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September 2003 Nanotechnology News


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282 articles posted this month

September 30th, 2003

$10M to fund nanotechnology research at four Texas Universities
Investments/IPO's/Splits

NIH Roadmap Promotes Systems Biology, Multidisciplinary Research
Announcements

Infineon Technologies Establishes Presence in New York City
Investments/IPO's/Splits

ST targets cheaper solar cells for industry
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nano-Lasers To Help Fight Disease
Nanomedicine

ISN projects include waterproof, antibacterial fabric
Chip Technology

Nanotechnology in crime prevention and detection
Announcements

Water for peace
Miscellaneous

Konarka Secures French Solar PV Partner
Investments/IPO's/Splits

NanoSystems And B-M Squibb Agreement For NanoCrystal Technology
Nanomedicine

Applied Nanotech Forms Team to Produce Full Color CNT TV
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Corporate America still betting on big future for nanotech
Announcements

SDK and Prof. Endo to Form Carbon Nanofiber Joint Venture
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Scientists see promise in Alzheimer's proteins
Nanomedicine

September 29th, 2003

Scientists explore ways to shrink stink
Products

Is life the key to new tech?
Nanomedicine

Nanotechnology study will address concerns about nanoparticle safety
Preparing for Nano

Samsung advances processes for 4-Gbit flash, 512-Mbit DRAM
Memory Technology

Tiny 'test tubes' may aid pharmaceutical R&D
Nanomedicine

Science gets juiced
Profiles

Process Orders Nanowire Arrays
Discoveries

Nano-Proprietary, Inc. Unveils New Corporate Web Site
Announcements

BioTrove, Inc. Purchases Intellectual Property Portfolio
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Mitsui builds on nanotech investment
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Theme week boosts Campaign for Purdue
Investments/IPO's/Splits

NanoCoolers raises cool $8.5M
Investments/IPO's/Splits

September 28th, 2003

Itochu, Ener1 to jointly establish company in Japan
Announcements

In Handling Innovation, Patience Is a Virtue
Miscellaneous

Into the Future
Possible Futures

Bold leaders think small, as in nano
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Micro Magnetics Inc. wins $2 million grant
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanotechnology's impact on the future wouldn't be miniscule
Miscellaneous

Cerulean Product to Be Trialled by UK Bus Operator
Products

September 27th, 2003

Scanner made from semiconducting nanoparticles coatings
Products

UTA to share in $10 million tech grant
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Japan's Mitsui to invest in nanotech projects
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Antibiotic Laced Nanoballs Could Improve Infection Treatment
Possible Futures, Molecular Machines, Nanomedicine

Tsu-Wei Chou heads interdisciplinary carbon nanotube research project
Profiles

September 26th, 2003

Senate approves $10 million for nanotechnology research
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Making tiny plastic particles to deliver lifesaving medicine
Nanomedicine

Nano-filters for groundwater
Products

A miniature world that may put the region on the map
Profiles

New method could aid in prostate and breast cancer diagnosis
Nanomedicine

Without a reality check, claims of nanotech's benefits are a con
Ethics

CORDIS extends coverage of national programmes
Announcements

Defense spending bill to boost projects in region
Investments/IPO's/Splits

September 25th, 2003

Gold Metal Aspirations
Nanomedicine

Nanodevice could beam out microwaves
Spintronics

Partnership to help clients get backing for nanotechnology
Announcements

Prestigious Technology Leadership Award to Optiva Incorporated
Announcements

U-Right on $50m China splurge
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Unlocking Mysteries of the Nanoscale
Discoveries

Neutron Science, Nanoscience, & New Simulations
Miscellaneous

Exploring Carbon Nanotubes
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Nanoporous Materials for Novel Catalysts
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance

Leading Nanofab Lab for ORNL
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanoscale spectrometry probes the nanoplasmonics of gold
Tools

Building a "nanoscale flashlight"
Tools

Nanotech/MEMS Events in Major Canadian Hubs
Announcements

Workshop "High resolution optical Microscopy"
Announcements

Breakthrough for the computer of tomorrow?
Spintronics

Spintronics gets a magnetic flute
Spintronics

DNA expands its net
Discoveries

Fear of water coats nanotubes with polymer multilayers
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Report from ETC 2003
Miscellaneous

Gabriel-Chemie introduces new nanofibre masterbatches
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance

Emergency Filtration Products Progress Report
Products

Danopage digital screen can 'roll up like a blueprint'
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

BSU thinks small with opening of center
Announcements

September 24th, 2003

GE Underwrites Pop!Tech 2003
Announcements

USF makes breakthrough in 'nano' research
Nanomedicine

11th Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology
Announcements

Rutgers To Create Biological Nano-Motors
Molecular Machines

Nano-nose sniffs out smallest scents
Discoveries

Microelectronics is moving to the nanoscale
Miscellaneous

Artificial DNA stacks metal atoms
Molecular Machines

Nanotechnology writ large
Chip Technology

Theory puts new spin on IC spin current
Quantum Computing

Nanotubes offer potential in Europe
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

MIV Therapeutics Drug-Eluting Stent Coating
Nanomedicine

Clinical trials put dendrimers on course for treating HIV
Nanomedicine

Focus Nanotechnology on functionalized surfaces and nanostructures
Announcements

Chemists Pioneer New Antibiotics And Nano-Sized Delivery Vehicles
Nanomedicine

Ground to Nano-dust
Discoveries

Positive ABRAXANE(TM) Phase III Trial in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Nanomedicine

September 23rd, 2003

Tomorrow's soldier will be like a terminator
Possible Futures

Iron nanoparticles make single sweep of toxic waste
Possible Futures

Sandia nanolaser may help extend life-spans
Nanomedicine

Applied Nanotech to demonstrate nanotube TV
Products

Building Better Bones
Nanomedicine

Washington University in St. Louis funds new materials research center
Investments/IPO's/Splits

They got some crazy lil nano there
Miscellaneous

Nano seen as potential 'niche industry' for Philadelphia area
Chip Technology

Nano's path to the White House paved with experts and acronyms
Chip Technology

Fuel Cells Power Up For Notebooks
Products

NASA, UC plan research center
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Conference focuses on teamwork
Announcements

UTA may ink Sandia deal by Friday
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Irish prime minister pushes trade with state
Miscellaneous

Tiny tech emerges in big way
Miscellaneous

NEC Tests Verify Carbon Nanotube Ultra High Performance Transistor
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Diamond chips sparkle after N-doping breakthrough
Chip Technology

September 22nd, 2003

Tiny technology hopes to make big impact
Profiles

Ceramics Reinforced With Nanotubes
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

You say you got a real solution …
Ethics

Buckyball-polymer mix handles light a treat
Discoveries

September 20th, 2003

UCSC launches bold new collaboration with NASA
Investments/IPO's/Splits

September 19th, 2003

Molecular library opens era of personal medicine
Nanomedicine

Energy symposium looks to nanotech solutions
Possible Futures

Four young scientists lauded by national magazines
Announcements

Electron Teams Make Bigger Qubits
Quantum Computing

Nano-Proprietary announces patent reissuance
Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Tie me to the moon
Possible Futures

2D molecular gradients fabricated mechanically
Discoveries

Electronics: Nanotechnology goes large
Discoveries

Nanotechnology: Wires on water
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Molecular motors take DNA to the end of its tether
Molecular Machines

Smart grid will wed modern computing with nanotechnology
Possible Futures

Battelle putting up big bucks
Investments/IPO's/Splits

NEC shrinks notebook fuel cell
Discoveries

NASA taps US-Santa Cruz to manage research center
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Civic leaders report progress on 'road map' for growth
Miscellaneous

September 18th, 2003

Nanophase Announces Availability of Nanocrystalline Copper Oxide
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance

Cancer Derailed
Nanomedicine

11th Foresight Conference On Molecular Nanotechnology
Announcements

Nanogen to Present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference
Announcements

Nanoparticles May Detect Alzheimer's, Reversal Of Memory Loss
Nanomedicine

AMD readies multigate transistor for 45-nm node
Chip Technology

First light for one-atom laser
Discoveries

Nanowires line up for plastic electronics
Discoveries

UC Berkeley to Host Leading Edge Technology Conference
Announcements

Spire Awarded $400,000 to Develop Nanotechnology Ceramic Coatings
Investments/IPO's/Splits

NanoAccess Offers 90-Nanometer Silicon Technologies
Tools

Big scare creates big market for nanoparticle masks
Products

Computing about to take a giant step in tiny world
Possible Futures

D-Wave Systems gets quantum leap of faith
Investments/IPO's/Splits

NASA Notice of Prospective Patent License
Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

September 17th, 2003

Altair's Nano-Sized Zirconium Oxide for Dental Applications
Products

Nanotech to cut chip transistor sizes
Chip Technology

Nano-Proprietary subsidiary gains patent
Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

BioZak InfoBase Inc. Announces Partnerships with CHI & NCNI
Announcements

Starpharma Forms Alliance with IDT
Nanomedicine

Study reveals why silicon crystals lose their 'edge'
Discoveries

U of T scientists among world's top young innovators
Announcements

Nanopore ‘microscope’ spies on DNA
Tools

The cheerleading over, Swiss media view Nanofair with skeptical eye
Preparing for Nano

September 16th, 2003

Bacteria protein yields nanometer photomasks
Discoveries

Keithley and Zyvex Sign Marketing Cooperation Agreement
Announcements

Research team sorts nanotubes electronically
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Student Networking At the 11th Foresight Conference
Announcements

For greener planet, remove people; results may vary
Preparing for Nano

Nanotechnology in crime prevention and detection
Announcements

Nanotechnology Company Nanoxis Secures Financing Deal
Investments/IPO's/Splits

International nanotechnology symposium: Nanofair 2003
Announcements

New Zealand Bioethics Council warns nano will polarize public
Preparing for Nano

Who's afraid of nanotechnology?
Preparing for Nano

September 15th, 2003

RPI opens nanotechnology research center
Announcements

Custom tailoring carbon nanotubes
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Nanotech Congress paints broad swath
Announcements

Pacific Nanotechnology Licenses Patent for IBM's AFM
Tools

Exponential Growth an Illusion?: Response to Ilkka Tuomi
Miscellaneous

IN DEPTH: TECH/BIOTECH
Miscellaneous

Size Matters
Miscellaneous

4Wave Awarded $2 Million from NIST
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Synthesis of cage-like silica structure easier and cheaper
Discoveries

Three Members of Nanosys Named as World's Top 100 Young Innovators
Profiles

Technology of the tiny is 'the next big thing'
Miscellaneous

Plug Power receives US$3.9M for Fuel Cell Development
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Light infantry
Possible Futures

Inframat's SPS technology has jet-engine makers on reconnaissance
Profiles

FEI Company finds focus in nanotech
Profiles

2ND Annual University/Industry Workshop on Materials Nanotechnology
Announcements

September 14th, 2003

Carbon Nanotubes for Solar Cells
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Welcome to wonderful world of nanotech
Preparing for Nano

Peres launches campaign
Miscellaneous

September 13th, 2003

'Buckyball' material brings light into line
Discoveries

September 12th, 2003

Nanotech policy predictions: Part II
Preparing for Nano

VC heats up
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Quantum Computing Has Limits
Quantum Computing

Nanotube Velcro
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Polarized light bends polymer film
Discoveries

International Journal of Nanoscience
Miscellaneous

Here come the nanotubes
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nano-welding creates tiny junctions
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Researchers develop bandages that mimic body's healing process
Nanomedicine

Nanotubes are bidding for star billing on big screens
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

September 11th, 2003

Tiny tech leads to big grant, NIH interest
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Using packed silver nanowires as sensitive explosives detector
Sensors

Graduate Student Research Fellowships
Academic/Education

Chemists ID process to sort carbon nanotubes by electronic properties
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

RPI to open nanotech center
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Forming Photonic Crystal Patterns From Hydrogel Nanoparticles
Discoveries

Electron teams make bigger qubits
Quantum Computing

Tutorial on Molecular Nanotechnology
Academic/Education

Slipping and sliding
Discoveries

Royal Society nanotechnology progress report
Preparing for Nano

Nanotech forum reflects on technology's mission
Announcements

THAILAND: Fashion Industry Needs To Embrace New Textile
Miscellaneous

Glowing, talking walls will do your bidding
Possible Futures

UCLA's CMISE partners with Raytheon
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanoparticles to Fight Cancer from the Inside
Nanomedicine

September 10th, 2003

Waste fiber recycled
Discoveries

STMicro applies nanotechnology to fuel cell research
Discoveries

Clarke To Address Los Alamos Space-Elevator Conference
Possible Futures

Nanotech Policy Predictions
Preparing for Nano

New pollutant cleanup technique puzzles, pleases chemists
Discoveries

Gold lights up biological cells
Nanomedicine

Startup's nanocement replaces bones
Nanomedicine

Group Successfully Controls Electric Conductivity of Carbon Nanotube
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Chemists shrink beakers into drops
Discoveries

September 9th, 2003

Nanomaterials
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanomix and DuPont Sign Exclusive Licensing Agreement
Announcements

Oh the Humanities!
Ethics

Communicating to Keep Nanotechnology Safe
Preparing for Nano

Nanocrystal research unraveling nature's secrets
Discoveries

Konarka Secures Solar Power Financing
Investments/IPO's/Splits

In China, a crowded nano tools market has companies vying for space
Tools

NanoOpto Secures Additional $7M in Venture Financing
Investments/IPO's/Splits

September 8th, 2003

NanoKorea
Announcements

Carbon nanotubes give out a steady glow
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Honeycomb structures to lift battery power
Discoveries

A Spinless BEC
Tools

Can't You Hear MNT Knocking
Molecular Nanotechnology

DNA throttle controls molecular machine
Discoveries

Nanotubes Surprise Again: Ideal Photon Emission
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Nantero, Inc. Announces $10.5MM in Funding
Investments/IPO's/Splits

New Materials Studio Tools
Tools

Biotech, ICT researchers secure E10m
Investments/IPO's/Splits

University expands research with £12million in grants
Investments/IPO's/Splits

September 7th, 2003

Biomolecule behaves like a wave
Discoveries

Entanglement goes macroscopic
Quantum Computing

Peres to deliver keynote Nanotech address
Chip Technology

'Jake 2.0' adventures have mass appeal
Miscellaneous

September 6th, 2003

Drexler speaks! – Or at least writes!
Molecular Nanotechnology

Wohlers to Keynote International Conference
Announcements

Nanotech meets biotech in Silicon Valley
Announcements

September 5th, 2003

Genetic Engineering News Reports on Advances in Nanobiotechnology
Nanomedicine

Comment on 'the social and economic challenges of nanotechnology'
Preparing for Nano

Nanotech. Research Seminar
Announcements

Nanoscale containers created in Nottingham
Discoveries

Scientists forge ahead with domestication of molecules
Miscellaneous

Light Drives Electron Logic
Quantum Computing

Biomolecular Motors
Molecular Machines

Invista Unveils Advanced Teflon Fabric Protector
Products

HKUST sets up new institute of nanotechnology
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Umicore Fuel Cell Division acquires Catalyst Patents
Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Age of molecular nanotechnology is closer than we think
Molecular Nanotechnology

The mother of invention
Profiles

September 4th, 2003

Nanotechnology promising
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Advectus and Immune Announce Nano-Pharmaceutical Project Update
Nanomedicine

Mini-battery a mighty achievement
Discoveries

Ireland is a nanotech leader
Announcements

The Nanotechnology Revolution
Miscellaneous

Self-assembly could usher in mass production of nanotube devices
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Developing nations 'must wise up to nanotechnology'
Preparing for Nano

How Science and Innovation are Transforming Building Design
Miscellaneous

Nanoscale Iron Could Help Cleanse The Environment
Discoveries

The world's smallest buckets
Discoveries

Silicon Valley faces eastward to catch government gold dust
Investments/IPO's/Splits

UT System, government contemplate partnership
Announcements

September 3rd, 2003

Aviation Week's A&D Programs And Productivity Conference
Announcements

Three Decades After Schumacher Is Small Beautiful?
Ethics

Nano Inc. vs. Nano Think
Miscellaneous

Intel sampling first ICs made on 90-nm line
Chip Technology

CRN Releases Technical Commentary on Greenpeace Nanotech Report
Preparing for Nano

Consultants are sprouting up all over nano, but growth is slow
Miscellaneous

Nissan Order Nanotechnology Batteries from Ener1
Products

Life sciences boost for Basel
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Power & Energy Develops Key Fuel Cell Technology
Discoveries

September 2nd, 2003

Chilly Future May Await Tomorrow's Computers
Quantum Computing

Three Argonne technologies win R&D 100 awards
Announcements

Emerging community asks big questions about accelerating change
Announcements

MIT, 2 California Universities receive $50M grant for Army research
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Focal Point's 3-d lithography could lower barrier to MEMS use
MEMS

Taking nano temperatures
Discoveries

Why the Nano Generation doesn't need us
Miscellaneous

September 1st, 2003

Plastic Electronics
Possible Futures

The fantastic use of atoms, one at a time
Possible Futures

Researchers Measure The Electrical Resistance Of Single Molecules
Nanoelectronics

Gold Speck Highlights Molecules
Discoveries

The social and economic challenges of nanotechnology
Preparing for Nano

Nanoforum seminar on FP6 and nanotechnology
Announcements

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