Nanoparticle News articles from November 2003

Nanoparticle News archives from November 2003

Conference report: NANOPARTICLES 2003.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Beginning with a tutorial workshop covering the basics of nanomaterials processing and applications, and ending with a field trip to MIT, BCC's 6th annual NANOPARTICLES 2003 conference provided an international group of speakers and attendees...

Toxicological effects of engineered nanomaterials need further study.(Environmental Issues)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Vicki Colvin, director of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) at Rice University, pointed out that very little is known about the toxicological effects of engineered nanomaterials, despite existing literature that...

DuPont explores health effects of nanotubes.(Environmental Issues: DuPont's Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental Sciences )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... David Warheit of DuPont's Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental Sciences discussed what is currently known about the pulmonary hazards of nanoparticles in rats and some new results on the toxicity of single wall carbon nanotubes...

IBM and Clarkson win leadership awards.(IBM Research and Clarkson University win Leadership in Nanomaterials awards)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... IBM Research and Clarkson University, home of the Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP), were the recipients of the first annual Leadership in Nanomaterials awards, which were announced on October 27 at Nanoparticles 2003 in...

NanoGram signs medical device supply agreement.(with St. Jude Medical, Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... NanoGram Devices Corp. (Fremont, CA), which is commercializing products for medical applications based on a patented nanomaterials synthesis process, entered into an agreement with medical device manufacturer St. Jude Medical, Inc. to develop...

Nanomaterials critical to Next-Gen computing.(Market Perspectives)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, semiconductor nanowires, and quantum dots, are critical to the development of next-generation logic and memory products, according to Mindy N. Rittner, director of nanotechnology research at Business...

$100M in nanocomposite sales forecast for 2008.(Market Perspectives)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Early predictions of vast markets--in the range of $0.5 billion and up--for polymer nanocomposite products have not come to fruition, according to Samuel Brauer, senior research analyst at BCC, although some niche applications have emerged and...

Entire nanotech market exceeds $2B today.(Market Perspectives)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The market for nanotechnology products, including nanomaterials, tools and devices, is worth an estimated $2.6 billion in 2003, reported BCC analyst Andrew McWilliams, who presented a progress report based on his ongoing research into this...

Advantages of multinationals and start-ups combined in Cabot plan.(Market Perspectives)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Jake Reder, new business development manager at Cabot Corp. addressed the challenges facing nanoparticle producers in commercializing their products, and introduced Cabot's idea of establishing a "nanoparticle network" that would combine the...

Surface passivation needed for size, dispersion control.(Materials Challenges)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... To maintain the small size of nanoparticles, it is necessary to passivate their surfaces, according to John Texter, a professor in the College of Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He pointed out that smaller particles--such as quantum...

Nanoparticle characterization requires suite of approaches.(Materials Challenges)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The main industrial drivers for nanocharacterization methods are the semiconductor, optoelectronics, coatings, pharmaceutical, and nanopowder markets, according to Eric B. Steel, acting deputy director of the Chemical Science and Technology...

Polymers play multiple roles in nanoparticulate systems.(Materials Challenges)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Helmut Auweter, a senior scientist at BASF AG, discussed the variety of roles that polymers can play in nanoparticulate systems. Polymers can be formulated into nanoparticles and used in dispersed form in paper coatings, architectural finishes,...

Nantero demonstrates manufacturing compatibility.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Nantero (Woburn, MA) has launched a collaborative project with ASML Holding NV to demonstrate the compatibility of its nanotube materials and processes with ASML's semiconductor processing equipment. The project began in early 2003 in ASML's...

Tal Materials and Silbond team up.(Silbond Corp. and Tal Materials, Inc. )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Silbond Corp. (Weston, MI) and Tal Materials, Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI) have signed an agreement allowing for the use of Tars technology for the production of certain metal oxide and mixed metal oxide nanopowders by Silbond. "Silbond's...

Intel gets into nanobiotech.(partners with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Intel Corp. (Palo Alto, CA) and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have launched a collaborative research effort to develop improved methods of studying, diagnosing and preventing cancer. "To launch the effort, Intel is building an...

Chemical industry identifies nano commercialization requirements.(The End User's Perspective)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Frank DiStefano of Air Products & Chemicals summarized some of the conclusions of the "Chemical Industry R&D Roadmap for Nanomaterials by Design: From Fundamentals to Function," a document that lays out a research strategy and R&D priorities...

GE champions nanomaterials incorporation in various areas.(The End User's Perspective: GE Global Research Center)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... GE Global Research Center is championing the development and integration of a wide range of nanomaterials for a variety of business applications, including medical, power generation, aircraft engines and plastics, according to GE scientist Tom...

MEMS could benefit from magnetic interactions.(Emerging Applications: micro-and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/ NEMS) )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Markus Zahn, a professor of electrical engineering from MIT, is advancing the use of rotating magnetic fields and magnetic nanocrystals for micro-and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/ NEMS). He showed a video demonstrating the remarkable...

Nanophosphor composites improve LED efficiency.(Emerging Applications: Nanocrystals Technology product)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The luminescent properties of an impurity in a phosphor change when the impurity is quantum-confined within very small (2-7 nm diameter) nanocrystals, according to Rameshwar Bhargava, founder and CEO of Nanocrystals Technology. Bhargava...

Nanomaterial displays set to enter marketplace.(Emerging Applications)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... An Ireland-based start-up company called NTera has developed a pre-commercial prototype of an electrochromic display based on electrodes constructed from modified porous nanocrystalline films. Among the key challenges in the future development...

Quantum dot LEDs could displace LCDs.(Emerging Applications)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The optical properties of quantum dots (semiconductor nanocrystals) open the door to their usage in next-generation optoelectronic devices and biotechnology applications, according to Moungi Bawendi, a professor in the department of chemistry...

Cabot releases 4Q results.(Financial Results)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Cabot Corp. (Boston, MA) announced earnings of $25 million ($0.35 per diluted common share) for the fourth quarterended September 30, 2003, compared with $23 million ($0.32 per diluted common share) for the year ago quarter. For the fiscal...

Nanophase revenue lower than expected.(Financial Results)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Nanophase Technologies Corp. (Romeoville, IL), announced that, for the quarter ending September 30, 2003, revenue totaled $1.24 million versus $1.25 million in the comparable period of 2002. Product sales were concentrated in personal care...

Nucryst generates $3m in 3Q revenue.(Financial Results)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Westaim Corp. subsidiary Nucryst Pharmaceuticals (Wakefield, MA) announced third quarter total revenue of $3.0 million, an increase of 58% over the $1.9 million posted in the same period last year. Total revenue results reflect a record...

Reactive nanoparticles enable environmental remediation.(Emerging Applications)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Reactive nanoparticles of metals or metal oxides are enabling for a variety of applications failing under the environmental and defense umbrella, according to Olga Koper, senior director of technical services at NanoScale Materials, Inc.,...

Nanostructured surfaces improve implants.(Emerging Applications)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The use of nano- and microparticles on the surfaces of biomedical implants leads to improved bioadhesion and subsequent bone growth, reported Thomas J. Webster, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University....

Custom-engineered materials required by customers.(Manufacturability Issues)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Degussa AG's internal start-up Degussa Advanced Nanomaterials exploits the company's experience in the high volume production of metal oxide nanopowders to aid in the scale-up and manufacturing of emerging nanomaterials products, according to...

Key question: can end user bear cost premium?(Manufacturability Issues)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... In evaluating new market opportunities for nanomaterials, it is necessary to identify applications in which the end user is willing to bear a cost premium or the consumer demands improved performance, according to Ganesh Skandan, co-founder and...

Flame technology yields high purity particles.(Manufacturability Issues)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Flame aerosol technology offers a proven and rather inexpensive route for the large-scale production of nanoparticles, according to Sotiris Pratsinis, director of the Particle Technology Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology...

NN stock watch as of close 11-04-03.(Manufacturability Issues)
November 1, 2003... NN STOCK WATCH as of close 11-04-03 This Last % Company Symbol Month Month Change Advanced Magnctics. Inc. AVM 9.4 9.01 4.3 Altair...

Altair names new VP.(People)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Altair Names New VP. Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) has appointed Bruce J. Sabacky to the position of vice president, research and engineering, for Altair's wholly-owned subsidiary, Altair Nanomaterials, Inc. Sabacky will report...

Orthovita adds board member.(People)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Orthovita Adds Board Member. Orthovita, Inc. (Malvern, PA), a developer of orthopedic biomaterials, has appointed Russell B. Whitman to the board of directors. Whitman was employed by Pfizer, Inc. for 17 years from 1969 through 1987 in a...

NanoInk apoints CEO.(People)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... NanoInk Appoints CEO. NanoInk, Inc. (Chicago, IL) has appointed Cedric Loiret-Bernal, former CEO of GeneProt, as president and chief executive officer as well as a member of the board of directors. Loiret-Bernal co-founded GeneProt Inc., an...

The polymer nanocomposites industry.(Industry Insight)
November 1, 2003... Polymer nanocomposites have been developed with improved properties of tensile strength, modulus, and heat distortion temperature compared to conventional filled thermoplastics. Some nanocomposites also have improved barrier properties compared...

Noglows to head Cabot Micro.(People)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Noglows to Head Cabot Micro. Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (Aurora, IL), a supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing slurries to the semiconductor industry, announced the election of William P. Noglows as chairman, president...

New VP joins NanoGram.(People)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... New VP Joins NanoGram. NanoGram Devices Corp. (Fremont, CA) has appointed Alan I. Attia to the position of vice president, research and development. Attia has served in a series of senior executive roles in the energy storage industry,...

Helical 'nanosprings' could function as small sensors.(Electronics And Optoelectronics)
November 1, 2003... Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed helical, ribbon-like zinc oxide nanostructures whose piezoelectric and electrostatic polarization properties make them advantageous for potential small-scale sensing and...

Companies need "faster, lighter, cheaper" products to thrive.(Who's Who In Nanotech)(Interview)
November 1, 2003... Nathan Tinker is the executive vice president and co-founder of the NanoBusiness Alliance. Tinker, who has a PhD in renaissance literature, has spent more than a decade in the high-tech business world doing competitive and business intelligence...

Rutile Ti[O.sub.2] more effective photocatalyst.(New Research)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Rutile-phase titania powder with an initial crystallite size of 7 nm has a higher photocatalytic activity in a phenol degradation reaction than does anatase titania of the same specific surface area, according to researchers from the Chinese...

Molecular device realized on silicon.(New Research)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Northwestern University researchers led by Mark Hersam, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, have brought molecular electronics one step closer to reality with their measurement of a unique and versatile nanoelectronic...

Interaction of light with nanostructures elucidated.(Electronics And Optoelectronics)
November 1, 2003... According to new research from Rice University, scientists studying the way light interacts with metallic nanostructures should throw out their old optics textbooks and brush up on quantum mechanics instead. The new findings, which are...

Diameters of nanotubes varied.(New Research)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Using anodic oxidation with a time-dependent linearly varying anodization voltage, researchers from Penn State University (University Park, PA) have made films of tapered, conical-shaped titania nanotubes. As described in the November, 2003...

New biosensor based on nanotubes.(New Research)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Applied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI; Austin, TX), says it has demonstrated an improved biosensor based on multiwall carbon nanotubes that is three times more sensitive to hydrogen peroxide than equivalent competing bio-sensors. ANI says that previous...

Motorola develops parallel process to grow nanotubes.(Electronics And Optoelectronics)
November 1, 2003... A Motorola Labs team has developed a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique to position individual single-walled carbon nanotubes at pre-determined locations on a substrate in a highly parallel manner, a technological advanced that could...

Nanoparticles increase hardness of coatings.(Recent Patents)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Inventors from the Institute for New Materials have developed a nanoparticle-based photochromic coating formulation that can be applied to transparent glass and plastic substrates to yield a scratch-resistant coating with high light stability....

Spin devices could use Cr[O.sub.2] nanopowders.(Recent Patents)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Based on the magnetic and switching characteristics of aligned needle-shaped Cr[O.sub.2] nanopowders, researchers from the University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) propose that the particles might have application in magnetic random access...

Calendar.(Calendar)
November 1, 2003... December 8-11, 2003 Nanocommerce 2003, Chicago, IL. Contact: Infocast, Inc., Tel: 818/888-4445, ext. 42, Email: JaneC@infocastinc.com, Web: www.nanocommerce2003.com. December 15-16, 2003 Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing International...