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SouthWest NanoTechnologies Announces $3 Million in Funding
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 10, 2009
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Nanotube manufacturer SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. this week announced $3 million in funding from Michigan's Insight Technology Capital Partners, LP.
"Insight will manage the fun...
Evident Technologies Files for Bankruptcy
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 10, 2009
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New York-based nanotech company Evident Technologies this week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
"The company, headed by president and CEO Clint Ballinger, l...
Virginia Nanotechnology Park Moves Forward
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 9, 2009
...al Industrial Facility this week set aside $20,000 towards the planned development of the Virginia Nanotechnology Park in Virginia's Pulaski County .
"[The] support gives a steering commit...
Philippines Announces 10-Year Nanotech Roadmap
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 21, 2009
...e Republic of the Philippines this week laid out a 10-year strategy for the development of a local nanotech industry.
"The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Advanced S...
Russia and Japan to Collaborate on Nanotech
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 21, 2009
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The Russian nanotechnology business group RUSNANO has announced an agreement with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to establish a collaborative workgroup focused ...
FDA's Annette McCarthy: We Can Manage Nanotech Food Safety
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 11, 2009
... the FDA 's Dr. Annette McCarthy said her organization has sufficient authority to manage nanotech safety.
"In order to assist manufacturers to ensure product safety, the FDA is in the...
Arkansas Governor Praises U of A's Dedication to Nanotech
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 4, 2009
...niquely because of the University of Arkansas' decision years ago to put talent, time and money into this field that made the rest possible, the governor said," writes The Morning News' ... ...Arkansas, Arkansas governor Mike Beebe praised the University of Arkansas for its dedication to nanotech - the technology behind Duralor's products was developed at the university.
"It ...
Dana-Farber Researchers Create DNA Origami
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 22, 2009
... Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a technique for folding sheets of DNA, like origami, into multilayered objects. The research was published in the May 21 issue of Nature .
"This ...
ZettaCore Raises $21 Million
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 12, 2009
ZettaCore, Inc. yesterday announced that it had raised $21 million in Series C financing from a wide range of investors, including Globis Capital Partners , Itochu Technology Ventures , Yasuda Enterprise Development , Epic Ventures , Panasonic Ventures , Draper Fisher Jurvetson , Klein...
USC Gets $12.5 Million from DOE for Nanotech Energy Research
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 2, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy this week selected the University of South Carolina to house an alternative energy research center that's expected to receive $12.5 million in federal funding.
"The grant was included in a White House announcement that the U.S. Department of Energy ...
Georgia Tech Opens Marcus Nanotechnology Building
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 24, 2009
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Georgia Tech today formally opened its 190,000 square foot Marcus Nanotechnology Building.
"The invaluable research and activities taking place at our Nanotechnology Research Center (NR...
ACTU Issues Warning About Nanomaterials
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 18, 2009
...ials, a labelling requirement for products containing nanomaterials, and for agencies to develop nanotechnology handling standards," writes The Age's Dan Harrison .
"With animal tests...
UB Researchers Develop Nanotech Addiction Treatment
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 11, 2009
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Researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a new nanotech treatment for drug addiction.
"Scientists in UB's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics and UB...
SUNY Albany Launches $150 Million Nanotech Expansion
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 2, 2009
... a ribbon-cutting ceremony to market the official opening of a $150 million expansion of its Albany NanoTech Complex that the University says will support more than $1 billion in new investments and 6...
UT Researchers Create Nanotech Artificial Muscles
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 21, 2009
...h group created carbon nanotube aerogel sheets by pulling nanotubes from a mass of disordered tubes into organized bundles of ribbons," writes Ars Technica's Yun Xie . "These bundles fo... ...
In the March 20 issue of the journal Science , researchers at the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas have published an article entitled ' Giant S...
Cancer Research UK Announces Nanotech Breakthrough
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 13, 2009
...announced the development of a treatment "whereby tiny nano particles carried anti-tumor genes into cancer cells and 'zapped' them by causing them to make proteins that killed the cancer,... ... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 2367173
Following up on the post below , more nanotech cancer-fighting news: researchers at Cancer Research UK this week announced the development of a...
MIT Student Wins Prize for Nanomedicine Research
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 7, 2009
MIT PHd student Geoffrey von Maltzahn won this year's $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for "developing a technique that utilizes nanosize gold particles to target malignant tumors and kill cancer cells but spares healthy tissue," according to Scientific American's Larr...
Nanotech Toys: Bandai Aqua Dance
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 28, 2009
...andai Aqua Dance, a fountain that cascades over a nanotech surface.
"The water droplets roll into balls acting more like mercury, and swarm across the plastic surface in a self-perpetuating cas... ... Tamagotchi creator Bandai has introduced the Bandai Aqua Dance, a fountain that cascades over a nanotech surface.
"The water droplets roll into balls acting more like mercury, and swarm acr...
Cima and Toray to Collaborate on Nanotech for Plasma TVs
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 16, 2009
...Leopold . "Cima's patented technologies aim to allow silver nanoparticles to self-assemble into transparent film coatings. The company claims its thin films provide better electronic resistan... ...
Cima NanoTech last week announced plans to work with Japan's Toray Industries to launch a nanotech film product for plasma TVs.
"Cima NanoTech, a six-year-old startup that has dev...
CSUN Launches Nanotech Program with Keck Grant
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 8, 2009
...tate University Northridge (CSUN) this week announced the launch of a new undergraduate program in nanotechnology, thanks to a $500,000 Grant from the Los Angeles-based W.M. Keck Foundation .
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Canada to Require Companies to Disclose Any Use of Nanomaterials
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 1, 2009
... assess the substances."
"This is information that is vital to ensuring the safe use of nanotechnology," says Andrew Maynard, chief science advisor for the Project on Emerging Nanote...
Congress Intros Nanotech Safety Bill
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 17, 2009
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The House Science and Technology Committee this week introduced the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 554). The bill (identical to H.R. 5940 , whi...
Nanotech-Enabled Freedom Wheelchair Wins Engineering Award
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 10, 2009
...late last year, design firm Lu Papi & Associates received an award for the development of the nanotechnology-enabled Freedom Wheelchair .
"Developed at the University of Western Sydney ...
Dolphins Inspire Nanotech Research at University of Nevada
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 2, 2009
Jonghwan Suhr of the University of Nevada, Reno has received a $400,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation for his research on materials that mimic dolphins' skin.
"Suhr, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and h...
South Korea Announces Plans to Lead Global Nanotech Market
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 24, 2008
...e growing field," the article states. "South Korea poured 1.9 trillion won ($1.4 billion) into the sector in the last eight years... as of 2005, the country ranked fourth in terms of nanotec... ...he Xinhua News Agency this week reported that South Korea aims to capture 15 percent of the global nanotech market within the next seven years, becoming one of the top three nanotechnology leaders wo...
NRC Finds "Serious Weaknesses" in U.S. Approach to Nanotech
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 11, 2008
...t;serious weaknesses" in the U.S. government's approach to handling the potential risks of nanotechnology.
"A 15-member committee of chemists, toxicologists and other experts said it f...
KU and ConocoPhillips to Collaborate on Oil Field Stimulation
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 5, 2008
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The University of Kansas and ConocoPhillips this week announced a three-year collaborative nanotechnology research program focused on developing new technologies for oil Field stimulation...
University of Zurich Develops Uniquely Water-Resistant Fabric
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 27, 2008
...tiny silicone filaments, the fabric is made so hydrophobic that you could literally put your jacket into a bucket of water, let it sit for two weeks, pull it out and it would be dry as a bone," w... ...sity of Zurich's Stefan Seeger this week announced the development of uniquely water-repellent nanotech fabric.
"By coating polyester fibers with millions of tiny silicone filaments, the f...
UK Raises Nanotech Health Fears
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 13, 2008
...ntal Pollution today published a report entitled Novel Materials in the Environment:
The Case of Nanotechnology , which warns of the potential health dangers inherent in nanomaterials.
"The ...
Introducing Nano-Link
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 7, 2008
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A group of Midwestern schools have joined together to establish a nanotech education partnership called the Midwest Regional Center for Nanotechnology Education, or Nano-Link, which will be fund...
Florida State University to Spin Off Buckypaper Company
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 30, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Martin McCarthy
Thanks to a recent AP article , there's been a lot of buzz online this week about buckypaper, developed by Dr. Ben Wang at Florida State University's High-Performance Materials Institute , a material made of carbon nanotubes that is &q...
Graphene: the Strongest Material
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 31, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Evgeny Terentev
Graphene is the strongest known material. Graphene was discovered in 2005 and was recently tested and found to be the strongest material known to man. Mechanical engineering professors at Columbia University tested graphene's strength at the...
Tissue Engineering
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 24, 2008
...vely to re-create human tissues by growing cells and looking for a way to assemble the cells into a complex organ. Researchers have discovered a way to make living cells self-assemble like buil...
NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 17, 2008
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The government is serious about investing resources to research cures for cancer. This includes nanotechnology research aimed at improving patient outcomes. The phrase "nanotech oncology"...
Nanotech for Spinal Cord Injury is Promising
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 7, 2008
...egenerate and grow.
Hows that? Regeneration and regrowth!
The gel is injected as a liquid into the spinal cord and self -assembles into a scaffold that supports the new nerve fibers as they ... ... Nanotechnology is improving in leaps and bounds. Yes, including in the department of spinal cord injury .
Spinal cord injury can lead to paralysis, among others!
A spinal cord injury of...
Nokia Intros Super-Flexible Nanotech Morph Concept Phone
in The Wireless Weblog, on February 26, 2008
...y of Cambridge today introduced Morph , a prototype for a flexible mobile phone that makes use of nanotechnology, at the Museum of Modern Art 's Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit.
What ex...
Looking for Nanotech Geek
in Creative Weblogging, on October 15, 2007
... Creative Weblogging is on the lookout for a super geeky science type weblog editor for our nanotech blog, Nanotechbuzz .
Do you wear a pocket protector? Do you sometimes lose your glasses only t...
Need Additional Nanotech Blogger
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 8, 2007
...Creative Weblogging needs a nanotech geek to work as blog editor for this blog. Applicants should have a min. of 30 days blogging experience, preferably related to the topic, and be ready to post 3 ti...
Record of 1st CRN Conference
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 3, 2007
... Last month I attended the first conference held by the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, and live-blogged it, taking over 40 pages of notes. Check it out here .
Speakers of note were Ned See...
Atomic RAM? Getting Closer!
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 1, 2007
... an Intel manufacturing facility in the late 1970s. She brought home a chip once that, when plugged into a computer, would hold two kilobytes of RAM. 2048 little ones and zeros. This chip was about ...
NanoHUB for Nano-Scientists and Engineers
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 24, 2007
...dules and dynamic tagging for different topics. Created by the NSF-funded Network for Computational Nanotechnology, I suggest you check it out....
Miniature, Nanotech Implants May Treat Epilepsy and Glaucoma
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 11, 2007
... New miniature devices for brain implant to predict and prevent epileptic seizures and a nanotech sensor for eye implant for the treatment of glaucoma have been developed by a research team at ...
Nanotechnology Legislation Introduced
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 31, 2007
... Today, Mike Honda (D-San Jose) introduced HR 3235, the Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities (NANO) Act, comprehensive legislation for nanotech development in the US. Mike Honda has ...
Nanotechnology Conference in September
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 7, 2007
... For those interested in attending a nanotech-oriented event this year, check out the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology 's conference in Tucson this September 9-13th. The conference will ta...
Foresight Institute Offering Nanotech Prizes
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 22, 2007
... The Foresight Nanotech Institute is considering nominations for four nanotech-related prizes , as it does every year. The awards are for the Foresight Institute Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (...
Nanotech Super-Soldier Video
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 15, 2007
...cast, and adaptive stealth.
This is not science fiction. The Army has already put over $50 million into the project and it is currently in its first five-year extension period. The project is likely ... ...s an interesting video, made by some digital video students, showcasing some of the features of the nanotech-enabled suit being developed at MIT that the Pentagon would like to see in action by 2020...
Carbon Nanotube AFM Tip
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 14, 2007
...rovements to nanoscale visualization and manipulation tools merit special attention in the world of nanotech advances, because it is improvements in the tools that enable qualitatively new steps forwa...
Programmable Artificial Cell Evolution
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 6, 2007
...ll Assembly Project.
The PACE project represents a fascinating merger of biotech, systems theory, nanotech, and IT. Researchers are looking to build artificial programmable cells for remediation, pr...
Russia Pouring Billions Into Nanotech
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 6, 2007
... Russia is desperate to catch up with the United States in nanotech. To hurry this along, the government is spending billions of dollars, taking up the research risk where private business isn't...
Carbon Nanotube Felts Developed
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 25, 2007
...logies Inc. has found a way to mass-produce long (cm-sized) carbon nanotube fibers and thread them into yarns and felts for various purposes. These nanotube fibers are dozens of times stronger than s...
Foresight's Technology Roadmap
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 25, 2007
... This October in Arlington, VA, The Foresight Nanotech Institute - the first organization to educate the public about the benefits and risks of nanotechnology - will reveal their Technology Roa...
Nanotech Battery
in The Techwear Weblog, on March 16, 2007
...ies for wearable computing. The news just sounds to amazing to be true: battery power that is woven into textiles. In other words - I dream about cable-less energy for a long time now ;-)) Just read:
... ...s. In other words - I dream about cable-less energy for a long time now ;-)) Just read:
Enter the nanotechnological battery, the new lightweight and powerful engine of high-tech dreams, making every...
Farewell from George Elvin
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 30, 2007
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After over a year as founding author of nanotechbuzz I'm moving on to focus exclusively on my work as director of green Technology Forum. Nanotechbuzz will live on, of course, in the ver...
No nano in 2007 state of the union
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 25, 2007
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Those of us hoping to hear the word nanotechnology in the president's 2007 state of the union address , as we did for the first time in 2006, were disappointed. Nanotech was not addressed a...
Nanotechnology questions we hate to hear
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 23, 2007
...ons and comments raised by readers
at a new blog, Microanalysis :
I heard a rumor that by 2020, nanotechnology will have made such advances that armies of nanobots will perform all of our mundane ...
Nanotech transhumanist debate heats up
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 20, 2007
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There's an interesting discussion going on between Nigel Cameron, Director of the Center on Nanotechnology and Society and President of the Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future , ...
Looking too far ahead?
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 18, 2007
...yborg Democracy speculates:
Perhaps our descendents will use nanotechnology to turn whole planets into intelligent, living stuff, each atom a processor in a planet-sized mind, conscious of the fall ... ...
James Hughes at Cyborg Democracy speculates:
Perhaps our descendents will use nanotechnology to turn whole planets into intelligent, living stuff, each atom a processor in a planet-sized mind, ...
Eco-opportunities and eco-risks of nanotechnology
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 17, 2007
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Nanotechnology development in Denmark - environmental opportunities and risk aims to identify the eco-opportunities and eco-risks related to nanotechnology as perceived by Danish nano researcher...
Optimized adhesives drawn from nature
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 16, 2007
Following up on my post about Brian Eno's talk, Before and After Darwin , I look at a work in progress where scientists looking at nature at the nanoscale have made some discoveries that could transform whole industries.
I invite you to read about optimized adhesives from abalone and spi...
Nanoparticles: busted in Berkeley
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 14, 2007
Cartoon by Ron Barrett for the New York Times article, Teeny-Weeny Rules for Itty-Bitty Atom Clusters .
Brian Eno: Before and After Darwin
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 14, 2007
...rative art this way, it may well be preparing our minds for the possibility to create life itself.
Nanotechnology and biotechnology already offer us the power to create life, depending on your defini...
Nanotechnology Industries Association director addresses Ideas Factory
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 11, 2007
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The Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) is a fairly new organization formed in 2005 by a group of UK companies from a variety of industry sectors, including healthcare, CHEMICALS , au...
Rice University awarded $3 million for breast cancer research
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 10, 2007
The Department of Defense has named Rice University the recipient of a $3 million award to develop miniaturized molecular imaging technologies for screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of breast cancer. The program calls for the development of microendoscope and needle -compatible fiber o...
What's so special about nanoethics?
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 9, 2007
...ts the message from this and other sources before it's too late and starts putting some dollars into this side of the science.
For a different angle--a look back on nanoethics and development fro... ...e to nanoethics reveals how urgent the topic is becoming. Contents:
What's So Special about Nanotechnology and Nanoethics?
The Precautionary Principle in Nanotechnology
Introducing Standar...
Nanotechnology research needs defined
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 8, 2007
...at NanoHype . It includes links and summaries of 16 documents assessing various research needs and nanotech risk research. Highlights:
Researchers warning that some nanoparticles regularly travel th...
Cabot alleges nanotechnology patent infringement
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 5, 2007
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As nanotech applications become more powerful and more abundant, so do the battles among industry leaders to stake their claims in the nano-game.
Witness Cabot Microelectronics' recen...
Phoenix SUT + NanoSafe battery = 100+ mph
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 4, 2007
...bled battery one day power a car at speeds of 100+ mph? Actually, that day is already here. Altair Nanotechnologies has delivered ten rapid charge, high power NanoSafe battery packs to Phoenix Moto...
California planning $95 million for nanotech and related research
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 3, 2007
...lifornia's economic Strength in key innovation sectors, including cleantech, biotech and nanotech.
Don't count on a lot of the nanotech research to be centered in Berkeley though, whe...
Stoddart knighted for nanotech work
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 2, 2007
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UCLA chemistry professor and nanotech expert Fraser Stoddart has been awarded knighthood by queen elizabeth II of Britain.
Stoddart, a British subject, moved to UCLA in 1997 and is now th...
Handheld nano light claims to eliminate germs
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 31, 2006
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Nanotech hits the gadget market with the Handheld Germ-Eliminating Light from Hammacher Schlemmer. According to them:
This cell phone-sized disinfectant light is the first to use UV-C light and...
