Nanoparticle Industry Review

SUMMARY

A surprising number of industries, from ceramics to cosmetics, metals to paints and coatings, electronics and cutting tools, rely on powdered materials to produce their products. This technology is advancing rapidly and creating new possibilities for manufacturers.

This edited collection of selected articles from BCC's monthly newsletter Nanoparticle News brings the latest news in the fine, ultrafine and nano powder industry. It informs readers about novel processing techniques, new products, emerging applications, industry news, recent patents, government contracts, technology transfer, research developments, market trends and much more.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• THE YEAR OF THE NANO BUBBLE?
• Summary Table 1:
  NANOPARTICLE NEWS STOCK WATCH, 2003 AND 2004
  • WHO TEAMED UP-AND WITH WHOM?
• Summary Table 2:
  PARTNERSHIPS ESTABLISHED DURING 2003
  • GET YOUR B.S. IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
• Summary Table 3:
  NANOTECH R&D CENTER DEVELOPMENTS, 2003
  • NANO COMPANIES ATTRACT INVESTMENT
• Summary Table 4:
  INVESTMENT IN NANO COMPANIES, 2003

• BONE CEMENT CAN REPAIR LOAD BEARING FRACTURES
• NOVEL BIOSENSORS USE NANOPARTICLES AS WIRING
  • NOVEL BIOSENSORS USE NANOPARTICLES AS WIRING (CONTINUED)
• NUCRYST RECEIVES GREEN LIGHT FROM FDA FOR HUMAN TRIALS
• SMART PROBES TARGET DNA
• OCTOPLUS, CYTIMMUNE COLLABORATE ON DELIVERY
• BIOSANTE TO DEVELOP VACCINES WITH ARMY
• CONTRAST AGENT HELPS PINPOINT SMALL TUMORS
  • CONTRAST AGENT HELPS PINPOINT SMALL TUMORS (CONTINUED)
• QDOTS ENABLE IMAGING INSIDE LIVE ANIMALS
• CLINICAL TRIALS SUPPORT NEW USES FOR CONTRAST AGENT
  • CLINICAL TRIALS SUPPORT .. (CONTINUED)
• QUANTUM DOTS YIELD HIGH SENSITIVITY TESTS
• CAN CERIUM OXIDE INHIBIT AGING?
  • CAN CERIUM OXIDE INHIBIT AGING? (CONTINUED)
• NANOCARRIER IMPROVES DELIVERY OF ANTIBIOTICS
• MAGNETIC PARTICLES MIGHT REMOVE TOXINS FROM BLOOD
• QUANTUM DOTS TRACK MOLECULES IN LIVING CELLS
  • QUANTUM DOTS TRACK MOLECULES IN LIVING CELLS (CONTINUED)

• QUANTUM DOTS ONLINE
• 3-D NANO ASSEMBLIES COVERED IN NEW BOOK
• NANOMATERIALS REFERENCE BOOK PUBLISHED
• VOLUME REVIEWS NANO CATALYSIS FIELD

• CAN CARBON NANOTUBES REPLACE COPPER WIRES?
• ANI MAKES GAINS WITH NANOTUBE EMITTERS
• MOTOROLA ADVANCES NANOTUBE DISPLAY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
• NANOWIRES, NANOTUBES GROWN DIRECTLY ON CHIPS
  • NANOWIRES, NANOTUBES GROWN DIRECTLY ON CHIPS (CONTINUED)
• DNA CAN SEPARATE AND SORT NANOTUBES
• NANOTUBE TRANSISTORS ASSEMBLED WITH DNA
  • NANOTUBE TRANSISTORS ASSEMBLED WITH DNA (CONTINUED)
• CHINA TAKES A LEAD ON CARBON NANOTUBES
  • CHINA TAKES A LEAD ON CARBON NANOTUBES (CONTINUED)

• NANOTECHNOLOGY PREYS UPON THE PUBLIC
• BRIGHT FUTURE FOR LUMINESCENT PARTICLES
  • BRIGHT FUTURE FOR LUMINESCENT PARTICLES (CONTINUED)
• NANOCRYSTAL DEVICES TAKE THE LEAD IN MEMORY RACE
  • NANOCRYSTAL DEVICES TAKE THE LEAD .. (CONTINUED)
• A RACE WITH NO END IN SIGHT
• CREATING ORDER FROM CHAOS
• NANOPARTICLES: THE NEXT BOTOX?
  • NANOPARTICLES: THE NEXT BOTOX? (CONTINUED)
• NANOMATERIALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: NOT ALL THE NEWS IS BAD
• MAGNETICS ATTRACT BIOMEDICAL INTEREST
  • MAGNETICS ATTRACT BIOMEDICAL INTEREST (CONTINUED)

• NANOMATERIALS CRITICAL TO NEXT-GEN COMPUTING
• $100M IN NANOCOMPOSITE SALES FORECAST FOR 2008
• ENTIRE NANOTECH MARKET EXCEEDS $2B TODAY
• ADVANTAGES OF MULTINATIONALS AND START-UPS COMBINED IN CABOT PLAN
• MEMS COULD BENEFIT FROM MAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
• NANOPHOSPHOR COMPOSITES IMPROVE LED EFFICIENCY
• NANOMATERIAL DISPLAYS SET TO ENTER MARKETPLACE
• QUANTUM DOT LEDS COULD DISPLACE LCDS
• REACTIVE NANOPARTICLES ENABLE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
• NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACES IMPROVE IMPLANTS
• TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS NEED FURTHER STUDY
• DUPONT EXPLORES HEALTH EFFECTS OF NANOTUBES
• SURFACE PASSIVATION NEEDED FOR SIZE, DISPERSION CONTROL
• NANOPARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION REQUIRES SUITE OF APPROACHES
• POLYMERS PLAY MULTIPLE ROLES IN NANOPARTICULATE SYSTEMS
• CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IDENTIFIES NANO COMMERCIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS
• GE CHAMPIONS NANOMATERIALS INCORPORATION IN VARIOUS AREAS
• CUSTOM-ENGINEERED MATERIALS REQUIRED BY CUSTOMERS
• KEY QUESTION: CAN END USER BEAR COST PREMIUM?
• FLAME TECHNOLOGY YIELDS HIGH PURITY PARTICLES

• NICKEL WHISKERS COULD INCREASE SENSITIVITY OF MAGNETIC HEADS
• NANOPOSITIONING OF QUANTUM DOTS IMPROVES HYBRID LEDs
• NANOCRYSTALS KEY TO MOTOROLA'S TEST MEMORY
  • NANOCRYSTALS KEY TO MOTOROLA'S TEST MEMORY (CONTINUED)
  • NANOCRYSTALS KEY TO MOTOROLA'S TEST MEMORY (CONTINUED)
• QUANTUM DOTS USED AS PENS TO PATTERN SURFACES
  • QUANTUM DOTS USED AS PENS TO PATTERN SURFACES (CONTINUED)
• IBM OBTAINS OPTICAL EMISSION FROM NANOTUBES
• CARBON MIGHT REPLACE COPPER IN CIRCUITS
• NANOCOMPOSITE OPENS DOOR TO OPTICAL CHIP
• NANO-OPTIC DEVICES PRODUCED FOR CD AND DVD PLAYERS
• NANTERO FABRICATES 10 GBIT NANOTUBE MEMORY ARRAY
  • NANTERO FABRICATES 10 GBIT NANOTUBE .. (CONTINUED)
• BERKELEY RESEARCHERS BUILD NANOSCALE MOTOR
  • BERKELEY RESEARCHERS BUILD NANOSCALE MOTOR (CONTINUED)
• NANOTUBE PHOTON EMITTERS ENABLE QUANTUM DEVICES
• FIRST QUANTUM DOT-BASED LIGHTING DEVICE FABRICATED
  • FIRST QUANTUM DOT-BASED LIGHTING .. (CONTINUED)
• HELICAL 'NANOSPRINGS' COULD FUNCTION AS SMALL SENSORS
  • HELICAL 'NANOSPRINGS' COULD FUNCTION .. (CONTINUED)
• MOTOROLA DEVELOPS PARALLEL PROCESS TO GROW NANOTUBES
• INTERACTION OF LIGHT WITH NANOSTRUCTURES ELUCIDATED
  • INTERACTION OF LIGHT WITH .. (CONTINUED)
• DIELECTRIC NANOPARTICLES COULD FILL TRENCHES IN ADVANCED ICs
  • DIELECTRIC NANOPARTICLES COULD FILL .. (CONTINUED)
• SNAP YIELDS HIGH DENSITY CIRCUITS
  • SNAP YIELDS HIGH DENSITY CIRCUITS (CONTINUED)
• BREAKTHROUGH LEADS TO BETTER MAGNETS
  • BREAKTHROUGH LEADS TO BETTER MAGNETS (CONTINUED)

• NITRIDE SYNTHESIS ENABLES ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITORS
• SPACE SOLAR CELLS BASED ON NANOMATERIALS
• NANOSCROLLS PROMISE HYDROGEN, STORAGE
• NANOMATERIALS ENABLE ENERGY CONVERSION
• IRON NANOCRYSTALS CLEAN UP CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER
  • IRON NANOCRYSTALS CLEAN UP .. (CONTINUED)
• TITANIA NANOTUBES SENSE HYDROGEN
  • TITANIA NANOTUBES SENSE HYDROGEN (CONTINUED)
• UK BUS COMPANY TO TEST NANOCATALYSTS FOR DIESEL FUEL
  • UK BUS COMPANY TO TEST NANOCATALYSTS .. (CONTINUED)

• ADVANCED MAGNETICS POSTS LOSS
• ADVANCED MAGNETICS TURNS PROFIT FOR 3Q
• CABOT MICRO REPORTS REVENUE RISE
• CABOT RELEASES 4Q RESULTS
• NANOPHASE REVENUE LOWER THAN EXPECTED
• NUCRYST GENERATES $3M IN 3Q REVENUE
• WESTAIM POSTS LOSS
• NANOPHASE'S REVENUES DROP
• SALES DECLINE AT ADVANCED MAGNETICS
• CABOT EARNINGS DOWN YEAR-OVER-YEAR
• QUARTERLY REVENUE UP 54% AT NANOPHASE
• ASIA PACIFIC SALES BOOST CMP REVENUES
• WESTAIM POSTS LOSS FOR 2002

• NANOTUBES TO IMPROVE PHASED-ARRAY RADAR
• NANOSCALE SINTERING AIDS YIELD BETTER PARTS
• NANOSYS WINS PHASE II AWARD TO ADVANCE SENSOR
• NANOFIBERS PRODUCED FROM NATURAL GAS
• INMAT RECEIVES PHASE II CONTRACT
• ANTI-CORROSION COATING DEVELOPED FOR AIR FORCE
• QUESTEK APPLIES COMPUTATION MATERIALS DESIGN TO STEEL
• NANOMATERIALS EXPLOITED FOR CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVES
• NANOCOMPOSITE ANODE IMPROVES BATTERIES

• NANOMATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN GERMANY: PART 2
  • NANOMATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS .. (CONTINUED)
  • NANOMATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS .. (CONTINUED)
• PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL .. (CONTINUED)
  • PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL .. (CONTINUED)
  • PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL .. (CONTINUED)
• THE CARBON NANOTUBE INDUSTRY
  • THE CARBON NANOTUBE INDUSTRY (CONTINUED)
• Table 1 COMPARISON OF NANOTUBE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
  • THE CARBON NANOTUBE INDUSTRY: PART II
    • THE CARBON NANOTUBE INDUSTRY: PART II (CONTINUED)
• Table 2 OPEN NANOTUBE PRODUCERS
  • THE CARBON NANOTUBE INDUSTRY: PART II (CONTINUED)
• Table 3 THE MARKET FOR NANOTUBE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
  • MARKETS: WHAT MATTERS
    • MARKETS: WHAT MATTERS (CONTINUED)
    • MARKETS: WHAT MATTERS (CONTINUED)
  • THE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES INDUSTRY
    • THE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES INDUSTRY (CONTINUED)
    • THE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES INDUSTRY (CONTINUED)
    • THE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES INDUSTRY (CONTINUED)
    • THE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES INDUSTRY (CONTINUED)

• NEOPHOTONICS SPINS OFF MEDICAL BUSINESS
• NANOCOR FORGES TWO STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
• NEW REPORTS CALL FOR THE REGULATION OF NANOTECH
  • NEW REPORTS CALL FOR THE REGULATION OF NANOTECH (CONTINUED)
• CABOT CORP. ACQUIRES SUPERIOR MICROPOWDERS
• NRC AND FIRMS ANNOUNCE NANOCOMPOSITES INITIATIVE
• ALTAIR AND HYDROGEN SOLAR FORM NEW COMPANY
• AIR PRODUCTS PARTNERS WITH NANOTECHNOLOGIES
• NANOGRAM NAMES MANUFACTURING PARTNER FOR MEDICAL BATTERIES
• $2.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT RECEIVES PRELIM APPROVAL
• QUANTUM DOT PARTNERS WITH JAPANESE FIRMS
• BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB LICENSES NANOCRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY
• QUANTUM DOT PARTNERS WITH JAPANESE FIRMS
• ORTHOVITA GETS FDA OK TO MARKET NEW DEVICE
• UCHICAGO AND ARGONNE LAUNCH CONSORTIUM
• APPLIED NANOTECH PARTNERS WITH MITSUI
• ALTAIR FORGES ALLIANCE WITH WMU
• IBM PROVIDES SUPERCOMPUTER FOR NANOTUBE RESEARCH
• ALBERTA REAPS WINDFALL FROM SUN AGREEMENT
• FRENCH START-UP FIRMS DEVELOP NANOPRODUCTS
  • FRENCH START-UP FIRMS DEVELOP NANOPRODUCTS (CONTINUED)

• SHORT-TERM APPLICATIONS WILL PROPEL NANOTUBE MARKET TO $232M IN 2006
  • SHORT-TERM APPLICATIONS .. (CONTINUED)
• Table 4 GLOBAL MARKETS FOR RESEARCH GRADE SINGLE WALL AND MULTIWALL CARBONNANOTUBES FOR SHORT TERM APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2006 ($ MILLIONS)

• SONOCHEMICAL PROCESS YIELDS NANORODS
• NANOTUBES PRODUCED FROM CARBON BLACK
• CONTRAST AGENT REVEALS BRAIN, HEAD, NECK TUMORS
• COMPOSITES FORMED BY LASER MELTING
• LASER DEPOSITION ALLOWS NANOFILM PROCESSING
• BIOMIMETIC METHOD YIELDS NANO IRON OXIDES
• QDOT ASSEMBLY PREDICTED
• DESIGNER NANOTUBES GAIN RECOGNITION
• CARBIDES AND OXIDES IMPROVE NI COATINGS
• CHINESE TEAM SYNTHESIZES ALIGNED NANOTUBES
• CDSE NANOCRYSTALS PRODUCED AT 13 G/H RATE
• SPRAY PYROLYSIS YIELDS BaTiO3
• H2 SENSOR DESIGNED FOR TRANSFORMER OILS
• RUTILE TIO2 MORE EFFECTIVE PHOTOCATALYST
• MOLECULAR DEVICE REALIZED ON SILICON
• NEW BIOSENSOR BASED ON NANOTUBES
• DIAMETERS OF NANOTUBES VARIED
• HIGH DENSITY NANOWIRE ARRAYS PRODUCED
• COMPOSITE ADSORBS MERCURY FROM GAS STREAMS
• SIN/SIC NANOCOMPOSITES SINTERED
• CARBON NANOWIRES ENCASED IN BN
• NANO SIC BONDS DIAMOND
• HIGH DENSITY NANOWIRE ARRAYS PRODUCED
• COMPOSITE ADSORBS MERCURY FROM GAS STREAMS
• NANOCLAYS IMPROVE COMPOSITE VISCOSITY, MODULUS
• NANO TIO2 COATINGS SEVEN TIMES MORE CRACK RESISTANT
• NEW PLASMA TORCH METHOD YIELDS NANOTUBES

• NANOGRAM DEVICES RAISES $9.2M
• NANOINK CLOSES $6M FINANCING ROUND
• NANOPOWDER ENTERPRISES MOVES TO LARGER SITE
• CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE NANOTECHNOLOGY (CRN) FOUNDED
• BILL INTRODUCED TO ADVISE PRESIDENT ON NANOTECH
• ORTHOVITA DIVERSIFIES PRODUCT LINE
• QINETIQ COMMISSIONS NANOPOWDER PLANT
• PLANS FOR CANADIAN NANO INSTITUTE UNVEILED
• BIOMATERIALS FIRMS DEVELOP PRODUCTS FOR SPINE
• NANOCOMPOSITE STEP-ASSISTS WARRANT GM AWARD
• U.S. HOUSE AUTHORIZES NANOTECH ACT
• ALTAIR COMPLETES $1.3M PLACEMENT
• SOLDIER NANO INSTITUTE OPENS DOORS
• NANOTECH CONSULTING FIRM EXPANDS
• OVERHAUL UNDERWAY AT NEI
• UK ANNOUNCES $150M INVESTMENT
• SURROMED ENTERS INTO COLLABORATIONS
• DEGUSSA LAUNCHES INDEPENDENT START-UP
• QDC HIRES COLLABRYS TO REACH CUSTOMERS
• NANOINK AND CNI TEAM UP
• GROUND BROKEN ON DOE NANO CENTER
• NANOPHASE SETTLES SUIT FOR $2.5M
• SI DIAMOND RENAMED NANO-PROPRIETARY
• NANOSYS SOLIDIFIES IP POSITION
• UK GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NANO STUDY
• ALTAIR STOCK IN COMPLIANCE
• ORTHOVITA REAPS $13.7M IN PRIVATE PLACEMENT
• NANOTECHNOLOGY.COM FOR SALE
• IBM AND CLARKSON WIN LEADERSHIP AWARDS
• NANOGRAM SIGNS MEDICAL DEVICE SUPPLY AGREEMENT
• NANTERO DEMONSTRATES MANUFACTURING COMPATIBILITY
• TAL MATERIALS AND SILBOND TEAM UP
• INTEL GETS INTO NANOBIOTECH
• SAIC TO FUND R&D AT NANOSYS
• DUPONT LICENSES NANOTUBE EMITTER TECHNOLOGY
• $10.5M WINDFALL FOR NANTERO
• REPORT EXPLORES SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF NANOTECH
• NANOX SECURES $4.1 MILLION
• TECHNOLOGY FOR CU NANOPOWDER LICENSED
• ALTAIR TO SUPPLY TIO2 TO TIMET
• NSF AWARDS $1M+ FOR SOCIETAL RESEARCH
• FRAUNHOFER REPORTS NANOPARTICLE PROGRESS
• NANOPHASE PASSES QUALITY AUDIT
• OXONICA RECOGNIZED FOR FUNDING ROUND SUCCESS
• INMAT RECEIVES $1.5M WINDFALL
• OXONICA TEAMS UP WITH EVIDENT
• ALTAIR RETAINS FINANCIAL ADVISOR
• NANOTUBE STANDARD DEVELOPMENT KICKED OFF
• TEAM TO PRODUCE 25-IN. NANOTUBE TV
• RAYTHEON AND UCLA ADVANCE NANO FOR DEFENSE
• JAPANESE FIRM TO ADVANCE NANO BATTERIES
• ALTAIR GRANTED EXTENSION BY NASDAQ
• NANOSPHERE NETS $15M IN FINANCING
• MOYCO VOLUNTARILY MOVES TO OTC MARKET
• NANOPHASE RECEIVES $3M ORDER FOR SUNSCREEN NANOMATERIALS
• CABOT MICROELECTRONICS FORMS ALLIANCE
• STANFORD ESTABLISHES NANOCHARACTERIZATION LAB

• ISRAELI ALLIANCE LOSES CHAIR IN SHUTTLE DISASTER
• NEW CEO STEPS UP AT WESTAIM
• ALIVISATOS WILL DIRECT BERKELEY LAB DIVISION
• NANOGRAM DEVICES APPOINTS CEO
• NANOSYS ADDS QUANTUM DOT PIONEER TO BOARD
• NANOTECHNOLOGIES APPOINTS CEO
• NANOPHASE HIRES NEW VP
• CTO NAMED TO ADVISORY GROUP
• WESTAIM APPOINTS DIRECTORS
• NEW DIRECTOR JOINS ALTAIR
• NANOINK APPOINTS CEO
• ALTAIR NAMES NEW VP
• ORTHOVITA ADDS BOARD MEMBER
• NOGLOWS TO HEAD CABOT MICRO
• NEW VP JOINS NANOGRAM
• NANOX ADDS TO BOARD
• MEMORY EXPERT ADDED TO NANTERO BOARD
• QUALITY SYSTEMS DIRECTOR JOINS NANOGRAM
• ALTAIR MAKES CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP
• CTO DEPARTS NANOPHASE
• ORTHOVITA APPOINTS BOARD MEMBER

• GENTLE TECHNIQUE UNTANGLES NANOTUBES WITHOUT BREAKAGE
• LIQUID USED AS SCAFFOLD IN ASSEMBLY PROCESS
• HARDNESS TESTS PERFORMED ON SINGLE NANOPARTICLES
  • HARDNESS TESTS PERFORMED ON SINGLE ..(CONTINUED)
• AUSTRALIAN STUDY REVEALS MISCONCEPTION ABOUT AFM
• CERIA DISPERSIONS IMPROVE PHOTOMASK SURFACE FINISH
• PARTICLE ASSEMBLY AROUND LARGER SPHERES EXPLAINED
  • PARTICLE ASSEMBLY AROUND LARGER .. (CONTINUED)
• COMPOSITE FIBERS DISPLAY UNMATCHED TOUGHNESS
• SCIENTISTS MANIPULATE 1-NM THICK CLAY PARTICLES
  • SCIENTISTS MANIPULATE 1-NM THICK CLAY PARTICLES (CONTINUED)
• IEEE TO DEVELOP STANDARD FOR TESTING OF NANOTUBES
• ATOMIC RESOLUTION FROM ELECTRON NANODIFFRACTION
• ENVIRONMENT CAN ALTER NANOPARTICLE STRUCTURE
• SANDIA RESEARCHERS CREATE NANOMATERIALS NATURE'S WAY
  • SANDIA RESEARCHERS CREATE NANOMATERIALS .. (CONTINUED)
• DROPLET STUDIES LEAD UNEXPECTEDLY TO NANOWIRES
  • DROPLET STUDIES LEAD UNEXPECTEDLY TO NANOWIRES (CONTINUED)
• IMPACT OF SHAPE ON PROPERTIES PROBED
  • IMPACT OF SHAPE ON PROPERTIES PROBED (CONTINUED)
• NANOPARTICLES COATED WITH SILICA

• FEATURES OF NANOTUBE AFM EXPANDED
• NANOFIBER-BASED COCKPIT DOOR PASSES TESTS
• DOPED ZINC OXIDE AVAILABLE FROM NANOPHASE
• NANOPHASE INTRODUCES RARE EARTH OXIDE NANOPOWDERS
• ZINC-BASED MIXED METAL OXIDES AVAILABLE FROM NANOPRODUCTS
• ZYVEX INTRODUCES NANOMANIPULATOR
• ENHANCED AFM SYSTEM SHIPPED
• NANOPHASE MARKETS BISMUTH OXIDE FOR X-RAY APPLICATIONS
• NANOSCALE INTRODUCES NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEM
• ALTAIR MARKETS NANO ZRO
• ZYVEX INTRODUCES FOUR NEW NANOPRODUCTS
• NANO COPPER OXIDE AVAILABLE FROM NANOPHASE

• BALZERS ADDS NANO-SI TO FED STRUCTURE
• NANOSPHERE SOLIDIFIES IP WITH NEW PATENTS
• NANOCRYSTALS ALLOW INTEGRATION OF TWO MEMORY TYPES
• DOPED-SIO2 PARTICLES HAVE LAMP APPLICATION
• VERTICALLY ALIGNED NANOTUBES FORM TRANSISTORS
• LED BASED ON SI QUANTUM DOTS
• ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PROCESS PROTECTED
• NANOPARTICLES DOPED WITH DNA
• PLASMA PROCESS YIELDS NANOPOWDER
• LASERS BASED ON SI NANOCRYSTALS
• NANO SILVER PRESERVES REPRODUCTIVE SAMPLES
• DENTAL NANOCOMPOSITE PROVIDES HIGH STRENGTH
• NANOTUBES PURIFIED NONDESTRUCTIVELY
• SIMPLE METHOD YIELDS PHOTOCATALYST
• FLUORESCENT INK BASED ON NANOCRYSTALS
• NANOCOMPOSITE PRODUCED FOR FUEL CELL
• NANOPARTICLES INCREASE HARDNESS OF COATINGS
• SPIN DEVICES COULD USE CrO2 NANOPOWDERS
• LASERS BASED ON SI NANOCRYSTALS
• PLASMA PROCESS YIELDS NANOPOWDER
• SOLID ELECTROLYTES FORMED FROM NANO YSZ
• CANCER DESTROYED BY LOCALIZED HEATING
• VISIBLE LIGHT EMISSION FROM SI
• SURROMED ASSEMBLES GOLD FILMS
• EMULSIONS YIELD WATER INSOLUBLE NANOPARTICLES
• SYMMETRY OF NANOMAGNETS CONTROLS PROPERTIES
• NARROW PSD FROM SUPERCRITICAL METHOD
• VARISTORS FORMED FROM NANOPOWDERS
• HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX NANOCOMPOSITES FABRICATED

• NANOTECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGES APPLIED TO GAS SENSOR DEVELOPMENT
  • NANOTECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGES .. (CONTINUED)
• CARBON NANOTUBE-POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS
  • CARBON NANOTUBE-POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES .. (CONTINUED)
  • CARBON NANOTUBE-POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES .. (CONTINUED)
• Table 5 OPTICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF SWNT/CP2 NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS
  • NANO-ENABLED OPTICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS
    • NANO-ENABLED OPTICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS (CONTINUED)
    • NANO-ENABLED OPTICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS (CONTINUED)
  • NANO-ENABLED OPTICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS: PART II
    • NANO-ENABLED OPTICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS: PART II (CONTINUED)
    • NANO-ENABLED OPTICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS: PART II (CONTINUED)
    • NANO-ENABLED OPTICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS: PART II (CONTINUED)

• OVER $20M ALLOCATED FOR DOD NANOSCIENCE CENTER
• NANOTECHNOLOGY RECEIVES 9.5% FUNDING BOOST IN 2004 BUDGET
• Table 6 ALLOCATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY FUNDING FROM PRESIDENT BUSH'S 2004BUDGET
  • HOUSE SCIENCE COMMITTEE APPROVES NANOTECH BILL
    • HOUSE SCIENCE COMMITTEE APPROVES NANOTECH BILL (CONTINUED)

• MAUL PEGS PACKAGING AS MOST PROMISING
  • MAUL PEGS PACKAGING AS MOST PROMISING (CONTINUED)
• MATTHEWS SEES LIFE SCIENCES AND ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT AS KEY
• HARPER WORKS TO KEEP EUROPE AT THE FOREFRONT OF NANOTECH
  • HARPER WORKS TO KEEP EUROPE .. (CONTINUED)
• DEGUSSA DRAWS ON IN-HOUSE EXPERIENCE TO ADVANCE NANOMATERIALS
  • DEGUSSA DRAWS ON IN-HOUSE .. (CONTINUED)
• NANOTECHNOLOGIES APPLIES MATERIALS-BASED MARKETING PHILOSOPHY
  • NANOTECHNOLOGIES APPLIES .. (CONTINUED)
• NEI CORP. TRANSFORMS TO MARKET-DRIVEN COMPANY
• PARTNERSHIPS KEY TO MARKET PENETRATION
  • PARTNERSHIPS KEY TO MARKET PENETRATION (CONTINUED)
• COMPANIES NEED "FASTER, LIGHTER, CHEAPER" PRODUCTS TO THRIVE
  • COMPANIES NEED "FASTER, LIGHTER, CHEAPER" .. (CONTINUED)
• GILLIS AIMS TO GROW BUSINESS AT DOUBLE-DIGIT RATE
  • GILLIS AIMS TO GROW BUSINESS AT DOUBLE-DIGIT RATE (CONTINUED)

LIST OF TABLES

Summary Table 1:
NANOPARTICLE NEWS STOCK WATCH, 2003 AND 2004

Summary Table 2:
PARTNERSHIPS ESTABLISHED DURING 2003

Summary Table 3:
NANOTECH R&D CENTER DEVELOPMENTS, 2003

Summary Table 4:
INVESTMENT IN NANO COMPANIES, 2003

Table 1 COMPARISON OF NANOTUBE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Table 2 OPEN NANOTUBE PRODUCERS

Table 3 THE MARKET FOR NANOTUBE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2006 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 4 GLOBAL MARKETS FOR RESEARCH GRADE SINGLE WALL AND MULTIWALL CARBONNANOTUBES FOR SHORT TERM APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2006 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 5 OPTICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF SWNT/CP2 NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS

Table 6 ALLOCATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY FUNDING FROM PRESIDENT BUSH'S 2004BUDGET