Nanoparticle News articles from June 2001

Nanoparticle News archives from June 2001

Ti[O.sub.2] Coatings Decontaminate Hazardous Chemicals.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Nanocrystalline titanium dioxide coatings deposited by a thermal spray process using nanoparticulate feedstock can decontaminate hazardous chemical and biological agents, according to engineers from Northrup Grumman. The decontamination...

News Briefs.(Nanotechnologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Texas Start-Up initiates Second Financing Round. Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Austin, TX) has launched a second round of fundraising in conjunction with the Texas Venture Capital Conference, which is organized by The Capital Network. The company's...

Medical Device Maker Acquires License From Westaim Biomedical.(Smith and Nephew)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Medical devices group Smith & Nephew has acquired an exclusive global license to Westaim Biomedical's antimicrobial coating technology for wounds, together with its U.S. and Canadian Acticoat burn-dressing business. The Acticoat product is...

Consortium Examines Emission Controls and Particulates.(Southwest Research Institute)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Engine emissions researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are forming a consortium to examine how technologies aimed at reducing oxides of nitrogen (NOx) from diesel engines affect emissions of particulate matter. The new...

Horiba Introduces Surface Area Tools.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2001... Horiba Instruments has introduced a new series of particle surface area analyzers, the SA-9600 Multi-Point Series, capable of providing multi-point BET, single-point BET and total pore volume analyses. The SA-9600 Multi-Point Series...

Two-Step CMP Process Boosts Throughput.(Promos Technologies)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... To improve the throughput and economics of chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP), researchers from ProMOS Technologies in Taiwan have replaced traditional one-step polishing using either a "colloidal" or "fumed" abrasive slurry with a...

Magnetic Metamaterials Are Self-Assembled.(NanoSonic)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... NanoSonic, Virginia Tech, and a major U.S. materials and instrumentation company have worked cooperatively to apply molecular-level self-assembly methods to the fabrication of magnetic nanocomposite metamaterials that are compatible with...

Financial Results.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Orthovita Reports Quarterly Losses. Biomaterials firm Orthovita, Inc. (Malvern, PA) reported an operating loss of $3,700,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2001, compared to an operating loss for the first three months of 2000 of...

Process for Uniform Filling of Surface Irregularities.(Vacuum Metallurgical Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A researcher from Vacuum Metallurgical Co., Ltd. has developed an ultrafine particle-based coating technology that allows uniform thin films to be applied to the inner walls of high-aspect-ratio holes as well as to flat surfaces. Holes or...

Grants Awarded.(Materials Modification, Inc)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Non-Volatile Memory Based on Si Nanocrystals. Using an ion implantation process followed by annealing, Applied Ceramics Research Co. (Colorado Springs, CO) plans to fabricate silicon nanocrystals in the gate oxide of conventional complementary...

Tailored Nanomaterials for Functional Applications -- Part II.
June 1, 2001... In Part I of this paper, a summary of vapor phase and solution synthesis methods being developed at NEI was presented, with an emphasis on tailoring the structure of the nanopowders in order to maximize the property enhancements. Specifically,...

MER Plans Large-Scale Nanotube Production.(MER Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... During the next 2 years, MER Corp. plans to develop a continuous reactor to scale up production of both single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs and MWNTs) from the current 12 g/min, level to approximately 100 g/min. The company...

Agreement Provides Altair with High-Purity Raw Materials.(Altair Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Altair International subsidiary Altair Technologies, Inc. and CMS Enterprises Development, a subsidiary of CMS Energy, have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop nanostructured powders of zirconia from CMS raw materials, in...

Research Advancements.(Nanomaterials Re search Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Electrical Activation Enhances Catalysis. Engineers from Nanomaterials Re search Corp. (NRC, Longmont, CO) have found that application of low levels of electric current to heterogeneous nanostructured catalysts can activate or modulate their...

German Firms to Automate Coatings.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... German companies ABB AG and Nanogate Technologies GmbH have launched a strategic collaboration to develop sophisticated robot-based automation technology to coat surfaces with Nanogate's inorganic-organic nanocomposites. ABB is one of the...

Growth In Additives Market for Minerals.(Business Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The use of minerals as additives is widespread in today's industrial market. Historically, mineral fillers were used to extend other raw materials as a cost savings measure. Today, specific materials are developed and selected for the...

Recent Patents.(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Luminescent Nanocrystal Technology Patented, Licensed. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a patent (U.S. Patent 6,207,229) in early April for technology that has been licensed exclusively to Quantum Dot Corp. (Hayward, CA)...

BCC Announces Fourth Nanoparticle Conference.(Business Communications Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The fourth annual Business Communications Co. (BCC) conference FINE, ULTRAFINE AND NANO PARTICLES 2001 will be held October 14-17, 2001 at the Holiday Inn Chicago, City Centre, Downtown Chicago, IL. This conference brings together the...