Nanoparticle News articles from October 2000

Nanoparticle News archives from October 2000

Nanoporous Reinforcements Toughen Polymers.
October 1, 2000... Recent work at Ohio State University (OSU) to increase the toughness of heat-resistant polymer composites using nanoporous silica brings these lightweight structural materials a step closer to applications in automotive and airplane engines....

Market Watch.
October 1, 2000... Cabot Completes Spin-off. Cabot Corp. (Boston, MA) has completed the spin-off of Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (Aurora, IL) through the distribution of all of its 18,989,744 shares of the company. After the close of the market on Friday,...

RTP Introduces Nanotube and Organo-Clay Composites.
October 1, 2000... RTP Co. has introduced two new polymer nanocomposite products: one is a family of conductive thermoplastic compounds reinforced with carbon nanotubes, the other is a new product for film or sheet extrusion that incorporates organo-clay hybrids...

Collaborations.
October 1, 2000... Strategic Alliance to Advance Nanotechnology. NanoWorld Projects Corp. (Seattle, WA) and Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF, Orbassano, Italy) have formed a strategic partnership for a joint global development initiative in nanotechnology. NanoWorld and...

Conventional Process Yields Highly Active Catalysts.
October 1, 2000... Conventional co-precipitation methods can be used to produce catalysts of extraordinarily high activity for methanol synthesis and reforming, say researchers from YKK Corp. and the National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research. The...

E-Beam Lithography Forms Uniform Nanocluster Arrays.
October 1, 2000... The success of Berkeley Lab researchers in applying electron beam lithography techniques to the formation of highly ordered, three-dimensional arrays of platinum nanoclusters suggests that lithographic methods might ultimately displace more...

Manufacturing News.
October 1, 2000... Altair Completes Development Phase. Altair Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV), a subsidiary of Altair Intl. (Cody, WY), has completed its first phase of Ti[O.sub.2] nanoparticle development and five grades of the company's TiNano40 product are now...

Conductive Polymer Dispersion Licensed for OLED Applications.
October 1, 2000... Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) has acquired exclusive manufacturing (synthesis and dispersion) and selling rights for Ormecon Chemie's electronic-grade, polyaniline conductive polymer technology. The electronic...

Applications News.
October 1, 2000... Dow Applies Materials Discovery Techniques to Catalysis, The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) and Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) have entered into an agreement to develop catalysts for the manufacturing of advanced pharmaceutical...

On-Line Monitoring of CMP Slurries.
October 1, 2000... The chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process is used for polishing silicon wafers, as well as their various layers of circuitry, in the production of microprocessors and other high-performance semiconductor chips. A water-based slurry is...

Sonication Process Breaks Up Agglomerates in CMP Slurries.
October 1, 2000... Engineers from Micron Technology have developed a flow-through sonication process to drastically reduce the size of particle agglomerates in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries prior to polishing. A small particle size is crucial...

MACH I Plans New Microwave Plasma Facility.
October 1, 2000... MACH I plans to build a microwave plasma production unit at its King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, facility based on technology licensed from Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH (FZK). Bernard M. Kosowski, president of MACH I, anticipates commercial...

Government Contracts.
October 1, 2000... Semiconductor Nanocrystals Enable Blood Fingerprinting. SurroMed, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) is the recipient of a three-year, $5.6 million, 2000 Advanced Technology Program (ATP) award to develop a novel blood fingerprinting system with partner...

Nanophase Plans Coating and Dispersion Capabilities.
October 1, 2000... Nanophase Technologies Corp. announced plans to construct a nanoparticle coating operation and a pilot line for manufacturing dispersions and pastes at its new corporate headquarters in Romeoville, Illinois, as part of its facility expansion to...

Ultrasonic Gas Sensor Makes Particle Detection and Measurement Portable.
October 1, 2000... Argonne National Laboratory and its partner, the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, in conjunction with Ford Motor Co., have developed a portable, inexpensive particle and gas sensor to accurately detect and quantify levels of...

Recent Patents.
October 1, 2000... Fuji Photo Produces Durable Solar Cell. A durable photoelectric conversion device and solar cell based on a dye-sensitized nanoparticulate semiconductor layer has been developed by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Minami-Ashigara, Japan). The...

PowderJect Acquires Vaccine Business.
October 1, 2000... PowderJect Pharmaceuticals, plc has completed its acquisition of Medeva's vaccines business from Celltech Group, plc. The acquisition includes a range of marketed vaccines, which will be sold under the established Evans Vaccines brand, and one...

AMCOL Explores Strategic Alternatives.
October 1, 2000... The board of directors of AMCOL Intl. Corp. has authorized management to explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including the sale or spin-off of one or more of the company's businesses. "The board intends to explore...