Nanobytes - Vol 07 04 - Weekly Nanotech Industry Updates
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Date: 07/29/04
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NANOBYTES
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Volume 07-04, 07/27/04
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Nanotechnology News
Athena technologies unveild sensorpac
Athena Technologies, a Warrenton, Va., developer of dynamics and control
technology for flight control and other systems, announced its
SensorPac, an all-in-one flight control and inertial navigation system
instrument. The device combines GPS, autopilot and other features and
weighs less than 1.75 pounds. It uses MEMS gyros and accelerometers, as
well as magnetometers, a GPS receiver, air data pressure sensors and a
flight computer. More
Nano Additives From BYK-Chemie: First Application in the Field of PVC
Floor Coverings
On the Occasion of the K 2004 to Be Held in Dusseldorf From October 20 -
27,2004 BYK-Chemie Presents Two Products for Plastics Based on
Nanotechnology WESEL, Germany, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The products are
marketed under the tradenames NANOBYK-3600 and NANOBYK-3601. They have
been developed to improve scratch and wear resistance of UV-coatings
that can also be applied to plastics (e.g. as a top coat for Vinyl
Floorings). NANOBYK-3600 is a water-based dispersion of nano-Alumina
particles. At levels of 0.5% to 5% being applied to water-based
UV-coatings NANOBYK-3600 improves significantly the scratch resistance
of those coatings. NANOBYK-3601 is a dispersion of nano-Alumina in
Tripropylene Glycol Diacrylate (TPGDA) developed for 100% UV curable
coatings. Again by adding 0.5% to 5% to the coating formulation
mechanical properties of the coatings are improved significantly. More
NanoMarkets, LC Releases New White Paper on Nanotechnology Trends
STERLING, Va., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- NanoMarkets, LC, a leading
nanotechnology industry market research and analysis firm based here,
today announced the release of a new white paper titled, "Why Nano Now?"
The paper pinpoints key trends within energy, pervasive computing and
healthcare that are creating an opportunity for nanotech-based
solutions. The paper goes on to discuss how and why nanotechnology is
uniquely positioned to provide solutions to real world problems. The
paper can be accessed from the firm's website at
http://www.nanomarkets.net. More
CBEN Wins grant for undergraduate nanotech course
The Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology at Rice
University today announced the award of a $100,000 grant from the
National Science Foundation to develop the first introductory
nanotechnology class to be offered at Rice University, a
research-intensive institution known worldwide for its excellence in
nanotechnology research More
Work on Rice University nanotech facility completed
A new 3,000-square-foot Rice University facility will provide
nanotechnology researchers with the clean-air environment needed to
study minute mechanisms and configurations Dallas-based McCarthy
Building Companies Inc. recently completed the design/build renovation
and remodeling project within Rice's Abercrombie Hall. The new facility
is equipped with sealed, air-quality controlled cleanrooms so that
researchers can experience less experiment contamination. More
World Nano-Economic Congress Comes to the Asian Marketplace
After successful international events last year in Washington, D.C. and
London England, the World Nano-Economic Congress will be launching its
first event in Asia with the World Nano-Economic Congress (WNEC)
Singapore (http://www.world-nano.com). The WNEC Singapore, which is
jointly produced by the Economic Development Board of Singapore and
Cienfitica, is co-located with Singapore's largest technology trade
event, the Global Entrepolis @ Singapore Exhibition and Conference event
scheduled for October 11-15, 2004.More
Nanotech: mini-science, mega-potential
NEW YORK -- Investors don't need an electron microscope to find
nanotechnology stocks. They can just look at some of the high-tech
stocks they already hold Large technology companies, including
International Business Machines Corp., Intel Corp., and Hewlett-Packard
Co., have been researching and using nanotech for years.
Nanotech, or science at the atomic scale, is already reshaping the way
tech products are made and the way they work. As these industries --
semiconductors, printing, and storage -- reach size limitations, they
are turning to nanotech to further shrink or improve their products.
More
Nano-made in Massachusetts ?
After Eikos Inc. Chief Executive Joe Piche spoke at a Nikkei-sponsored
symposium on nanotechnology in March, the 19-employee company fielded a
flurry of orders for its conductive carbon nanotube coatings used in
display screens. "The result has been a tsunami of companies that want
to get this into production," Piche said. "We have been completely
inundated." More
Researchers Overcome Barrier To Shrinking Wireless Devices
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- James Bond-style technologies such as cell phones
the size of earpieces and invisible sensors sprinkled about to detect
toxins are closer to reality. University of Michigan researchers have
figured out how to build wireless systems even smaller while still
retaining range and power efficiency. One obstacle to further shrink
small wireless devices has been trying to fit all the components onto
one chip but U-M researchers have built a tiny silicon-compatible
antenna and frequency resonator that will do just that. More
iCurie Names Hakan Wretsell Chief Executive Officer
LONDON, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - iCurie Lab Holdings, Ltd.,
parent company of iCurie Labs, Inc., a rapidly-growing nano-technology
company, announced today that it has named Hakan Wretsell as Chief
Executive Officer.Hakan Wretsell brings over twenty-five years of senior
management experience to iCurie, including executive positions with LM
Ericsson, the largest supplier of mobile systems in the world. More
Europe shows progress despite low nano funding
By Genevieve Oger ;Small Times Correspondent
July 22, 2004 - Europe needs to get cracking if it wants to benefit from
the small tech revolution and reap the jobs expected to come with it.
That's the message of a strategy document the European Commission
adopted in May. Several events this summer indicate there is a receptive
audience for its message. The document, called "Towards a European
Strategy for Nanotechnology," concedes Europe has established a strong
small-tech knowledge base, but points out that the region is failing to
appropriately translate this into commercially viable products. More
Tech Science: Out on the Nano Frontier
"We call it an enabling infrastructure. It is open to anyone who
understands and wants to develop nanotechnology. It means individuals
and small businesses don't have to buy their own equipment to do the
research and development phase," said Lawrence Goldberg of the National
Science Foundation More
Teaching Nanotech to Swim
When things get really small, they don't move through fluids with quite
the same ease. But a new mathematical model of nanoscale motion could
lead to elegant devices that deliver tiny cargoes. One of the cultural
icons of nanotechnology is the image of the surgical team from the 1966
science fiction movie, Fantastic Voyage, motoring along through the
bloodstream of scientist Jan Benes. Everyone knows the image is about as
closely related to real-life nanotechnology as Jurassic Park is to
genomics-still, it's hard to shake. The scene, and others like it have
inspired a generation of researchers to pursue technologies that may one
day deliver cancer fighting drugs directly to tumors or clot-busting
machinery to the site of a blockage More
Universities to share nanotech research funding of $11.3m
The government and the country's universities plan to invest $11.3
million in nanotechnology research in 2004-2005 Most of this sum will be
used to purchase the necessary equipment for the universities.
The investment, to be made through the National Research Infrastructure
Forum, is the first stage of a five-year plan drawn up by the National
Committee on Nanotechnology. The plan calls for investing $25-30 million
in nanotechnology infrastructure over the next five years.
More Read full Story at Haaretz.com
Green Goo: The New Nano-Threat?
First it was "gray goo," the threat of self-replicating machines
populating the planet. Now an environmental think tank is raising the
specter of "green goo," where biology is used to create new materials
and new artificial life forms. In its report, published on July 8, the
Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration said the risks
from green goo demand the most urgent foresight and caution. "With
nanobiotech, researchers have the power to create completely new
organisms that have never existed on Earth," said the ETC release
accompanying its report. More
Pcast will advise Bush on Nanotechnology
July 20, 2004 - More than half a year after President George W. Bush
signed the nanotechnology authorization bill into law, the federal
government is now beginning to implement key portions of the measure.
John Marburger, the administration's chief science adviser, said in June
that the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
(PCAST) would begin providing the White House with advice and
information on nanotechnology. More
Hielscher Ultrasound for Dispersion of Nanopowders
Dispersion, deagglomeration of powders and the reduction of primary
particles in micron and submicron range is required in many processes in
the pharmaceutical, chemical, and paint and ink industries. Other, such
as biodegradable micro- and nanospheres (MS, NS) made of
poly(lactide-coglycolide) (PLGA) or other materials are very potent drug
and antigen delivery systems with inherent potential for drug and
antigen targeting. More
Nanotech Patent News
Tegal Awarded Two Key Patents for Nano Layer Deposition
Unique Thin Film Deposition Technology Surpasses Atomic Layer Deposition
in Flexibility and Throughput
PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2004--Tegal Corporation
(Nasdaq:TGAL) today announced that it has been granted United States
Patents, No. 6,689,220 and 6,756,318, which enable nano layer deposition
(NLD) of conformal thin films for barrier, copper seed and high-K
dielectric applications in advanced microprocessor and memory device
production. More
Nanotechnology Events
Micro Nano Conference in Portland
Portland -
A diverse group of people interested in the evolving growth of
nanoscience and microtechnology, from private industry, academia, the
military and government agencies, will participate in the Micro Nano
Breakthrough Conference 2004 on July 28-29 at the Sheraton Portland
Airport.
The event is designed for scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, business
administrators, product development managers, government officials and
policy makers, students, technology transfer specialists, investors,
legislators and a wide range of other professionals interested in the
dramatic growth of nano- and microtechnology as a science, business and
area of economic opportunity. more
Fourth IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology
After Maui (2001), Washington D.C. (2002) and S. Francisco (2003), the
2004 IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology will be hosted in Munich,
Germany. The focus of the conference will be on the engineering aspects
of nanotechnology, from nanostructure modelling and fabrication to
nanosystems design and realization. Main topics.. more
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