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T H I S W E E K I N N A N O T E C H
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NANOSCIENCE NEWS
A Spinless BEC
A spinless BEC, a Bose-Einstein condensate that is insensitive to any
external magnetic field, has been created by researchers at Kyoto
University (contact Yosuke Takasu or Yoshiro Takahashi), potentially
offering a route to improved atomic clocks, more precise atom
interferometry, and more highly controlled means of depositing atoms
on surfaces.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3808
Nanotubes Surprise Again: Ideal Photon Emission
Carbon nanotubes, recently created cylinders of tightly bonded carbon
atoms, have dazzled scientists and engineers with their seemingly
endless list of special abilities--from incredible tensile strength to
revolutionizing computer chips. In today's issue of Science, two
University of Rochester researchers add another feat to the nanotubes'
list: ideal photon emission. "The emission bandwidth is as narrow as
you can get at room temperature," says Lukas Novotny, professor of
optics at Rochester and co-author of the study. Such a narrow and
steady emission can make such fields as quantum cryptography and
single-molecule sensors a practical reality. The emission profile came
as a surprise to Todd Krauss, assistant professor of chemistry at the
University, and Novotny. They had set out to simply define the
emission, or fluorescence, of a single carbon nanotube. By using a
technique called confocal microscopy, the team illuminated a single
nanotube with a strongly focused laser beam. The tube absorbed the
light from the laser and then re-emitted light at new frequencies that
carried information about the tube's physical characteristics and its
surroundings.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3807
DNA throttle controls molecular machine
A DNA sequence that acts as a throttle to control the rate at which an
enzyme moves along the DNA has been observed by researchers at UC
Davis. By controlling the activity of the RecBCD helicase enzyme, the
"Chi" sequence can affect how efficiently genes are repaired. RecBCD
unwinds the DNA double helix so that the genetic code can be read,
copied or repaired. This unwinding is an essential first step in most
processes involving DNA. The research findings, which are published in
the September 5 issue of the journal Cell, could explain how short DNA
sequences such as Chi can interact with enzymes and affect how DNA is
copied or repaired. They could also give insight into how to control
the speed of tiny nanomachines built for various purposes.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3806
Bullets of Light
A new technique allows a "bullet" of light to maintain its shape in
all three dimensions as it travels through a material. In the 29
August PRL, a team describes a light configuration that forms
spontaneously from a laser pulse moving through a crystal. The
technique could lead to improvements in microscopes and systems for
carving microscale devices.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3805
Biomolecule behaves like a wave
Physicists at the University of Vienna in Austria have observed
wave-particle duality in a biomolecule for the first time. The team
also reports observing wave-like behaviour in the most massive
molecule yet - a fluorinated 'buckyball'. It is twice as large as the
previously biggest molecule known to exhibit quantum wave-like
behaviour (L Hackermller et al. 2003 Phys. Rev. Lett. 91 090408).
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3804
Entanglement goes macroscopic
Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon usually associated with the
microscopic world. Now, however, physicists from the Universities of
Chicago and Wisconsin in the US and University College London have
seen its effects in the bulk properties of a magnetic material for the
first time. The researchers believe that their work has implications
both for understanding quantum magnetism and in building quantum
computers - where entanglement is the key to the increased power of
such devices (S Ghosh et al. 2003 2003 Nature 425 4 .
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3803
Nanotechnology: Can it leap from lab to fab?
Some people are asking whether nanotechnology could be writing cheques
reality can't cash. Promises of technical developments promising
denser hard drives, faster chips and better optical switches are
reported weekly. Many of the innovative next-generation memory chips
also lean heavily on the promise of nanotechnology - even to be
feasible at the conceptual stage. (See " When Flash becomes a memory "
, Electronics News 14 Aug 03 page 1
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3802
How Nanotechnology Will Change Health Care as we Know It
Nanotechnology, which has been called "the manufacturing technology of
the 21st century," refers to the study and design of systems at the
scale of the atom, or the nanoscale. At the most basic level, the
manufacturing is actually the rearranging of individual molecules and
atoms into complex "molecular machines."
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3801
Drexler speaks! Or at least writes!
In this week's issue of the magazine, I wrote a story about some of
the hype over nanotechnologyparticularly estimates of how big of a
market various nanoproducts might someday have. But it's hard to talk
about nanotech without mentioning the guy who invented the term: Eric
Drexler, author of the 1986 book Engines of Creation. (Drexler and
everyone else in the field credit the founding vision behind nanotech
to a 1959 talk by Caltech physicist Richard Feynman). In researching
my article, I had a fascinating E-mail chat with Drexler.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3800
Mini-battery a mighty achievement
Dale Teeters and his undergraduate students at the University of Tulsa
have created such a small battery that they can fit 60 of them across
the width of a human hair.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3799
Scientists forge ahead with domestication of molecules
Thousands of years after humans domesticated farm animals, they're
moving on to a different sort of workhorse: molecules. "About 10,000
years ago, man began to domesticate plants and animals. Now it's time
to domesticate molecules," said Professor of Biology Susan Lindquist,
director of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, at a
recent conference on the subject of self-assembling peptides and
proteins. Lindquist studies yeast proteins to learn what makes them
fold into the shapes they take and how to get them to fold differently
to create new structures. Scientists have found that misfolded
proteins called prions can influence the fate of cells, causing the
daughter cells to create the same prions, which are believed to be a
major culprit in amyloid diseases such as Alzheimer's, mad cow disease
and scrapie, and may be a factor in smallpox.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3798
Nanotech. Research Seminar
RPI Campus, Pittsburgh Building, 5th floor, Troy, NY 12180, United
States The past decade has seen explosive growth worldwide in the
synthesis and study of a wide range of nanostructured materials, the
substance of nanotechnology. An overview of nanoscience and
nanotechnology and their relationship to novel functional materials
assembled from nanoscale building blocks will be presented within the
framework of the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative and
the six new National Science Foundation Nanoscale Science and
Engineering Centers, including our Center for the Directed Assembly of
Nanostructures at Rensselaer.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3797
The social and economic challenges of nanotechnology
The recent publication of two extended reports on the economic and
societal consequences of advances in nanotechnology (read Future
Technologies, Today's Choices from Greenpeace and The Social and
Economic Challenges of Nanotechnology from the ESRC) has raised the
debate about the potential risks associated with these new products.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3796
Light Drives Electron Logic
Although quantum computers have the potential to solve very large
problems very quickly, and full-size quantum computers would render
most of today's security software obsolete, building a quantum
computer is extremely difficult, and working models are at least one
to two decades away.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3795
The mother of invention
A Bell Labs scientist is at the forefront in the art of borrowing
nature's thunder Scientists are pretty good at labeling things, from
microscopic bugs to distant galaxies. But pinning a label on Joanna
Aizenberg gives them pause. Aizenberg, 43, made news last month in the
journal Nature by noting that deep-sea sponges produce glass fibers
hardier than commercial fiber optics.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3794
The Nanotechnology Revolution
The English chemist John Dalton first proposed the scientific theory
of the atom two hundred years ago. Since then we have seen chemists
come to understand the elements and their interactions, we have seen
engineers make and use new materials to improve our lives, we have
seen physicists demonstrate that even atoms are divisible, and we have
seen warriors unleash the power of the atomic nucleus. In these two
centuries we have amassed an enormous understanding ofand wielded an
increasing control overthe fundamental units of matter.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3793
The world's smallest buckets
In a typical chemistry lab, the smallest containers hold just two
millilitres of liquid. But despite their size, these tiny glass tubes
still contain billions of atoms. Now, there are "nano test tubes", so
small they hold just a few hundred atoms.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3792
Self-assembly technique could usher in mass production of nanotube
devices
Researchers from Florida State University, US, have induced
single-walled carbon nanotubes to self-assemble by laying down
patterns of molecules on a surface. The technique could have
applications in wafer-scale manufacturing of nanotube-based devices.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3791
Nanoscale Iron Could Help Cleanse the Environment
The ultrafine particles will flow underground and destroy toxic
compounds in place
ARLINGTON, Va.An ultrafine, "nanoscale" powder made from iron, one of
the most abundant metals on Earth, is turning out to be a remarkably
effective tool for cleaning up contaminated soil and groundwater--a
trillion-dollar problem that encompasses more than 1000
still-untreated Superfund sites in the United States, some 150,000
underground storage tank releases, and a staggering number of
landfills, abandoned mines, and industrial sites. The case for
nanoscale iron is laid out in the September 3 issue of the Journal of
Nanoparticle Research, where Lehigh University environmental engineer
Wei-xian Zhang reviews his eight years of pioneering work with the
material. Much of Zhang's research has been funded by the National
Science Foundation as a part of the federal government's 16-agency
National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). This issue of the Journal is
dedicated to nanoparticles in the environment and it is prefaced by
Mihail Roco, NNI's coordinator and NSF's Senior Advisor on
Nanotechnology, with a perspective on "Broader Societal Issues of
Nanotechnology".
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3790
Smallest whirlpools can pack stunningly strong force
Researchers studying physical and chemical processes at the smallest
scales, smaller even than the width of a human hair, have found that
fluid circulating in a microscopic whirlpool can reach radial
acceleration more than a million times greater than gravity, or 1
million Gs. By contrast, a pilot flying a fighter jet at high speed
and in relatively tight circular patterns might experience a force of
10 to 12 Gs, making the force his body feels 10 to 12 times normal.
"From a physical perspective, it's not so surprising since the number
of Gs goes up with an increase in velocity and the reduction in
radius," said Daniel Chiu, a University of Washington assistant
chemistry professor in whose laboratory the research was conducted.
What was surprising is just how much acceleration was achieved when
the radius of the vortex the tight circular pattern in which tiny
molecules were flying was reduced to such minute scales.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3789
Nanoclass warfare dispatch
My unabashed cheerleading over nanotechnology's amazing potential
aside, I'm not really a nanotech advocate or detractor. That would be
akin to staking out a position "for" or "against" the eventual arrival
of October. I am certain of its inevitability. But I do possess a
naive optimism in our ability to prepare for the changing season based
on weather patterns of the past. This Reuters story presents a balance
between the nano optimists and pessimists. As I've written before, now
is the time to pay attention and make the right decisions to ensure
nanotechnology develops in a responsible way. For more commentary, go
to Howard Lovy's NanoBot.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3788
Three Decades After Schumacher Is Small Beautiful?
LONDON (Reuters) - Three decades after E. F. "Fritz" Schumacher
sparked a revolution with his book "Small Is Beautiful," calling for
smaller scale technology to end poverty, scientists are asking whether
science has become too small for society's own good. The development
of molecular level nanotechnology has replaced the giant development
projects of the 1960s but poses the question of whether small is still
beautiful, a conference in London grouping opponents and proponents of
the new technology heard on Wednesday.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3787
Nano Inc. vs. Nano Think
Nanotechnology, long a favorite of science fiction writers, is now
real enough for government money. So let the squabbling begin!
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3786
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NANOBUSINESS NEWS
Nantero, Inc. Announces $10.5MM in Funding
Developing Nanotube-Based Nonvolatile RAM Technology for Licensing
WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Nantero, Inc. [profile], a
company that is currently developing NRAM(TM), a high-density
nonvolatile random access memory chip using nanotechnology, announced
today that it received its second round of investment. The new lead
investor was Charles River Ventures (http://www.crv.com), a firm with
over 30 years of experience in high technology. Returning existing
institutional investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, based in
Redwood City, California, along with Stata Venture Partners and Harris
& Harris Group (Nasdaq: TINY). Bruce Sachs and Bill Tai, both Partners
at Charles River Ventures, have joined Nantero's Board of Directors.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1825
Accelrys Announces MS Modeling 3.0
New Materials Studio Tools for Property Prediction and Crystallization
Modeling
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accelrys [profile], a
wholly owned subsidiary of Pharmacopeia, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCOP), today
announced the latest release of MS Modeling, the Materials Studio(R)
modeling and simulation software suite for researchers in the
chemicals and materials industries. MS Modeling 3.0 features new tools
for materials property prediction using statistical correlation
methods and for crystallization modeling. QSAR provides quantitative
structure activity relationships, statistical methods that identify
patterns in existing data sets that are then used to predict a
multitude of materials properties. Polymorph Predictor and X-Cell are
novel computational methods that enable the prediction of crystal
structure. This information is critical for scientists studying
crystalline products such as drugs, pigments, and specialty chemicals.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1824
UK: University expands research with 12million in grants
Guildford, UK A grant of 3,945,000 from the Science Research
Investment Fund (SRIF) will enable the University of Surrey to extend
its nanotechnology research capability.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1823
Biotech, ICT researchers secure E10m
Eleven biotech and ICT researchers in three Irish universities have
secured almost E10m to fund their projects. The E9.5m funding has been
awarded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), which is investing almost
E650m between 2000 and 2006 in biotech and ICT research.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1822
Umicore Fuel Cell Division acquires Catalyst Patents from Max Planck
Institute
Umicore's Fuel Cell Division [profile], located in Hanau-Wolfgang,
Germany, has successfully completed the acquisition of various
protective rights related to fuel cell catalyst technology from German
Max-Planck-Institute (MPI) in Muelheim. The patent portfolio taken
over by Umicore incorporates three US patents No. 5,620,584, No.
5,925,463 and No. 6,090,746 as well as their foreign counterparts in
Europe, Canada and Japan. The protective rights are based on research
& development work performed by Prof. M. Reetz and Prof. H. Boennemann
in the field of catalysis and nano-technology at the
Max-Planck-Institute fuer Kohlenforschung" (MPI) in Muelheim/Ruhr.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1821
Invista Unveils Advanced Teflon Fabric Protector
A new and improved fabric protector combining the benefits of
repellency and release into one product and making use of
nanotechnology has been launched by Invista (wholly owned subsidiary
of DuPont [profile]), formerly DuPont Textiles & Interiors. Advanced
Teflon fabric protector with Dual Action Repel and Release system is
said to provide superior protection from hot liquids, oil and
ground-in dirt and stains such as vinaigrettes and mustards as well as
body oil, ring around the collar,' and underarm stains.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1820
Nanobac Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
and Pro Forma Consolidated Financials
TAMPA, Fla. .--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (Sept 4, 2003) Nanobac
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [profile] (NNBP.PK) announces the filing of its
10Q for the period ending June 30, 2003, as well as an 8K/A required
by the company's acquisition of NanobacLabs Pharmaceuticals. The
company had revenues of $84,049 and $88,926 for the three-month and
six-month periods ending June 30, 2003 respectively, and a net loss of
$449,924 and $1,034,007 for the same periods. This represents a loss
of $.01 and $.025 per share, respectively, on both a basic and fully
diluted basis. It is significant to note that these results include
only one month of financial performance on a consolidated basis since
the acquisition of NanobacLabs Pharmaceuticals on June 2, 2003.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1819
Key nanotechnology ink and dispersion patent awarded to NanoProducts
Corporation
LONGMONT, Colorado USA (September 03, 2003). NanoProducts Corporation
[profile] today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
awarded it a key nanotechnology patent relating to inks and
dispersions. US Patent Number 6,602,595 entitled "Nanotechnology for
inks and dopants" was issued to NanoProducts on August 5, 2003 and
extends the portfolio of US patents related to dispersion technology
already awarded to NanoProducts.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1818
Zyvex and Frost & Sullivan announce strategic partnership
Richardson, TX / New York, NY (September 5, 2003)
Zyvex Corporation [profile] and Frost & Sullivan today announced a
strategic partnership to leverage their respective resources in market
research and analysis. Under this partnership, Zyvex and Frost &
Sullivan will work together to share their respective
nanotechnology-based marketing information. The partnership will
exploit Zyvex's leadership position as a market-driven nanotechnology
business and Frost and Sullivan's marketing expertise to uncover and
address key industry challenges and opportunities.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1817
Zetasizer Nano strikes gold - Prestigious design award for Malvern's
new system
Malvern Instruments' [profile] new Zetasizer Nano ZS particle
characterization system has won Instrument Business Outlook's (IBO)
2003 Gold Award for excellence in analytical and life science
instrument industrial design. Launched earlier this year, the
Zetasizer Nano ZS measures particle size, zeta potential and molecular
weight all within one fully automated and highly versatile unit. Tanya
Samazan, managing editor of IBO said: "The Zetasizer Nano ZS'
innovative design clearly distinguishes it from other laboratory
instruments and its modern, streamlined appearance conveys ease of use
and cutting edge technology."
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1816
Nanotech meets biotech in Silicon Valley
NanoBioConvergence, a Bay Area-based nonprofit group that has been
bringing together Silicon Valley's tech, biotech and investment
communities for the past year and a half, is focused on these
real-world applications of nanobiotech. Formerly called the
Nanobiotechnology Forum, NanoBioConvergence recently changed its name
and expanded its focus to reach out to Silicon Valley's broader
technology community, including software and information technology.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1815
Wohlers to Keynote International Conference in Portugal
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, USA, September 5, 2003 -- Industry consultant,
analyst, and author Terry Wohlers, founder and president of Wohlers
Associates, Inc., will serve as the keynote speaker at the First
International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid
Prototyping (VRAP 2003). The event is slated for October 1-4, 2003, in
Leiria, Portugal. Topics include 3D data acquisition, virtual
engineering and simulation, new rapid prototyping (RP) technologies,
advanced materials, and high-speed machining. The conference will also
cover micro and nanotechnology, collaborative decision-making using
Internet tools, and methods of manufacturing small batches of parts.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1814
FLX Micro Enters Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Case Western
Reserve Univ.
September 9, 2003
SOLON, Ohio FLX Micro [profile], an innovative microsystems solution
provider, announced it has signed an agreement with Case Western
Reserve University for the exclusive license of technology related to
advanced methods of fabricating polycrystalline silicon carbide thin
films for use in MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems). Silicon
carbide is well known for its outstanding mechanical, chemical and
thermal properties, and can bring substantial performance benefits to
MEMS-based devices across a wide range of industries. Exclusive access
to this technology allows FLX Micro to develop products that will
surpass those made from traditional materials such as silicon.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1813
Advectus and Immune Announce Nano-Pharmaceutical Project Update
VANCOUVER, B.C., Sept. 4, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Advectus Life Sciences
Inc. [profile] (TSX Venture Exchange:AVX) (Other OTC:AVXSF) announced
today that it has acquired an option from Immune Network Ltd. (Pink
Sheets:IMMFF) (www.immunenetwork.com) which, if exercised, would give
the Company an exclusive worldwide interest in a new
nanotechnology-based formulation for the treatment of Alzheimer's
disease based on compositions that penetrate the "blood-brain barrier"
(BBB) with existing drugs.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1812
Ireland is a nanotech leader: expert
Ireland is at the forefront of developing nanotechnology, said Dr
Robert Flood, a senior development adviser in Enterprise Ireland.
Nanocrystals, nanoparticles and nanocomposites are all on the agenda
at the inaugural Irish nanotechnology symposium, to be held in
University College Cork on Friday. The event is the first of its kind
in Ireland and will bring together over 130 researchers, industry
representatives and venture capitalists.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1811
Aerospace, Defense Leaders to Review More Than $535 Billion In
Upcoming Work At Aviation Week's A&D Programs And Productivity
Conference
Keynote Speeches by Assistant Secretary of Army, CEOs of Continental
And Southwest Airlines NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders,
engineers and planners from commercial and military aerospace and
defense organizations will gather October 28-30 in Arlington, TX for
the Aerospace & Defense Programs and Productivity Conference. The
conference includes exhibits by more than 200 companies, keynote
addresses and panel discussions on the future of aerospace and defense
manufacturing, ground systems and air transportation, and is a vital
link to obtain first-hand information of current program requirements
and future programs. In addition to commercial and defense program
reviews, ranging from the Airbus A380 to Future Combat Systems, the
conference will include a Breakthrough Innovation track of panel
discussions on nanotechnology, hypersonic flight and workforce
development.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1810
HKUST sets up new institute of nanotechnology
HONG KONG, Sept. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- The Institute of NanoMaterials and
NanoTechnology (INMT) of the Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology (HKUST) was inaugurated Friday. It is to advance the
research on nanotechnology and to develop new nanotech products in
collaboration with Hong Kong's industries,said Professor Che Ting
Chan, director of the INMT.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1809
Taiwan: Nanotechnology promising
The nation's nanotechnology industry is promising and its annual
output is expected to top the NT$1 trillion (US$29.2 billion) mark by
2010, an expert said yesterday.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1808
Developing nations 'must wise up to nanotechnology'
[LONDON] Decision makers in developing countries need more information
about the potential impact of nanotechnology on their economies and
livelihoods. This was the warning given to a conference in London
yesterday that celebrated the 30th anniversary of economist E.F.
Schumacher's influential book Small is Beautiful, which argued that
inappropriate technologies were failing the developing world.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1807
UT System, government contemplate partnership
Officials from 3 UT System universities meet with federal government
officials to discuss nanotechnology collaboration. A meeting in
Albuquerque between university representatives and officials from a
well-funded federal laboratory is the next step in a possible
partnership between UTA and Sandia National Laboratories. Officials
are exploring ways UTA and two other UT System universities could
align existing research programs to complement Sandia projects. The
laboratory is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy and focuses on
national security-related research.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1806
Silicon Valley faces eastward to catch government gold dust
The uncertainty involved in nanotech investing is forcing many Bay
Area firms to take a spot in Uncle Sam's queue. But why would Silicon
Valley's libertarian technocrats anoint the slow-moving federal
government as a nanotech savior? Because, in truth, most of the VCs
that fund nano companies do so as a highly speculative part of their
portfolios.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1805
QUANTUM DOT CORPORATION STRENGTHENS PATENT PORTFOLIO WITH THREE
ADDITIONAL PATENTS LICENSED FROM MIT
HAYWARD, CA. September 3, 2003 Quantum Dot Corporation (QDC)
[profile] has added three patents to its portfolio of patents licensed
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). QDC will retain
exclusive, worldwide license for biological applications for all three
patents. The first is U.S. Patent No. 6,576,291, a significant advance
in the technology for preparing highly luminescent semiconductor
nanocrystals (SCNS), the foundation of the process used by QDC for
preparing its QDOT products. QDOT quantum dots light up like
molecular-scale LEDs to provide illumination in such applications as
the detection of genetic targets and highly sensitive measurements of
drug efficacy at the cellular level. The previous methods of preparing
quantum dots required dangerous organometallic precursor materials
that needed to be used in an inert, dry environment. The patented
technology uses metal salt precursors, which may be used on an open
bench with a minimal risk of hazard. The patent's co-inventors are
Drs. Moungi Bawendi and Nathan Stott of MIT. Dr. Bawendi is a
consultant to QDC and serves on the QDC Scientific Advisory Board.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1804
Coventor to Deliver Zyvex Realistic Process Emulator Software to MEMS
Developers
Richardson, TX and Cary, NC (September 3, 2003).
Zyvex Corporation [profile], a leader in nanotechnology products and
services, and Coventor, Inc. [profile], the leading provider of
software for developing commercial MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical
systems) and microfluidics, today announced that Coventor will license
and sell Zyvex's MEMulator process emulation and viewing technology.
MEMulator completely and realistically emulates fabrication processes
used by the MEMS industry and other industries that employ
semiconductor technology. It is a valuable standalone tool and an
important addition to the CoventorWare suite of MEMS design software.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1803
PROFESSOR GIULIO PONTECORVO JOINS BOREALIS COMPANIES' BOARDS OF
DIRECTORS
Professor Giulio Pontecorvo, a world-recognized expert on the linkages
among economics, science and the environment, has been elected to the
boards of directors of Borealis Exploration Limited and its
majority-owned subsidiaries, Chorus Motors plc, Cool Chips plc
[profile] and Power Chips plc [profile].
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1802
Power & Energy Develops Key Fuel Cell Technology
Hydrogen separator will accelerate use of fuel cells
IVYLAND, Pa./EWORLDWIRE/Sep. 2, 2003 --- Power & Energy, Inc.
[profile], (P&E) a small company with 12 employees, founded in 1993 in
Bucks County Pennsylvania is about to revolutionize the use of fuel
cells and kick-start the Hydrogen Economy. The company, which develops
and manufactures hydrogen separators, has developed new hybrid
hydrogen separation technology specifically designed for fuel cell
applications. Using advanced nano-technology, a system the size of a
typical telephone directory (one tenth of a cubic foot) can supply the
hydrogen needed for a 100KW fuel cell that could be used to power a
car. By using P&E's technology, auto manufacturers could dramatically
shorten the projected time needed to make fuel cells powered vehicles
practical for the general public.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1801
ENER1 RECEIVES PURCHASE ORDER FROM NISSAN
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Ener1, Inc. [profile] (OTC Bulletin Board:
ENEI - www.ener1.com), an emerging leader in the development of
advanced lithium batteries and fuel cells, has received a purchase
order from Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan, to provide lithium-ion
electrodes based on Ener1's new electrode technologies. The purchase
order comes to Ener1 through its investor and business partner, ITOCHU
Corporation and grows out of continuing discussions among the three
companies regarding possible future business relationships. Ener1's
electrodes are based on an entirely new concept for lithium batteries.
Together with ITOCHU's technologies, Ener1's Nano-Structure process
dramatically increases battery discharge rates (by 25 times) and cycle
life as well. High discharge rates are particularly needed in powering
hybrid fuel cell. Batteries based on Ener1's technology are also
expected to require substantially less weight and space.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1800
Intel sampling first ICs made on 90-nm line
ARLINGTON, Va. Intel Corp. [profile] is sampling the first
microprocessors manufactured on its 90-nanometer process technology
the Prescott for desktop PCs and the Dothan, an improved version of
the Pentium M chip for laptops, the company said last week.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1799
Switzerland: Life sciences boost for Basel
Plans to create a new Life Sciences Institute in Basel - a unit of the
Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich - are gathering momentum.
The cantons of Basel City and Basel Country have offered to kick-start
the project to the tune of SFr20 million ($14 million).
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1798
Consultants are sprouting up all over nano, but growth is slow
Fledgling consulting practices at Deloitte & Touche, the NanoBusiness
Development Group, Cientifica, nABACUS, Sygertech and others want to
help guide companies to nano's promised land, for a fee of course. But
with venture funding tight, few small companies are willing to open
their wallets to business consultants now.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1797
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