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Seen that? - Nanotech's for real in the building industry
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 16, 2009
... Nanotechnology is sometimes seen as all hype, with little real-world application. But nanomaterials are already all around us. Take the buildings that we live and work in, for instance. ...
Seen that? - Gordon’s Jewelers Grants Wishes
in The Jewelry Weblog, on November 9, 2009
...] Read More Keck Foundation Grants $1.6 Million to Study Biological Interactions with Nanomaterials at The Biotech Weblog The W.M. Keck Foun...
Seen that? - International symposium on nanotechnology in construction
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 3, 2009
...gy Applications in Construction at America's Leading Architects Forum. I'll discuss new nanomaterials and nanosensors, and how they may affect the way we design and make buildings. It's al...
Liquidia Technologies Raises $7 Million
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 13, 2009
Nanomedicine company Liquidia Technologies has raised over $7 million in new funding, according to a regulatory filing.
"A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals the company raised $7,031,130 in equity," according to TechJournal South .
"Liquidi...
Two Pennsylvania Startups Receive Nanotech Funding
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 8, 2009
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Two Pennsylvania-based startups have received grants from the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center .
"Philadelphia-based Arkema Inc. is getting $275,000 of funding from ...
The Nanomedicine Job Market
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 24, 2009
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In an excellent article in the journal Nature , Virginia Gewin takes an in-depth look at the job market for nanomedicine.
"Governments around the world are banking on high economic returns as they invest in a field that aims to use atomic- or molecular-level techniques...
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...
ACTU Issues Warning About Nanomaterials
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 18, 2009
...Council of Trade Unions ( ACTU ) this week issued a fact sheet warning of the health risks of nanomaterials.
"The ACTU is pushing for closer oversight of the rapidly growing industry, which ...
Canada to Require Companies to Disclose Any Use of Nanomaterials
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 1, 2009
...month to make Canada the first country in the world to require all companies to disclose any use of nanomaterials in their products.
"Officials said the plan is to send a notice out that requir...
UK Raises Nanotech Health Fears
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 13, 2008
... Environment:
The Case of Nanotechnology , which warns of the potential health dangers inherent in nanomaterials.
"The Commission's broad conclusion is that the speed of development in the...
5th International Conference on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies - NN08
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 9, 2008
...nd Nanoelectronics; Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine; Thin Films, Meta-materials and Spintronics; Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanomechanics; and many more....
Creating an Artificial Nanovirus
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 3, 2008
Wow, what a fascinating title! "Filamentous Artificial Virus from a Self-Assembled Discrete Nanoribbon."
Researchers at the Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea have been developing an artificial filament-shaped virus that may deliver drugs and other agents to specifically targeted ar...
Keck Foundation Grants $1.6 Million to Study Biological Interactions with Nanomaterials
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 12, 2007
... project is designed to help researchers understand potential biological interactions of engineered nanomaterials and develop design rules for the development of nanoparticles with enhanced biological...
Nanotechnology Industries Association director addresses Ideas Factory
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 12, 2007
...his Idea Factory, said:
Steffi was looking well ahead of current commercialised applications in nanomaterials, to possible functional devices and integrated systems with applications in areas such...
High-Tech Glucose Sensor Being Developed For Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on January 11, 2007
...sor exhibits a substantially higher sensitivity.
Xie, a research scientist in charge of the Nanomaterials and Carbon Nanotube Laboratory at the University of Arkansas' High Density Electro...
Cabot alleges nanotechnology patent infringement
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 6, 2007
...ss Cabot Microelectronics' recent decision to pursue legal action against DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials (DA Nano) and Korea's Cheil Industries. Cabot claims DA Nano is manufacturing and ...
California planning $95 million for nanotech and related research
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 4, 2007
... nanotech research to be centered in Berkeley though, where the city council has voted to regulate nanomaterials ....
Algae offer valuable lessons for nanoscientists
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 8, 2006
...ey hope to learn how diatoms assemble intricate micro-architectures to find better ways to create nanomaterials.
Diatoms are single-celled organisms that frequently appear as a brown, slippery coat...
All we want for Christmas is nanotech risk assessment tools
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 2, 2006
...n a commentary in this week's Nature:
• Develop instruments to assess exposure to engineered nanomaterials in air and water, within the next 3-10 years.
• Develop and validate methods to evalua...
nanoSTUDIO explores architecture and nanotechnology
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 29, 2006
...ildings based on nanotechnology will be like 25 years from now. Their palette of materials included nanomaterials already developed in laboratories that are now working their way to market. These incl...
Annan warns of biotech dangers
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 24, 2006
...ford the equipment can now go out and buy a desktop nanofactory giving them the power to create new nanomaterials.
When we consider that, and the potential for harm, the words of one Sandia National...
German agencies preparing joint research strategy on nanotech health and environmental risks
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 18, 2006
...ngineered nanoparticles. For example: "So far no findings have been reported about how organic nanomaterials are degraded in the environment," and yet, "Particularly in small and medium...
Nanotech workplace regulations don't match risks, study finds
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 15, 2006
...ronmental and health risks for workers."
"The use of conventional practices for handling nanomaterials," said ICON director Dr. kristen M. Kulinowski, "appears to stem from...
Architectural applications of nanotechnology raise new issues
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 11, 2006
...Leading Architects Forum in Los Angeles, and I can tell you architects are extremely excited about nanomaterials.
I discussed a variety of building materials already available like bacteria-killing...
Nanotechnology applications in construction
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 8, 2006
...gy Applications in Construction at America's Leading Architects Forum .
I'll discuss new nanomaterials and nanosensors, and how they may affect the way we design and make buildings. It'...
New materials versus conservative viewpoints
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 7, 2006
...fronted with today in a presentation I made to some university faculty about future applications of nanomaterials.
I explained that the elasticity is determined by the configuration of the nanotubes....
The end of nanotechnology
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 21, 2006
... you use the term 'nanotechnology,' it will date you," he said. "Today's 'nanomaterials' are tomorrow's 'materials.'"
That may seem like stating the obv...
Bt microbe fools biotech experts
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 2, 2006
...ainty that shrouds many nanotech applications. We simply can't predict what the consequences of nanomaterials in the environment or in the human body will be. And if we were wrong all along about ...
Consumer group calls for moratorium on products containing nanomaterials
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 1, 2006
...ncern that the FDA's current oversight practices do not sufficiently regulate the use of nanomaterials in consumer food, food packaging, and agricultural products, says an association press...
Altair Nanotechnologies expanding Indiana facility
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 29, 2006
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Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. says an increase in customer demand for its ceramic nanomaterials and titanate battery systems will allow it to expand its operations at the Flagship Enterprise Cen...
Future Skin
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 24, 2006
...hwear then ever before: chemists from the University of Arkansas announced the first 3D-form from nanomaterials.
The advancement from 2D to 3D makes textiles possible. Nano is not a micro-micro-pi...
Nanotechnology research funding up, venture capital down
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 15, 2006
...d quarter of 2006 compared to the second quarter of 2005. Altair is a leading provider of advanced nanomaterials technology for use in energy, pharmaceutical, life sciences and industrial application...
A brief survey of nanotechnology risks
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 9, 2006
...der focuses on the possibility of a new arms race.
Dietram Scheufele worries about the labeling of nanomaterials as the " asbestos of tomorrow" by some European media trying to stir u...
Supplement to president's FY 2007 budget defines nanotech spending
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 6, 2006
...nces.
The Environmental Protection Agency is developing a voluntary pilot program for reporting of nanomaterials manufacturing. It also wants to fingerprint characteristics, especially layer, separat...
Cadmus to present workshop on "Nanotechnology: Managing Health and Environmental Risks"
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 4, 2006
... risks and the implications for their business. It will provide the basics for responsibly managing nanomaterials exposure, human health, and safety (EHS) issues and for learning potential nanomateria...
Hybrid organic/inorganic nanoparticles aid medical imaging
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 28, 2006
...earchers at the Carolina Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence have developed a new class of nanomaterials that can be used to create multifunctional nanoparticles, says a report at nanotechw...
Nanotechbuzz interviews Nano 50 award winner Authentix
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 20, 2006
...vert marking applications. What do those materials do, and what's the advantage of working with nanomaterials?
CW: By working with nanomaterials, we can exploit the unique optical properties that...
nanoRISK: newsletter enriches nanotech risk discussion
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 10, 2006
...nd articles such as: "Nanotechnology risks - the real issues"; "Toxicology of carbon nanomaterials"; "Voluntary reporting scheme in the UK" and "Germany's dialog...
NanoSphere earns first Nanotechnology Quality Label
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 8, 2006
...e to a strict definition of nanotechnology developed in conjunction with NanoMat , a Germany-based nanomaterials network, and on various performance criteria.
The first material to earn the quality ...
Nano Science and Technology conference offers quantity and quality
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 9, 2006
...ergy consulting firm, presented a model for helping businesses understand and evaluate the risks of nanomaterials they make or use. She told me that most firms simply don't know how to properly ev...
Nanotechnology: Green by Design
in IfEnergy, on April 26, 2006
...grated into nanoproduct manufacturing. It also will look at the tools engineers need to manufacture nanomaterials and products "greenly," and the engineering challenges posed by moving to th...
Distributor doubts nanotech to blame for Magic Nano recall
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 12, 2006
...o aerosol bathroom cleaner is to blame for causing respiratory problems in 77 users, instead of the nanomaterials.
The statement says that Kleinmann and its suppliers have not yet been successful in...
Live webcast to ask, 'How green is green nanotechnology?'
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 12, 2006
... in fuel and material use. Electronic data storage has been increased thousands of times because of nanomaterials, and lighting is more efficient because of nanoscaled materials.
As part of its Gre...
Report targets smart home industry as ripe for nanotechnology
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 27, 2006
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Innovations in MEMS (MicroElectroMechnical Systems), nanomaterials and other emerging technologies are making smart homes a reality for the masses.
The January 2006 Bourne Report says t...
Nanotech comes to Washington: Altairnano CEO and NanoBusiness Alliance at the Capitol
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 17, 2006
...ls for the predictability of the environmental, health and safety risks of commercially-interesting nanomaterials."
Gotcher called on Congress to provide increased federal funding for nanotechn...
Businesses and environmentalists team up to call for nanotechnology safety funding
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 16, 2006
...ment to collaborate on a framework for the responsible development, production, use and disposal of nanomaterials.
"The intent of this framework," according to a DuPont statement , "...
MicroNanoStructured fiber systems: the new wardrobe for the roughest work
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 14, 2006
...he electronic function."
The US Army has been quick to pick up on the military potential of nanomaterials and initiated the $50 million Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at MIT in 2002. T...
President's 2007 nanotechnology budget: big bucks for small tech
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 8, 2006
... blend of expertise.
The budget also adds another $4 million to study the impacts of manufactured nanomaterials on human health and the environment and nanotechnology's potential beneficial uses...
UCLA unveils new method for testing nanoparticle toxicity
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 6, 2006
...s UCLA team have developed a new testing method to assess the safety and health risks of engineered nanomaterials.
They have developed a new testing method that would help manufacturers monitor and ...
The biggest small tech gathering: Nanotech 2006
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 1, 2006
...esenting work by my NanoStudio . This presentation will focus on the architectural applications of nanomaterials including carbon nanotubes, nanogel, and nanofabric.
Nanotech 2006 is the largest s...
Another step toward self-assembly: electrospinning fibrous mats
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 27, 2006
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Scientists at Virginia Tech have taken a big stride toward self-assembly in nanomaterials by creating nonwoven fibrous mats from a small organic molecule in a single step. The result is a new ...
While new report calls for greater nanotechnology regulation, public not so sure
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 14, 2006
...ith the " could have " applications in crash resistant cars and stain proof clothing when nanomaterials are already used in these very products?
These statements create the impression that ...
Ball State University students explore design with nanotechnology
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 12, 2006
... State University hope to answer these questions as they explore the architectural applications of nanomaterials. Working with carbon nanotube glazing, flexible solar cells and nanosensors, they'...
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS): merging cells and machines
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 6, 2006
...s is critical in these fields, and Zuruzi discovered that cells attach up to five times faster when nanomaterials like titanium dioxide are dotted with pores 50 to 200 nanometers wide, apparently due ...
Nanotechnology: New wave or technological tsunami?
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 3, 2006
...lected in comments like this is unfortunate because it undermines other, more reasonable ones about nanomaterials, like the concern that their " popularity among big producers could displace farm...
$20 million Nanoplex deal bringing UK' s Oxonica stateside
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 24, 2005
...omeland security applications like chemical and Biological weapon detectors. Oxonica markets nanomaterials for use in cosmetics and fuel additives. The merged companies, to work under the Oxoni...
Nanotechnology environmental, health and safety debate heats up
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 19, 2005
...safety (EHS) impacts. Several recent studies have also suggested concerns about the health risks of nanomaterials. One found that a nanoparticle commonly used in industry could have a damaging effect ...
Innovations Around The Network
in Philoneist, on December 18, 2005
...g the AVP1 gene. Read the article . Read about AVP1 . Nanotechbuzz has a feature about incipient nanomaterials emerging in architectural design and building construction. Though expensive to instal...
Nanotech's for real in the building industry
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 17, 2005
... Nanotechnology is sometimes seen as all hype, with little real-world application. But nanomaterials are already all around us. Take the buildings that we live and work in, for instance. You' ll...
Biocamera uses bacteria as film
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 12, 2005
...hat created the image at left (courtesy Chris Voigt) could also be used to guide the manufacture of nanomaterials in a nano-factory, where, as he says, " the bacteria could weave a complex materi...
Arrowhead getting nanomaterials out of the university and into the market
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 9, 2005
...university labs and into the marketplace has often been a stumbling block in the development of new nanomaterials. But now at least one nanobiz has made it their primary goal. Arrowhead Research Corp...
Seven Technologies That Change Everything
in Wangtam, on 2005-10-10
...cro fuel cell sales will grow to $510 million by 2008 and $11 billion by 2013. KEY PLAYERS: Altair Nanomaterials, Ballard Power Systems, Dow Chemical, DTI Energy, Hitachi (HIT), Motorola, MTI Micro F...
a nanotech primer
in TJ's Weblog, on January 25, 2005
...same, this kind of work is useful because it gives an indication of where money could be made. Most nanomaterials, says Mr Nordan, will rapidly become commodities , with operating margins in the...