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Duke team creates semiconducting nanotubes


January 23, 2009: Nine months after debuting a method for growing exceptionally long, straight, numerous and well-aligned carbon cylinders only a few atoms thick, a Duke University-led team of chemists has now modified that process to create exclusively semiconducting versions of these single-walled carbon nanotubes.

SiMPore's slide a window into nanoworld
January 23, 2009: SiMPore Inc., a company commercializing nanotechnology invented at the University of Rochester, has developed an ultrathin microscope slide that significantly improves high-resolution imaging of nanoscale materials such as proteins, viruses and carbon nanotubes.

GEN reports on microfluidics growth
January 23, 2009: Biotechnology companies are building on what they have learned about microfluidics techniques over the past decade and are expected to drive this market toward $1.9 billion in three years, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News.

Battelle creates nanotech coating to fight rust
January 23, 2009: Researchers at Battelle have come up with a nanotech-based smart coating that can reveal where corrosion is forming on metal even though one can't see the degradation with the naked eye.

UTSA gets $1.2M for advanced microscope
January 23, 2009 10:20 AM
January 23, 2009: The University of Texas at San Antonio has received a $1.2 million gift from the Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation to buy a second-generation aberration-corrected electron microscope, one of only two in the world, to help develop new cancer therapies and treatments.

Microbot motors fit to swim human arteries
January 21, 2009 10:17 PM
January 21, 2009: A range of complex surgical operations are about to be made safer thanks to researchers from Australia's Monash University, who are putting the final touches to the design of micro-motors small enough to be injected into the human bloodstream.


mPhase brings NanoBattery to next phase
January 21, 2009 10:15 PM
January 21, 2009: mPhase Technologies Inc. announced in a news release that a recent breakthrough that will allow the company to produce its Smart NanoBattery with a much greater cost efficiency has successfully passed rigorous testing.

Imago releases screen saver/calendar
January 21, 2009 10:14 PM
January 21, 2009: Imago Scientific Instruments Corp. is launching an online "atom probe calendar as a "new resource for the nanoscale analysis community."


Analog Devices' ADXL345 extends battery life
January 21, 2009 10:12 PM
January 21, 2009: Analog Devices Inc. has developed a new motion sensing device specifically for energy-constrained portable consumer products.

Dolomite expands microfluidic capabilities
January 21, 2009 10:11 PM
January 21, 2009: Dolomite, a microfluidics company, has introduced a new range of microfluidic valves and pumps that can be used in subsystems or built into fully integrated systems.


Scientists 'see' cell molecules more clearly
January 20, 2009 11:07 AM
January 20, 2009: Scientists have always wanted to take a closer look at biological systems and materials. From the magnifying glass to the electron microscope, they have developed ever-increasingly sophisticated imaging devices.

Catalyx Nanotech to generate energy from landfills
January 20, 2009 11:06 AM
January 20, 2009: Nanomaterials firm Catalyx Nanotech Inc. will partner with environmental consulting firm Dudek on building new facilities in southern California that will convert methane gas into green hydrogen.


Nanobiotech company PDS moving to Indianapolis
January 20, 2009 9:43 AM
January 20, 2009: PDS Biotechnology Corp., which develops nanoparticle-based anti-cancer agents, is moving from its Cincinnati birthplace to Indianapolis, according to a report in the Business Courier of Cincinnati.

Molecular forklifts overcome obstacle to 'smart dust'
January 19, 2009 12:51 PM
January 19, 2009: University of Florida engineering researchers have tapped the working parts of cells to clear a major hurdle to creating "smart dust," which signifies a new approach to "lab on a chip" technology.


Report: Li-ion battery market $9B by 2015
January 19, 2009 10:46 AM
January 19, 2009: Worldwide nanotechnology thin film lithium-ion batteries are poised to achieve significant growth as units become more able to achieve deliver of power to electric vehicles efficiently, according to a new report by Electronics.ca Publications.

Researchers develop nanotube gas sensor
January 19, 2009 10:20 AM
January 19, 2009: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have described a new method for creating gas detectors so sensitive that eventually they may be able to register tiny emissions from a single cell.


Penn State produces easy assembly of nanowires
January 16, 2009 9:57 AM
January 16, 2009: A handheld, ultra-portable device that can recognize and immediately report on a wide variety of environmental or medical compounds may eventually be possible, using a method that incorporates a mixture of biologically tagged nanowires onto integrated circuit chips, according to Penn State researchers.

Microfluidics files for patent on nanoparticle technology
January 16, 2009 9:55 AM
January 16, 2009: Microfluidics, a subsidiary of Microfluidics International Corp., has filed for a patent on its Microfluidics Reaction Technology (MRT), which will enable companies and research organizations to develop and manufacture smaller-sized nanoparticles than previously possible and to do so more efficiently than with other methods


Elionix expanding NanoTech System Center
January 16, 2009 9:53 AM
January 16, 2009: Elionix Inc., which supplies electron beam lithography systems, has begun construction to double its manufacturing output, scheduled to be completed in March.

Mazda3 to include new nanocatalyst technology
January 15, 2009 2:45 PM
January 15, 2009: Mazda Motor Corp. has announced what the company calls the world's first market application of single-nanocatalyst technology in automobile catalytic converters. The durable new catalyst significantly reduces the amount of precious metals used and effectively purifies vehicle exhaust gases.


Dyamed licenses MicroKit 'lab-in-cartridge' for early diagnosis
January 15, 2009 2:45 PM
January 15, 2009: Rapid, easy and affordable tests for cancer, avian flu and other infectious diseases move a step closer as Dyamed Biotech Pte Ltd licenses an all-in-one automated diagnostic system.

Food and Drug Law Institute to host nanotech conference
January 15, 2009 2:36 PM
January 15, 2009: The Food and Drug Law Institute will host its 2nd Annual Conference on Nanotechnology Law, Regulation and Policy Feb. 18 to 19 at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, in downtown Washington.


'2-faced' bioacids cause nanotube self-assembly
January 14, 2009 11:16 AM
January 14, 2009: A new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Rice University offers an inexpensive process that gets nanotubes to obediently line themselves up in neat rows, more like ducks.

Apogee launches nanotech power-tool batteries
January 14, 2009 11:11 AM
January 14, 2009: Apogee Power Inc., a Silicon Valley based clean tech battery research company, has launched nanotechnology-enhanced lithium cordless power tools and power tool replacement batteries


Penn State produces tiny capsules that deliver
January 14, 2009 11:04 AM
January 14, 2009: A tiny particle syringe composed of polymer layers and nanoparticles may provide drug delivery that targets diseased cells without harming the rest of the body, according to a team of chemical engineers. This delivery system could be robust and flexible enough to deliver a variety of substances.

Researchers: New technique beats microarrays for gene sequencing
January 12, 2009 10:40 AM
January 12, 2009: Using new technologies that make it easier to sequence the human genome -- one that researchers say beats microarray technology -- scientists at the University of Michigan's Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a series of genes that become fused when their chromosomes trade places with each other. These recurrent gene fusions are thought to be the driving mechanism that causes certain cancers to develop.


Nano firms Illumina, Oxford make profit-sharing deal
January 12, 2009 10:39 AM
January 12, 2009: Illumina Inc. and Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd. have formed a profit-sharing alliance under which Illumina will exclusively market, sell, distribute, and service BASE Technology products developed by Oxford for DNA sequencing.

Nanotubes could "paint" photovoltaics
January 9, 2009 2:33 PM
January 9, 2009: Using a simple chemical process, scientists at Cornell and DuPont have invented a method of preparing carbon nanotubes for suspension in a semiconducting "ink," which can then be printed into such thin, flexible electronics as transistors and photovoltaic materials.


Northwestern, Baxter Healthcare form innovation alliance
January 9, 2009 2:32 PM
January 9, 2009: Northwestern Univesity and Baxter Healthcare Corp. will create a multidisciplinary research and innovation alliance, building on their existing collaboration on topics ranging from stem cell and nanotechnology research to student recruitment.

Researchers control assembly of nanobristles
January 9, 2009 2:28 PM
January 9, 2009: Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have discovered a way to synthesize and control the formation of nanobristles, akin to tiny hairs, into helical clusters and have further demonstrated the fabrication of such highly ordered clusters, built from similar coiled building blocks, over multiple scales and areas.


VeruTEK's nano-based product cleans soil, groundwater
January 8, 2009 12:20 PM
January 8, 2009: VeruTEK Technologies Inc. says it has successfully completed an in-place remediation of contaminated soils and groundwater at a legacy site of a Fortune 500 client using a proprietary surfactant-enhanced in situ chemical oxidation (S-ISCO) technology.

Australia honors nanotech-enabled wheelchair
January 8, 2009 10:44 AM
January 8, 2009: Lu Papi & Associates was recently honored at the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards for its nanotech-enabled "Freedom Wheelchair," which incorporates an ultralight, ultrastrong, nanotechnology-enhanced stainless steel tube to make the chair much stronger and lighter than titanium.


Researchers measure elusive repulsive force from quantum fluctuations
January 8, 2009 10:33 AM
January 8, 2009: Researchers from Harvard University and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have measured, for the first time, a repulsive quantum mechanical force that could be harnessed and tailored for a wide range of new nanotechnology applications.

NanoTecNexus evolves from NanoBioNexus
January 8, 2009 10:32 AM
January 8, 2009: NanoBioNexus, a nonprofit nanobiotechnology industry organization, is expanding its scope beyond life sciences and will change its name to NanoTecNexus (NTN).


Qualcomm's display tech adopted for G-CORE's GPS golf range finder
January 8, 2009 10:29 AM
January 8, 2009: In an announcement from this week's International CES show in Las Vegas, G-CORE Co. Ltd. says it is incorporating Qualcomm's MEMS-based mirasol display in its Mini Caddy GPS golf range finder to help golfers view the range finder in direct sunlight and for extended periods of time.

FDLI sponsors conference on nanotechnology law, regulation and policy
January 8, 2009 10:28 AM
January 8, 2009: Nanotechnology was incorporated into more than $60 billion in manufactured goods in 2008. By 2014, the market will grow to $2.6 trillion. By 2011, over $15 billion in nano-enabled drugs and therapeutics will be sold--up from more than $3 billion in 2006. And industry experts project that nanotechnology will be incorporated into $20 billion worth of consumer food products by 2010.


DALSA launches first phase of new 200mm MEMS line
January 8, 2009 10:27 AM
January 8, 2009: DALSA Semiconductor says it has launched the first phase of a 200mm MEMS manufacturing line at its semiconductor wafer foundry in Bromont, Quebec, Canada, following several new MEMS supply contracts the company has recently received for delivery of product in 2009 and for new product development.

Toronto physicists squeeze light to quantum limit
January 7, 2009 10:18 AM
January 7, 2009: A team of University of Toronto physicists have demonstrated a new technique to squeeze light to the fundamental quantum limit, a finding that has potential applications for high-precision measurement, next-generation atomic clocks, novel quantum computing and our most fundamental understanding of the universe.


Ushio, Intel give funding to EUV/DUV firm Energetiq
January 7, 2009 10:16 AM
January 7, 2009: Energetiq Technology Inc., a developer and manufacturer of specialized short-wavelength light products that enable nano-scale structures, has raised additional capital in its Series C round of financing, led by new investor Ushio Inc. and existing investors including Intel Capital and Shea Ventures.

RainDance, Harvard share grant for microdroplet technology
January 7, 2009 10:13 AM
January 7, 2009: RainDance Technologies Inc., a provider of microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, will share in the first round of cooperative research grants by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to Harvard prof. David Weitz to explore fluorescence activated cell sorter technology.


Microfluidics, Horiba formalize R&D partnership
January 7, 2009 10:11 AM
January 7, 2009: Microfluidics, a supplier of advanced fluid processing equipment and reaction technology, and Horiba Instruments Inc., maker of analytical instrumentation and measurement technology, are deepening a longstanding partnership into R&D, events, and advertising activities.

Liquidia Technologies, Abbott to develop siRNA Therapeutics
January 7, 2009 10:06 AM
January 7, 2009: Liquidia Technologies Inc. and Abbott have entered into a collaboration and license agreement with to develop pattern-replication nanoparticles for delivering siRNA-based therapeutics.


Industrial Nanotech manufactures nansulate coatings in Germany
January 7, 2009 10:05 AM
January 7, 2009: Industrial Nanotech Inc. is continuing its expansion of manufacturing locations for its patented energy saving Nansulate coatings and will begin producing the products in Germany in 1Q09.

ISO releases new standards for nanomaterials
January 7, 2009 10:03 AM
January 7, 2009: The International Organization for Standardization has published new health and safety practices in occupational settings to nanotechnologies.


FEI acquires automated mineralogy company
January 6, 2009 10:10 AM
January 6, 2009: FEI Co., which provides high-resolution imaging and analysis systems, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Australia's Intellection Holdings Pty. Ltd. to gain a foothold in the mining sector with automated mineralogy systems.

Tiny parts could build better digital picture
January 6, 2009 10:09 AM
January 6, 2009: Scientists at the University of Glasgow have received around $700,000 to investigate ways of improving the quality of digital camera images through the manipulation of tiny particles.


Nanovere offers market-ready nanocoatings
January 6, 2009 10:08 AM
January 6, 2009: Nanovere Technologies has developed market-ready nanocoatings to reduce OEM surface scratching by more 50% and reduce surface cleaning by 60%.

Strasbaugh announces trading on OTC Bulletin Board
January 6, 2009 10:05 AM
January 6, 2009: Strasbaugh, a manufacturer of surfacing technology for the semiconductor, silicon, data storage, MEMS, LED, telecommunications and optics industries, has begun trading common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "STRB."


South Bend's legacy of innovation sparks Ignition Park
January 6, 2009 10:03 AM
January 6, 2009: Through an aggressive environmental restoration effort in South Bend, IN, two sites near Notre Dame are set to house Indiana's first two-site State-Certified Technology Park.

Ensysce Biosciences appoints new top exec
January 5, 2009 12:36 PM
January 5, 2009: Ensysce Biosciences Inc., a nanotechnology company focused on the use of fullerene carbon nanotubes for therapeutic cancer applications, has appointed Dr. Lynn Kirkpatrick as president and CEO.


Gold nanoparticles could carry drugs to treat cancer, other diseases
January 5, 2009 10:51 AM
January 5, 2008: Using tiny gold particles and infrared light, MIT researchers have developed a drug-delivery system using gold nanoparticles that allows multiple drugs to be released in a controlled fashion. Such a system could one day be used to provide more control when battling diseases commonly treated with more than one drug.

Microvision to unveil MEMS-based projector at Macworld
January 5, 2009 10:50 AM
January 5, 2008: Microvision, which develops MEMS-based display products for mobile devices, plans to unveil the pre-production version of its laser display solution for mobile devices at Macworld Conference and Expo 2009 in San Francisco.


North American sites hold ancient nanodiamond-rich soil
January 5, 2009 10:48 AM
January 5, 2008: Abundant tiny particles of diamond dust exist in sediments dating to 12,900 years ago at six North American sites, adding strong evidence for Earth's impact with a rare swarm of carbon-and-water-rich comets or carbonaceous chondrites

Nanoparticles utilized to make 3D DNA nanotubes
January 5, 2009 10:44 AM
January 5, 2008: Arizona State University researchers have assembled intricate structures using as their medium the double-helical DNA molecule, a versatile building material offering near limitless construction potential.


Researchers find brain-tumor-targeting molecule
December 30, 2008 2:05 PM
December 30, 2008: UC Davis Cancer Center researchers report the discovery of a molecule that targets glioblastoma, a highly deadly form of cancer -- a finding that provides hope for effectively treating an incurable cancer.

Cadence Asia president expects $150B in MEMS sales
December 30, 2008 1:51 PM
December 30, 2008: MEMS will rack up sales worth $150 billion if its parts can be mass-produced, according to a report citing the president of Cadence Design Systems' Asian division.


FEI presents high-rez SEM at Pittcon 2009
December 30, 2008 1:50 PM
December 30, 2008: FEI Co. introduced its new Magellan high-resolution scanning electron microscope at Pittcon 2009.

Ener1 lithium-ion battery maker to list on Nasdaq
December 30, 2008 1:48 PM
December 30, 2008: Ener1 Inc., which develops nanotech-based batteries and fuel cells, will switch the listing of its common stock from NYSE Alternext U.S. to the Nasdaq after the close of 2008


Platypus Technologies names new CEO to bring nano product to market
December 30, 2008 9:54 AM
December 30, 2008: Platypus Technologies LLC, a Madison, Wis., developer of nanotechnology based detection tools for life science and environmental monitoring, has named Richard S. Schifreen as president and chief executive.

Researchers find what drives one of nature's powerful nanoscale motors
December 30, 2008 9:53 AM
December 30, 2008: Peering at structures only atoms across, researchers have identified the clockwork that drives a powerful virus nanomotor.


UNC nanotech researcher named 'Tar Heel of the Year'
December 30, 2008 9:52 AM
December 30, 2008: A nanotechnology researcher at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill has been named "Tar Heel of the Year" by the Raleigh News & Observer, an annual honor given by the newspaper to recognize achievement at the university.

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