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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
Researchers Describe Links between Nanobacterial Infections, Dental
Plaque, Periodontal Disease and Peripheral Arterial Vascular Disease
In a letter to the editor of the American Heart Associaton's
Circulation magazine, researchers from Nanobac Oy, a research group in
Kuopio, Finland and subsidiary of Nanobac Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
[profile] (OTCPK: NNBP), announced that their findings show an
association between nanobacterial infection, dental plaque and
periodontal disease.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3858
It's clear how this bandage works
S'pore biotech institute's invention is a transparent strip that
allows doctors to see how wound is healing and permits air flow
A TRANSPARENT adhesive bandage, or plaster, which protects a wound
while allowing air and moisture to circulate so that it heals faster,
tops the list of innovations made by one of the newest research
institutes here.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3857
Computing about to take a giant step in tiny world
The microprocessor industry as we know it today will be obsolete
within the next 15 years. It faces fundamental limits in materials
science and manufacturing technology. But if you've been losing sleep
over this, rest easy. A new technology generation awaits: molecular
electronics, part of the emerging wave of nanotechnology.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3856
Energy symposium looks to nanotech solutions
PALO ALTO, Calif. At a symposium on energy and nanotechnology here
at the Stanford Campus Ted Marston, chief technology officer for the
Electric Power Research Institute, called for a total revision of the
continental power grid based on a number of sweeping changes.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3855
Tie me to the moon
It may not have the romance of a rocket but it's faster than a
stairway to heaven. Richard Macey rides the space lift.
Seeing the Earth as a blue and white ball hanging in the velvet black
of space sounds like fun. What a pity getting out there is so
dangerous. Space-shuttle astronauts are riding a 3000-tonne bomb
undergoing a controlled explosion. The loss of the Challenger crew in
1986, and the Columbia accident early this year confirmed how risky
that can be.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3854
2D molecular gradients fabricated mechanically
Scientists from North Carolina State University and the US Department
of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology have used
a silicon elastomer network in conjunction with a mechanical
stretching device to produce two-dimensional molecular gradients for
nanotechnology applications.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3853
Molecular library opens era of personal medicine
CANCUN The U.S. National Institutes of Health will roll out next
week a national molecular library in an effort to accelerate the
development of new drugs and nano-scale agents for an emerging "era of
personalized medicine." Separately, a recently-formed government
medical electronics institute under NIH is planning its first industry
summit and internal research programs.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3852
Cancer Derailed
Why don't some cancers give up when we fight them with radiation and
chemotherapy? As this ScienCentral News video reports, one scientist
thinks he might find some answers by figuring out how some tumor cells
seal off cancer drugs so they don't work.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3851
Nanoparticles May Detect Alzheimer's, Lead To Reversal Of Memory Loss
ATLANTA, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers have discovered for the
first time in humans the presence of neurotoxic peptide assemblies
that may be responsible for the memory loss found in individuals
suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD). The next step is to develop
clinical diagnostics -- using nanoparticles -- to detect the amyloid
beta-derived diffusible ligands (ADDLs), and effective drugs that
prevent the onset of AD, delay its progression, and potentially
restore cognitive function in patients with memory-related disorders,
as reported in NanoBiotech News.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3850
First light for one-atom laser
Physicists in the US have built a laser with a single atom for the
first time. Jeff Kimble and colleagues at the California Institute of
Technology made the device by trapping a cold caesium atom in an
optical cavity. The one-atom laser produces nonclassical light that
could have applications in quantum information technology (J McKeever
et al. 2003 Nature 425 268).
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3849
Nanopore microscope' spies on DNA
Scientists from Harvard University, US, have examined the properties
of single DNA molecules using a solid-state nanopore membrane.
Ultimately, the technique could provide rapid DNA sequencing.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3848
STUDY REVEALS WHY SILICON CRYSTALS LOSE THEIR "EDGE"
COLUMBUS, Ohio Physicists have discovered a mechanism that forces
sharp edges on the surface of a silicon crystal to become rounded, and
have described this rounding in detail for the first time. The new
finding holds implications for the shape of other crystals used in the
semiconductor industry, and might one day lead to templates for
manufacturing tiny electronic parts, said William F. Saam, professor
and chair of the Department of Physics at Ohio State University. For
instance, scientists could use this information to make patterns for
wires that measure only a few nanometers (billionths of a meter)
across, or even smaller semiconductors called quantum dots.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3847
Bacteria protein yields nanometer photomasks
HANCOCK, N.H. Using protein membranes as etch masks, a team at the
University of Colorado, Boulder, has found what they believe is a
practical route to creating precise nanocluster arrays at dimensions
of around 10 nanometers. The method beats current lithographic
techniques by a factor of 10 and is more precise than electron-beam
methods, which also have the drawback of slow serial definition of
features. Possible applications being explored for the new technique
include high-resolution color displays, dense magnetic recording media
and ultraprecise metrology for semiconductor manufacturing.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3846
NANOTECHNOLOGY IN CRIME PREVENTION AND DETECTION
Nanotechnology in Crime Prevention and Detection' is a 2-day
conference examining and debating opportunities in nanotechnology that
may dramatically change the way crime prevention and detection is
approached.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3845
International nanotechnology symposium: Nanofair 2003
The second international nanotechnology forum, Nanofair 2003, will be
held on 20 and 21 November in Dresden, Germany. The event seeks to
promote the exchange of information between researchers from academia
and industry involved in developing nanotechnology applications. The
symposium will specifically focus on the following areas of
nanotechnology applications: automotive; electronics; life sciences;
materials; optics.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3844
WHO'S AFRAID OF NANOTECHNOLOGY?
The next big fight over the promise and perils of technology is
shaking the world of the very small. Nanotechnology -- the
construction of objects as tiny as molecules, a few millionths of an
inch in size at most -- is poised to transform our world, much as the
harnessing of electricity did.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3843
NEW ZEALAND BIOETHICS COUNCIL WARNS NANO WILL POLARIZE PUBLIC
A new kind of science that could allow atom-sized technology to be put
inside the human body has been greeted with caution by a public
watchdog. The newly created Bioethics Council has released its first
study on the developing technology, warning the government that
"nanotechnology" will worry the public.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3842
Synthesis of cage-like silica structure easier and cheaper
A tailored, cage-like silica structure, developed by Penn State
researchers, is easier and less expensive to make than previous
materials and is tunable in size. "Previous attempts at synthesizing
materials like PSU-1 involved specially designed templates making the
process expensive," says Dr. Sridhar Komarneni, professor of clay
mineralogy. "The processes also require stringent conditions for the
synthesis to work." Komarneni, working with Dr. Bharat L. Newalkar,
postdoctoral fellow in Penn State's Materials Research Institute; Uday
T. Turaga, graduate student in the fuel science program and
geoenvironmental engineering; and Dr. Hiroaki Katsuki of Saga Ceramics
Research Laboratory, Japan, used a hybrid mechanism to synthesize the
same product. "We believe that this approach has the potential to
result in new synthetic strategies for tailoring new framework
compositions for specific applications in the fields of catalysis,
adsorption, and nanotechnology," the researchers reported at the
recent American Chemical Society annual meeting in New York and in the
Journal of Materials Chemistry.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3841
CUSTOM TAILORING CARBON NANOTUBES
Reactions modify, differentiate the electronic properties of nanotubes
The practical consequences of covalent chemistry on the electronic
properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes are highlighted in two
newly published papers.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3840
Light infantry
US troops could soon be using lightweight plastic solar panels based
on nano-engineered particles to power their battlefield equipment. The
US Army is funding prototypes of a power technology developed by
Massachusetts-based Konarka, a specialist in photovoltaic systems, in
a bid to reduce the number of batteries soldiers need to carry into
combat.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3839
Technology of the tiny is `the next big thing'
NANOTECHNOLOGY will feature significantly as the Multimedia Super
Corridor, the Government's effort to help the country achieve
developed status, enters the next phase. The MSC is all about creating
a knowledge-based society which will help in the development of the
country where information technology plays a big role in this
increasingly borderless world.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3838
Carbon Nanotubes for Solar Cells
Carbon nanotubes--tiny strawlike cylinders of pure carbon--have
interesting electrical properties. Indeed, they have already been used
to manufacture tiny transistors and nanowires. Now scientists say the
minuscule cylinders may one day find their way into solar cells.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3837
2ND Annual University/Industry Workshop on Materials Nanotechnology
September 25-26, 2003
Marriott East Hotel, Louisville, KY
Marriott East, 1903 Embassy Square Blvd., Louisville, KY 40299
The field of nanotechnology that focuses on novel materials and their
application is referred to as Materials Nanotechnology. Materials
Nanotechnology is currently one of the most promising fields for
developments that will lead to valuable and profitable products for
several years to come. With the recent dramatic growth of research in
Materials Nanotechnology by the Kentucky universities, the
Commonwealth has quickly developed unique capabilities and
intellectual property that could play a significantly larger role in
supporting existing industry, attracting new businesses to the region,
and overall, in enhancing the economy. This workshop will serve as a
forum for Faculty, Scientists, Technologists, Entrepreneurs,
Administrators and Management to examine ways that could lead to more
valuable and productive relationships.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3836
Welcome to wonderful world of nanotech
Nanotechnology - portrayed by thriller writers such as Michael
Crichton as sinister and by some political activists as a threat to
the environment or even humanity - is a science so new that not even
the scientists involved know its social, cultural, and economic
implications.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3835
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NANOBUSINESS NEWS
New BioHeater(TM) Temperature Controller Accessory for Thermal
Experiments
September 18, 2003 (Santa Barbara, CA) Asylum Research [profile]
announces the availability of the new BioHeater temperature controller
accessory for the MFP-3D. The BioHeater allows controlled heating of
samples to 80C and above and can be used for both air/fluid AFM
measurements. It operates in a closed loop temperature control of the
sample to within 0.1 C in a steady state, and less than 0.5 C
overshoot. The BioHeater is compatible with all MFP-3D base models and
can be used with both top and bottom view modes. It is compatible with
in-line fluid heating and integrated pH, temperature and other
sensors. The closed fluid cell has three ports for fluid, gas and
electrical access to the sample. The BioHeater includes a closed fluid
cell for imaging in fluids or gases and a controller.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1889
Asylum Research Strongly Denies Patent Infringement
September 17, 2003 (Santa Barbara, CA) In response to a press release
issued by Veeco Instruments [profile] contending patent infringement,
Asylum Research [profile] strongly denies any infringement of Veeco
patents in the manufacture of its MFP-3D Atomic Force Microscope. "It
is currently hard to comment specifically on this announcement since
we have not been officially notified of this lawsuit. We just only
found out about it today from calls from the media," said Dick Clark,
Asylum Research Chief Counsel. "Nonetheless, we feel that any patent
infringement lawsuit is completely without merit. We plan to
vigorously defend ourselves." "Our concern is mainly for our
customers. This is just another step in Veeco's continuing march to
monopolize the AFM marketplace. It began with Veeco's purchase of
Digital Instruments, followed by the acquisition of IBM's AFM assets,
and then the acquisition of ThermoMicroscopes, a division of Thermo
Electron. We believe Veeco is now in the position of having over
two-thirds of the worldwide AFM/SPM market, and 90% of the US market."
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1888
Veeco Sues AFM Company for Patent Infringement
WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2003--Veeco Instruments
Inc. [profile] (Nasdaq: VECO) today announced that it has filed a
lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District
of California against Asylum Research Inc. [profile] The lawsuit
alleges that the manufacture, use and sale of Asylum's MFP-3D atomic
force microscope constitute willful infringement of five patents owned
by Veeco, as well as other claims. Veeco is suing for unspecified
monetary damages and a permanent injunction to stop infringement.
Asylum is a privately held company founded by former Veeco employees.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1887
Keithley and Zyvex sign Marketing Cooperation Agreement
Cleveland, Ohio and Richardson, Texas (September 15, 2003).
Keithley Instruments, Inc. [profile] (NYSE:KEI), a world leader in
instrumentation for low-level electrical measurements, and Zyvex
Corporation [profile], the most publicized private nanotechnology
business in the world and one of the most highly regarded companies in
the field of molecular assemblers, have signed an agreement to work
together to develop new solutions for the nanotech marketplace. The
agreement calls for the companies to share marketing, sales, and
applications engineering resources as part of creating new solutions
that combine Zyvex's nanomanipulator expertise with Keithley's
technologies for ultra-low-level measurements.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1886
NEC claims it's got carbon nanotube transistors licked
JAPANESE FIRM NEC [profile] claimed today that it's created stable fab
technology for transistors using carbon nanotubes (CNT). The firm said
it's succeeded in using chemical vapour deposition using a catalyst on
a silicon substrate, allowing the position of the carbon nanotubes to
be controlled.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1885
Picoliter Inc. Announces Four Additional Patents on Applications of
Acoustic Droplet Ejection
Sunnyvale, CA, September 19, 2003--Picoliter Inc. [profile] announced
today it has been awarded four additional U.S. patents, which extend
its intellectual property to include the use of focused acoustic
energy (ultrasound) to create miniaturized assay arrays, to generate
particles for pharmaceutical and other applications, and to prepare
samples for mass spectrometers. Picoliter believes the inventions
described in these patents will enable researchers to dramatically
improve liquid handling in a broad set of life science applications.
U.S. patent 6,612,686 "Focused Acoustic Energy in the Preparation and
Screening of Combinatorial Libraries" describes methods for
transferring nano- and picoliter volumes of liquids to any surface
onto which one or more fluids may be deposited. This includes
microplates, the most common assay format, as well as slides and
membranes, which can be used for very low volume, high density
screening. This technology is expected to facilitate future
generations of cost-effective assay formats for drug discovery,
genomics and proteomics.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1884
MEMS, III-V technology in the spotlight at SEMICON Taiwan 2003
SEMICON Taiwan 2003 will highlight two exciting and emerging
technology areas: MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) and III-V
semiconductors. MEMS represent a new and rapidly growing area of
microelectronics development. These devices share a common
manufacturing platform with semiconductors, offering new business
opportunities for companies that have previously served the
established IC market.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1883
New Pittsburgh: Proponents of tiny chips see big things for industry
Someday you'll probably benefit from MEMS without even realizing it.
MEMS -- MicroElectroMechanical Systems -- are tiny computer chips that
can improve the sound in cell phones and hearing aids or, when built
into medical devices, can greatly improve surgical techniques.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1882
Vulvox Nano/Biotechnology Launched
Vulvox Nano/Biotechnology corporation [profile] was incorporated less
than a month ago. Specializing in integrated circuitry made from DNA
molecules, Vulvox will be manufacturing molecular electronic ciruitry
containing a million times as many transistors, diodes, and memory
cells as current integrated circuits and super strong composite
materials.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1881
NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF
NANOCRYSTALLINE COPPER OXIDE
Romeoville, IL, September 18, 2003 Nanophase Technologies
Corporation [profile] (Nasdaq: NANX), a technology leader in
nanomaterials and nanoengineered product solutions, announces
commercial availability of copper oxide nanomaterials. The new copper
oxide is produced using NanoArc Synthesis technology, the Company's
most advanced nanomaterials manufacturing process, and is available in
mean particle size ranges from 20-50 nanometers, either as
nanoparticles or nanoparticle dispersions.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1880
CHARTERED'S NANOACCESS OFFERS FOUNDRY-PROVEN 90-NANOMETER SILICON
TECHNOLOGIES FOR SoC MANUFACTURING
Leading foundry open for business at 90nm, details latest phase of
Chartered/IBM joint silicon delivery milestones
MILPITAS, Calif. and SINGAPORE - September 18, 2003 - Chartered
Semiconductor Manufacturing [profile] (Nasdaq: CHRT and SGX-ST:
Chartered), one of the world's top three dedicated semiconductor
foundries, today detailed the silicon deliverables for its NanoAccess
system-on-chip (SoC) manufacturing technologies at the 90-nanometer
(nm) node. Chartered's NanoAccess offerings are based on the
semiconductor industry's process platform for 90nm being jointly
developed by Chartered and IBM, two of the world's four leading
foundries, and 65nm being jointly developed by Chartered, IBM and
Infineon.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1879
NASA Notice of Prospective Patent License
NASA hereby gives notice that NanoConduction Inc. [profile], of Los
Gatos, CA has applied for an exclusive license to practice the
invention contained in the pending patent application corresponding to
NASA Case No. ARC-15042-1, entitled ``Carbon Nanotube Interconnect
Technology for Microprocessors and DRAM Capacitors,'' which is
assigned to the United States of America as represented by the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Written objections to the prospective grant of a license should be
sent to Ames Research Center.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1878
Battelle putting up big bucks
ORNL co-manager launches $150 million venture-capital fund to back lab
technologies
Battelle, co-manager of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is
launching a $150 million venture-capital fund today aimed at turning
technologies at its labs nationwide into profitable private companies.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1877
NEC shrinks notebook fuel cell
Japanese electronics giant NEC [profile] claims it has significantly
reduced the size of fuel cells for notebook computers, according to a
statement from the company. By reaching 50 milliwatts per square
centimeter, the firm has managed the most power output per unit volume
of any fuel cell, claimed NEC.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1876
Civic leaders report progress on 'road map' for growth
The players involved in a major economic development campaign aimed at
transforming the Philadelphia region into a major knowledge-industry
center by 2010 gave an update on Thursday on progress being made
toward that goal.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1875
AMD readies multigate transistor for 45-nm node
AUSTIN, Texas Advanced Micro Devices [profile] researchers have
developed a low aspect ratio Finfet-like transistor the company may
begin producing as early as 2007 at the 45-nm node.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1874
Spire Corporation Awarded $400,000 NIH Grant to Develop Nanotechnology
Ceramic Coatings for Orthopedic Implants
Nanotechnology Coating is Designed to Enhance Bone Fixation
BEDFORD, MA-September 18, 2003-Spire Corporation [profile] (Nasdaq:
SPIR), announced today that it has been awarded from National
Institutes of Health (NIH) a two-year, $400,000 Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop a new family of "smart"
nanophase ceramic coatings that will enhance bone integration and
promote better device fixation of orthopedic implants. This Phase I
grant, administered by the National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, is part of NIH's Nanotechnology
Initiative and can lead to funding of up to $1.2 million in a Phase II
effort.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1873
Nanowires line up for plastic electronics
Scientists from Nanosys [profile], US, have used semiconductor
nanowires and nanoribbons to make thin-film transistors with good
electrical performance. By separating the growth of the nanowires and
ribbons from the substrate-coating process, the team was able to apply
the nanomaterials at room temperature to both silicon and plastic
substrates.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1872
D-Wave Systems gets quantum leap of faith
Vancouver The search for the next big investment trend has led savvy
venture capital firms to D-Wave Systems Inc. [profile], a Vancouver
high-tech startup that is racing to develop a commercially viable
quantum computer.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1871
UCSC launches bold new collaboration with NASA
UCSC will manage a national research program valued at more than $330
million under an agreement between UC and NASA announced last week.
The 10-year contract, a first-of-its-kind for NASA, will establish a
University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) at the NASA Ames Research
Center.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1870
BIG SCARE CREATES BIG MARKET FOR NANOPARTICLE MASKS
At the height of the SARS outbreak last spring, Doug Beplate's
Emergency Filtration Products Inc. [profile] was scrambling to produce
as many of its nanoparticle filtration masks as possible, particularly
in the Asian markets hardest hit by the communicable virus. Demand has
subsided temporarily, but Beplate believes the market for the
technology will grow.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1869
NANO-PROPRIETARY, INC. ANNOUNCES PATENT REISSUANCE
AUSTIN, Texas, September 17, 2003 Nano-Proprietary, Inc. [profile]
(OTC BB: NNPP) through its subsidiary Applied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI)
announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. RE38,223 E, formerly U.S.
Patent No. 5,773,921 (see "Allowance" press release dated April 9,
2003). "Although this was an expected result of our notice of
allowance in April we are excited to add this "basic" carbon nanotube
patent to our portfolio," said Marc Eller, Chief Executive Officer of
Nano-Proprietary, Inc. "The issuance of "basic" patents is very rare
and we feel fortunate to have one in a field we believe will be
revolutionary and serve many applications, including displays,"
continued Eller.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1868
Starpharma Announces Alliance with IDT Ltd to Conduct Human Trials
MELBOURNE 16 SEPTEMBER 2003: Starpharma Pooled Development Limited
[profile] (ASX:SPL) today announced the signing of a clinical trial
agreement with Victorian-based company, Institute of Drug Technology
Australia Limited (IDT). IDT will conduct Phase I human clinical
trials on Starpharma's vaginal microbicide SPL7013 gel (VivaGel) at
CMAX, their Adelaide based clinical trial unit.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1867
Altair's Nano-Sized Zirconium Oxide now Available for Dental
Applications
RENO, Nev., Sept. 17, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.
[profile] (Nasdaq:ALTI) announced that commercial nano-sized zirconium
oxide is available for dental applications including fillings and
prosthetic devices. Altair's president, Dr. Rudi E. Moerck, said,
"Nano-sized zirconium oxide is ideal for dental applications because
of its strength and transparency to light, but it is opaque to x-rays,
making it an excellent material for UV-cured dental fillings."
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1866
Nanotech to cut chip transistor sizes
Thinner chips will reduce costs and increase low-end PC performance
By 2010, one billion PCs and 2.5 billion handheld devices as powerful
as Pentium 4 systems will be linked in a global computing network,
according to Intel's president and chief operating officer, Paul
Otellini.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1865
BioZak InfoBase Inc. Announces Partnerships with Cambridge Healthtech
Institute and Northern California Nanotechnology Initiative
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- BioZak InfoBase Inc.,
provider of premium market intelligence information on the life
science industry, today announced partnerships with Cambridge
Healthtech Institute and Northern California Nanotechnology
Initiative.
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THE CHEERLEADING OVER, SWISS MEDIA VIEW NANOFAIR WITH SKEPTICAL EYE
In Switzerland, as elsewhere, nanotech's media honeymoon appears to
have ended. Gone are the fantastic tales of nanotechnology's promise,
replaced instead by dark fears of what nanoparticles might do to
humans and the environment. The Swiss media not only devoted scant
coverage to the country's first-ever Nanofair last week, the little
reporting there was focused primarily on the potential negatives.
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Nanotechnology Company Nanoxis Secures Financing Deal
The Gothenburg based nanobiotechnology company Nanoxis AB [profile]
recently secured a 1.75 MSEK financing deal. The investors are
Creandum KB, The Technology Link Foundation in Gothenburg (TBSG), The
Holding Company at the University of Gteborg (GU Holding AB) and AB
Chalmersinvest. The company is currently developing nanoanalytical
platforms (proteinchips) for identification of certain proteins
important for drug development and biotech industry.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1862
Nanobac Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Publication
TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2003--Nanobac Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. [profile] (OTCPK:NNBP) announced today that an upcoming
independent book chronicles the discoveries of an infectious trigger
for heart disease and drugs known as "nanobiotics" to treat it. In
plain language, the book shows how the discoveries occurred and why
finding this trigger took so many years. Has Heart Disease Been Cured?
has its Foreword contributed by one of America's leading
cardiologists. Galleys are available from the publisher now. Contact
Lisa Grant, 410-941-9652 lgrant@writerscollective.org . More
information: www.calcify.com. Has Heart Disease Been Cured? by Douglas
Mulhall, Katja Hansen, Foreword by Benedict Maniscalco, M.D. F.A.C.C.
(Rhode Island: The Writers' Collective, Nov. 2003)
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NanoScale Introduces FAST-ACT to Expand Emergency Response
Capabilities Against Chemical Hazards
Manhattan, KS, August 27, 2003 NanoScale Materials, Inc. [profile]
("NanoScale"), a leader in nanochemistry-based technology and product
development, has introduced FAST-ACTTM, a revolutionary chemical
hazard containment and neutralization system designed to better equip
all disciplines of the Emergency Response community. The product line
was formally launched at the 2003 Fire Rescue International Conference
held in Dallas, TX, August 22-25. FAST-ACT (First Applied Sorbent
Treatment Against Chemical Threats) is a proprietary formulation of
non-toxic nanomaterials effective for neutralizing a wide range of
toxic chemicals with the added capability to destroy chemical warfare
agents.
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C60 Market Monitor September 2003
C60 Market Monitor The NanoTechnology market posts the eighth straight
monthly gain (+0.026). While another positive rating the value of the
marketplace decreased a moderate $5,306.29. The bright spot is the
index value is up once again to $54.89. This is the ninth straight
months of positive movement. Slow but steady advancement continues and
the industry participants are cautiously optimistic about the future.
News broke of a complex 3D nanostructure being created with some
success in self assembly. These are two significant breakthroughs on
the evolutionary path that will drive this technology ahead into the
mass market.
The C60 Market Index : An instrument that looks at stock prices of
NanoTechnology companies.+ $54.89
The C60 Value Monitor : An instrument that looks at the total value of
multiple NanoTechnology companies in the current marketplace -
$5,306.29
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Pacific Nanotechnology Licenses Patent for IBM's Atomic Force
Microscope Technology
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Nanotechnology,
Inc. (PNI) [profile], the global leader in high-performance,
easy-to-use, and affordable atomic force microscopes (AFMs), is
pleased to announce the licensing of IBM's patent of the fundamental
technology for the atomic force microscope. Paul West, vice president
of products and chief technology officer for PNI, commented, "We are
pleased to have access to the fundamental AFM technology that was
first invented at IBM [profile]." IBM was a pioneer in AFM
development. U.S. Patent 4724318, "Atomic force microscope and method
for imaging surfaces with atomic resolution," was issued to Gerd K.
Binnig of IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory in 1988 and reissued in
1990 as RE33387. Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer won the Nobel Prize for
the scanning probe microscope in 1986. AFMs have since become a
critical enabler of the nanotechnology revolution.
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Three Members of Nanosys Named as World's Top 100 Young Innovators by
MIT Technology Review
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanosys Inc. [profile], a
leader in nanotechnology-enabled systems, announced today that two of
its employees, Dr. Stephen Empedocles and Dr. Xiangfeng Duan, and one
member of its exclusive Scientific Advisory Board, Dr. Peidong Yang,
have been named to the prestigious 2003 TR100 list of the world's 100
Top Young Innovators by MIT's Technology Review.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1857
PLUG POWER RECEIVES $3.9 MILLION NIST PROGRAM AWARD
LATHAM, N.Y. September 15, 2003 -- Plug Power Inc. [profile]
(NASDAQ: PLUG), announced today a $3.9 million program award from the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The award is
part of NIST's Advanced Technology Program (ATP) and is for research
and development of stationary fuel cells. Plug Power expects to
receive approximately $1.8 million in net funding from NIST during the
two year, cost-share program. Plug Power will pursue a combination of
four next-generation technologies intended to enhance performance and
reduce the cost of the Company's future fuel cell system designs.
Specific projects will include; development of a sophisticated power
control system utilizing digital signal processing, incorporation of
carbon nanotube materials designed to improve stack performance,
development of hydrogen supply techniques for addressing the
intermittent demands of surge power, and advanced humidity management
control schemes for improved fuel cell stack reliability.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1856
FEI Company finds focus in nanotech as smaller features drive
development
In the world of semiconductors, size continues to play a critical role
as customers continue to clamor for smaller and smaller features. Like
its competitors, FEI Company [profile] is working with its customers
to help them get to the next level smaller features with more
capabilities. "Our primary focus is helping people transition from 2-D
metrology to 3-D metrology," said Jay Lindquist, senior vice
president, corporate marketing/strategic planning for FEI Company.
"Before, a slight change in width didn't have much impact, but now
with smaller features a very small change can have a huge impact in
width or in height, thickness, wall angles, shape, etc."
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1855
RPI opens nanotechnology research center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute marked the official opening of an
important component of its nanotechnology research program on Monday.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1854
Peres launches campaign to change US Jewish community's donor habits
Last Thursday in Washington DC, Shimon Peres launched his campaign to
change the way in which North American Jews donate to Israel.
Addressing 150 leading Jewish - American donors, members of the United
Jewish Communities (UJC) Prime Ministers Council, Peres called on
those assembled to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in the coming
years, dedicated to developing Israel's scientific establishment,
including a national nanotechnology research center.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1853
Inframat's SPS technology has jet-engine makers on reconnaissance
Although nano-size grains are at the heart of Inframat Corp.'s
[profile] coatings, it's the company's proprietary solution plasma
spray (SPS) technology that has captured the interest of jet
engine-makers and land-based turbine manufacturers. The technology
could lead to such improvements as more efficient, hotter-burning jet
engines.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1852
Nanomaterials Crossroads Showcases Montreal`s Industrial Nanomaterial
Cluster
The 2nd annual international forum and trade show called Nanomaterials
Crossroads 2003 (www.nanomaterialscrossroads.com), will take place in
Montreal on October 16 and 17, 2003. The conference provides a focal
point for the latest innovations in industrial nanomaterial
technologies, applications and commercialization. A highly productive
2-day program creates an environment for learning, networking, making
contacts and conducting business.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1851
NANOTECH CONGRESS PAINTS BROAD SWATH
We can use smallness to become great," Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Shimon Peres told attendees at the first World Nano-Economic Congress
held in Washington, D.C., last week. The former Israeli prime minister
is championing science and technology, particularly nanotechnology, to
promote peace and prosperity.
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| Oliver 'Ojo' Bedford |
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arya@nanoapex.com (Aryavarta Kumar) writes:
Quote: NANOSCIENCE NEWS
Researchers Describe Links between Nanobacterial Infections, Dental
Plaque, Periodontal Disease and Peripheral Arterial Vascular Disease
In a letter to the editor of the American Heart Associaton's
Circulation magazine, researchers from Nanobac Oy, a research group in
Kuopio, Finland and subsidiary of Nanobac Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
[profile] (OTCPK: NNBP), announced that their findings show an
association between nanobacterial infection, dental plaque and
periodontal disease.
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Nano is a buzzword, alright. But if we claim to talk about
science we should also take care about the words.
By using "nano" in every arbitrary context it loses its meaning.
What is "nano" supposed to mean in connection with bacteria?
Bacteria as biological entitities are far too complex as to be reduced
simply to their size. If there is such a thing as a nano-bacterium
(which still has to be proven), it will have some features far more
fascinating than its size which will distinguish it from ordinary
bacteria.
Another point worth mentioning: a company named "nanobac
pharmaceuticals" is describing "nanobacterial infections" and
presumably is the only one to offer a solution against this nano-threat
(remember: nano is the next evil thing). Can this still be
called science?
BTW: bio-mimetic mineralization of teeth can also be achieved
by synthetic nano-apatite-proteine composites. If such composites
also are produced in biological systems they might be mistaken for
"nano-bacteria".
Regards,
Oliver |
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