Evident Technologies Launches Second Generation EviTags(TM) Quantum Dot Labels to Advance Life Science Research

Unique Properties, New Surfaces to Reduce Testing Costs, Increase Flexibility and Uses

TROY, N.Y., PRNewswire/ -- Evident Technologies have introduceda second generation Type 2 EviTag(TM) luminescent label. The T2 EviTag has a proprietary natural coating that provides increased flexibility, easier use, wider applications and possible reduced testing costs in biological assays and other types of life science research.

"At Evident, we are practical pioneers developing nanomaterials to meet real needs and solve real problems," said Clint Ballinger, CEO of Evident Technologies. "Our customers need smaller, brighter, more flexible fluorescing markers to enable more applications across different life science market segments. Our T2 EviTags meet these needs and reduce testing costs because of their flexibility and adaptability. We see EviTags as an enabling technology at the crossroads of nano and bio."...read the wave

Organic Semiconductors Bring Foldable Computer Screens Closer

Newswise — An Israeli research team has manufactured new organic semiconductors using proteins designed from scratch in the lab and linking them together in precise chains to create electronic-grade material. The new semiconductors, called electronic peptides, could lead to lighter, cheaper and more flexible electronic devices within the next two years, the researchers say.

The electronic peptides created by Professor Nir Tessler and colleagues at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology could be used in full color, foldable LED displays with a sharper resolution than today’s computer screens, and large, flexible solar cells that spread flat and roll up like a blanket. The peptides could also be used in sensor devices that detect tiny amounts of disease molecules in the body or toxins in the environment.

Researchers can construct the electronic peptides one building block at a time, which gives them precise control over the semiconductor’s properties...read the wave

BIG MONEY FOR SMALL SCIENCE

£20 million funding to harness the commercial potential of micro and
nanotechnology (MNT) was announced today by Lord Sainsbury, Science and
Innovation Minister.

Eight projects across the UK will benefit from nearly £20m, from the DTI's
MNT Capital Facilities Programme, to help build new advanced manufacturing
facilities that will help develop revolutionary new products and services. It
is estimated that the global market for nanotechnology could be worth £1
trillion by 2013.

Emerging nanotechnologies offer a wide range of potential new
applications. This funding will help develop and exploit cutting edge
ideas such as stain resistant clothing, cottons that feel like silk, scratch
resistant and self-cleaning surfaces. They will also help create new medicines
and improve the efficiency of existing drugs...read the wave

European Nanotechnology Trade Association Established

The Institute of Nanotechnology, a global leader in nanotechnology matters, today announced plans to launch the European Nanotechnology Trade Association (ENTA), to support industry’s uptake of nanotechnology.

Created to represent the interests of nanotechnology businesses across Europe, ENTA will act to bridge gaps between governments, science and industry policy makers and business. It will also openly interface with the public and watchdog organizations to ensure transparency and that new nanotechnologies are developed in a safe and responsible manner.

Backed by companies such as Procter and Gamble, BP International, Thomas Swan & Co. , Nexia Solutions, Imerys, SmartBead Technologies and LOT-Oriel, ENTA’s membership is open to businesses and organizations for whom nanotechnology has or may have an impact. The Institute of Occupational Medicine and other key advisors including Mewburn Ellis LLP, Marks and Clerk, Darbys, Technesium TC, DMEM, and CENAMPS have also joined ENTA...read the wave

China to Implement Standards for Nanometer Materials on April 1

BEIJING, March 30 Asia Pulse - China will implement seven state standards for nanometer materials beginning on April 1, which will be the first state standards related to nanometer materials in the country as well as in the world.

The standards, issued jointly by the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision and the State Standardization Management Committee, will help standardize the nanometer materials market, support the application of products with high technological contents, and promote healthy development of China's nanometer materials industry.

Li Zhonghai, director of the State Standardization Management Committee, said more state standards will be issued later to establish a complete market access and technical standards system for nanometer materials.

The capacity of China's nanometer materials market has kept an annual growth of over 15 per cent for five consecutive years.

According to a survey done by CCID, China's nanometer materials market had a capacity of 2.92 billion yuan in 2004, growing 18 per cent over 2003. Of this, nanometer powder materials market accounted for 2.74 billion yuan or 93.8 per cent of the total, and nanometer compound materials market accounted for 180 million yuan or 6.2 per cent.

At present, China has accomplished industrialized production in such fields as nanometer calcium carbonate, nanometer zinc oxide and nanometer silicon oxide. Leading nano powder materials production bases in the country include Enping of Guangdong Province, Xuchang of Henan Province, Taiyuan of Shanxi Province and Zibo of Shandong Province, where such nanometer materials makers as Jiawei, Keli, Fenghai and Xingya are respectively located.

Nano powder materials boast great market potentials as they are increasingly applied in such fields as automobiles, machinery, electronics and packaging.

Source : Asia Pulse (XIC)

WORLD’S UNIQUE PLASMA PROCESS FOR
SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (C-SWNT) PRODUCTION
A Green Technology in Response to the Kyoto Protocol

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--- Raymor Industries Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RAR) is proud to announce the signing of an agreement with the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), whereby Raymor has acquired the exclusive worldwide rights for the commercialization of a new technology for the production of single-walled carbon nanotubes (C-SWNT), based on a plasma process, unique in the world. This process is 25 times more efficient, less dangerous, and less costly than any other existing technologies in the world. Environmentally, this process is non-polluting (green technology) and helps Canada meets its commitments with respect to the Kyoto Protocol. BCC Research estimates that global sales of carbon nanotubes will reach US$231.5 million in 2006, with an average annual growth rate of 173% over the next 5 years.

Raymor plans to increase its current C-SWNT production capacity by using...read the wave

First Nano Grows Ultra-Long High Purity Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

Santa Barbara, CA, – First Nano grows high-density vertically aligned carbon nanotubes over 1 mm long.

First Nano have announced that lab experiments with the EasyTube 2000 System has proven to grow high purity, vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (CNT) over 1 mm long, on silicon substrate using an iron thin film catalyst. The fully automated, high-throughput EasyTube 2000 System is a chemical vapor deposition tool for the synthesis of nanotubes and other nanoscale materials.

"Our system has demonstrated the ability to grow ultra-long and controllable diameter nanotubes,” said Dr. Yi Tu, Principal Research Scientist with First Nano. “The value that these densely formed ultra-long nanoscale strands offers is application development that can be used for composite materials strengthening, rechargeable batteries, filtration systems and electronic devices.”

The process development for growing CNTs is part of a solution package that First Nano offers to customers, and is embedded in preprogrammed recipes in the EasyTube System...read the wave

The Lighter Side of Nanotechnology

(PRWEB) Grey Goos (www.nanoinvestornews.com/goo.php), the first comic strip developed for the nanotechnology community, has been released by leading Nanotechnology portal NanoApex. The weekly cartoon, currently in its fourth episode, examines the lighter side of nanotechnology and brings a diverse global audience together through its wry, but relevant humor.

"Nanotechnology can sometimes feel intimidating,” said Grey Goos creator Joel Fisher. “We wanted to put a friendly face on the technology—humanize it, give people a chuckle.” Grey Goos has already generated some positive attention in technology circles. "The first time I saw the cartoon I immediately sent it to everyone in my office," said Jon Nowick, a programmer with HSI Technology in Chicago. "The humor is insightful enough for techno-savvy readers like me and light enough to hang on an office refrigerator," he continued...read the wave

New nanotechnology centre for Nottingham

Nottingham will be at the forefront of the nanotechnology revolution thanks to a £3.5 million grant to set up a new state-of-the-art research centre in the city, it was announced today.

The Nottingham Micro Nano Technology (MNT) Centre will be an advanced manufacturing facility to help companies develop revolutionary new products and services at a scale of thousandths of a millimetre.

Announced today by Lord Sainsbury, Science and Innovation Minister, the grant will provide open access for companies to cutting-edge facilities designed to help bring nanotechnology products and services to the market — particularly in healthcare, engineering and information communications technology (ICT)...read the wave

Research team to develop techniques to detect
bio-warfare agents

A team of chemists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been awarded a three-year, $1.3 million grant by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop new, more accurate techniques for detecting the presence of harmful agents.

In their study, professors Richard Vachet, Vincent Rotello and Sankaran “Thai” Thayumanavan will use a combination of nanotechnology and mass spectrometry to isolate and identify minute amounts of two types of hazardous substances: endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and microcystins, water-borne toxins that are considered potential bio-warfare agents.

“The Navy is always interested in new ways to detect compounds that have adverse effects on its personnel or operations,” says Vachet, the principle investigator on the project. “They're interested in methods that can detect more rapidly and with more sensitivity in ways that are less prone to error.”...read the wave

Nanotech-America and NT-MDT:An International Success Story

(PRWEB) -- Nanotech-America (NTA, Allen, TX) is a unique organization which provides full service administration, technical support, sales and marketing services to our Russian strategic partner, NT-MDT (Zelenograd, Moscow), a well-known manufacturer of atomic force and scanning probe microscopes and related technology.

The history of off-shore companies trying to penetrate the US market is littered with lost investment, agonizingly slow market penetration, and failed efforts. In sharp distinction, the NTA/NT-MDT strategic relationship is a success story. Three key factors support that success:

- Extensive experience in the market from the NTA management team and, specifically, in business development for US support of international firms,
- NTA’s robust national technical support program, and
- the strong commitment and expansive technical support provided by Dr. Sergey Saunin, NT-MDT’s VP R&D and the Russian liaison to NTA.

With an installed base of over 500 systems world-wide, NT-MDT is well-known on the international scene. Their microscopes are key to...read the wave

MANCEF: COMS 2005 21-25 August - Mark Your Calendar!

The 10th Annual International Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems conference, COMS 2005, will bring together key people from across the world and from every sector of industry, including leading practitioners in the field, equipment suppliers, end users, customers, government representatives, academics, and financial experts.

The Conference extends to 4 days and is structured to accommodate the wide-ranging needs of delegates. It is comprised of keynote talks by MNT leaders; break-out sessions fostering intimate in-depth discussion, extensive networking opportunities, and educational workshops. All of this is supported with an extensive exhibition that features the top companies in Micro/Nano. COMS is the ideal environment for the exchange of ideas and new business development.

COMS 2005 will be jointly organized by the Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialization Education Foundation (MANCEF) and Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK). COMS was first created in 1994 at BANFF, Canada as a Gordon style workshop, and has since developed into full-scale conferences alternating between North America and Europe (even expanding into Asia/Pacific in 2007, with our first appearance in Melbourne, Australia), while still maintaining the intimate atmosphere that fosters a true exchange of ideas and business development. Their increasing popularity and business networking potential in terms of delegate numbers has been impressive...read the wave

| Assessing Venture Capital Returns for Efficient Investing in Nanotechnology |

" With the advent of nanotechnology and the emergence of venture capital funds investing in early stage start-up nanotechnology companies, now is the time to take a closer look at the venture capital industry and ask some questions on how to evaluate venture funds who claim they can successfully invest in nanotechnology and avoid the investment pitfalls of the dot.com and biotech era.

Caltech Physics Team Invents Device For Weighing Individual Molecules

PASADENA, Calif.-Physicists at the California Institute of Technology have created the first nanodevices capable of weighing individual biological molecules. This technology may lead to new forms of molecular identification that are cheaper and faster than existing methods, as well as revolutionary new instruments for proteomics.

According to Michael Roukes, professor of physics, applied physics, and bioengineering at Caltech and the founding director of Caltech's Kavli Nanoscience Institute, the technology his group has announced this week shows the immense potential of nanotechnology for creating transformational new instrumentation for the medical and life sciences. The new devices are at the nanoscale, he explains, since their principal component is significantly less than a millionth of a meter in width.

The Caltech devices are "nanoelectromechanical resonators"--essentially tiny.
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NVE Notified of Patent Grant on Spintronic Structure

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--March 29, 2005--NVE Corporation (NasdaqSC: NVEC) announced that it has been notified by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office that the patent titled "Magnetic Field Sensor with Augmented Magnetoresistive Sensing Layer" will be issued today. The patent relates to the use of an effect known as "electron spin exchange-biasing" for low-hysteresis spin dependent tunneling (SDT) and giant magnetoresistance (GMR) sensors. The patent is number 6,872,467 and is the grant of the application published by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office under number 2004-0115478.

SDT and GMR sensors applications include magnetic...read the wave

Just what nanoparticle research in Europe needs

Delegates at a recent Commission-hosted workshop on nanotechnology and nanoparticle research revealed the large demand for research and tools in this field which are targeted, certified, easy to use and shared freely and quickly among stakeholders. But all agreed that the risks and drawbacks of such developments should be openly and carefully analysed.

The European Commission calls for an “integrated and responsible” approach to nanotechnology development that benefits society. This goes for nanoparticles as well which, according to the recently published proceedings of the workshop ‘Research needs on nanoparticles’, exist in nature or can be produced by human activities – intentionally or unintentionally.

“Intentional nanoparticles are manufactured under (normally strict) control while unintentional ones can come from...read the wave

Ophthalmologists and physicists team up to design 'bionic eye'

On Feb. 22 in the Journal of Neural Engineering, Daniel Palanker, Alexander Vankov and Phil Huie from the Department of Ophthalmology and the Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory and Stephen Baccus from the Department of Neurobiology published a design of an optoelectronic retinal prosthesis system that can stimulate the retina with resolution corresponding to a visual acuity of 20/80--sharp enough to orient yourself toward objects, recognize faces, read large fonts, watch TV and, perhaps most important, lead an independent life. The researchers hope their device may someday bring artificial vision to those blind due to retinal degeneration. They are testing their system in rats, but human trials are at least three years away.

"This is basic research," said Palanker, a physicist whose primary appointment is in the Ophthalmology Department. "It's the essence of Bio-X," he said, referring to Stanford's interdisciplinary initiative to speed biomedical research from benchtop to bedside...read the wave

Nanotechnology's Impact on Products: Cancer Treatment Gets Reinvented, Automobiles Get Incrementally Improved

NEW YORK, PRNewswire/ -- Who will win and lose as nanotechnology pervades consumer goods? The answer will differ greatly by industry and product category, according to a new report from Lux Research entitled "How Nanotechnology Adds Value to Products." Nanotech could slash the cost of breast cancer treatment by 39% and add an average of seven years' to patients lives, reinventing the field -- but in another sector like automotive, nanotech innovations will add a series of small, incremental innovations from which component suppliers benefit the most.

"First-generation consumer products incorporating nanotechnology are already on the market. They show price premiums of 11%, on average, over conventional products. For example, Easton Sports' Synergy SL hockey stick is built from a carbon nanotube composite, and Wyeth's Rapamune immunosuppressant tablets are milled into nanocrystalline grains," said Matthew Nordan, Vice President of Research at Lux Research. "But these products form a poor guide to the future. Second-generation nano-enabled products will differ by tapping many nanotechnology innovations instead of just one, employing active nanostructures, and requiring new manufacturing processes to exploit."...read the wave

Nanotech food containers in hollow-type silicone

South Korea – Daewoo Tech Co. Ltd has released a range of airtight food storage containers in durable, hollow-type silicone.

The containers are refrigerator- and dishwasher-safe. They are processed using nano-silver technology, which helps intercept infrared rays and prevents mold formation. The containers come in various shapes and sizes for storing pasta, fruit, vegetables, nuts and candy.

The products are marketed under the Xeonic brand. Source : Global Sources

Shape-Shifting Robot Nanotech Swarms on Mars

Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., took the first step toward this scenario with the successful test of a shape-shifting robotic pyramid. As the engineers watched like anxious new parents, the robot pyramid traveled across the floor of a lab at NASA Goddard. Robots of this type will eventually be miniaturized and joined together to form "autonomous nanotechnology swarms" (ANTS) that alter their shape to flow over rocky terrain or to create useful structures like communications antennae and solar sails...read the wave

Emergency Filtration Products Signs NanoMask Distributor for Wholesale and Retail Markets in the United States and Southeast Asia

HENDERSON, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emergency Filtration Products Inc. (EFP) (OTCBB: EMFP) have announced that it has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Manteca, Calif.-based 2H Distributors (http://www.2hdistributors.com/) to distribute the company's NanoMask to both retail and wholesale market segments in the United States and internationally. 2H Distributors has already placed its initial stocking order of 10,000 NanoMasks and 50,000 replacement filters.

In the United States, 2H Distributors will launch a marketing campaign for the NanoMask, and will be seeking retail outlets throughout the country, with particular emphasis on marketing to airport retail stores that cater to customers flying to the Pacific Rim. Internationally, 2H Distributors' wholesale marketing plans entail forming partnerships with a number of consumer products distributors in Southeast Asian markets such as Vietnam and Thailand...read the wave

Advance Nanotech Ceo Magnus Gittins to Deliver Keynote Address at World Nano-Economic Congress in Dublin

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2005--Advance Nanotech, Inc., (OTC BB:AVNA.OB), the world's premier provider of services, support and financing to drive the commercialization of nanotechnology discoveries, today announced that CEO Magnus Gittins will deliver the keynote address at the World Nano-Economic Congress (the "WNEC") in Dublin, Ireland. Mr. Gittins presentation, entitled From Science to Product: Making a Promising Technology into a Successful Business, will provide a detailed look at the role corporations must play in supporting the successful commercialization of nanotechnology discoveries at the university level. Mr. Gittins will speak on the second day of the conference, which will run from April 20-21, 2005.

Mr. Gittins' will be addressing a global audience of leaders concerned with ensuring that the rapidly evolving nanotechnology sector can meet its...read the wave

Japan's Frontier Carbon Corporation to Manufacture in U.S. -- Will Accelerate Production of Fullerenes for Nanomanufacturing

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To meet the growing commercial demand for nano-scale products in the United States and Europe, Frontier Carbon Corporation (FCC) of Tokyo, Japan, has established Frontier Carbon Corporation America (FCCA) in December 2004 to begin production of fullerene materials in the U.S. in March 2005 in co-operation with TDA Research, Inc. for serving present and potential customers.

Fullerenes are large carbon molecules with unique properties that are particularly well suited to nanotechnology-based applications and have led to prototyping a large number of promising cutting-edge products. Fullerenes are extraordinarily stable and heat-resistant, joining diamonds and graphite as the third form of pure carbon, yet are the only form of carbon that is soluble, leading to easy processing and a variety of chemical modifications for usable nanotechnology materials...read the wave

IMPROVED DIELECTRIC DEVELOPED FOR
CHIP-LEVEL COPPER CIRCUITRY

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A new dielectric material, developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, could facilitate the use of copper circuitry at the chip level. The thermally stable aromatic polymer has a low dielectric constant of 1.85, good mechanical properties and excellent adhesion.

Replacing aluminum with copper as the multilayer interconnect structure in microelectronic devices could enhance both miniaturization and performance. Copper offers much higher electrical and thermal conductivity than aluminum. Placing narrow copper lines close together, however, requires a good dielectric to reduce cross talk between wires. Unfortunately, existing dielectric insulators can't withstand the rigors of the aggressive chemical-mechanical polishing step used to produce a smooth copper surface...read the wave

Nanotechnology could promote hydrogen economy

New Brunswick/Piscataway, NJ ---Say “nanotechnology” and people are likely to think of micro machines or zippy computer chips. But in a new twist, Rutgers scientists are using nanotechnology in chemical reactions that could provide hydrogen for tomorrow’s fuel-cell powered clean energy vehicles.

In a paper to be published April 20 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, describe how they make a finely textured surface of the metal iridium that can be used to extract hydrogen from ammonia, then captured and fed to a fuel cell. The metal’s unique surface consists of millions of pyramids with facets as tiny as five nanometers (five billionths of a meter) across, onto which ammonia molecules can nestle like matching puzzle pieces. This sets up the molecules to undergo complete and efficient decomposition.
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Nanotech: Huge Focus on a Small Science

Nanotechnology, the practice of manipulating matter on the atomic scale, may demand an exact science. But so far, nanotech investing has not.
A few short years after Wall Street's first flirtation with the science routinely touted as the next big wave of innovation, there is more misunderstanding about nanotechnology among investors -- and more confusion than information. And it's not just the little guys who get befuddled; it's also big investment banks like Merrill Lynch.

On April 1, 2004, Merrill and its highly respected tech analyst, Steve Milunovich, launched the Merrill Lynch Nanotech Index, injecting a jolt of volatility into many of the 25 small-cap components. A week later, the firm quietly...read the wave

U.S. leads in nantotech, but Asia, Europe gaining

MANHASSET, N.Y. — The U.S. lead in nanotechnology is gradually being whittled down by Europe and Asia, according to a sneak preview of a major study on the nascent technology being prepared by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Moreover, while the technology holds out great promise for breakthroughs across-the-board in a wide range of disciplines, the possible toxic dangers of nanotechnology need to be examined, according to the advisors, the Washington Post reported.

The toxicity studies need to be stepped up, John H. Marburger III, cochairman of the study committee, said ...read the wave

First signals from nano-satellite received

KOROLYOV. March 28 (Interfax) - Russia's mission control center has received the first signals from a nano-satellite the International Space Station crew launched manually during a Monday spacewalk, an Interfax correspondent reported from the control center.

"We have just received the first signals from the nano-satellite. You have accomplished the mission," a mission control center official told the ISS crew which is still on the spacewalk.

ISS crewmember Salizhan Sharipov launched an experimental nano- satellite during the Monday spacewalk. Source: Interfax

France and Israel sign high-tech deals

JERUSALEM (AFX) - France and Israel have signed two high-tech trade agreements on bio and nanotechnology, a French official said.

The agreements, between Israel Aircraft Industries and French company TNI Software, concern electronic systems for space, defence, energy and the automobile industry, said a French spokesman.

Israeli Trade and Industry Minister Ehud Olmert signed the deals with his French counterpart, Patrick Devedjian, who is on a two-day visit to Israel
Source : AFX