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January 2004 Nanotechnology News


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276 articles posted this month

January 31st, 2004

Nanotech spy eyes life inside the cell
Nanomedicine

Molecular Foundry Berkeley Lab's Leap Into Nanorevolution
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

January 30th, 2004

Stirring research provides recipe for nanotube success
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Nanotechnology Can Have a Big Future in the Bay Area
Announcements

BU professor named 2003 Woman of the Year
Announcements

The Looming "Nano-Divide"
Preparing for Nano

Scientists spy on nanotube growth
Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance

Cetek Shareholders' Report for the Fourth Quarter 2003
Financial Reports

Sumitomo invests in carbon nanotechnologies
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Nanotennis anyone?
Products, Profiles

Photonics centre wins contracts and looks to bright future
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Industry, academia continue to hit it off
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanotechnology: Big Potential In Tiny Particles
Investments/IPO's/Splits

January 29th, 2004

UCLA to Use Nanotechnology to Study Cancer With $1.5 Million Grant
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanomedicine

Nanotechnology Takes On Cancer
Nanomedicine

Inkjet Photo Paper That Stands the Test of Time
Products

Nanometals: formation and color
Miscellaneous

Nanoparticles probe biosystems
Nanomedicine

Nanoparticles: health impacts?
Preparing for Nano

Chemicals map nanowire arrays
Chip Technology

Nanotechnology: How does a nanofibre grow?
Miscellaneous

Too small for the thermometer
Discoveries

Hybrid Plastics’ Receives a $100,000 R&D Grant from the NSF
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Space Elevator
Possible Futures

Call for more communication between nanotechnology stakeholders
Preparing for Nano

Three New Patents Awarded for NanoBio
Nanomedicine, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Great Lakes Angels Opens Feb. 18th Event
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Coatings company wants consumers to look for the u-right label
Products, Profiles

BioTrove, Inc. Secures $10.9 Million
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Leaders Rally from The Valley
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Academic/Education

Scientists to receive initial B10m budget
Investments/IPO's/Splits

MIT - building a better ruler
Tools

Nanogen Shares Whipsawed by Good, Bad News
Investments/IPO's/Splits

January 28th, 2004

Nanogen Issued Patent for Addressable Biologic Electrode Arrays
Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Applied NanoMaterials Completes Launch Phase
Profiles, Announcements

A growing -- and surprising -- battle over nanotechnology
Miscellaneous, Preparing for Nano

Immersion could extend to 22-nm node
Chip Technology

Plasma prefers semiconducting nanotubes
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

CANEUS Seeks Bidders for Micro-Nano-Technology RFPs
Announcements

Self-assembly technique shines even if flash device was for show
Memory Technology, Self Assembly

Nanotechnology enables scientists to manipulate platinum properties
Discoveries

UAlbany, Infineon, Genus to co-develop nanoscale computer technology
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nano technology strikes key research chord
Announcements

Ipswich scientific research facility gets EEDA help
Investments/IPO's/Splits

January 27th, 2004

A Tale of Two Nanotechs
Preparing for Nano

UTA researchers develop sensors to think smart
Possible Futures

Gulf between rich, poor will grow if nanotechnology opponents prevail
Preparing for Nano

Nanotechnology laboratory at UI to get more room
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Wireless sensors may let road talk to car
MEMS, Profiles

KISTI Extends Research Commitment
Investments/IPO's/Splits

2003 - Top Ten Nanotech products
Products

Creating a New Minnesota
Preparing for Nano

Quantum control holds the key to a shining led lighting market
Miscellaneous

NanoCure Receives a Michigan Economic Development Award
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanomedicine

Optiva Strengthens Management Team
Announcements, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

WMU receives $500,000 research grant
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Sumitomo and Carbon Nanotechnologies Finalize Strategic Alliance
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Construction blankets Belknap campus
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Academic/Education

Nitpicking Nanotechnology
Preparing for Nano

January 26th, 2004

Newport Corporation Introduces Six New Products
Announcements, Tools

Living in the materials world
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance

RIT Researchers Develop Next-Gen Image-Resolution Technology
Chip Technology, Tools

Boomtown wannabes all want a piece of the new nanotech action
Miscellaneous

NanoPierce Technologies Closes First Stage of $14.5 Million Financing
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Molecular Foundry Groundbreaking, Nanoscience Forum
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

NanoHorizons announces Matrix-less MALDI now available
Announcements, Tools

Intel readies road map for billion-transistor processors
Chip Technology

Nanotechnology Sensor Can Help Predict Electrical Transformer Failure
Sensors

Nanosys and Scientific Founders Recognized
Announcements

Industry can help groundbreaking nanotech bill fulfill its promise
Preparing for Nano

American Superconductor's Nanotechnology Breakthrough
Discoveries, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Israeli researchers create nanotube made of gold or silver
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries

Mike Chrisman Highlights Stocks: Qlogic Corporation and Nanometrics
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanostructure may be key to regeneration
Nanomedicine, Discoveries

Coming Up in Business
Announcements

January 24th, 2004

Planning Ahead
Preparing for Nano

More investment to be poured into nanotechnology research
Investments/IPO's/Splits

India-US strategic ties
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Governor hits the perfect pitch
Investments/IPO's/Splits

January 23rd, 2004

$1.5 Million Tax Credit Keeps Nano Start Up In Michigan
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Jobs

Interview with Chris Phoenix
Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters

Nanowires 'could aid diagnosis'
Nanomedicine

Who ya gonna call?
Preparing for Nano

European NanoBusiness Survey
Preparing for Nano

Memory: Beyond Flash and DRAM
Memory Technology

ViriChip shows up viruses
Nanomedicine

Altair Nanotechnologies and Western Oil Sands Agreement
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

New NU stem-cell gel advances spinal injury research
Nanomedicine, Discoveries

Nano re-created in business's image; is this the best of all futures?
Preparing for Nano

January 22nd, 2004

Your Daily Nano
Profiles

MEMC Electronic joins IMEC program
Miscellaneous

Nanotechnology reviewed at conference
Announcements

Army scientists opening up big possibilities in small packages
Profiles

UAlbany professor gets $400K NSF grant
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanophase announces commercial availability of new nanomaterial
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements

BioSante Pharmaceuticals Presents at Health Sciences Conference
Announcements

Tedco plans next tech showcase for Feb. 3
Announcements

NNI Budget by Agency
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Rapid growth makes clean nanotubes
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries

Chemistry: Lizards line up
Discoveries

Nanotechnology: Dreams of a hollow future
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries

Investigating exciton dynamics in nanotubes
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries

Priming viruses for nanochemistry
Nanoelectronics, Discoveries

Asia-Pacific governments invest in nano labs and research centers
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

UMASS Seeks to Push Nanotech into Big Time
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

R&D Funding Forecast Predicts Modest Overall Increases
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Refresh! Reframe! Renew!
Announcements, Tools

Nanometrics and Hitachi High-Technologies Ink Supplier Agreement
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements, Tools

TGen is forming company with ASU
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanomedicine, Announcements

January 21st, 2004

ITRS chip roadmap returns to three-year cycle
Chip Technology

Timers To Shrink Microchips, Cell Phones
Chip Technology, Discoveries

‘Centipedes’ could lead to nano-Velcro
Discoveries

Quantum Dot Corp.'s Technology Top Nanotech Breakthrough of 2003
Nanomedicine, Announcements

SEMI to Host Conference of Semiconductor and Nanotechnology Leaders
Announcements

New technology available at Centennial Campus
Academic/Education

January 20th, 2004

Nanotech`s big challenge: Getting to market
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Miscellaneous

Sandvik and Philips Develop Nanoflex Shaver Steel
Products, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance

Federal nanotech confusion spreads to California
Preparing for Nano

Imaging and Imagining Nanoscience & Engineering
Announcements

Thailand embarks on new technology development path
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Miscellaneous

Report: bad schools threaten California's nanotech dominance
Academic/Education

Nano's 'No GMO' Mantra
Preparing for Nano

Konarka Technologies Strengthens European Market Position
Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

Molecular memory not a dream as Zettacore attracts real money
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

10,000th subscriber signs up to nanotechweb.org
Miscellaneous

Altair Nanotechnologies Expands
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Strength and Conductivity of Nanotube-Laced Materials
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Seminar on FP6 Priority 3 'NMP'
Announcements

Perry Ellis Portfolio Shirts, Pants with Nano-Tex
Products

CombiMatrix and Washington University in St. Louis Collaborate
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanomedicine

Nanotech chip firm lands $17.5 million
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

Prototype of a portable detector for protein diagnosis
Nanomedicine

Scientists create chip that detects viruses faster
Nanomedicine

The next small thing
Investments/IPO's/Splits

January 19th, 2004

Nanotechnology: Time to Make a Choice
Preparing for Nano, Molecular Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology center to open at NCSU
Investments/IPO's/Splits

St. Joseph's Among First in U.S. to Use New Technology
Nanomedicine

Degrading nanoparticles
Nanomedicine, Preparing for Nano

The Lure of Nanotechnology
Molecular Nanotechnology

Small defects have large impact
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance

TI builds 1-GHz DSP in 90-nm process
Chip Technology

New York cannot pause in push for technology sector
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

Houston is playing leadership role in nanotechnology revolution
Profiles, Academic/Education

Pursuit of a small tech building block goes down to the nanowire
Possible Futures, Miscellaneous

UMass-Amherst looks to push nanotechnology into big time
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

January 17th, 2004

Keck grant will fund nanotechnology focus on cell biology
Investments/IPO's/Splits

January 16th, 2004

Biophan Expands Rights with Nanotechnology Partner
Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

This isn't the dot-com bubble all over again
Investments/IPO's/Splits

The nanoband
Miscellaneous

Tamboril Cigar Company Files Form 8-K
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Canada looks for nano leader
Miscellaneous, Announcements

US Global Nanospace Joins NanoBusiness Alliance
Announcements

Self-assembly curves into shape
Discoveries, Molecular Nanotechnology

Quantum dots could be toxic to cells
Nanomedicine

Swiss VC firm among the first in Europe to turn toward nano
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

SurgRx Secures $5 Million in Second-Round Venture Capital Financing
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

Nano Lisa smile
Profiles

Carbon Nano TVs
Possible Futures, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Mars' effect on Bay Area
Miscellaneous

Tiny technology seeks big bucks
Investments/IPO's/Splits

January 15th, 2004

Bruker Launches Systems
Tools

Tech economy on the rebound, nano revolution coming
Miscellaneous

LiftPort Announces Support for Space Exploration
Announcements

Chemists learn to build curved structures with nanoscale building blocks
Discoveries, Molecular Nanotechnology

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Six Securities
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Eikos and Takiron Announce Agreement
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Announcements

BioSante Pharmaceuticals to present at Health Sciences Conference
Nanomedicine, Announcements

World’s Smallest Guitar
Chip Technology, Miscellaneous

Nanotubes grown on plastic
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries

Nanoparticle dyes boost storage
Memory Technology, Discoveries

Pressure shapes plastic
Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance

Quantum dice debut
Quantum Computing

Dr. Anthony Leggett merges quantum computing theory and application
Miscellaneous, Announcements

Nanowires track down mutants
Discoveries

Nanotech VC to join Harris & Harris
Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

Nikon launches EUV lithography development
Chip Technology, Tools

Altair Nanomaterials Agreement With Titanium Metals Corporation
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance

IMEC breakthrough removes barriers to sub-1nm
Chip Technology, Discoveries

DSM Somos Introduces NanoForm ProtoComposites
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance

Time Travel to 2029: Nanotechnology Thrives
Possible Futures

Science of the small inspires big dreams
Academic/Education

HelixoMetry and Helyxzion announce Joint Venture
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Tools

January 14th, 2004

InterActive Group, Inc. Announces ...
Announcements

British scientist says nanoparticles might move from mom to fetus
Nanomedicine

Siena College to launch first nanotech course
Academic/Education

Nanosys and Intel to Investigate Nanotechnology-Enabled Memory
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Memory Technology

Harris & Harris Names Douglas W. Jamison As President And COO
Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

Accelrys Announces AccelrysWorld 2004
Announcements

Science Minister Plays Down Nanotechnology Fears
Preparing for Nano

Nano not terrifying
Preparing for Nano

January 13th, 2004

Dr. Sass Somekh Joins Nanosys Board of Directors
Announcements, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

nanoTITAN Wins U.S. Army Contract
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

ITRI Selects Innovative Nano Patterning Stepper 200 from SUSS
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Tools

Advancing toward finer circuitry
Chip Technology, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Shining a Light on ALS Science
Tools

Twenty Years and Still Growing (Smaller)
Tools

Drexler: 'Bait and Switch -- The Coverup'
Preparing for Nano

University has to battle for academic stars
Miscellaneous, Academic/Education

Keen Eye for the Nano Guys
Announcements, Tools

January 12th, 2004

Chippewa Valley Embraces Nanotechnology
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Academic/Education

Scientists meet to discuss health implications of nanoparticles
Announcements, Preparing for Nano

Big plans for tiniest technologies
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Academic/Education

IBM top U.S. patent earner in 2003
Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Nanomed Pharmaceuticals' co-founders invade inner space
Nanomedicine, Profiles

Quantum Computing Theory and Application in New Book
Quantum Computing, Announcements

SFI awards EUR69 million to researchers
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Israel to hold information day
Announcements

International Congress of Nanotechnology (ICNT) 2004
Announcements

Kurzweil’s Law (aka “the law of accelerating returns”)
Miscellaneous

Self-organized Metal Islands & Light at Nanoscale
Discoveries

Crossing the nano divide
Miscellaneous

Berkeley Lab breaks ground on $85M nanotech center
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

Big money pours into tiniest technologies
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

London Centre For Nanotechnology Showcase Event
Announcements

Green technique makes silver nanoparticles
Nanomedicine, Discoveries

Matsushita confirms $1.2 billion digital consumer fab plan
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Chip Technology

Europe plans mega funding for nano CMOS
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Chip Technology

CombiMatrix and Cyrano Collaborate on Nanotechnology Based Sensors
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Nanotech facility wins E20m funding
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Mocomtech Pioneers Double-Sided Projection Screen
Products

January 10th, 2004

Nanotechnology: Waste to treat wastewater
Miscellaneous

Nanophase Announces Commercial Availability of Nanomaterials
Products, Announcements

Arch, UT giving birth to firm
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Microtechnology key to state's future
Profiles

January 9th, 2004

Patent issued to Biophan licensor
Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Nanometrics Boosts Outlook
Financial Reports

'It's a Nano World' after all
Announcements, Academic/Education

Nanotech develops faster with funding for education
Academic/Education

Application of Nanotechnology for Chemical Corporation
Announcements

January 8th, 2004

Nanotubes and the tale of the rats
Preparing for Nano

Protein recognition tapped to build nanotube FETs
Chip Technology, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Self Assembly

BIO Announces New International Conference
Announcements

Scientists warn on potential nanotech health risk
Preparing for Nano

Europe's MEMs research program surprisingly spawns startups
MEMS

Energy Saver
Possible Futures

Nanofilms under attack
Nanomedicine

Death no option for future soldiers
Possible Futures, Homeland Security

Ground broken for NanoFab Centery
Investments/IPO's/Splits

UAlbany to house nanotech college
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Academic/Education

Orem's Moxtek sold for $27.2 million
Investments/IPO's/Splits

January 7th, 2004

USGN and Cyclone Aviation Products Announce Agreement
Products

New Products Offer Radiation Protection Against Dirty Bombs
Products

TRI/Princeton Receives NIH Grant
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Purdue research suggests 'nanotubes' could make better brain probes
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Nanomedicine, Discoveries

New Technique Could Dramatically Improve Cancer Surgery
Nanomedicine, Discoveries

Purdue - quick, inexpensive method to prototype microchips
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Homeland Security

NFT Awards Grants for Outstanding Graduate Research
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Law may give NU big funds for research
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanosphere's newest detector zeros in on specific diseases
Products, Nanomedicine

Former Fergussonian bags $400,000 US research award
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

January 6th, 2004

It's about vision, not nanobots
Preparing for Nano

High Tech Connections Forum
Announcements

Dr. Jiang Zhu Appointed Chief Science Officer US Global Nanospace
Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

Bringing Your Business Idea to Market
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanotechnology and IT - A Glimpse of the Future
Announcements

Fujitsu, Sumitomo Electric establish joint venture
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

P&E Awarded DARPA Contract For Key Fuel Cell Technology
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanotechnology Stocks Saw Big Gains In '03, Some Without Earnings
Investments/IPO's/Splits

January 5th, 2004

DNA Nanotubes Could Wire Molecular Electronics
Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics

Molecular nanotechnology fully loaded with benefits and risks
Preparing for Nano, Molecular Nanotechnology

Researchers announce breakthrough in nanoelectronics
Chip Technology, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Nanoelectronics

NBIC Convergence 2004
Announcements

Gaga Over Nano
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Biochip Holds Millions of Vessels
Nanomedicine

Twelve leading-edge innovations: Creating opportunities for Germany
Nanomedicine, Miscellaneous

Meanwhile, at the 'edge of the universe,' Kiwis cultivate nanotech
Profiles

Cancer Surgery Improved by Near-Infrared Quantum Dot Nanotechnology
Nanomedicine, Discoveries

Electroplating Boosts Solar Cells
Discoveries

January 4th, 2004

CCMB To Invest In Nanotech Centre
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Steeling ourselves for innovation
Preparing for Nano

January 3rd, 2004

UI 'sitting on a breakthrough'
Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Discoveries

Caltech lecture by Crichton on "consensus science"
Miscellaneous

January 2nd, 2004

CSIO develops nanotechnology for TB diagnosis kit
Nanomedicine

Nanotechnology Related Events For 2004
Announcements

January 1st, 2004

Science that's sizzling
Possible Futures, Quantum Computing

Organic chemist fears being "invented out of a job" by MNT
Possible Futures

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