Nanoparticle News articles from March 2003

Nanoparticle News archives from March 2003

Nanoparticle-enhanced filters improve environmental masks. (Energy And Environment).
March 1, 2003... By adding reactive nanoparticles to the surface of a filtration system designed to obstruct bacteria and viruses, Emergency Filtration Products (EFP) has developed an environmental isolation mask that can not only block but also eradicate...

DuPont strengthens electronic materials business.(E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... In a move to strengthen its IC fabrication materials business, DuPont (Wilmington, DE) has acquired ChemFirst, Inc., including subsidiary EKC Technology, a producer of chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) slurries, in a cash merger with a total...

Quantum Dot and SC BioSciences team up.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Under the terms of a major strategic partnership between SC Biosciences Corp. (SCB) and Quantum Dot Corp. (QDC, Hayward, CA) announced last month, SCB has commenced distribution of QDC's Qdot nanocrystal products in Japan as the company's...

X-ray source probes particulate pollutants.
March 1, 2003... Extremely fine soot particles present in the environment as particulate air pollution create health problems and may contribute to thousands of premature deaths each year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Researchers...

NEMS devices might benefit from ferrofluids. (Electronics And Magnetics).(nanoelectromechanical systems)(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
March 1, 2003... MIT researchers recently recognized by the American Physical Society for their videotape of ferrofluid motion are investigating the use of rotating magnetic fields and magnetic nanocrystals for micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems...

Canadian NBA releases nanomedicine taxonomy.(the Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance has prepared a nanomedicine taxonomy, which describes some of the leading developments and applications in nanomedicine including biopharmaceutics, implantable materials, implantable devices, surgical aids,...

Nanotech theorist leaves Zyvex. (People).(Ralph C. Merkle)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Ralph C. Merkle, a nanotechnology theorist at the molecular manufacturing firm Zyvex Corp. (Richardson, TX), stepped down from his position at the end of February to pursue independent consulting and speaking opportunities on the topics of...

The big down: a big disappointment. (Commentary).(the ETC Group report calling for greater regulation of nanomaterials and nanotechnology)
March 1, 2003... After reading through the The Big Down, the controversial ETC Group report that calls for greater regulation of nanomaterials and nanotechnology, I wondered if the authors might have mistaken Michael Crichton's techno-thriller Prey for...

Nanophase VP retires. (People).(Donald J. Freed, vice president of business development at Nanophase Technologies Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Donald J. Freed, vice president of business development at Nanophase Technologies Corp. (Romeoville, IL), retired at the end of February. "Don has been instrumental in helping Nanophase evolve from a development company into a nano-materials...

Head of Canadian Nano Institute honored. (People).(Dan Wayner of Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Dan Wayner, acting director general of Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT), has been inducted into the Royal Society of Canada as a Fellow, which is considered to be the country's "most prestigious academic accolade" according...

Slurry producer sees revenue drop. (Financial Results).(Cabot Microelectronics Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (Aurora, IL) reported that total revenue for the first fiscal quarter of 2003 ended December 31, 2002, reached $57.3 million, an increase of 12.3% compared with the first quarter a year ago; on a sequential basis,...

Nanophase reports mixed results. (Financial Results).(Nanophase Technologies Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Nanophase Technologies Corp. (Romeoville, IL) reported that, for the quarter ended December 31, 2002, total revenue was $1.1 million compared with total revenue of $1.2 million for the same period in 2001. The decrease in revenue during...

Antibacterial agent shreds bacteria. (Biotechnology News).
March 1, 2003... Sierra Pacific Research Co. released preliminary lab results showing that its patent-pending spray-on solution of Bio-DECON antibacterial agent kills both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, including anthrax. Bio-DECON is based on...

DNA acts as scaffold for nanoparticle devices. (Self-Assembly Technology).(University of Minnesota)
March 1, 2003... A team of scientists from the University of Minnesota has used the selective "stickiness" of DNA to construct a scaffolding for closely spaced nanoparticles that could exchange information on a scale of only 10 angstroms (1 nm). The...

Argonne produces high-speed filter. (New Products).(Argonide Nanomaterials)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Argonide Nanomaterials (Sanford, FL) says it has developed an alumina nanofiber disposable filter that retains 99.9999+% of viruses at water flow rates several hundred times greater than virus-rated ultraporous membranes. "The filter's unique...

Nanocor extends nanocomposite line. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Nanocor, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AMCOL International Corp. (Arlington Heights, IL), has introduced Rheospan, a sag control additive for use in unsaturated polyester resin that the company says extends its nanocomposite product line....

Nanotechnology advantages applied to gas sensor development: Part II. (Technology Insight).(Nanomaterials Research)
March 1, 2003... Multilayer Sensor Architectures In addition to optimizing the sensor material, Nanomaterials Research is also developing techniques to improve sensor manufacture. Thick-film fabrication typically involves considerable manual labor, which...

Smaller, lighter CRT based on nanotubes. (Recent Patents).(cathode ray tube)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Sony Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) scientists have fabricated a cathode ray tube (CRT) display system based on a matrix of addressable carbon nanotubes covered by a pattern of phosphor. Selected nanotubes turn on and act as an accelerating electrode,...

Nanocrystals organized by biological template. (Self-Assembly Technology).
March 1, 2003... A team of researchers from Argonne National Laboratory and NASA's Ames Research Center has assembled nanocrystals into honeycomb-like arrangements using genetically engineered proteins as templates, an approach that allows the particles to be...

Nanoclay dispersion improves thermal insulation. (Recent Patents).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... With the goal of producing improved foam insulation, engineers from Atofina Chemicals, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) have dispersed up to 10 wt.% of nanoclay into polymer foams. Nanoclays--nanoscale plate-like minerals such as montmorillonite clay, a...

Thermo-chemical technique yields Cu-[Al.sub.2][O.sub.3]. (Recent Patents).(Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)(South Korea)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Researchers from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (Kyungsangnam-do, KR) have patented (U.S. Patent 6,521,016) a thermochemical technique to produce nanostructured Cu-[Al.sub.2][O.sub.3] composite powders with a homogeneous...

U.S. Army funds battery research. (Grants Awarded).(AVEKA Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... AVEKA, Inc. (Woodbury, MN) has been awarded a Phase II SBIR research contract from the U.S. Army to incorporate its proprietary nanotechnology into batteries to be used in hybrid electric vehicles. The AVEKA technology provides a nanoscale form...

Nanostructuring improves arsenic filter. (Grants Awarded).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... With the support of a $100,000 SBIR grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Materials Modification, Inc. (MMI, Fairfax, VA) is developing a novel arsenic-removing filter using a naturally available material prepared in...

Nanoparticles can impart photochromic properties to fabric. (Processing And Characterization).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Nano-Tex, LLC (Emeryville, CA) researchers have developed microemulsion techniques to rapidly prepare glass-encased silver halide nanoparticles that can be used to impart photochromic properties to fibers, yarns, fabrics, or other textiles. ...

Orthovita sees double- and triple-digit sales growth. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Biomaterials firm Orthovita, Inc. reported that product sales for the fourth quarter of 2002 grew 87% year-over-year to $3,037,000, from $1,626,000 for the fourth quarter of 2001. Fourth-quarter 2002 sales also represent the ninth consecutive...

Argonide uses alumina fibers for filters. (Grants Awarded).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... In a related EPA-funded SBIR project running through July 31, 2003, Argonide Corp. (Sanford, FL) is developing point-of-entrance and point-of-use filters based on nanofibrous alumina that could remove arsenic down to the new...

Gold nanoclusters show large energy gaps. (New Research).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A team of experimental and theoretical researchers from Washington State University (Pullman, WA) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA) have observed that gold nanoclusters display large energy gaps and unexpected properties....

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
March 1, 2003... April 2-4, 2003. National Nanotechnology Initiative: From Vision to Commercialization, Washington, DC. Contact: Infocast, Inc.; Fax: 818/888-4440; Email: mail@infocastinc.com, Website: http://www.infocastinc.com/NNI/. April 7-10, 2003....

MIT Soldier Nano Institute observes training exercises.(Massachusetts Institute of Technology for Soldier Nanotechnologies)
March 1, 2003... With the objective of seeing firsthand the struggles and stresses of infantry soldiers in order to better understand how nanomaterials can benefit them, faculty and staff from the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies spent 4 days on the...

Key executive at Nanophase retires. (Who's Who In Nanotech).(Donald J. Freed of Nanophase Technologies Corp.)(Interview)
March 1, 2003... Donald J. Freed retired at the end of February from his role as vice president. Business Development, for Nanophase Technologies Corp. He had been with the company since April 1995. Prior to joining Nanophase, Freed served in a variety of...

NN stock watch (at close, March 3, 2003).(Nanotechnology News)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 1, 2003... NN STOCK WATCH (At Close, March 3, 2003) This Last % Company Symbol Month Month Change Advanced Magnetics, Inc. AVM 4.20 4.25 -1.2...