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Nano
Debate : UK
UK
Report: More Hits than Misses on Nanotech
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After
a year-long investigation, the United
Kingdom's Royal Society and Royal Academy
of Engineering released its final report
today examining the health, safety,
environmental, ethical and societal
implications of nano-scale technologies.
The report was commissioned by the UK
government last June. The UK's Trade
Union Congress today supported the Royal
Society's report and called for strong
regulations to prevent worker exposure
to manufactured nanoparticles. "There
have been plenty of red flags, but the
dollar signs have blotted out the warnings
signs," said Rory O'Neill, spokesman
for the Trade Union Congress.
"The
report is a good start toward addressing
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Nano
Debate : UK
NANOTECHNOLOGY
OFFERS POTENTIAL TO BRING JOBS, INVESTMENT
AND PROSPERITY - LORD SAINSBURY
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Responding
to the nanotechnology study produced
by the Royal Societyand Royal Academy
of Engineering, Lord Sainsbury, the
Minister for Science and Innovation,
said:
"Nanotechnology
offers the potential to bring high quality
jobs, investment and prosperity to the
UK. It also has the ability to deliver
a cleaner environment and improvements
to human health, information and communication
technology,and transportation.
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Nano
Debate : UK
Nanotechnologies
Bring Great Potential And Need For
Responsible Development
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AlphaGalileo---Nanotechnology
offers many potential benefits, but
its development must be guided by appropriate
safety assessments and regulation to
minimise any possible risks to people
and the environment, according to a
report published today (29 July 2004)
by the Royal Society and the Royal Academy
of Engineering.
The report was commissioned by the UK
Government last year to consider current
and future developments in nanotechnology.
It identifies a range of potential benefits
to be gained from nanoscience and nanotechnologies
including new materials, more powerful
computers and revolutionary medical
techniques. The report recommends steps
to realise these while minimising possible
future uncertainties and risks...read
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Electronics: USA
A
New Advance in Gallium Nitride Nanowires
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BERKELEY,
CA – A significant breakthrough in the
development of the highly prized semiconductor
gallium nitride as a building block
for nanotechnology has been achieved
by a team of scientists with the U.S.
Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and
the University of California at Berkeley.
For the first time ever, the researchers
have been able control the direction
in which a gallium nitride nanowire
grows. Growth direction is critical
to determining the wire's electrical
and thermal conductivity and other important
properties...read
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Nano
Products : USA
Nano-composite
resin opens new applications and opportunities
for SLA system owners
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VALENCIA,
Calif., Jul. 29, 2004 - 3D Systems Corporation
(Nasdaq: TDSC) announced the availability
of Bluestone™ SL material, the first
commercially available engineered nano-composite
resin for SLA® (stereolithography)
systems.
Bluestone™
engineered nano-composite material is
a breakthrough in material technology,
delivering exceptional accuracy, stiffness,
thermal performance and long-term stability.
Bluestone material is ideal for automotive
and aerospace applications, such as
wind-tunnel testing, under-the-hood
applications, and the manufacture of
jigs and fixtures. Its thermal properties
are also suitable for elevated temperature
electronic applications, including insulating
components, electrical housings and
connectors...read
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Future
Technology:
A
First Glance at the Gene Networks
of Human Aging
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Scientists have rendered the first gene
and protein networks of human aging,
an important step in understanding the
genetic mechanisms of aging. The work
led by Joao Pedro de Magalhaes from
Harvard Medical School is detailed in
the July 30 issue of FEBS Letters.
The
work involved the integration of all
genes, in both humans and animal models,
previously shown to influence aging.
By using a combination of bibliographic
information and modern high-throughput
genomics, employing software developed
by the team, each gene was placed in
the context of human biology...read
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Nano
Tsunami : Guest
Writer
Rory
McLean has
the say…
Repairman
in a can?...read
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Nano
Products : USA
Car
Owners Can Now Use Nanotechnology
to Improve Cabin Air Quality
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SALEM,
NH -- (MARKET WIRE) -- The NanoBreeze™
Car Air Purifier from NanoTwin Technologies
uses photocatalytic nanotechnology
to clean and purify the air inside
the passenger compartment of any motor
vehicle. Motor vehicles emit several
pollutants that EPA classifies as
known or probable human carcinogens.
EPA estimates that motor vehicles
account for as much as half of all
cancers attributed to outdoor sources.
One fact is clear: vehicles are such
an integral part of our society that
virtually everyone is exposed to their
emissions.
The NanoBreeze Car Air Purifier is
a dashboard accessory that decomposes
the harmful gases from fuel or tobacco
smoke, airborne germs or allergens,
odors from mildew or trash, and the
fumes from plastics, finishes, perfumes
and cleaners. The product oxidizes
both volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)
and bioaerosols...read
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Like
Him, Hate him, Kiss Him, Hug Him,
Tomorrow
Rory McLean
has his say…
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Nano
Products : Germany
First
Application in the Field of Nano
PVC Floor Coverings
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WESEL,
Germany, /PRNewswire/ -- The products
are marketed under the tradenames
NANOBYK-3600 and NANOBYK-3601. They
have been developed to improve scratch
and wear resistance of UV-coatings
that can also be applied to plastics
(e.g. as a top coat for Vinyl Floorings).
NANOBYK-3600 is a water-based dispersion
of nano-Alumina particles...read
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Nano
Medicine: USA
Newly
designed nanoparticle quantum dots
simultaneously target and image
prostate tumors in mice
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ATLANTA--
Emory University scientists have for
the first time used a new class of
luminescent "quantum dot"
nanoparticles in living animals to
simultaneously target and image cancerous
tumors. The quantum dots were encapsulated
in a highly protective polymer coating
and attached to a monoclonal antibody
that guided them to prostate tumor
sites in living mice, where they were
visible using a simple mercury lamp.
The scientists believe the ability
to both target and image cells in
vivo represents a significant step
in the quest to eventually use nanotechnology
to target, image, and treat cancer,
cardiovascular plaques, and neurodegenerative
disease in humans....read
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Nano
Medicine: USA
Kereos
Named Among Top 15 Biotech
Companies of 2004 by FierceBiotech
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LOUIS, /PRNewswire/ -- Kereos, a biotechnology
company developing targeted therapeutics
and molecular imaging agents for the
treatment and detection of cancer
and cardiovascular disease, have announced
that it has been selected as one of
the "Fierce 15" for 2004
by FierceBiotech,an internationally-recognized
publication for the biotech industry.
Kereoswas chosen as one of the top
emerging biotechnology companies from
more than 500 privately held firms
for the company's vision, management
expertise, and
overall potential to change the way
disease is treated...read
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Future
Technology: USA
Sandia
supercomputer to be world's fastest,
yet smaller and less expensive than
any competitor
Red
Storm to be assembled in New Mexico
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ALBUQUERQUE,
N.M. -- Red Storm will be faster,
yet smaller and less expensive, than
previous supercomputers, say researchers
at the National Nuclear Security Administration's
Sandia National Laboratories, where
the machine will be assembled.
The first quarter of the $90 million,
41.5 teraflops (trillion operations/second)
machine should be installed at Sandia
by the end of September and fully
up and running by January, says Bill
Camp (Sandia's Director of Computation,
Computers, Information and Mathematics),
who heads the effort to design and
assemble the innovative machine....read
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Nano
Debate: EU
Saying
no to more EU regulation
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From
Dr Reinhard Quick.
Sir,
In his brilliant analysis of the next
European Commission's priorities,
André Sapir rightly recognises
that "what European industry
needs is more opportunities for companies
to enter new markets, more retraining
of labour, greater reliance on market
financing and higher investment in
both research and development and
higher education" ("Higher
growth should be Barroso's priority",
July 22).
Unfortunately
he forgets to mention that the next
Commission should...read
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Nano
Medicine:
BioDelivery
Sciences International, Inc. Announces
Proposed Licensing Agreement with
Sigma-Tau S.p.A.
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NEWARK,
N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2004--BioDelivery
Sciences International (Nasdaq:BDSI)
announced today it has come to an
oral understanding to license to Sigma-Tau
S.p.A., the right to utilize BioDelivery's
proprietary formulation and delivery
technology in connection with different
compounds, with particular focus in
the area of oncology.
Under the terms of the proposed licensing
agreement, which is...read
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Tsunami : Guest
Writer Nanotube
and nanohorn
Future real key player of nanotechnology
by
Sumio
IIJIMA
Professor,
Meijo University and Director, Research
Center for Advanced Carbon Materials,
National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology
(AIST)
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"I
really don't want people to exaggerate
carbon nanotubes too much. I want
them to leave the tubes alone a little
more," says Prof. Iijima, the
discoverer of carbon nanotubes. He
now thinks that commercial applications
of carbon nanohorns will be realized
much earlier than those of carbon
nanotubes.
Unlike
carbon nanotubes, carbon nanohorns
can be made simply without the use
of a catalyst. Carbon nanohorn aggregates
can be produced with a yield of more
than 90% through laser vaporization
of carbon at room temperature. These
aggregates have a dahlia-like shape
with a large number of horn-shaped
short single-layered nanotubes that
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Nano
Biz: USA
Carbon
Nanotechnologies Inc. Announces
the Allowance of a U.S. Patent for
Contacting Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
With Catalytic Metal
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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS
WIRE)---Carbon Nanotechnologies Inc.
(CNI) have announced the allowance
of a U.S. Patent for contacting single-wall
carbon nanotubes with catalytic metal
and then activating the catalyst.
The technology provides CNI with important
coverage for the use of single-wall
carbon nanotubes in applications where
they support metal catalysts, such
as in fuel cell electrodes. This technology
is part of the intellectual property
developed by Nobel-Prize winning scientist
Dr. Richard Smalley and licensed exclusively
to CNI by Rice University in 2001
-- Provides patent coverage for applications
where single-wall carbon nanotubes
function as a catalyst support
-- Along with recently-allowed coverage
for doping single-wall carbon nanotubes
with non-carbon atoms, establishes
a strong patent position for new fuel
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Nano
Medicine :
New
Australian Patent Granted
BioSilicon™ Tablets
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Global
nanotechnology company pSivida Limited
(ASX: PSD), is pleased to announce
that its UK operating subsidiary pSiMedica
Limited has been granted a further
Australian patent for BioSilicon
Australian
Patent Number 771329 relates to the
invention of orally administrable
pharmaceutical products (eg tablets,
capsules, pellets and powders) that
comprise porous and/or polycrystalline
silicon (BioSilicon). Oral administration
of drugs remains the most favoured
route of treatment, being painless
and enabling the
patient to self-administer.
One
of the key issues associated with
oral delivery is the stability of
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MEMS
Biz : Austria
EV
Group Ships LowTemp -- R -- Production
Bonder to Substrates Manufacturer
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SCHARDING,
Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)---EV Group
(EVG), a global supplier of wafer-bonding
and lithography equipment, have announced
that it has shipped an EVG850 production
bonder to a new U.S. customer, Umicore
Semiconductor Processing (USP) in
Boston. The EVG850 features EV Group's
low-temperature, plasma-bonding technology.
USP produces ultra-flat and thin silicon
and bonded thick-film silicon-on-insulator
(SOI) for a variety of applications,
including MEMS, MOEMS, microelectronics
and optoelectronics. USP is part of
Umicore, the Belgian precious-metals
and advanced-materials producer. Umicore
plans to develop engineered substrates
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Future
Technology: UK
Chaos,
Twist Maps and Big Business
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Newswise
— Obscure mathematical ideas
developed back in the 1980s
could solve current problems
of mixing fluids at the
microscale, and revolutionise
the technology, reports
an article in Science.
The need to mix fluids at
the microscale affects a
whole range of developing
technologies – from inkjet
printers to DNA analysis
– and finding ways to do
it is becoming big business.
Millions of dollars have
already been poured into
‘lab-on-a-chip’ projects,
but making miniature labs
is not just a question of
scaling things down.
When you pour cream into
your coffee via the back
of a spoon, it forms a...read
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Nano
Reports :
New
MRG Report Tracks Nanotechnology
R&D and Marketing
Providing
a Guide to Applications,
Vendors, Technology Strategies,
& Market Developments
for U.S. Companies
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SUNNYVALE,
Calif., July 26 /PRNewswire/
-- Since the early 1960's,
popular interest in nanotechnology
has translated into both
political action and increasing
investment, with notable
acceleration throughout
2003 and into early 2004.
MRG, Inc., along with Fuji-Keizai
USA, compiled a report titled
U.S. Market & Industry
Nanotechnology R&D and
Marketing: A Guide to Application,
Venders, Technology Strategies,
Product Directions &
Market Development &
Focus.
In late 2003, the U.S. enacted
the 21st Century Nanotechnology
Research and Development
Act. It wrote into law the
"National Nanotechnology
Initiative" (NNI),
which was announced by President
Clinton in 2000 and supported
by presidential budgets
ever since. The Act included
budget authorizations totaling
$3.7 billion for nanotechnology
R& D through FY 2008.
Since 2000, interest in
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Nano
Debate : USA
The
promise and perils of
the nanotech revolution
Possibilities
range from disaster to
advances in medicine,
space
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Nanotechnology
could revolutionize science,
technology, medicine and
space exploration.
Nanotechnology could ravage
the environment, eliminate
jobs and lead to frightening
new weapons of war.
Those are two extreme takes
on the hottest, and potentially
most controversial, new
technology since biotech
and PCs.
For years, science fiction
writers and techno-visionaries
have imagined the construction
of "nano"-size
-- one nanometer equals
a billionth of a meter --
molecules and machines that
could clean cholesterol
from your bloodstream, break
down chemical spills and
lead to superstrong new
materials. The late physicist
Richard Feynman once said,
"There's plenty of
room at the bottom"
-- by which he meant humans
could re-engineer atoms
and molecules to do humanity's
bidding...read
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Nano
Education : USA
CBEN
Wins grant for undergraduate
nanotech course
Class
will present technical
aspects alongside analysis
of societal impacts
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HOUSTON,
July 22, 2004 — The Center
for Biological and Environmental
Nanotechnology at Rice University
today announced the award
of a $100,000 grant from
the National Science Foundation
to develop the first introductory
nanotechnology class to
be offered at Rice University,
a research-intensive institution
known worldwide for its
excellence in nanotechnology
research.
The course, titled "Nanotechnology:
Content and Context,"
will be offered jointly
by the departments of chemistry
and anthropology this fall.
The grant, awarded under
NSF's Nanotechnology in
Undergraduate Education
program, allows Rice to
join a small but growing
number of schools offering
undergraduate nanotech classes
aimed at preparing students
for a future in which nanotech
is an integral part of the
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Nano
Event:
Spark!
2004 Conference
Will Focus on
the Builders of New Tech
Economy
Monterey Confab Aggregates
Best and Brightest, From
VC Steve Jurvetson to
Serial Entrepreneur Chris
Kitze, in Unique Format
Created by Leading Analyst
Steve Harmon
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MONTEREY,
CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/26/2004
-- Marketsnap Research Group,
a Silicon Valley-based technology
research firm that produces
independent reports for
more than 20,000 subscribers
in technology, media and
finance worldwide, today
announces the speaking line-up
for Spark! 2004, a new technology
conference for decision
makers who work or invest
in technology, media, manufacturing
or research. Spark! will
showcase some of the industry's
great builders, people who
can speak to practice rather
than just theory, in new
technologies gaining traction
in the digital economy,
including digital media,
digital payment systems,
social networking, nanotechnology,
wireless communication and
more.
Spark! 2004 will take place
at the Monterey Conference
Center on October 18 and
19. Speakers during the
two days include Steve Jurvetson,
a leading Silicon Valley
venture capitalist and co-chair
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Nano
Biz: USA
Nanobac
Life Sciences Announces
Past Year's Accomplishments
and Future Goal
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TAMPA,
Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nanobac
Life Sciences, Inc. (OTCPK:NNBP)
("Nanobac" or
"the Company")
has completed its first
year as a public Company.
The events and discoveries
of the past year have reinforced
our belief that we are at
the forefront in the search
for the causes and treatments
of infectious diseases associated
with pathological calcification.
This sets forth the accomplishments
of the last year, as well
as our goals and expectations
for the future.
The major accomplishments
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Nano
News: In Dutch
Nanotechnologie
en nanowetenschap in Nederland
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Wat
is nanotechnologie en nanowetenschap?
Hoe is nanotechnologie en
nanowetenschap onstaan?
Wat zijn de toepassingsgebieden
van nanotechnologie en nanowetenschap?
Wat is het publieke debat
rondom nanotechnologie en
nanowetenschap?...read
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Nano
Electronics:
Intel
to Start 90nm NOR Flash
Intel
says it will begin production
of NOR-type flash memory
on a 90nm process using
200mm wafers in the current
quarter.
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Intel
says it will begin production
of NOR-type flash memory
on a 90nm process using
200mm wafers in the current
quarter.
Using 200mm wafers in fabs
converted from Pentium production
will mean a low capital
cost of entry, making it
competitive with rival Samsung's
300mm production, said marketing
manager Brenden Mielke.
Samsung began 90nm NAND-type
flash production in September
2003 and is now running
more than 10,000 300mm wafers
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