur und einem Druck von 300 Atmosphären betrug der Anteil des aufgenommenen Gases nur 0,9 Gewichtsprozent.

www.nano-invests.de und Applied Physics Letters 84, 918-920 (2004).

McMaster University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Herr Jeremy Lawrence
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www.neuematerialien.de
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Advances in electron microscopy at Lehigh University are promising to shed light on the atoms of the nano-world that play a disproportionate role in the efficiency and safety of everyday materials.

This spring, with support from the National Science Foundation, Lehigh will become the first university in the world to have two aberration-corrected electron microscopes.

The new instruments will give scientists an ability they have long sought: to simultaneously image and determine the chemical identity of individual atoms in crystalline materials.

Lehigh has purchased a new, JEOL 2200FS transmission electron microscope (TEM) fitted with an aberration-correction device. …read the wave

Nano Products: Global

GLOBAL NANOCATALYST MARKET FORECAST TO REACH $5 BILLION BY 2008

A catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction by reducing the required activation energy, but which is left unchanged by the reaction. In addition to speeding up certain chemical reactions, catalysts also can be used to alter the temperature at which various reactions take place and thus make them feasible. Nanocatalysts represent the convergence of a mature technology-catalysts-with a new one-nanotechnology. The extent of the catalyst market is not apparent to the casual observer because catalysts are mostly used in intermediate processing steps, but catalysts are a multi-billion dollar industry. Nanocatalysts are nanoscale materials that have at least one nanoscale dimension, or have been subjected to nanoscale structural modification in order to enhance their catalytic activity. This definition encompasses a number of commercially well-established types of catalysts, as well as a number of emerging new technologies.

According to a soon-to-be-released report from Business Communications Company, Inc. (www.bccresearch.com) RGB-281 Nanocatalysts, the global market for nanocatalysts is projected to approach $3.7 billion in 2004 and is expected to reach $5.0 billion in 2009. ...read the wave

Emergency Filtration Products Inc. (EFP) (OTCBB: EMFP) announced that it has been invited to apply for participation in an US Navy-funded Technology Transfer project (Center of the Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT)) and the Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization (OTTC) which encompasses filter technology products.

If selected and approved, EFP will build two filter product prototypes, both of which will employ the company's patented 2H filter technology. One of the prototypes will be built with the additional protection offered by the company's proprietary nanotechnology process in which the filter prototype will be treated with a coating of nano particles. The prototypes, which are expected to take approximately one month to build, are designed for a large number of potential applications, including, but not limited to: biohazard masks, transportation (aircraft, tanks, armored personnel carriers) and buildings (military, industrial, office and residential)
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Nano Defence: USA

Pentagon official says nanotechnology a high priority By Ted Leventhal

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"Nanotechnology is one of the highest priority science and technology programs in the Defense Department," said Clifford Lau, the senior science adviser in the Pentagon's office of basic research. Lau, who also serves as president of the nanotechnology council at the engineering group IEEE, said research is being coordinated across the military branches, and plans are in place to transition the technology from basic research to deployment…read the wave

COLUMBIA, Md., PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) have announced that its stock has been added to the Merrill Lynch Nanotech Index, effective from, April 19, 2004.

The index, which was created in March 2004, includes 22 companies that indicate in public documents that nanotechnology initiatives represent a significant component of their future business strategy.

"We are pleased to be included in the Merrill Lynch Nanotech Index," commented Nelson M. Sims, President and CEO. "Our micellar nanoparticle (MNP) technology is one of Novavax's most exciting drug delivery platforms and its commercial viability has already been validated with the recent FDA approval of ESTRASORB(R), the Company's proprietary topical emulsion for estrogen therapy
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SUSS is the first to automate multiple test protocols in one tool saving fab's time and expensive clean room real estate as well as providing application flexibility

Nano Products: China

China develops first nano-satellite:

China successfully sent into space Nano-satellite I, the first nanotechnology-based satellite ever developed by the country independently, early Monday.

The successful launch has made China the fourth country in the world that is capable of launching nano-satellites after Russia, the United States and Britain, Chinese space experts said…read the wave

According to Ha'aretz the dean of the Technion chemistry faculty, Professor Ehud Keinan, recently shared his information on some technological breakthroughs with the U.S. umbrella organization for security technology - the TSWG (Technical Support Working Group) - which includes about 80 organizations that specialize in security (for example, the CIA, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.) ...read the wave

Nano Electronics: USA

Xerox unveils polymer electronic process
By Chappell Brown

Hancock,N.H. — Xerox Corp. disclosed details of a nearly complete polymer electronic process that could run on inkjet printers during a presentation at the Material Research Society's spring meeting this week in San Francisco.

Beng Ong, a Xerox Fellow who has been spearheading the polymer electronics effort, said three different electronic ink processes could create semiconductors, conductors and dielectrics — the three ingredients needed for integrated circuits — in a printable process....read the wave

SUSS is the first to automate multiple test protocols in one tool saving fab's time and expensive clean room real estate as well as providing application flexibility

Nano Products: China

China develops first nano-satellite:

China successfully sent into space Nano-satellite I, the first nanotechnology-based satellite ever developed by the country independently, early Monday.

The successful launch has made China the fourth country in the world that is capable of launching nano-satellites after Russia, the United States and Britain, Chinese space experts said…read the wave

According to Ha'aretz the dean of the Technion chemistry faculty, Professor Ehud Keinan, recently shared his information on some technological breakthroughs with the U.S. umbrella organization for security technology - the TSWG (Technical Support Working Group) - which includes about 80 organizations that specialize in security (for example, the CIA, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.) ...read the wave

Nano Biz: USA

Michigan firm excited about dendrimer research, funding By Steve Pardo

Nano Electronics: USA

Xerox unveils polymer electronic process
By Chappell Brown

Hancock,N.H. — Xerox Corp. disclosed details of a nearly complete polymer electronic process that could run on inkjet printers during a presentation at the Material Research Society's spring meeting this week in San Francisco.

Beng Ong, a Xerox Fellow who has been spearheading the polymer electronics effort, said three different electronic ink processes could create semiconductors, conductors and dielectrics — the three ingredients needed for integrated circuits — in a printable process....read the wave

Nano Research: Germany

The Small and the Beautiful

Max Planck researchers use nanotechnology to visualize cellular processes crucial for the development of new cancer drugs. With the help of semiconductor nanocystals, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Goettingen, Germany, and their collaborators at the Universidad de Buenos Aires are now able to capture movies of signal transmission processes involved in the control of gene expression (Nature Biotechnology, February 2004 issue).

This breakthrough is expected to speed up the development of new cancer-curing drugs. Quantum Dots (or QDs) can be used as nano-sized markers to visualize DNA sequences, proteins, or other molecules and track them in the cell. The complexes consisting of QDs and specific ligands, in this case a cellular growth factor, bind to target molecules such as receptors on the cell surface. The QDs glow in a variety of colors and are up to 1000 times brighter than conventional fluorescent dyes….read the wave

Nano Research: USA

First 3-D look at diesel particles gives clues to cleaner enginescs

Guest Writer: Dr. Pearl Chin PhD, MBA

So what is nanotechnology exactly?

So why should we care about nanotechnology?

What can it do for me? ...read the wave

Nano Debate:

Will nanotech save the world or is it mostly hype?
By Marsha Walton CNN

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (CNN) -- Nanotechnology is often mentioned as the tool that will dramatically alter the future.

While its benefits are still years away from reaching the public, scientists hope nanotechnology -- the manipulation of atoms as raw materials -- will eventually live up to the hype it's received for its potential to advance medicine, electronics and manufacturing.

From helping diagnose diseases more accurately to keeping computers running more smoothly, the manipulation of atoms is a challenge with a whole new set of rules. The scientists who work with these tiniest of raw materials see a world just as mesmerizing as those who study the farthest reaches of outer space
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Something for the Weekend :

PCs 'infested' with spy programs

Nano Patents:

NANO-C LICENSES PATENTS TO ENABLE
FIRST COMMERCIAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTION OF CARBON NANOTUBES

Expanded License Allows Nano-C to Apply Cost-Saving Combustion Production Method to Additional Nano-Structured Carbon Materials

WESTWOOD, MA, -- Nano-C, Inc., the leader in manufacturing technologies used in the high-volume combustion synthesis and refining of fullerenes, today announced it has exclusively licensed patents from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that enable it to produce a range of nanostructured carbon materials critical to companies developing nanotechnology applications.

The agreement enables Nano-C to apply its combustion synthesis method to produce carbon nanotubes for a fraction of current costs, as well as fullerenic black -- a material composed of curved lattice structures of incomplete fullerenes -- and other related carbon nanostructures….read the wave

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Two weeks after launching its nanotechnology index, Merrill Lynch said Friday it is changing the criteria for companies included in the index.

In a research report, an analyst said the index will only include companies that indicate in public documents that nanotechnology initiatives "represent a significant component of their future businesses strategy."
Prior to this change, Merrill had included companies that have a "significant percentage of future profits tied to nanotech."

Merrill analyst Steven Milunovich said changing the criteria will make the index more transparent for investors…read the wave

Nano Research: USA

Atom-scale images give materials researchers new tool for developing advanced ceramics

Nano Research: USA

Atom-scale images give materials researchers new tool for developing advanced ceramics

Nano Funding: USA

NanoMarkets Releases New White Paper on the Nanotechnology Industry

GLEN ALLEN, Va.,/PRNewswire/ -- NanoMarkets, LC, a leading nanotechnology market research and analysis firm based here, today announced the release of the second in its series of white papers that examines business and market trends for the emerging nanotech space. Titled "Can Nano Create New Markets?" this paper discusses issues and obstacles facing the nanotech industry with respect to commercialization, technology evolution and business creation. The paper can be accessed from the firm's website at www.nanomarkets.net.

According to NanoMarkets' new white paper, the time has arrived for nanotech entrepreneurs, marketers and business types to take over from the scientists and drive the nano industry forward towards greater commercial application and less "cool science." Nano is not creating the new markets it was supposed to and could very well become the victim of hype-and-deflate media and financial cycles. NanoMarkets notes a new skepticism in the way the popular and financial media are now covering nanotechnology due to frustration with the disconnect that exists between promises and current reality....read the wave

Future Technology

ROBOTIC CARBON EXPLORER FLOATS SHED NEW LIGHT ON THE IRON HYPOTHESIS

The iron hypothesis holds that by adding small amounts of iron, an
essential micronutrient, to ocean waters rich in other nutrients,
aquatic plants can be made to bloom vigorously, thus removing enough carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to offset the greenhouse effect….read the wave

Nano Products: USA

Nanotechnolgy leads to new line of skin-care items
By Munira Syeda

INDUSTRY -- Harvard Fang was thrilled about incorporating nanotechnology into his skin- care line, but perhaps not thrilled enough until he tried the products himself.

When he was testing The PearLife Co.'s facial cream and other lotions a while back, he kept asking his female employees how good they really were.

They responded to the company president's question with another question: "Why don't you try it?'
So, two months ago, the 54-year- old began using Fantastic O's Skin Care eye cream, day cream, night cream, toner and cleanser, among other items
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Researchers at NanoScale Materials, Inc., have developed scaled-up production processes for FAST-ACT (First Applied Sorbent Treatment Against Chemical Threats), an advanced nano-engineered family of products designed to provide first responders, hazmat teams and other emergency personnel with a single technology to counteract a variety of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals.

Non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-flammable, FAST-ACT is particularly useful when response personnel are confronted with a chemical spill whose exact nature is unknown. While substances such as activated carbon only physically absorb toxic substances, FAST-ACT neutralizes, destroys and renders them harmless. Independent testing by chemical warfare experts showed that FAST-ACT removed more than 99 percent of such agents as VX, soman and mustard gas from surfaces in less than 90 seconds.

The initial research that led to FAST-ACT was conducted by the Kansas State University laboratory of Kenneth Klabunde. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program supported NanoScale’s research to make the production processes commercially viable. This scaling-up required dramatic process changes, development of quality control standards and testing to confirm the safety and efficacy of FAST-ACT…read the wave

Nano Meet: USA ( text in geman )

Biophan Technologies nimmt an der Nanotechnologie-Serie-Veranstal tung des SDForums `Nanotechnology & Biotechnology - The Next Wave' teil

ROCHESTER, New York - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Biophan Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: BIPH) eine Gesellschaft für Innovation, Entwicklung und Vermarktung MRI-bezogener und sonstiger fortschrittlicher biomedizinischer Technologie, teilte heute mit, dass sie einen Vortrag im Rahmen der Nanotechnologie-Serie des SDForums halten wird. Michael Weiner, CEO von Biophan, wird die Präsentation auf der Veranstaltung mit dem Titel "Nanotechnology & Biotechnology - The Next Wave" am Monday, 19. April 2004, im George E. Pake Auditorium, das zum Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) im kalifornischen Palo Alto gehört, vorstellen
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Future Technology: ??

Attack of the Movie Clones By Kristen Philipkoski

Nano Research: USA

Carbon found to be older than the Solar System

More than 4.5 billion years old By Tony Fitzpatrick

For the first time, researchers have identified organic material in interplanetary dust particles (IDPs), gathered from the Earth's stratosphere, that was made before the birth of our Solar System. The material was identified on the basis of its carbon isotopic composition, which is different from the carbon found on Earth and in other parts of the Solar System. Isotopes are variations of elements that differ from each other in the number of neutrons they have, making them similar chemically but different physically.

Christine Floss, Ph.D., senior research scientist in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics at Washington University in St. Louis, said that the organic material in the IDP she and her colleagues analyzed probably was formed in molecular clouds in the interstellar medium before the formation of the Solar System. The isotopic anomalies are produced by chemical fractionation at the very low temperatures found in these molecular clouds. …read the wave

Nano Biz: UK

Ground-Breaking Environment-Friendly Cooling Technology Establishes UK HQ for Global Rollout .

Nano Biz: USA

HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP INVESTS IN MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.

Molecular Imprints, Inc. develops and manufactures nano-lithography systems for high resolution and for 3-dimensional pattern replication. The company has commercialized a new and unique Step and Flash Imprint Lithography technology (S-FILTM), which is a simple step and repeat, room temperature, low pressure,
nano-imprint process that has demonstrated sub-20 nanometer resolution
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Nano Biz: USA

NANOPHASE ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL
Jess Jankowski Promoted to Chief Financial Officer

The call may be accessed through Nanophase’s website, www.nanophase.com, and clicking on the line under Investor Relations and Calendar of Events. If you are unable to attend, a replay will be available through April 29, 2004, by dialing 706-645-9291 and entering code 6769834, or by logging onto the Nanophase website and following the above instructions.

Nanophase also announced that Jess Jankowski, the Company’s vice president and Controller, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Jankowski holds a BS in accountancy from Northern Illinois University, an MBA from Loyola University, and received his certified public accountant certificate from the State of Illinois. He has been with Nanophase for approximately nine years.

Nano Research: USA

Tegal Corporation Announces High-K Nano Layer Deposition Joint Development Project With Sharp Corporation's American Laboratories

Nano Products: USA

Industrial NanoTech, Inc. Releases Nansulate Insulation; Nanotechnology Helps Nansulate Beat All Other Insulating Materials Hands-Down

Instead, INI's premier product is patent-pending Nansulate, an industrial-grade liquid… read the wave

Nano Electronics: Japan

HP Japan and Intel Team Up to Advance Nano-Technology R&D

The computer system will be used by Hirao Laboratory to advance its study of electronic structure theory and molecular dynamics which investigate chemical phenomena at molecular and electron levels. More importantly, the system will also be used in the research of nano-materials and bio-materials such as Dendrimer -- a nano-material widely anticipated in the medical and new materials fields worldwide. …read the wave

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Integrated Systems Engineering (ISE) announced today that Nanosys, Inc. has purchased its device simulator DESSIS and process simulator FLOOPS-ISE.

Nanosys specializes in nanotechnology, which relates to structures typically less than 100 nanometers in size. By using DESSIS and FLOOPS-ISE, Nanosys is investing in tools for its development of nanotechnology.

"We are very happy to have selected ISE TCAD to explore…read the wave

Nano Debate: USA

Concerns That Nanotech Label Is Overused
By BARNABY J. FEDER

On Thursday, Asensio & Company, an investment firm, faxed a letter to Eliot Spitzer, the New York attorney general, charging that misuse of the nano label has become a favorite tactic for fraudulent stock promotion.

Asensio asked Mr. Spitzer to investigate Merrill Lynch for including many companies that have little or nothing to do with nanotechnology in an index of 25 publicly tradednanotechnology companies that Merrill introduced on April 1.

"Investors are being harmed on a daily basis," said Manuel P. Asensio, chief executive of the investment firm, which is based in New York.
Juanita Scarlett, a spokeswoman for Mr. Spitzer, said that the office's first step in response to such a request would be an informal inquiry….read the wave

Future Technology: USA

Kopin to Showcase New CyberDisplay Applications at Defense and Security Symposium

Nano News: Europe

Europeans to Challenge U.S. Nanotechnology Dominance By Philip Willan

The European Union (E.U.) plans to finance an international nanotechnology project aimed at challenging U.S. dominance of the promising research sector, one outcome of which could be a system for swift and reliable DNA analysis at crime scenes. The €21 million (US$17.5 million) initiative is also being supported by research institutes in Russia, China and Israel, participants in the NACBO (Novel and Improved Nanomaterials, Chemistries and Apparatus for Nano-biotechnology) Project said…read the wave

Future Technology: USA

Robots May Fight for the Army
By Mark Baard

Lightweight, super-strong robots will lead human soldiers into battle within 10 years -- at least according to iRobot.

The robots, called small unmanned ground vehicles, or SUGVs, will detect the presence of chemical and biological weapons, identify targets for artillery and infantrymen, and ferret out snipers hiding inside urban buildings. Today, humans mainly perform these tasks, often becoming the first casualties of battle while looking for snipers or explosives. …read the wave

Nano Research: USA

PURDUE RESEARCHERS CONNECT LIFE'S BLUEPRINTS WITH ITS ENERGY SOURCE

Purdue's Peixuan Guo has discovered how viral RNA molecules bind an energy-bearing organic molecule known as ATP. While linking these two substances might seem to create no more than a longer string of letters, the upshot is that now one of life's most mysterious and ancient storehouses of information can be moved by one of its most important fuels. The discovery could shed light on the fundamental role RNA plays in the creation of living things….read the wave

Guest Writer : Dr. Pearl Chin PhD, MBA

So what is nanotechnology exactly?

So why should we care about nanotechnology?

What can it do for me? ...read the wave

Nano Research

MRI With 80-Nanometer Resolution

Troy, NY - Applied NanoWorks, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of PinnacleAF Zinc Oxide nano-colloid deliverable in 25g to multiple kilogram production volumes. The 2-6nm particle size zinc oxide is agglomerate free and delivered in an environmentally safe water suspension.

The 2-6nm size is 80% smaller than the 15-20nm zinc oxide nano-powders commercially available today. The PinnacleAF Zinc Oxide offers an estimated 400% improvement in UV absorption levels and an estimated 500% increase in particle surface area compared to existing 15-20 nm zinc oxide nano powders….read the wave

With decades of experience managing and advising emerging technology companies, including three years on Microfabrica's board of directors, Dr. Lam will continue to guide the company as it moves into production and expands its global presence.

Adam Cohen, Microfabrica's founder and former chairman, and the inventor of the company's EFAB(r) technology, will continue to serve as chief technology officer and executive vice president of technology...read the wave

Nano Education:

The world goes nano. 51 countries with R&D Programs and Fundings in Nanotechnologies in 2004.The race is on.

Nano Research: USA

SELF-ASSEMBLING 'NANOTUBES' OFFER PROMISE FOR FUTURE ARTIFICIAL JOINTS

Researchers at Purdue University, the University of Alberta and Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology have discovered that bone cells called osteoblasts attach better to nanotube-coated titanium than they do to conventional titanium used to make artificial joints.

"We have demonstrated the same improved bone-cell adhesion with other materials, but these nanotubes are especially promising for biomedical applications because we'll probably be able to tailor them for specific parts of the body," said Thomas Webster, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Purdue.
...read the wave

Nano News

Happy Easter to all our readers !

Nano Research: USA

Controlling biomolecules with magnetic 'tweezers'

Described in a recent issue of Applied Physics Letters, the chip-scale, microfluidic device works in conjunction with a magnetic force microscope. It's intended to serve as magnetic "tweezers" that can stretch, twist and uncoil individual biomolecules such as strands of DNA. The device should help scientists study folding patterns and other biochemical details important in medical, forensic and other research areas....read the wave

Nano Electronics: USA

Breakfast in Silicon Forest: Nano Comes to Life
By Ed Sperling

Electronic News: Lets get through some definitions. First, what do you all mean by nanotechnology?

Rung: Nanoscience practice, in a strict definition, is the science of materials at the atomic scale. We are involved in a number of things that span applications from electronics, such as enhancements and enablers for nanoscience practice below 100 nanometers to things that are Microsystems, such as…read the wave

Nano news: EU

EU must be prepared to take risks, Prodi tells European Science Congress

Policy makers, scientists and stakeholders from across Europe gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels on 6 April for the first day of the European Science Congress, organised on the initiative of the Parliament's Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (ITRE).

The issue facing participants at the Congress was how to promote scientific research in Europe in the context of the EU's Lisbon objective of becoming the world's most competitive economy by 2010. The first afternoon's discussions focussed on Europe's current performance to date….read the wave

Future Technology

A TINY SOLAR SYSTEM AFTER ALL

The observation confirms a long-sought connection between the quantum and classical realms.....read the wave

Nano Research: USA

SELF-ASSEMBLING 'NANOTUBES' OFFER PROMISE FOR FUTURE ARTIFICIAL JOINTS

Researchers at Purdue University, the University of Alberta and Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology have discovered that bone cells called osteoblasts attach better to nanotube-coated titanium than they do to conventional titanium used to make artificial joints.

"We have demonstrated the same improved bone-cell adhesion with other materials, but these nanotubes are especially promising for biomedical applications because we'll probably be able to tailor them for specific parts of the body," said Thomas Webster, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Purdue.
...read the wave

Nano Research: EU

Ireland and Finland advise EU on how to make research in Europe more competitive

In his introduction to the event, Irish Minister for education and science, Noel Dempsey, representing the current EU Presidency highlighted two areas where needs to improve its efforts: making Europe more attractive for researchers and making investment in research more efficient.

Nano Event: USA

CONFERENCE AGENDA ANNOUNCED
3rd Annual NanoBusiness 2004
Nanotechnology's Foremost Business Conference

"Once again, we've designed the NanoBusiness 2004 Conference program to hit all the critical areas and topics for those who are serious about the business of nanotechnology," said Nathan Tinker, conference Chair and co-founder of the NanoBusiness Alliance. "It's crucial to stay ahead of the curve in such a rapidly evolving industry, and those who participate in our educational sessions and panels will better informed and better prepared to capitalize on rapidly emerging opportunities in this space." ...read the wave

Nano Electronics:

How will nanotechnology impact electronics industry as we know it?

This new report defines nanotechnology and nanoelectronics and also explains How nanotechnology will impact the current electronics industry.

The report provides details on the size of the nanoelectronics market now and in 10 years and also considers the penetration of nanoelectronics in the electronics market during the next 10 years.

This report includes details not available elsewhere!
- Total nanoelectronics market forecasts to 2014.
- Timelines for the commercialization of each nanotechnology (e.g., nanotubes used in chips).
- Nanoelectronics market forecasts for the next 10 years by 6 major product categories:
ICs (chips) Displays
Memory Chips Optoelectronic Components
Hard Disk Drives Removable Storage Media

This report considers the Major Electronic Company’s Nanoelectronics Positioning, including detail on
- IBM
- Hewlett Packard
- Motorola
- Texas Instrument

…read the wave

Nano Debate: NL

Nieuwe publicatie nanotechnologie

Daarnaast levert de nieuwe technologie voer voor allerlei speculaties over cyborgs en zelfreproducerende robots ter grootte van een bacterie, de ‘nanobots’.
...read the wave

Nano Tools of the Trade:

Fully Automated Sample Preparation and Nanoelectrospray MS Analysis Using ZipTips, the Precision 2000 and the NanoMate 100

Today's increased throughput demand for Nanoelectrospray Mass Spectroscopy (MS) has driven the need for automation. In addition to automating the loading of samples into theMS, automation of the sample preparation, such as desalting, purification and concentration ofthe samples, is necessary to provide the throughput required.

Here we describe a simple procedure that employs the use of the Precision 2000 Automated Multi-channel Pipettor, inconjunction with ZipTips® pipette tips to perform the pipetting tasks required for sample preparation prior to automated nanoelectrospray mass spectrometry using a NanoMate 100….read the wave