Nanoparticle News articles from March 2002

Nanoparticle News archives from March 2002

Self-organizing nanomaterials improve ski and snowboard wax. (Polymer Nanocomposites).(Nanogate Coatings Systems GmbH)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Self-organizing polymers and inorganic nanoparticles are the secret behind the new Cerax ski wax technology developed by Nanogate Coatings Systems GmbH, an official supplier of German, Canadian, Swiss, and U.S. ski teams that competed last...

Advanced Magnetics' sales drop slightly. (Financial Results).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Advanced Magnetics, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) reported a slight drop in revenue year over year. Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2002, ended December 31, 2001, totaled $1,504,384 as compared with $1,548,704 for the same period in fiscal 2001....

Cabot earnings up but volumes down. (Financial Results).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Cabot Corp. (Boston, MA) announced net earnings of $38 million, or$0.53 per diluted common share, for the first quarter ended December 31, 2001, compared with $28 million, or $0.37 per diluted common share, for the year-ago quarter. Cabot...

Cabot Microelectronics' revenue flat for Q1. (Financial Results).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (Aurora, IL) reported revenue for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2001 of $51.0 million, which is essentially unchanged relative to revenue in the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2001. Compared...

Encapsulated silica enables scratch-proof coatings. (Polymer Nanocomposites).(Degussa AG research on acrylic paints)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... By dispersing relatively high concentrations of encapsulated silica nanoparticles into a polymer matrix, Degussa AG researchers have developed acrylic paints with a wear resistance ten times greater than that of conventional acrylic systems....

NTera and Densitron collaborate on displays. (Electronics and Optoelectronics).(Densitron Technologies PLC)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Densitron Technologies, plc, a U.K.-based global supplier of electronic displays, and NTera, Ltd., a Dublin, Ireland-based producer of nanomaterials, have launched a collaboration to develop paper-quality electronic displays using NTera's...

Ferro achieves record sales. (Financial Results).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Ferro Corp. (Cleveland, OH) achieved record sales for both the fourth quarter and the full year 2001. Increased volume from acquisitions helped offset declines in market demand due to the economic conditions in the United States and Europe....

Nanophase sees small revenue increase. (Financial Results).(Nanophase Technologies Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Nanophase Technologies Corp. (Romeoville, IL) reported total revenue of $1.24 million for the quarter ending December 31, 2001, a slight increase compared with revenue generated ($1.19 million) during the same period in 2000. The company also...

Westaim posts loss. (Financial Results).(Westaim Corp., financial results)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... The Westaim Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) recorded a net loss of $67.5 million, or $0.87/share, on revenues of $68.9 million. In the previous year, the company recorded a net loss of $14.6 million, or $0.19/share, on revenues of $127.8...

Quantum dots enhance erbium luminescence. (Electronics and Optoelectronics).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The 1.5-micron wavelength luminescence from erbium is enhanced by the presence of silicon or germanium nanocrystals (quantum dots) in erbium-doped silicon dioxide (Si[O.sub.2]), according to researchers from the Department of Physics at the...

Nanomaterials enable SOFC advancements. (Energy and Environment).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Altair Nanotechnologies recently announced significant cost-cutting and technical advancements in the company's solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) development program through the use of its proprietary nanomaterials. One of the major technical...

Nanoclay membranes compared to Nafion. (Funding Awards).(Hoku Scientific Inc., research on fuel cells and nanofabricated clay membranes)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Hoku Scientific, Inc. (Waipahu, HI) will use a $100,000 federal grant to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of using nanofabricated clay membranes as proton exchange membranes in fuel cells. A Small Business Innovation Research...

SurroMed awarded contract for NIH study. (Funding Awards).
March 1, 2002... SurroMed, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) was awarded a subcontract to undertake clinical phenotyping under a National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases contract entitled "Autoimmune Biomarkers Collaborative Network." The...

Cabot Microelectronics settles patent dispute.(with Rodel Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (Aurora, IL) has settled all pending patent infringement litigation with competitor Rodel, Inc. The litigation related to certain aspects of Cabot Microelectronics' business but had involved Cabot Microelectronics'...

Core-shell particles show molecular sensing ability. (Energy and Environment).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Metal and metal oxide nanoparticles encapsulated with organic shells show promise as building blocks for designing chemically and biologically sensitive interfacial materials, say researchers from the State University of New York at Binghamton....

Linked biomolecules controlled remotely. (Biotechnology News).(Massachusetts Institute of Technology research)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Biological molecules linked with metal nanoparticles can be manipulated remotely by radio frequency energy, according to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The novel technology, which is being commercialized by...

NanoEnergy Corp. changes name.(to NanoProducts Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... NanoEnergy Corp. (Longmont, CO) has changed its name to NanoProducts Corp. for trademark reasons and to distinguish its brand name. The company began using the term "NanoProducts" in 1997 and registered it as its domain name in February 1998.

Molecular Nanosystems receives $2 million.(produces carbon nanotubes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Supported by initial funding of $2 million, start-up company Molecular Nanosystems (Palo Alto, CA) has produced its first batch of carbon nanotubes in its fully functional lab. Founded by Hongjie Dai, an assistant professor in Stanford...

Nanocor launches China promotion.(appoints Beijing Nano Sunshine Technology Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Nanocor, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMCOL International Corp. (Arlington Heights, IL), has inaugurated its promotion in China with the appointment of Beijing Nano Sunshine Technology Co., Ltd. to sell and distribute its nanomer products,...

Aerosol silicon nanoparticle nonvolatile floating gate memory devices; part II: performance. (Technology Insight).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Silicon nanoparticle-based floating gate MOS field effect devices are attractive candidates for terabit [cm.sup.-2] density nonvolatile memory applications. In last month's issue of Nanoparticle News, the fabrication of an ultraclean two-stage...

Nanophase receives order for optical polishing application.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Nanophase Technologies Corp. (Romeoville, IL) has received an initial order for its proprietary nanocrystalline metal oxide particles for an optical polishing application. Nanophase says the NanoTek metal oxides used for this application are...

GE invests $100 million in Research Center.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... GE (Niskayuna, NY) is investing more than $100 million in a multiyear project to modernize its research and development headquarters. The newly renamed GE Global Research Center will include a new wing of laboratories to facilitate research in...

Size reduction yields stronger drug particles. (Biotechnology News).(research by Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The mechanical properties of nanosize drug particles are enhanced compared with conventional, micron-scale drug particles, according to Merck researchers studying the impact of particle size on drug delivery. The formulation of drug...

Technique trims carbon fiber costs. (Manufacturing News).(Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate explores new way of making carbon nanofiber composites)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Utilizing a new production method for carbon fiber, Air Force scientists are developing a cost-effective way of making carbon nanofiber composites that can be used to build military and commercial aerospace components at a fraction of the usual...

Nanotubes serve as particle templates. (Recent Patents).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Researchers from the National University of Singapore led by Ping Chen have invented a method to form metal particles and fibers using carbon nanotubes or nanofibers as templates. The technique involves mixing nanotubes or nanofibers with a...

Nanophase develops core-shell technology. (Recent Patents).(Nanophase Technologies Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Nanophase Technologies Corp. (Romeoville, IL) has filed a U.S. patent application protecting a composite core-shell nanoparticle structure that reportedly provides improved properties over single constituent nanoparticles. The patent...

Catalyst islands lead to nanotubes. (Recent Patents).(Leland Stanford Junior University receives patent)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Nanotube structures can be made using catalyst islands disposed on a substrate (e.g., silicon, alumina, or quartz) or on the free end of an atomic force microscope cantilever, according to U.S. Patent 6,346,189, issued to the board of trustees...

Joint venture launched to manufacture nanocarbon. (Manufacturing News).(Frontier Carbon Corp.)
March 1, 2002... Frontier Carbon Corp. (FCC), a joint venture of Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., has been formed to develop high-performance nanocarbon products based on fullerene and carbon nanotube technology, as well as to produce and supply...

Hosokawa Micron and NanoProducts team up. (Industry News).
March 1, 2002... Hosokawa Micron Corp. and NanoProducts Corp. (formerly NanoEnergy Corp.) have teamed up to commercialize nanoparticles and nanoparticle handling, processing, and manufacturing technology. The two companies will share intellectual property...

Orthovita patent covers 12 new claims. (Recent Patents).(fine particle synthesis technology)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Orthovita, Inc. (Malvern, PA), a developer of orthopaedic biomaterials, has been granted a U.S. patent for its fine particle synthesis technology. The patent covers 12 new claims for the production and use of the unique minerals and...

Nano-smectite produced in China. (Research News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... In a development expected to improve the delivery of smectite as a medical agent, scientists in China have applied microwave technology to the manufacture of nanoscale smectite. In early February, a scientific team from China University of...

Nano Mo[Si.sub.2] produced and densified simultaneously. (Research News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A new process combining electric field activation and uniaxial pressure can simultaneously synthesize and densify nanostructured-Mo[Si.sub.2] in one step, reports a team of researchers from the University of Burgundy (Dijon, France) and the...

Continuous nanocoatings formed by sol-gel. (Research News).(on ceramic powders)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Given the importance of surface modification in determining the rheological and consolidation behavior of aqueous suspensions, researchers from Drexel University examined the impact of sol-gel nanocoating on ceramic powders. Examples of systems...

Altair to penetrate Japanese market. (Industry News).(Altair Nanotechnologies)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Altair Nanotechnologies has signed an agreement with the American-based subsidiary of an unnamed Japanese exporter that is expected to open the Japanese market to Altair's nanomaterial-based products. According to Altair, the company is one of...

BOS acquires license from Research Frontiers. (Industry News).(for suspended-particle device to shade cars)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... BOS GmbH & Co. KG has acquired a worldwide nonexclusive license from Research Frontiers, Inc. to manufacture and sell automotive sunshades and sun visors using the latter's fast-responding suspended particle device (SPD) light-control film...

Choice of support material deemed critical. (Research News).(under iridium catalysts)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Researchers at the University of California, Davis have discovered that modifying the support material under iridium catalysts of just four atoms has a dramatic effect on the catalyst behavior, as reported in the February 7 issue of Nature...

NN stock watch (at close, March 1, 2002).(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 1, 2002... (At Close, March 1, 2002) This Last Company Symbol Month Month % Change Advanced Magnetics, Inc. AVM 3.56 3.65 -2.47 Altair International, Inc....

Calendar.
March 1, 2002... May 6-7, 2002. Nanotech and Biotech Convergence-2002, Stamford, CT. Contact: Business Communications Co., Inc., 25 Van Zant St., Norwalk, CT 06855; Tel: 203/853-4266, Fax: 203/853-0348; Email: conference@bccresearch.com, Website:...