2007 Nanoparticle News Review

SUMMARY

The 2007 Nanoparticle News Review is a comprehensive summary of all major developments in the broad and developing field of nanotechnology. Included in this Review are:

• Technology advances and their effect on products and systems
• New and developing applications for nanoparticles and nanotechnology
• Major industry and government research efforts
• Key business mergers and acquisitions
• Key industry events.

The goal of BCC Research in compiling and publishing this Review is to provide key industry players with all important 2007 news and an analysis of how nanoparticles and nanotechnology are enabling the development of new products and improving the performance of existing products.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 2007 Nanoparticle News Review

Chapter- 1: SUMMARY

Chapter- 2: PRODUCTS AND DEVELOPMENT

• SIZING NANOPARTICLES IN A LIQUID
• BACKGROUND
• TECHNICAL FEATURES
  • FIGURE 1 SIZING NANOPARTICLES IN A LIQUID
• NANOPARTICE SIZE LIMITS
• ADVANTAGES
• EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS
  • FIGURE 2 ANALYSIS SHOWING 100NM PARTICLE BROWNIAN MOTION TRAJECTORIES WITH, INSET, SHOWING PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION PROFILE OBTAINED
• CONCLUSIONS
• TAILORED NANOPARTICLE DISPERSIONS: PART 1
• COLLOIDAL PROCESSING OF NANOPARTICLES AT INDUSTRIAL SCALE
• BACKGROUND
• APPROACH
• CHEMICAL SURFACE MODIFICATION
• ADVANTAGES
• CONCLUSION
• TAILORED NANOPARTICLE DISPERSIONS: PART 2
• OPTIMIZED PROCESSING OF WITH MICRO BEADS
• AGITATED BEAD MILL FOR NANOPROCESSING WITH MICROBEADS
• TYPICAL MILL-RELATED REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF MICROBEADS
• NOVEL BEAD MILL CONCEPT OPTIMIZED
• POWDER DISPERSIONS FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS
• FUNCTIONAL CERAMIC POWDER NANOADDITIVE DISPERSION
• CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK
• NEGATIVE-STIFFNESS VIBRATION ISOLATION-PART 1
• AN ECONOMICAL SOLUTION FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY.
• RATIONALIZING VIBRATION ISOLATION
• RATIONALIZING VIBRATION ISOLATION (CONTINUED)
• NEGATIVE-STIFFNESS VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEMS
• NEGATIVE-STIFFNESS VIBRATION ISOLATION-PART 2
• IMPROVING AFM DATA RELIABILITY IN NANOELECTRONICS RESEARCH
• SCANNING GATE MICROSCOPY
• BASIC PHYSICS WITH REAL SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
• CHARACTERISTICS OF NEGATIVE-STIFFNESS VIBRATION ISOLATION

Chapter- 3: PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION

• PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION
• ACCURATE PRESSURE SENSORS
• INSTRUMENTATION KEY TO NANOMATERIAL ADVANCES
  • FIGURE 3 HRTEM/STM REAL TIME IMAGES
• INSTRUMENTATION … (CONTINUED)
  • FIGURE 4 ARTIST'S RENDITION SHOWING AN AMINE FUNCTIONAL GROUP ATTACHED TO AN AFM TIP APPROACHING A CNT SURFACE IN TOLUENE SOLUTION
• COATINGS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
• SUPER OIL-REPELLENT COATING DEVELOPMENT
  • FIGURE 5 SUPER OIL-REPELLENT COATING DEVELOPMENT
• VERSATILE PROCESS FOR NANOFIBER POLYMER COMPOSITES
• FORM FACTOR INCREASES VERSATILITY
• USABLE CARBON NANOTUBE NONWOVEN SHEETS AND YARNS
• VERTICAL LENGTH CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAYS GROWN
• MATERIALS GROWTH TOOL ENABLES FABRICATION VERSATILITY
• IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION ENHANCES CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS
• ULTRASONIC NANOPARTICLE MEASUREMENT DEVELOPED
• PROCESS STRENGTHENS CARBON NANOTUBE-NYLON COMPOSITES
• SYNTHETIC GECKO TAPE DEMONSTRATED
• CONDUCTIVE NANOFIBER FILMS WITH ADJUSTABLE WETTABILITY
• APPROACH TO SUPERALLOYS
• APPROACH TO SUPERALLOYS (CONTINUED)
• DEVELOPMENTS IN NANOCAPILLARITY
• NANOSCALE PROPELLERS RELY ON CHEMISTRY FOR LIQUID PUMPING
• ATTOLITER SYRINGE PROMISES REALM OF APPLICATIONS
• COMPLEX NANO-PARTICLE SYNTHESIS
• CARBON NANOSPHERES SLATED FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
• GRAPHENE LOOKS GOOD FOR NANOELECTRONICS
• GRAPHENE OXIDE PAPER UNFOLDS OFFERING NEW APPLICATIONS
• POLYMER/NANOCOMPOSITES OFFER MATERIALS BREAKTHROUGH
• STRONG-STRETCHY POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES SYNTHESIZED
• POLYMER NANOFIBERS GET STRONGER BELOW CRITICAL SIZE
• POLYMER PRECURSORS ENABLE NANOSTRUCTURED CERAMICS
• POLYMER PRECURSORS (CONTINUED)
  • FIGURE 6 SEM OF BORON CARBONITE CERAMIC ORIGINATING FROM A SELF-ASSEMBLED BLOCK COPOLYMER HAVING A LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY
• NANOPARTICLES USED TO SYNTHESIZE NANOPOLYMERS
• ION-BEAM CREATES NANO-WRINKLED POLYMER SURFACES
  • FIGURE 7 HARD SKIN INDUCED BY FIB IN PDMS WITH PRIMARY WRINKLED WAVELENGTH OF 465 NM
• NANOMETER RESOLUTION X-RAY MICROSCOPE UNVEILED
• METHOD ASSESSES CARBON NANOTUBE PURITY
  • FIGURE 8 SEM OF SWNT QUALITY WHICH REVEALS LARGE BUNDLES AND IMPURITIES SUCH AS METALLIC PARTICLES
• ALERT FOR IMPENDING STRUCTURAL FAILURE
• ALERT FOR IMPENDING …(CONTINUED)
• CARBON NANOTUBE OPTICAL BEHAVIOR LENGTH DEPENDENT
• FILMS OF CLOSE-PACKED GOLD NPS PROVE TO BE RESILIENT
  • FIGURE 9 FILMS OF CLOSE-PACKED GOLD NPS
• PHYTOCHEMICAL PROCESS YIELDS GOLD NANOPARTICLES
• GOLD NANOPARTICLES FOR TUMOR DETECTION
• INORGANIC METAL OXIDE NTS OPEN UP POSSIBILITIES
• LESS EXPENSIVE PRODUCTION OF CARBON NANOTUBES
• CHEAPER CARBON NANOTUBE MASS PRODUCTION
• CARBON NANOHORNS HAVE NO PULMONARY TOXICITY ISSUES
• NANOCLAY-POLYMER COMPOSITE STRONG AS STEEL
• CERAMIC NANOWIRE COATINGS ENHANCE BONE IMPLANTS
  • FIGURE 10 SEM IMAGES SHOWING TITANIUM SCAFFOLDING WITH DIFFERENT PORE SIZES, PLUS BONE ISSUE GROWTH
• CARBON NANOTUBES REPAIR CRACKED COMPOSITES
  • FIGURE 11 MWNTS RANDOMLY DISPERSED IN AN EPOXY RESIN
• CARBON NANOTUBES REPAIR (CONTINUED)

Chapter- 4: ELECTRONICS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS

• TECHNIQUES PROMISE INDUSTRIAL-SCALE NW DEVICES
  • FIGURE 12 INDUSTRIAL-SCALE TECHNIQUE FOR PRODUCING NW-BASED DEVICES
• RAMAN SPECTRA PROBES CARBON NANOTUBE ELECTRONICS
• RAMAN SPECTRA PROBES …(CONTINUED)
  • FIGURE 13 INTRINSIC VIBRATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTING AND METALLIC SWNT
• KOREAN SCIENTISTS CLAIM FASTEST NANOTRANSISTOR
• KOREAN SCIENTISTS CLAIM …(CONTINUED)
  • FIGURE 14 SCHEMATIC OF THE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESS
• NANOLASER PROMISES MEMORY CAPACITY BREAKTHROUGH
  • FIGURE 15 NANOLASER-BASED MEMORY
• METAMATERIALS SHOW POTENTIAL
• METAMATERIALS SHOW POTENTIAL (CONTINUED)
• NOVEL 3D GOLD PHOTONIC METAMATERIALS
• FABRICATION METHOD FOR GRAPHENE NANOELECTONICS
• FABRICATION METHOD (CONTINUED)
• CARBON NANOTUBES AS THERMAL MANAGERS
• CARBON NANOTUBES AS THERMAL … (CONTINUED)
• PROGRESS IN INTEGRATED NANOTUBE ELECTRONICS
• FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS-SED AND CNT COMMERCIAL VIABILITY
• FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS…(CONTINUED)
• INK JET NANOINKS ENHANCE SINTERING
• ELECTROSPINNING PRODUCES LIGHT-EMITTING NANOFIBERS
• NANOELECTRONICS WORKS WITH THE TWISTED AND MISALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES
• APPLICATIONS EMERGE FOR TRANSPARENT TRANSISTORS
• APPLICATIONS EMERGE (CONTINUED)
• PHOTONIC NANOWIRES OFFER HOST OF POSSIBILITIES
• MAGNETIC SWITCHABLE NON-CONTACT PHOTONIC SYSTEM
• MAGNETIC SWITCHABLE …(CONTINUED)
• LOW-COST PRINTABLE MEMORY
• MICROELECTRONICS-GRADE CARBON NANOTUBE COATING IS COMMERCIAL
• OBSTACLE ELIMINATED FROM NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE
• GROWTH TOOL MOVES TO BETA TESTING
• METHOD FOR MASS PRODUCING NANOGAP ELECTRODES
• EMERGING PARADIGM IN NANOPARTICLE PRINTING
• EMERGING PARADIGM (CONTINUED)
  • FIGURE 16 SEM OF ROBERT FLUDD'S 17TH-CENTURY IMAGE OF THE SUN
  • FIGURE 17 COMPARISON BETWEEN TRADITIONAL GRAVURE PRINTING AND NANOPARTICLE PRINTING
• NANORESOLUTION INK JET PRINTING
  • FIGURE 18 PRINCIPLE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION E-JET PRINTING
• INK JET-PRINTED CARBON NANOTUBE THIN FILM TRANSISTORS
• ORGANIC NANOTUBES AND INK JET FOR SMART POSTERS
• ORGANIC NANOTUBES …(CONTINUED)
• POLYMER ANNEALING PROCESS COULD AID NANOELECTRONICS
  • FIGURE 19 NOVEL METHOD USED TO PRODUCE SELF-ORGANIZED NANOSTRUCTURED BLOCK COPOLYMER THIN FILMS
• CHEMICAL APPROACH TO NANOWIRE PATTERNING
  • FIGURE 20 SEM SHOWING CA 10 NM METAL NANOWIRES FORMED
• ON A SILICON CHIP

Chapter- 5: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND DRUG DELIVERY

• NANODIAMONDS SHOW SAFER, MORE EFFECTIVE DRUG DELIVERY
• 3D NANOSCALE PRINTING OF METAL OXIDE SOL-GEL INKS
• FRICTION AT NANOSCALE PINPOINTS ADSORBATES ROLE
• BIOGENIC AS-S NANOTUBES PROMISE GREEN ELECTRONICS
  • FIGURE 21 ARSENIC-SULFIDE 20-100 NM DIAMETER NANOTUBE FILAMENTS
• TRANSPARENT CARBON NANOTUBE SOLAR CELLS
• LIGHT ACTIVATED CARBON NANOTUBES DESTROY ANTHRAX
  • FIGURE 22 TEM IMAGES OF CNTS CONJUGATED WITH ANTHRAX TOXIN
• LIQUID NANOPARTICLES TRACK LIVING CELLS
• CLINICAL USE OF BIOCONJUGATED QUANTUM DOTS
• QUANTUM DOT SYNTHESIS PROMISES CHEAPER SOLAR PANELS
• QUANTUM DOTS PRODUCTION FOCUSES ON SOLID STATE LIGHTING
• NANOINJECTOR NEEDLE DELIVERS QUANTUM DOTS
• MESOPOROUS SILICA FOR PLANT CELL DELIVERY
• MIDATECH OPENS NANO-GLYCONANOPARTICLE FACILITY
• MIDATECH OPENS …(CONTINUED)
• NEW AUSTRAIAN NANOBIOTECH COMPANIES
• PROTEIN NANOCAPSULES TO TAP HUGE BIOMARKET
• FLASH NANOPRECIPITATION COULD PROVE LIFE SAVER
• NANOSCALE SURFACE TEXTURE PROVES BIO-ACCEPTABLE
• CYLINDRICAL NANOPARTICLES EFFECTIVE DRUG CARRIERS
• GELATIN-BASED NANOPARTICLES MAY THWART BREAST CANCER
• BUCKYBALLS COULD HELP FIGHT ALLERGIES
• BRIGHTER FLUORESCENT CARBON NANOTUBES FOR IMGING
• FULLERENE-PEPTIDES HELP ACCESS CANCER CELLS
• LARGE NANOPARTICLES DIFFUSE HUMAN MUCUS
• GOLD NANOPARTICLES IMPROVE CANCER DIAGNOSIS
• SMART FABRICS MONITOR VITAL PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNS
• SMART FABRICS MONITOR …(CONTINUED)

Chapter- 6: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

• RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
• AIRPORT EXPLOSIVES SCREENING
• FLEXIBLE NANOANTENNAS AID CHEAP SOLAR HARVESTING
• EFFICIENT THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS
• PERFORMANCE OF ROUGH SILICON NANOWIRES
• MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT RECTANGULAR SILICON NANOWIRES
• MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT …(CONTINUED)
• GE DISCLOSES EFFICIENT SI NW-BASED SOLAR CELL
• NANOPARTICLE ULTRACAPACITOR UNDERGOES DEVELOPMENT
• CARBON DIOXIDE SORBENT TECHNOLOGY
• PORTABLE PIEZOELECTRIC NANOGENERATOR
• PORTABLE PIEZOELECTRIC …(CONTINUED)
• BIOACTIVITY OF SINGLE AND MULTI-WALL NANOTUBES
• SOIL TESTS SHOW BUCKYBALLS ARE SAFE
• SOLAR CELL DESIGN BOOSTS EFFICIENCY
• ORGANIC ZEOLITES OPEN UP STORAGE POSSIBILITIES
• MONITOR FOR AIRBORNE NANOMATERIALS ADVOCATED
• MONITOR FOR AIRBORNE … (CONTINUED)
• TRANSPARENT WINDOW COATING GENERATES ELECTRICITY
• POROUS AEROGELS REMOVE TOXIC CONTAMINANTS
• HYBRID BATTERY/SUPERCAPACITOR DEMONSTRATED
  • FIGURE 23 RPI'S ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY MWNT-CELLULOSE NANCOMPOSITE 'PAPER'
• ALTAIR TO JOINTLY DEVELOP BATTERY/STORAGE PRODUCTS
• ISE AND ALTAIR ENTER BATTERY AGREEMENT
• NANOBATTERY SPINOFF SEEKS FUNDING
• NANOTITANIA PAPER AVAILABLE
  • FIGURE 24 3D TITANIA NANOWIRE-BASED STRUCTURES FABRICATED INTO VARIOUS FREE-STANDING FORMS
• CREATION OF CHEAPER PHOTOVOLTAIC
• GRAPHENE-BASED GAS SENSORS PROMISE ULTIMATE SENSITIVITY
• GRAPHENE-BASED GAS SENSORS (CONTINUED)
  • FIGURE 25 SCHEMATIC IMAGE SHOWING A NO2 GAS MOLECULE ADSORBED ON GRAPHENE STRUCTURE

Chapter- 7: INDUSTRY NEWS

• NEW COMPANY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
• MONODISPERSED NANORODS PROMISE NEW APPLICATIONS
  • FIGURE 26 MONODISPERSED NANORODS
• NANODYNAMICS LOOKS TO NEW FINANCING
• NANOGRAM ATTRACTS MAJOR INVESTMENT
• CARBON NANOPROBES CLOSES SUCCESSFUL FUNDING
• CNT-BASED FET DEVICES TARGET ANALOG ELECTRONICS
• IMAXRX RETRIES IPO LAUNCH
• FUND EXPLOITS U.K. UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• NANOSPHERE FILES FOR INITIAL PUBLIC STOCK OFFERING
• NANODYNAMICS HOLDS OFF IPO
• ADVANCED MAGNETICS FLOATS IPO
• API NANOTRONICS ACQUIRES NANOPTO CORPORATION
• NANOSYS-SHARP FUEL CELL AGREEMENT EXPANDS
• DEPOSITION EQUIPMENT EXPERTISE CONSOLIDATES
• STION RAISES $15 M FOR SOLAR
• APPLIED MATERIALS EXTENDS ITS SOLAR REACH
• REACTIVE NANOTECHNOLOGIES ATTRACTS $14 M INVESTMENT
• NANOSOLAR ATTRACTS MORE DOE FUNDING
• NANOTHERAPEUTICS AWARDED CONTRACT
• KONARKA STRENGTHENS ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS LEADERSHIP
• SMART LIGHT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY POISED TO GROW
• NON-REFLECTIVE OPTICAL AND SOLAR COATINGS
• NANOCERAMICS PILOT FACILITY OPENS
• CLUSTER THEORY APPLIED TO EUROPEAN MICRO-/NANOCOSM
  • FIGURE 27 EXEMPLARY MICRO/NANO TECHNOLOGY STRENGTHS
• AND WEAKNESSES
• NCOAT ESTABLISHES COLLABORATION
• NCOAT ACQUIRES METALLIC CERAMIC COATINGS INC.
• ENABLE FINANLIZES ULTRACAPACITOR AGREEMENT
• SUMITOMO ACQUIRES CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
• GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS HAVE POTENTIAL
• COMMERCIAL NANOPARTICLE SPIN-OFF TARGETS CANCER
• NANODYNAMICS WITHDRAWS IPO
• NANOSPHERES' IPO RAISES ALMOST $100M
• POWERMETAL, INTEGRAN, AND MORPH IN ALLIANCE WITH DUPONT
• INVESTMENT BOOSTS PRINTED ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT
• GERMAN CHIP NANOANALYSIS ATTRACTS MAJOR FUNDING
• API NANOTRONICS ANNOUNCES FIVE-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT
• CLAY NANOTUBES ENTER COMPOSITES MARKET
• AIM TOWARD NANOTECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION
• UNIDYM AND CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGIES MERGE
• UNIDYM AND CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGIES MERGE (CONTINUED)
• ACQUISITION OF C-60 LEADS TO NEW NANOMEDICINE SUBSIDIARY
• SPINOUT COMPOSITE MATERIALS COMPANY
• 3M LOOKS TO EXPLOIT NANO-TERRA'S NANOTECHNOLOGY
• NANODYNAMICS PLANS IPO AND LAUNCHES IP WEB PORTAL
• PSIVIDA AND PFIZER SEAL DEAL
• DIAMOND TECHNOLOGIES HAS A DEAL
• NANOEXA IP TRANSFER AIDS LITHIUM BATTERY MANUFACTURE
• OKLAHOMA BOOSTS NANOTECHNOLOGY STARTUPS
• AEONCLAD LICENSES PLASMA COATING TECHNOLOGY
• NANOENGINEERED CONCRETE CUTS CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
• NANOENGINEERED CONCRETE (CONTINUED)
• CNT CONCRETE COMPOSITES AND SENSOR NETWORKS
• INSIGHTS INTO NANOTECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT
• PRODUCTION RESEARCH COULD AID TOXIC CONTROL
• PARTNERSHIP STRENGTHENS BAYER'S CNT MARKET GROWTH
• X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING COMPANY FORMED
• PRODUCTIVE PLATFORM TARGETED FOR POLYMER NANOPARTICLE ENGINEERING
• SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSCALE CLEANING WITH ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS
• PRINTABLE ELECTRONIC NANOTUBE INKS
• NANOENGINEERED, SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES FOR STEAM TURBINES AND CONDENSERS
• HIGH EFFICIENCY THIN FILM NANOPATTERNED PHOTOVOLTAICS
• HIGH YIELD MANUFACTURE OF FULLERENES AND CARBON NANOTUBES
• HIGH YIELD MANUFACTURE (CONTINUED)

Chapter- 8: ADMINISTRATIVE WATCH

• NNI UPDATES STRATEGIC PLAN
• NANOPARTICLES MANUFACTURER MEETS NIOSH GUIDELINES
• QUANTUMSPHERE ATTRACTS MORE INVESTMENT
• NIST PROMOTES NANOSCALE INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND IMAGING
• MORE FUNDING TO DEFEND BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL THREAT
• USPTO RELEASES NEW FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
• USPTO LAUNCHES ACCELERATED PATENT REVIEW PROGRAM
• LUNA ATTRACTS DEFENSE CONTRACTS
• DEVICE MANUFACTURING WINS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SUPPORT
• HOMELAND SECURITY SUPPORTS CNT-BASED GAS IONIZER
• CARBON NANOMATERIALS MANUFACTURE GETS NIST FUNDING
• OWLSTONE GARNERS DEFENSE SUPPORT
• DOE AWARDS XIDEX ELECTRON MICROSCOPE CNT CONTRACT
• HOMELAND SECURITY BOOSTS NANOMIX SENSORS
• HYDROGEN NANOCATALYSTS GET DOE FUNDING

Chapter- 9: BRIEFLY NOTED

• BRIEFLY NOTED
• NOVEL PLATINUM NANOTUBE ELECTRODE
• AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FUNDS NICHE MANUFACTURING
• QINETIQ COMMISSIONS FACILITY FOR METAL NANOPOWDERS
• EUROPE LAUNCHES NANOELECTRONICS R&D INITIATIVE
• BATTERY NANOMATERIALS TECHNOLOGY GETS BOOST
• EL-MUL ACQUIRES ENVIRONMENTAL SEM MAKER
• RAYMOR'S REVENUES GROW
• ITN NANOVATION SEES INDUSTRIAL MARKET GROWTH
• HNTS VALIDATED FOR EXTENDED RELEASE PRODUCTS
• PIEZO FORCE MICROSCOPY MODULE LAUNCHED
• NANODYNAMICS AND SHELL FORM JOINT VENTURE
• CVD EXPANDS NANOFAB CAPABILITY
• NANOMATERIAL BRAND SECURITY SYSTEM ACQUIRED
• SUPPORT FOR CARBON NANO-FIBERS IN NUCLEAR POWER
• OPTOELECTRONIC MATERIALS MANUFACTURE GETS FINLAND SUPPORT
• NOKIA STRENGTHENS ACADEMIC NT TIES
• KEMIRA STRENGTHENS U.S. PRESENCE
• GLUCOSE DETECTION AGREEMENT SIGNED
• NANOPHASE LAUNCHES WATER-BASED DISPERSIONS
• MICRO/NANOSENSORS TO BOOST ENERGY PRODUCTION
• NANOPARTICLE ADDITIVE REDUCES TIRE WEAR
• NANOLUBRICANT KEEPS GOING AND GOING
• NANOPORE CAPACITOR COULD LOWER DNA SEQUENCING COST
• NANOPARTICLES AID ANTITUMOR VACCINE DELIVERY
• NATURALNANO, INC. ATTRACTS FUNDING
• PACT TARGETS NANOSCALE MASS SPECTROMETRY IMAGING
• COLLABORATION ADDRESSES BLUE LASER/LED COSTS
• COLLABORATION ADDRESSES TOXICITY ISSUES
• UNIT CONFIGURED FOR CRITICAL CARBON NANOTUBE ANALYSIS
• ANTIMICROBIAL SILVER PRODUCTS SPREADING
• COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF QUANTUM DOTS
• QUANTUM DOT ARRAY RESEARCH GETS DOD FUNDING
• DISRUPTOR NANOALUMINA FILTER TECHNOLOGY
• NANOSIZED OMEGA-3 FATS DESIGNED FOR COSMETICS
• DIP-PEN NANOLITHOGRAPHY PRINTS MODEL CELL MEMBRANES
• CNT-PIPETTES PROMISE CELL TREATMENT
• CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH VIDEOED
• ITALIAN GLASS GOES FOR NANOCOATING
• NANOGOLD ATTRACTS ACQUISITION TALKS
• NEOWATER MEETS IMPORTANT MILESTONES
• NANOPHASE ANTICIPATES FUTURE GROWTH
• LARGEST SC PHOTODETECTOR ARRAY PRINTED
• IMPROVED MULTIPLE CARBON NANOTUBE RESINS
• NANOINK ACHIEVES SALES MILESTONE
• NANOCERAMICS REDUCE COOLING COIL CONTAMINATION
• NANOCOMPOSITE ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS
• NANOEMULSIONS AID ART RESTORATION
• NANOASSEMBLY BREAKTHROUGH AIDS CHIPS
• UNIVERSAL BONDING AGENT UNRAVELED
• NOVEL SPINTRONIC MATERIAL SYTHESIS
• NYLON COMPOSITES LOOK FOR STRENGTH
• INK JET COMPLEMENTS PRINTED ORGANIC MEMORY
• NANOBATTERY SUBSIDIARY CREATED
• ANOTITANIA JOINT VENTURE FORMED
• NT PRODUCT DERIVED FROM RECYCLED TIRES
• JOINT AGREEMENT TACKLES DENGUE FEVER
• RAYMOR POSTS PROMISING PERFORMANCE
• NANOGATE REPORTS GROWTH
• NANOCATALYST PRODUCER FACES MAJOR CHALLENGES
• SOLAR STARTUP RECEIVES FUNDING
• NOVEL CHEMICAL SENSOR LAUNCH SCHEDULED
• NANOTITANIA AUTOMOTIVE PROTECTANTS LAUNCHED
• HYDROGEL NANOPARTICLE WOUND CARE UNVEILED
• CONTACTLESS NANOLITER DISPENSER
• NANOCLAYS MORE AVAILABLE
• WATER GETS VISCOUS AT NANOSCALE
• HEADWATERS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION NANOCATALYST WINS AWARD
• SOLVAY AGREES ON PRINTED MEMORY MATERIALS
• NANOTECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP TARGETS DIRECT WRITE E-BEAM
• FUNDING APPROVED FOR BELL LABS MODEL NT CENTER
• NANTERO LICENSES CARBON NANOTUBE SENSOR
• HARVARD HAS SWNTS NTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AVAILABLE
• NVE PATENTS SPINTRONIC BIOSENSORS
• SPINTRONICS CENTER FUNDED
• DIAGNOSTICS PATENTS AID COMMERCIALIZATION
• OSMETECH GRANTS MONOLAYER LICENSE
• NANOPARTICL PRODUCTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AVAILABLE
• NANOPOLYMER WINS PRODUCTION CONTRACT
• CARBON NANOTUBE PROTOTYPE COOLER DISPLAYED AT COMPUTEX
• MONOLAYER INSTRUMENT UNVEILED
• CARBON NANOTUBE SENSOR SURVIVES SPACE
• NANOPARTICLES CREATE ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING
• SOUTHWEST NANOTECHNOLOGIES PRODUCTION EXPANDS
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR LIGHTING DEVICES
• ABRAXIS SPLITS AND FOCUSES ON NANOPARTICLE TECHNOLOGY
• WAKE FOREST LAUNCHES TWO ENERGY STARTUPS
• ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SOLUTIONS
• KEITHLEY AND CEA LETI FORM DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO FOCUSES ON NANOENGINEERING
• STARTUP PUTS FAITH IN CERIA NANOPARTICLES
• BOOST FOR LOW-COST PRODUCTION
• NANOPHASE GROWTH BOOSTS EXPANSION PLANS
• HITACHI GAINS SMART LIGHT CONTROL
• ACCESS TO SCHIZOPHRENIA MARKERS
• SEM AND FORENSICS IMAGING SOFTWARE ON MARKET
• ANTI-COUNTERFEITING DOCUMENT SECURITY TECHNOLOGY
• NANOPARTICLE MICROFLUIDIZER DEBUTS
• BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSITES RECOGNIZED
• PACIFIC SCALES UP FUEL CELL FABRICATION
• PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZER FINDS U.S. DISTRIBUTOR
• SUPPORT FOR NANOPARTICLE BIOTHREAT SYSTEMS
• PLEXTRONICS WINS MORE SOLAR CELL FUNDING
• KEY CNT-FPD LICENSE PREVAILS
• NANOPARTICLES ENHANCE CHEMILUMINESCENCE
• PATENTED BIOMEDICAL NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS
• FIRST ANTIMICROBIAL OFFICE PAPER LAUNCHED
• WOOL GETS SMARTER
• ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TAGGANTS GET ENCORE
• REPORT CARD ON NANOPARTICLE WORKPLACE SAFETY
• HP NANOELECTRONICS MAY PROVE EASIER
• SPOT-WELDING CNTS IN NANOELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY
• RNT BONDS WITH NEW MARKETING PARTNER
• NANOMED, INC. EVOLVES FROM ZYVEX LABS
• NANOSYS AND IN-Q-TEL EXTEND COLLABORATION
• TITANIUM NANOPOWDER PRODUCTION RAMPED UP
• BIG OIL ESTABLISHES NANOENERGY CONSORTIUM
• U.K. SOLAR CELL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT GETS BOOST
• AMETEK ACQUISITION CONSOLIDATES NANOANALYSIS
• APNANO LAUNCHES NANOARMOR SUBSIDIARY
• ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY FOCUS ON NANOENGINEERING
• UNIDYM'S CNT'S LICENSED FOR DISEASE TREATMENT
• CORNING LAUNCHES MORE BENDABLE OPTICAL FIBER
• LOW-COST PULSED LASER PROGRESSES
• RANGE OF PROTECTIVE NANOCOATINGS LAUNCHED
• WATER SOLUBLE TITANATES
• IMAGE SOFTWARE AIDS NANOPARTICLE ANALYSIS
• DIRECT WRITE E-BEAM TOOL
• NANOPRECISION POSITIONING PROTOTYPE DEVELOPED
• PLASTIC ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS CENTER OPENS
• BAYER LAUNCHES ANOTHER CARBON NANOTUBE FACILITY
• NANOMECHANICAL CANTILEVER SENSOR KITS
• ANTIMICROBIAL COATING TARGETS DEADLY VIRUSES
• ELECTRON MICROSCOPE PUSHES RESOLUTION LIMITS
• BENCHTOP NANOPARTICLE LIQUID MILL LAUNCHED
• LASER ABLATION PRODUCES NANOMATERIAL COCKTAILS
• NT-BASED HARD DRIVE WINS PHYSICS NOBEL
• SURFACE SCIENTIST WINS CHEMISTRY NOBEL PRIZE
• NANOPARTICLE SIZING ATTRACTS MORE FUNDING
• ATOM PROBE TOMOGRAPHY CENTER ESTABLISHED
• CARBON NANOMATERIALS PROCESSING WINS BOOST
• PRINTED ELECTRONIC INKS DEAL EXTENDED
• SELF-CLEANING TEXTILE NANOFINISH BEGUN
• CNT-RESIN SYSTEMS INTRODUCED
• VAPOR SYSTEM CONTROLS CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGY QUALITY
• IBM EVALUATES GRAPHENE FETS