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February 2004 Nanotechnology News

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317 articles posted this month

February 29th, 2004

Nanotubes reveal role of support in gold catalyst mystery Nanotubes

Nanovance to Base Operations in Austin, Texas Announcements

Technology upgrades lead to greater capacity, added value Products

Samsung launches Nano e-HEPA system-equipped air purifier system Products

Bond 007 - Everything or Nothing Miscellaneous

February 28th, 2004

Zyvex Processed Nanotubes Nanotubes

Space Elevator: Next floor, Mars Possible Futures

February 27th, 2004

Omission in Nanotech Act Preparing for Nano

Early Development May Be Safer Preparing for Nano

Memory: Beyond Flash and DRAM Memory Technology

Quantum Dot thinks big Profiles

Spin valves open organic chip era Spintronics

Tech licenses up for grabs? Announcements

Global Bar Group Forms To Explore Tiny New Frontier Announcements

Nanobusiness Alliance names new advisers Announcements, Appointments/New hires/Resignations/Promotions

February 26th, 2004

Intel boosts nanotech work via Zyvex link Investments/IPO's/Splits

Dismissing Drexler Is Bad for Business Preparing for Nano

Seamless circular 'nanorings' could be nanoscale sensors Discoveries

Swiss Events at Nanotech 2004 Announcements

NanoHorizons Announces Agreement with pSiMedica Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Obducat engaged in EU sponsored nano project Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

SPM for everyone Tools

Master's in Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise Academic/Education

Nanowire gene chips Nanomedicine, Sensors

Surface coatings: Nanoscale snowmen look blank Discoveries, Self Assembly

Technostart tries to bridge the gap between investors and inventors Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

Korean startup to build OLED plant in Singapore Investments/IPO's/Splits

Mass detection enters attogram regime Discoveries, Tools

Spintronics goes organic Spintronics

February 25th, 2004

European Parliament & Nanotechnology Preparing for Nano

Every file you ever owned on 1 disc Memory Technology

Nanotechnology Coating Company Featured Profiles

Marine sponges provide model for nanoscale materials production Discoveries

Scientists Model Silicon Nanotubes That Appear to Be Metal Nanotubes, Discoveries

Governor sells Oregon nanotech Investments/IPO's/Splits

2004 Corridor NanoBioTech Summit Announcements

Starpharma Pooled Development - half year report and accounts Financial Reports

LG Chem opens R&D center in Daejeon Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Small technology attracts big interest from NZ investors Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Konarka to Develop Polymer-Based Solar Cells Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Simple optics make quantum relay Quantum Computing

NanoDynamics Acquires Patent Filings From Versilant Nanotechnologies Investments/IPO's/Splits, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Nanotech job engine hard to get started Jobs

Nanoimprint litho progress reported at SPIE Chip Technology, Announcements

Applied makes 65-nm X-architecture test chip Chip Technology

Self-assembly wins with gold rosette Discoveries, Self Assembly

As University of Houston knows, learning doesn't end with licensing Profiles

Nanowires Spot DNA Mutation Nanomedicine, Sensors

Altair Nanotechnologies to Present at the Wall Street Analyst Forum Announcements

Nano-Tex Inks Deal With Domestic Workwear Products, Investments/IPO's/Splits

Donations help fuel USC atomic research Investments/IPO's/Splits

Tour offers glimpse of possible high-tech future Miscellaneous

February 24th, 2004

No Simple Solutions Preparing for Nano

Research expenditures climb with interdisciplinary growth Investments/IPO's/Splits

New index to track nano stocks Investments/IPO's/Splits

Stanford goes large-scale on small-scale technology Profiles

Oregon researchers rush toward new tech frontier Possible Futures

BioForce Nanosciences Announces Increased Sales for January 2004 Announcements

Leading the nano charge Announcements, Appointments/New hires/Resignations/Promotions

Advancing nanotechnology Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Nano effort rakes in funding Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

Zyvex, UTD collaborate on NASA nano contract Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Mr. Kulongoski goes to Washington Investments/IPO's/Splits

From Frankenstein to Frog Steaks Profiles, Announcements

February 23rd, 2004

Nanosys teams up with DuPont Investments/IPO's/Splits

Investment bank to launch nano stock index Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanoscience writers as lab rats Miscellaneous

Worse Than Gray Goo Preparing for Nano

Cutting-Edge Stepper for 65 nm or Smaller Devices Announcements, Tools

Postdoctoral position on social and ethical issues in nanotechnology Jobs

Nanotechnology: Replicating the Snowflake in the Fab Announcements

UD works with Russian academy on terahertz technology Announcements

Atomic-level lithography to enable nano era Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools

Nanobac Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Confirming Results Announcements

Statement for Extropy Institute Vital Progress Summit Preparing for Nano

Nanoscience and Microtechnology team leads the way to new innovations Profiles, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts

UC San Diego faculty receive funding Investments/IPO's/Splits

OHSU researchers discover way to grow silicon nanowires Chip Technology, Discoveries

Nanomagnetics has new materials in store for memory market Memory Technology, Profiles

BioSante Pharmaceuticals To Present At Investor Conference Announcements

Nanotech 2004 Expects to Triple in Size with First-ever Show in Boston Announcements

'Deus Ex' gives players freedom to choose Miscellaneous

Infineon Claims Carbon Nanotube First Nanotubes

Probing cell noise may advance medicine Nanomedicine

Off-the-shelf replacements Nanomedicine

Firm develops method for making extremely small particles Profiles

Nano effort rakes in funding Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

February 22nd, 2004

Premier Yu encourages investment Investments/IPO's/Splits

U.S. and Israeli nanotech researchers set sights on clean water Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Versatile nanotubes use gold and silver Nanotubes

If It's Nano, It's BIG Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

February 21st, 2004

Foresight Institute Stage 2: Implementation Preparing for Nano

Nanotech photonics the subject of talk Announcements

New Frontiers Miscellaneous

True Fountain of Youth Antioxidant Discovered Nanomedicine

Lord Sainsbury Sees Nanotechnology In Action At Seagate Profiles

Nanotubes on eBay Nanotubes

February 20th, 2004

Extropy Institute's Vital Progress Summit Announcements, Preparing for Nano

Department of Energy Unveils 20-Year Vision Investments/IPO's/Splits

A Public Seminar on Nanotech

Is the Revolution Real? Preparing for Nano, Molecular Nanotechnology

Plausible and Sensible Molecular Nanotechnology

Gyros to go: Sensors will keep moving for military, auto MEMS

Intel details first 90-nm flash device Memory Technology

Toshiba ready for 65 nm fabrication in first half 2005 Chip Technology

Kordzik Elected President of the Texas Nanotechnology Initiative Profiles, Appointments/New hires/Resignations/Promotions

Rep. Meehan Unveils First-of-its-Kind, Cancer Killing Nano-Technology Nanomedicine

February 19th, 2004

Interview with John Robert Marlow on the Superswarm Option Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts

Israeli, German scientists make optics records Announcements

Business, Academia Meet at Life Sciences Summit Announcements

RPI professor gets NSF award Investments/IPO's/Splits

BioForce Nanosciences, Inc. Announces New President and CEO Appointments/New hires/Resignations/Promotions

Real 'smart chip' developed Discoveries

Imago gains $5 million in venture funding Investments/IPO's/Splits

Attogram Mass Detection Discoveries

Quatratran - Helping to make The World a safer place Discoveries

The physics of DNA detection Nanomedicine

Quantum cryptography companies tap into nanoscale's quirky core Quantum Computing, Profiles

Mixing up nanotubes causes complications Nanotubes

UCSC adds new department Investments/IPO's/Splits, Academic/Education

Vietnamese Government Approves $25 Million Project Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanoparticles turn green Discoveries, Materials

Centipedes in space Discoveries, Materials

February 18th, 2004

NEC spotlights two promising designs Chip Technology

Motorola goes to press with new chip technology Chip Technology

Komag Announces Demonstration Memory Technology, Announcements

A Specialties Play Profiles

Michigan Small Tech Association March Event Announcements

Nanogen Reports 2003 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Reports

Molecular Imaging Announces PicoTREC Announcements, Tools

Ferguson Engineering Centre opened by Lord Sainsbury Investments/IPO's/Splits

Switching Technology that Migrates Metal Atoms in a Solid Electrolyte Chip Technology

Loomis Group Delivers Big for Nanotechnology Industry Announcements

Dr. Gregory J. Yurek Joins Nanosys Board of Directors Appointments/New hires/Resignations/Promotions

Oregon's nanotech researchers are thinking commercialization Profiles

Altair Nanotechnologies Appoints Dr. David King to Board of Directors Appointments/New hires/Resignations/Promotions

LG Chem uses nano technology to develop leak-proof plastic Products

Evident Technologies introduces EviDot Composites Products

February 17th, 2004

Konarka Receives $6 Million Award from DARPA Investments/IPO's/Splits

UCSC forms new Department of Biomolecular Engineering Investments/IPO's/Splits, Academic/Education

Running Out of Time Preparing for Nano

Bacteria grow selenium nanospheres Discoveries

H&H Announces Proposed Shelf Registration of 3,000,000 Shares Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanotechnology - fear or fiction? Announcements, Preparing for Nano

Wunderkind from MIT is showing Singapore how nanotech is done Profiles

Nano-Proprietary, Inc. Completes Private Placement Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Scientists Brew Tree-Shaped DNA Discoveries

Nanometrics Announces Integration of NanoOCD Tools

Statistical technique helps researchers Tools

February 16th, 2004

New Nanotubes Research and Daily Nanotechnology Updates Announcements

3D fabrication technique uses light-activated molecules Discoveries

Breakthroughs in capacity, power consumption Materials

MEMS sensor detects single virus particle in real-time MEMS

Ross To Push Technology Over Cost Cuts At Burlington Profiles

Do-Coop Technologies Announces Water-based Nano-reagent Nanomedicine, Announcements

Cornell-developed tools to guide and switch light Chip Technology, Discoveries

SMEs urged to think smaller Investments/IPO's/Splits

Tech Valley may include a Forest Profiles

February 15th, 2004

IIT Roorkee To Set Up Centre Of Excellence Investments/IPO's/Splits, Academic/Education

Green Nanotechnology Molecular Nanotechnology

CSU invites community to distinguished women in science lecture series Announcements

Are stock prices reflecting greed (again)? Investments/IPO's/Splits

February 14th, 2004

Nanotechnology and Aging Preparing for Nano

February 13th, 2004

5 -terabit optics under 1 volt, products two years away Chip Technology

ECE, CS should be moved by spring Investments/IPO's/Splits

ANL, Louisiana Universities Find Common Ground Announcements

Nanoparticle probes are destined for major new role Nanomedicine, Announcements

Nanotubules shuttle organelles Discoveries

Electricity Teleportation Devised Quantum Computing

Chips the rage at two SF conferences next week Chip Technology, Announcements

Nano’s got the ways and memes for a viral assault on pop culture Miscellaneous

CU researcher wins nanotech grant Investments/IPO's/Splits

February 12th, 2004

Big Blue gives 90-nano boost to PowerPCs Chip Technology

Molecular Nanotechnology and the World System Molecular Nanotechnology

Coming - Mercs that are tough to scratch Products

Tegal Corporation Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2004 Financial Results Financial Reports

Controlling material structure at nanoscale makes better thermal insulator Discoveries, Materials

Sony, Toshiba to push chip technology limits Investments/IPO's/Splits, Chip Technology

Nanotech Weaponry Possible Futures, Preparing for Nano

UT Tyler research receives recognition Announcements

Data storage: Hot bits are smaller Memory Technology

Parallel printing Nanoelectronics, Tools

Scrubbing oil from soil Discoveries

DNA folds into nano-octahedra Discoveries

Photosynthesis inspires molecular-assembly process Discoveries, Molecular Nanotechnology

For nanoart to imitate real life, exhibition goes back to basics Announcements, Academic/Education

Altair Nanotechnologies to Present at Roth Capital Partners Announcements

Nanometrics and Dainippon Screen Form Supplier Agreement Investments/IPO's/Splits, Tools

Arrowhead Research Raises Over $10,000,000 in Equity Capital Investments/IPO's/Splits

World's largest science meeting begins in Seattle Announcements

Spintronics on workshop agenda Spintronics, Announcements

Benign Viruses Shine on the Silicon Assembly Line Nanoelectronics, Discoveries

Ben Franklin Technology Partners Milestone Event Announcements

February 11th, 2004

Broad Range of Nanotech Issues Highlight Chemists’ Meeting Announcements

North Dakota expects big things from nanotechnology Profiles

The Future Gets Smaller and Faster Possible Futures, Announcements

Nano-origami Discoveries

Mechanical Storage Goes Low Power Memory Technology

Nanobiotech Pioneers Predict Nanomedicine Impact within Five Years Nanomedicine

Noise boosts nanotube antennas Nanotubes

Keeping Up "The Weird Fight" Preparing for Nano

Newly Patented Process for Titanium Oxide Structures Materials, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Nanomaterials could soup up supercapacitors if price is right Products, Profiles

CombiMatrix's Partner Issued Key Nanotech Patent Materials, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Microchips hit the spot Nanomedicine

UF builds nanotech bridges Nanomedicine

Real rocket scientist to head sci-fi museum Academic/Education

Northeastern allots $75m to add 100 professors Investments/IPO's/Splits, Academic/Education

February 10th, 2004

Superconductors, Quantum Mechanics and Nanotech to the Rescue Nanomedicine

RPI researchers use bacteria to form nanospheres Discoveries

IBM "buy" Investments/IPO's/Splits

PC drives will reach 600GB by 2007, industry says Memory Technology

A New Age: Burlington Industries Embraces Nanotechnology for Fabrics Products, Profiles

Harris & Harris Group notified of options listing Announcements

Nano-Proprietary, Inc. to Present at the Roth Capital Partners Announcements

New deal in works at arsenal Investments/IPO's/Splits, Jobs

Molecular Imprints Sells Nano-Lithography Systems in S. Korea Investments/IPO's/Splits, Tools

New rare material fuels AMR stock rise Materials, Announcements

Cancer research granted nanotech boost Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanomedicine

A Small World Academic/Education

University to strengthen science research Investments/IPO's/Splits

February 9th, 2004

NANO - by John Robert Marlow - Our Review Preparing for Nano

Nanosys New Hires to Speed Development of Nanotechnology Products Announcements, Appointments/New hires/Resignations/Promotions

BBC Airs Scaremongering Nanotech Documentary Preparing for Nano

Nanotech 2004 conference: No small feat for Boston Announcements

Eikos claims mysterious nanotube process for transparent coatings Nanotubes, Profiles

Nano’s Safety Checkup Preparing for Nano

Winstead to Provide Legal Services to Nanotechnologies, Inc. Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

DTI puts nano-cash up for grabs Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanophase to Present at Nanotech 2004 Announcements

Tech group gets bigger -- in part to think small Profiles

Nano Patterning Chip Technology, Self Assembly

February 8th, 2004

Magma, CAS to form Nanotechnology design lab Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

February 7th, 2004

UDRI passes $1 billion mark Products, Investments/IPO's/Splits

SUN Tech students put their hands on the future Academic/Education

February 6th, 2004

Virtual Nanotech Tools

Sematech awaits $40M grant Investments/IPO's/Splits

MFIC Announces Signing of Agreement for Sale of Assets Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanotechnology in the forestry industry Miscellaneous

Viet Nam initially penetrates into nanotechnology Investments/IPO's/Splits

What's up with that?? Preparing for Nano

Protein Orders Semiconductor Bits Discoveries

Nanotubes Tied to Silicon Circuit Nanotubes

World centre for computational biology Profiles

Incorporate disassembly into every self-assembled nanotech product Preparing for Nano

A Scientific Revolution Tinier Than An Atom Possible Futures, Profiles

February 5th, 2004

Scientists embed nanotubes in hybrid semiconductors Nanotubes

Thinking small - Nanotech guru Yuval Avniel's designer future Profiles

To Study or Not To Study Preparing for Nano, Molecular Nanotechnology

Nano is chocolate in silicon's peanut butter Molecular Nanotechnology

Global nanotechnology market to reach $29 billion by 2008 Miscellaneous

Pennsylvania Nanotechnology Conference 2004 Announcements

Animate (in)Animate: Engineering at the Threshold of Life Announcements

The biggest molecular magnet Quantum Computing

Nanomaterials: Jagged edge Materials

Nanotube quantum dot doubles up Nanotubes, Quantum Computing

Customer-focused small tech companies were rewarded in '03 Investments/IPO's/Splits

Smog-busting paint Products

The Nano-Ostrich Approach Doesn't Work Preparing for Nano

Altair Nanotechnologies Announces New Preclinical Testing Nanomedicine

Nobel Prize winner Phillips comes to USF Announcements

Nano-scientist's dark secret Miscellaneous

February 4th, 2004

Nucleic Acid Nanotechnology Miscellaneous

Top chip makers tout nanotechnology Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Memory Technology

Nanotech nudge Molecular Nanotechnology

For Science, Nanotech Poses Big Unknowns Preparing for Nano

FEI Company Reports Record Revenue for the Fourth Quarter of 2003 Financial Reports

Can nanopulses heal? Nanomedicine

High Value Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes Nanotubes, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

MIT's Nanoruler could impact space physics, more Chip Technology, Tools

Treatment could remove toxins in blood before damage occurs Nanomedicine

Fluid scheme yields high-dielectric films Discoveries

Magma and CAS to Establish the Nanotechnology Design Lab Investments/IPO's/Splits, Academic/Education

NTT Announces Creation of Three-Dimensional Nanofabrication Chip Technology, Discoveries

Size Matters Profiles, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts

Carbon Nanotechnologies Inc. Announces Issue of Key Patent Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

February 3rd, 2004

Examining Nanotechnology Miscellaneous

Best of Nanotechnology - 2003 Awards Announcements

The little things count at Md. nanotech Announcements

Energy funds for computing research to hold steady Investments/IPO's/Splits

BioSante and U.S. Army Co-Developing Ricin Vaccine for Biodefense Nanomedicine

A Sad Jab at the 'Bad Rad Lab' Preparing for Nano

Nickel nanowire caps lead to manipulation Discoveries

Superconducting nanodots Discoveries, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Carbon Nanotube Gel Nanotubes

Keithley Instruments Announces Nanotech Partnership Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

President thinks a billion of nano, but a bit less than allowed by law Investments/IPO's/Splits

Scientists excited by new palladium-based nanotubes Nanotubes

NTT Develops Three-Dimensional Nanofabrication Announcements, Tools

A Fusion of Ideas Investments/IPO's/Splits

Experts work to advance nanotech Miscellaneous

February 2nd, 2004

NSF Fiscal 2005 Budget Request Is $5.745 Billion Investments/IPO's/Splits

Technology programs boosted in 2005 budget request Investments/IPO's/Splits

DuPont Donates Nanotechnology Patents Investments/IPO's/Splits, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Nano Buzz at Keithley Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles, Tools

Nanotechnology Information Devices Workshop Announcements

Three firms partner for memory chip development Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Eikos Receives $1 Million Investment from Itochu Investments/IPO's/Splits

Eikos to Receive a $1 Million Government Contract Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanotech Solar Cells, in Camouflage Colors Possible Futures

Living with the Genie Preparing for Nano

Lung cancer cluster bombs created by researchers Nanomedicine

Researchers explore confinement of light with metal nanoparticles Discoveries

NanoSight receives investment funds Investments/IPO's/Splits

Sony's 65-nm spending includes IBM East Fishkill Investments/IPO's/Splits, Chip Technology

Simplifying carbon nanotube identification Nanotubes

Evolved Nanomaterial Sciences separates the bad from the good Profiles

CombiMatrix Names Modzelewski to Scientific Advisory Board Appointments/New hires/Resignations/Promotions

Special Report: Nanotech Profiles

Following the (nano)dots Nanomedicine

Nanotechnology the Science of Small Things Miscellaneous

February 1st, 2004

Creative Destruction Preparing for Nano

Quantum Dot Corp. Adds Four Patents to Its IP Portfolio Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Nanotech and Tikkun Preparing for Nano

On The Record: Nanotechnology Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts

Nanotechnology is area giant Products, Profiles

Applications Abound For Unique Physical, Chemical Properties Miscellaneous, Tools