Nanoparticle News articles from October 2004

Nanoparticle News archives from October 2004

CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES: Easton and Zyvex Team Up to Put Nanotubes into Bikes.(Zyvex Corp.)(Easton Sports)
October 1, 2004... In a partnership with carbon nanotube supplier Zyvex Corp., Easton Sports has incorporated a proprietary new nanotube-enhanced composite material into many of its 2005 line of bicycle components, making gains in performance or weight savings....

Sensitive Mass Sensor Formed From Nanotube.
October 1, 2004... Using a carbon nanotube, Cornell University researchers have produced a tiny electromechanical oscillator that might be capable of weighing a single atom. The device, perhaps the smallest of its kind ever produced, can be tuned across a...

COMMENTARY: Improve Your Game with Nanomaterial Gear.
October 1, 2004... Sporting goods manufacturers traditionally have been progressive about incorporating advanced materials into their products, so it may come as no surprise that nanomaterials have emerged for a handful of applications in the athletic arena. ...

BIOTECHNOLOGY NEWS: Antimicrobial Nanocarpet Detects and Destroys Toxins.
October 1, 2004... In a step toward the development of products to simultaneously detect and destroy biowarfare agents, University of Pittsburgh researchers have produced perfectly uniform nanotubes that self- assemble into a structure they call a "nanocarpet" -...

Chemistry Controls Buckyball Toxicity.
October 1, 2004... Researchers at Rice University's Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) have found that they can control the toxicity of buckyballs toward human cells by chemically modifying their surfaces. "There are many cases...

WASHINGTON NEWS: ATP to Fund Nano Projects with Over $20 Million.(Advanced Technology Program)
October 1, 2004... Seven of the 32 new, high-risk projects selected to receive up to $80 million in funding from the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology will rely on nanomaterials to achieve their objectives....

NSF Supports Centers with $69 Million.(National Science Foundation)
October 1, 2004... The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $69 million over five years to fund six new centers in nanoscale science and engineering, located at the University of California-Berkeley, Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin, Ohio...

PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION Quantum Dot Method Can 'Dial-a-Size'.
October 1, 2004... A University at Buffalo research team has developed a one-step technique to produce quantum dots that features a "dial-a-size" capability - a key attribute due to the link between dot size and the color of light emitted. Semiconductor...

WHO'S WHO IN NANOTECH: NanoDynamics Commercializes Nanometal Powders.(Interview)
October 1, 2004... Keith Blakely is the CEO of NanoDynamics, a company he co-founded in 2002 after over 20 years in the advanced ceramics business. He co-founded Advanced Refractory Technologies (ART) in 1981 and served as president and chairman until the company...

BUSINESS BRIEFS.
October 1, 2004... Partnership Spawns New Company. NanoBioMagnetics (NBMI; Edmund, OK) has launched a new wholly-owned subsidiary called ZetaCor to produce specialized nanoparticles for research and commercial applications. At the root of ZetaCor's formation is a...

GRANTS AND FUNDING.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... NASA Funds Space Solar Cells With $6M. A four-year project led by the NASA Glenn Research Center (Cleveland, OH) will focus on the use of nanotechnology and nanomaterials to develop the next generation of space solar cells with $6 million in...

PEOPLE.
October 1, 2004... Cabot Elects New Director. The board of directors of Cabot Corp. (Boston, MA) has elected Dirk Blevi as a director, effective September 10, 2004. In addition, Mr. Blevi was promoted to the position of executive vice president and general...

RESEARCH NEWS.
October 1, 2004... Silver Nanocrystals 'Well Tolerated' in Trials. NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Wakefield, MA), a subsidiary of Westaim Corp., revealed results from its initial Phase 2a efficacy and safety study of its topical formulation of silver Rx...

CALENDAR.(Calendar)
October 1, 2004... October 24-26, 2004 NANOMATERIALS 2004, Nanoelectronics, Nanomagnetics, and Nanophotonics, Stamford, CT. Contact: Business Communications Co., Inc., Tel: 203/853-4266, Fax: 203/853-0348, Email: conference@bccresearch.com, Web:...

TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT: Nanophotonics: Technology And Applications.(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... By Paras N. Prasad, Director, Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

Nanophotonics - An Exciting Frontier.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Nanophotonics is an exciting new frontier which has captured the imaginations of people worldwide. It deals with the interaction of light with matter on nanometer scale size. By adding a new dimension to nanoscale science and technology,...

Confining Matter.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The nanoscale confinement of matter to make nanomaterials for photonics involves various ways of confining the dimensions of matter to produce nanostructures. For example, one can utilize nanoparticles which exhibit unique electronic and...

Nano Processes.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Nanoscale photo-processes can be used for nanolithography to fabricate nanostructures. These nanostructures can be used to form nanoscale sensors and actuators. A nanoscale optical memory is one of exciting concepts of nanofabrication. An...

Applications.(Usage of Nanotechnology)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Nanophotonics has a broad range of possible applications, including: Nanolithography for nanofabrication of emitters, detectors and couplers Nanoscale integration of emitters, transmission channels, signal processors and detectors,...

Outlook.(usage of nanotechnology)
October 1, 2004... Even though there is inherent risk in making predictions about future developments and in identifying areas of future growths, it may still be useful to provide perspectives for the future outlook. Four major thrust areas are projected as...