Nanoparticle News articles from January 2005

Nanoparticle News archives from January 2005

Multinationals join forces with nanotech start-ups.(2004: THE YEAR IN REVIEW)
January 1, 2005... What do Air Products & Chemicals, Altana Chemie, BASF, Du Pont, Entegris, Intel, and Lucent Technologies have in common? In 2004, each of these multinational firms hooked up with a nanotechnology start-up for the purpose of developing and...

CNI and C Sixty merge.(BUSINESS)(Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc. )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc. (CNI) and C Sixty, Inc. (Houston, TX) completed a merger at the end of December that will allow C Sixty to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of CNI. The merged companies intend to develop products that will...

Kanematsu and NanoDynamics link up.(BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... NanoDynamics (ND; Buffalo, NY) has established an exclusive agreement with Kanematsu-KGK, a leading distributor of advanced materials and machine tools in Japan, for the distribution of its nano- and microscale metal powders in Japan and Korea....

From appliances to automobiles--nanomaterials improve products.(2004: THE YEAR IN REVIEW)
January 1, 2005... A variety of new nanomaterial-based products--ranging from unique "green" appliances to high performance bicycle components--entered the market this past year. Let's take a look at some of the latest commercial nanotech advances. Two...

Nanoparticle fuel additive adopted.(BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Over the next six months, Stagecoach Group (Perth, Scotland) plans to roll out the use of Cerulean International's ceria nanoparticle-based fuel additive (Envirox[TM]) across its entire 7,000-vehicle UK bus fleet, following the success of a...

Nanomix licenses UCLA Technology.(BUSINESS)(University of California, Los Angeles)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Nanomix Inc. (Emeryville, CA), which is commercializing nanoelectronic detection devices that combine carbon nanotube electronics with silicon microstructures, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with The Regents of the University of...

ANI develops sensor with KRI.(BUSINESS)(Applied Nanotech, Inc. )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Nano-Proprietary, Inc. (Austin, TX), through its subsidiary, Applied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI) has entered into a research and development agreement with KRI, Inc. (KRI) to develop a nanomaterial-based hydrogen sensor for automotive fuel cell...

Investment in nanotech: who's getting the money?(2004: THE YEAR IN REVIEW)
January 1, 2005... During 2004, Nanoparticle News reported on a total of $115 million in venture capital and private equity investments in nanotechnology companies. Let's take a look at the big winners and the companies providing the funding. This year,...

Very long nanotube arrays formed.(RESEARCH)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Researchers from the Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA) used anodic oxidation to prepare self-organized titanium oxide nanotube arrays of enhanced surface area and up to 4.4 microns in length--an order of magnitude longer than...

Nanofiber composites twice as strong.(RESEARCH)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... A team from Gyeongsang National University (Chinju, Korea) found that carbon nanofiber (CNF)--reinforced copper composites produced via liquid infiltration were twice as strong as unreinforced composites. They used a mechanical drawing process...

Nanoscale phosphors sintered into ceramics.(RESEARCH)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Nanoscale [(Y,Gd).sub.2][O.sub.3]:Eu powders prepared by a novel co-precipitation processing method can be sintered into transparent ceramics, according to a report in the January, 2005 issue of the Journal of Materials Research by scientists...

U.S. government aggressively funds nanotech research.(2004: THE YEAR IN REVIEW)(United States)
January 1, 2005... The U.S. government aggressively supported nanotechnology research this past year, designating hundreds of millions of dollars for new projects and research centers. According to the National Nanotechnology Initiative, federal funding for...

2004 event of the year: the IPO that wasn't.(Commentary)(Initial Public Offering)
January 1, 2005... Nanosys announced plans for an initial public offering (IPO) back in April, stirring up debate within the nanotechnology community about the risks and implications of such a move. In July, the firm set a $15-17 price per share for 6.25 million...

Quantum dots: current technical status and commercial growth prospects.(INDUSTRY INSIGHT)
January 1, 2005... Thee publisher of this newsletter, BCC, Inc., recently conducted a comprehensive business analysis report on quantum dots (QDs) and their commercial growth potential. The primary input to the analysis is U.S. patent activity. Over 700 U.S....

Plasmonic effect could advance sensors.(RESEARCH)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... In a study published recently in the Journal of Applied Physics Letters, Solaris Nanosciences' founder and CEO Nabil Lawandy demonstrated a plasmonic effect that could lead to the development of rapid single, molecule detection, identification...

NanoDynamics hires USGA director.(PEOPLE)(Appointed Frank Thomas as Consultant and Technical Advisor)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... NanoDynamics (Buffalo, NY) has hired Frank Thomas, founder of Frankly Golf and former USGA technical director, as a consultant and technical advisor to the NDMX golf ball initiative. Thomas will be responsible for assuring that NanoDynamics'...

New CEO steps up at small times.(PEOPLE)(Appointed Patricia Glaza as Cheif Executing Officer)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Patricia Glaza has succeeded Steve Crosby as CEO of Small Times Media. Crosby left for a management position with Ford Motor Co. On January 1, 2005, four years after its formation, Small Times spun off from its parent company, Ardesta, LLC, and...

Carbon nanotubes sorted optically.(PATENTS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... It is possible to sort and manipulate carbon nanotubes optically by creating an optical dipole trap with a laser, according to U.S. Patent 6,835,911, which was recently issued to Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, CA). The process entails directing a...

Nanotech R&D centers emerge, gain support.(Research and Development)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Nanotechnology-focused R&D centers continue to pop up and gain support around the globe. Among the ground-breaking developments (pun intended) covered during the past year in Nanoparticle News were the launchings of the Center for...

Single-step process yields ceramic nanoparticles.(PATENTS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Scientists representing the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Delhi, India) have developed a single step process to synthesize phase-pure ceramic oxide nano-particles of a single- or multi-component system. The process entails...

Security ink based on nanocrystals.(PATENTS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... BioCrystal, Ltd. (Westerville, OH) has developed an ink based on functionalized fluorescent nanocrystals that can be used to print a security mark on a surface for future identification. Upon excitation with light of an appropriate wavelength,...

Decontamination enhanced by nanoparticles.(PATENTS)(Nanoscale Materials Inc)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... A team of researchers led by Nanoscale Materials, Inc. (Manhattan, KS) has developed improved area decontamination products useful for the neutralization of chemical and biological compounds or agents. Formulated from reactive nanoparticles and...

Recent market reports shed light on future.(WHAT'S NEXT FOR NANOTECH?)
January 1, 2005... During the past year, BCC analysts have researched and analyzed market opportunities for various nanoscale materials and devices for applications ranging from biotechnology to electronics. As a result of this work, BCC published a handful of...

Battery powders protected.(PATENTS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... NEI Corp. (Piscataway, NJ) scientists have patented nanoscale or ultrafine particles of lithium titanate ([Li.sub.4][Ti.sub.5][O.sub.2]), an important anode material for rechargeable energy storage devices such as Li-based batteries and...

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
January 1, 2005... February 1-2, 2005 4th Annual Nanotech Investing Forum, Rancho Mirage, CA. Contact: Regina Ramazzini, IBF, Tel: 516-765-9005, Ext. 31, Email: regina@ibfconferences.com. March 28-April 1, 2005 Materials Research Society (MRS) 2005 Spring...

Argonide stays lean and mean to commercialize filters.(WHO'S WHO IN NANOTECH)(Interview)
January 1, 2005... Fred Tepper is president of Argonide, a nanomaterials company he founded in 1994. After earning a B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry and Materials from New York University, he spent 40 years at the Mine Safety Appliance (MSA) Co., starting as a bench...

Nanomagnetics: materials, technologies and markets.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... FAST FACT--The global market for nanomagnetic materials and devices wilt rise at an average annual growth rate of 22.6%. from $4.3 billion in 2004 to reach nearly $12.0 billion in 2009 Product Code: GB-293 December 2004 207pp. * 71 tbls. *...

NN stock watch.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 1, 2005... NN Stock Watch (at close 1/03/05) Company Symbol 3-Jan-05 1-Dec-04 2-Jan-04 Advanced Magnetics, Inc. AVM 16.00 14.05 13.24 Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. ALTI 2.63 2.88...