Nanoparticle News articles from February 2001

Nanoparticle News archives from February 2001

Selected Nanoparticles to Reach $667 Million by 2005.(industry information)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... This is an exciting time to be in the nanomaterials business. After two decades of concentrated R&D and more recent commercialization efforts, an industry is emerging. Over 100 companies worldwide are involved in the development and production...

News Briefs.(brief industry information)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2001... Nanogate Forms Union. Nanogate GmbH (Saarbrucken, Germany) and Colloid Surface Technologies GmbH (Wiesbaden, Germany) have teamed up as nanogate Technologies GmbH. The new company, which has its headquarters in Saarbrucken, will concentrate on...

Continuous Flow Process Yields Nanocrystals for Biodetection.(product development from Biocrystal Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... BioCrystal, Inc. has developed a continuous flow process to produce monodisperse semiconductor nanocrystals at a production rate of hundreds of milligrams per hour. The resulting particles are designed for use as fluorescent tags or labels in...

Industry Standard Test Applied to Nanoparticulate Bone Graft.(from Orthovita Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... In an industry standard test to evaluate the ability of a bone graft to form bone, Orthovita says its nanoparticle-based VITOSS product mixed with bone marrow aspirate outperformed the leading bone graft material. The Urist pouch test,...

Instrument Quantifies Particle Size and Shape.(from Malvern Instruments)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2001... Particle geometry, as well as size distribution, affects the characteristics and behavior of particulate materials. Malvern Instruments has introduced a fully automated particle size and shape analyzer -- the Sysmex FPIA-2100 -- designed to...

Impact of Silver on BaTi[O.sub.3] Behavior Examined.(research findings)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Even small amounts of silver, which is commonly used as an electrode material for BaTi[O.sub.3]-based dielectrics, can impact the sintering ability and grain growth behavior of BaTi[O.sub.3] powders, according to researchers from the National...

Financial Results.(brief industry financial information)(Statistical Data Included)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2001... Revenues Increase, Costs Decline at Advanced Magnetics. Advanced Magnetics, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) announced that revenues for the quarter ended December 31. 2000 were $662,619, an 11% increase over revenues of $593,980 for the same period in...

Practical Method Emerges for Nanowire Construction.(research findings)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... UC Irvine chemists have developed a practical method to prepare metal nanowires that feature the conductivity, strength and length necessary for use in nanoscale microelectronic devices. Reginald Penner, UCI professor of chemistry, along...

Ag-Pd Found to Outperform ATO in Conductive Coatings.(antimony doped-tin oxide)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Researchers from Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) have developed silver-palladium-based transparent conductive coatings for computer monitors that reportedly provide better static charge protection and shielding against...

NANOCOMPOSITE COATINGS WITH MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES.(industry product information)
February 1, 2001... Chemical nanotechnology is the science of designing products such as coatings or ceramic castings based on very small-sized components, typically about [10.sup.-8] to [10.sup.-9] m. Varying the form, composition or surface properties of these...

MgO Slurry Polishes Without Liquid Oxidant.(chemical-mechanical polishing slurry,)(Patent No. 6,159,858)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... A chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) slurry containing manganese oxide abrasive particles can efficiently polish an integrated circuit (IC) conductor layer without a liquid oxidant, according to Fujitsu Ltd. and Mitsui Mining & Smelting,...

Molecular Self-Assembly Is Tool to Improve Plastics.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... A research team led by Northwestern University materials scientist Samuel I. Stupp is improving the properties of polymers by incorporating nanoribbons into the materials via a self-assembly process. This innovative use of molecular...

Agglomeration of Iron Oxide Nanocrystals Prevented.(Institut fur Neue Materialien)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Researchers from the Institut fur Neue Materialien in Saarbrucken, Germany, have developed a chemical synthesis technique that combines silane coating with ultrasound to produce an essentially agglomerate-free suspension of coated,...

INDUSTRY NEWS.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... NN STOCK WATCH, as of close 2-05-01 This Last % Company Symbol month Month Change Advanced Magnetics, Inc. AVM 3.25 2.50 30.0 Altair...

Moyco Sells Dental Supplies Business to Focus on Abrasives.(Moyco Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... In a move that shifts the company's focus to its precision abrasives business, Moyco Technologies, Inc. (Montgomeryville, PA) entered into a definitive purchase agreement to sell the assets of its dental supplies business for $17 million in...

New Volume Added to Particle Technology Series.(Light Scattering Methods.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... New Volume Added to Particle Technology Series. A new volume, Particle Characterization: Light Scattering Methods, has been added to the Particle Technology Series published by Kluwer Academic Publishers (www.wkap.nl). Particle characterization...

Nanotube Workshop Developments Compiled.(Nanotube '99 Workshop report)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Nanotube Workshop Developments Compiled. Science and Application of Nanotubes covers developments presented at the Nanotube '99 Workshop, held in late July 1999. An important focus of the book is the relative merits of the various techniques...

Nanophase Expects Slow Down, Expands Supply Agreement.(Nanophase Technologies)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Nanophase Technologies says it anticipates a slow-down in nanomaterial shipments during the first half of 2001 and an acceleration in the second half of the year, leading to a total volume increase of about 40% in 2001 relative to 2000. ...

NIST Streamlines ATP Application Process.(National Institute of Standards and Technology; Advanced)(Technology Program for 2001)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced two significant changes to the 2001 Advanced Technology Program (ATP) competition designed to simplify and accelerate the proposal submission process. The program provides co-funding...

Book Covers Processing of Monodisperse Particles.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Book Covers Processing of Monodisperse Particles. Monodispersed Particles, by T. Sugimoto of the Institute for Advanced Materials Processing at Tohoku University in Sendal, Japan, covers the preparation, characterization and applications of...