Nanoparticle News articles from May 2005

Nanoparticle News archives from May 2005

BIOTECHNOLOGY: Nanobacteria in Clouds Spreads Disease.(nanobacteria)
May 1, 2005... Micro-organisms in clouds could play a crucial role in the spread of disease and in the formation of rain drops, according to scientists Andrei Sommer of the University of Ulm, Germany, and Chandra Wickramasinghe of Cardiff University, UK. The...

DNA Sensors for Food Safety.
May 1, 2005... Food safety and the development of early warning systems, due to the perceived threat of terrorism, is a growing area of study. In addition, food manufacturers and retailers are increasingly aware that a contaminated batch of food could lead...

CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES: Rice University Receives $11 Million NASA Award.(contracts and finance of Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory )
May 1, 2005... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded Rice University's Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory (CNL) a four year, $11 million contract to produce a prototype power cable made entirely of carbon nanotubes. The project...

Sapphire Orders Carbon Nanotubes.
May 1, 2005... University of Southern California (USC) researchers have found that sapphire surfaces can spontaneously assemble carbon nanotubes into useful patterns. Chongwu Zhou and co-workers in USC's Department of Electrical Engineering have demonstrated...

CHARACTERIZATION AND PROCESSING: Nanoparticle Sizing and Film Forming Processes.(particle separation from a polydisperse solution )(thin-film formation)
May 1, 2005... Auburn University Chemical Engineering professors Chris Roberts and Chandler McCleod with the assistance of graduate students, have developed two commercially-oriented nanoparticle process techniques-- particle separation from a polydisperse...

ELECTRONICS AND MAGNETISM: Marine Self-Assembly of Semiconductors.
May 1, 2005... Diatoms, a single-celled marine life form that has been around at least 100 million years, are being harnessed by researchers at Oregon State University to help make progress in nanotechnology. Gregory Rorrer, the lead investigator and OSU...

Switching to Chemical Switches.
May 1, 2005... Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, have demonstrated a new kind of electrical switch based on organic molecules, that could be used in future nanoscale electronic components such as electronic memory and heat-sensing...

ENERGY: Spontaneous Nanocatalytic Combustion at Room Temperature.
May 1, 2005... Zhiyu Hu, a researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), believes it is possible to match nature's highly efficient method to convert chemicals into thermal energy at room temperature, and he has data and a published paper to support his...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Program Examines Implications of NT.(alliances of Technical University of Darmstadt)
May 1, 2005... The University of South Carolina (USC) has recently established an ambitious first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary program to examine the societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology (NT). USC is also collaborating internationally with the...

CALENDAR.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... May 18-21, 2005 4th International Dendrimer Symposium, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI. Contact: Email: IDS4info@cmich.edu, Web: www.ids4.org May 22-25, NanoBusiness Conference 2005, New York, NY. Contact: Vincent Caprio,...

COMMENTRY: Nanotechnology's Global Challenges.(rankings of nanotechnology applications)
May 1, 2005... A recent study completed by the Canadian Program on Genomics and Global Heath at the University of Toronto's Joint Centre for Bioethics, a leading international medical ethics think tank, has ranked ten nanotechnology applications in the...

WHO'S WHO IN NANOTECHNOLOGY: Nanotech Bridges Gap Between Innovation and Capital Markets.(officials of Advance Nanotech, Inc. )(Interview)
May 1, 2005... Magnus Gittins is the co-founder, President and CEO of Advance Nanotech, Inc. a U.S. public company that commenced UK operations at the end of 2003. Most recently, Magnus was a partner with Sterling FCS, a consultancy firm focused on assisting...

BUSINESS.(agreements of Cabot Printable Electronics and Displays )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Cabot and Plastic Logic Agreement. Cabot Printable Electronics and Displays (Albuquerque, NM) has signed a supply agreement with Plastic Logic Limited (Cambridge, UK), a leading developer of printed plastic electronics technology. Under the...

GRANTS AND FUNDING.(investments of Advance Nanotech Inc)(Starpharma Holdings Limited)(agreements of Los Alamos National Laboratory)(agreements of Carbon Designs Inc )
May 1, 2005... Advance Nanotech Invests in Research Equipment. Advance Nanotech Inc (New York, NY), which acquires patented innovation to bridge early stage product development and commercialization with valuable markets, has invested in the procurement of a...

PATENTS.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Nanosys Granted Nanowire Electronics Patent. Nanosys (Palo Alto, CA) has been granted U.S. Patent No. 6,872,645 relating to methods of positioning and orienting semiconductor nanowires. Specifically the patent is directed to nanowire-based...

PRODUCTS.(product introduction of Atomising Systems Ltd)(BrachySilTM)(nanocrystalline semiconductor quantum dot)(Lithium Ion Battery)(CellHesion Development Kit )
May 1, 2005... pSivida Achieves Milestone. pSivida Limited (Australia) announced that it's UK manufacturing partner, Atomising Systems Ltd., has reached a key milestone in the manufacture of its lead product, BrachySilTM, by completing construction of a...

RESEARCH.(fluorescent colloidal semiconductor quantum dots)(Silica Nanoparticles)(usage of Fusarium oxysporum)(magnetic nanotubes)
May 1, 2005... Visualizing Respiratory Viruses. Researchers from Vanderbilt University report for the first time the use of fluorescent colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) to identify and monitor the progress in respiratory syncytial virus, for which...

TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT: CARBON NANOTUBES: THE "MULTI-TALENTED" NANOSTRUCTURE.(Single wall nanotubes )
May 1, 2005... By Ray Tsui, Manager, Nanoelectronics Lab, Motorola Labs, Tempe, AZ Single wall nanotubes (SWNTs) are also regarded as a promising candidate for the electronic detection of molecular species since their conductivity was first observed to be...

Flat Panel Displays.(carbon nanotubes)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... CNTs are widely studied for application in flat panel displays. Their large aspect ratio removes the need for microlithography to achieve the desired tip shape, to concentrate the electric field, and promote electron emission. CNTs are also...

Conclusions.(Carbon Nanotube)(Single-Walled Nanotube)(Multi-Walled Nanotube )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... A few examples that show the versatility of CNTs have been described. The selective placement of SWNTs and MWNTs on a substrate allows a variety of devices to be fabricated, including advanced transistors, sensitive chem/bio sensors, and highly...