Nanotechnology News in Review
from NC Nano - Week of December 10, 2003
The most comprehensive source of news and events for those interested in the areas of nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanobusiness
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Featured Event - Bay Area Nano Forum
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Bay Area Nano Forum Event at NASA Ames - On Monday December 15, 2003 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The Bay Area Nano Forum along with the Northern California Nanotechnology Initiative and hosts NASA Ames Research Center and USA Representative Anna Eshoo, USA Representative Zoe Lofgren and USA Representative Mike Honda, will hold the "Nanotechnology and Homeland Security Forum.”
On December 3, 2003, President Bush signed the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act into law. The bill gives nanotech a permanent home in the federal government and authorizes nearly $3.7 billion for research and development programs coordinated among several federal agencies.
Leaders from Government, Industry, R&D, Venture Capital & Investment will present the latest developments in nanotechnology and homeland security. Leading companies from the Aerospace, Biotechnology, IT, Defense, and Homeland Security fields will highlight cutting edge research and how they are accessing markets with nanotechnology enabled products. United States Under Secretary of Technology, Phil Bond, Under Secretary Science and Technology Directorate Dr. Charles McQueary from the Department of Homeland Security and other government leaders have been invited to speak.
Leading researchers from NASA Ames Research Center and the associated NASA Research Park, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Stanford and Berkeley, and such companies as HP, Genencor, and Boeing, and other leading companies, representatives from the venture capital community and government representatives from Department of Homeland Security, DARPA, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Representatives of the State of California and others will highlight developments, opportunities, and funding of nanotechnology and how they relate to homeland security.
During the event we will also hold breakout sessions for: roundtable discussions on the Northern California Nanotechnology and Convergence Roadmap, presentations of early stage companies and technologies and various funding opportunities in this field. Copies of Nanotechnology and Homeland Security: New Weapons for New Wars by Daniel Ratner and Mark Ratner will also be given out to some attendees.
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Week of Nano News in Review
BAY AREA NANO FORUM EVENT at NASA Ames - On Monday December 15, 2003 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. the Bay Area Nano Forum along with the Northern California Nanotechnology Initiative and hosts NASA Ames Research Center and USA Representative Anna Eshoo, USA Representative Zoe Lofgren and USA Representative Mike Honda, will hold the "Nanotechnology and Homeland Security Forum.” - http://www.bayareananoforum.org/dec15event.htm
COMING SUPERTHREAD From Nanofibers - cylindrical molecules of carbon known as nanotubes are the strongest material known, and scientists have now spun yards of thread made of almost 100 percent nanotube. - http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/09/science/09FIBE.html?ex=1071550800&en=c55c11b56480540d&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
IBM Demos New Nanotechnology Method to Build Chip Components - Business Wire (press release) - IBM today announced it is the first to successfully apply a novel approach - in nanotechnology to aid conventional semiconductor processing, potentially - enabling - http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20031208005396&newsLang=en
US OFFICIAL calls for closer cooperation on nanotechnology EE Times Online (subscription) - deputy director of the National Science Foundation called for closer cooperation between the scientific and engineering research communities on nanotechnology - http://www.eetimes.com/at/news/OEG20031209S0008
NANOTECHNOLOGY process could ease chipmaking ITBusiness.ca, Canada - Monday said they had discovered a nanotechnology self-assembly technique whereby certain types of polymer molecules could organize themselves and help improve - http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&lid=1&sid=54346&adBanner=Infrastructure
START-UP lays foundation in nanotechnology Contra Costa Times, CA - Most experts agree that nanotechnology -- usually defined as the creation and manipulation of materials no larger than a billionth of a meter, or 1/100,000th - http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/7448927.htm
MICROELECTRONICS center to receive $4M Austin Business Journal, TX UT joins the foundation's National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, which provides nanotechnology resources for academic and industry researchers-. http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2003/12/08/daily16.html?jst=b_ln_hl
SMALL field of great potential Washington Times, DC Last week, President Bush signed the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, an important measure which should serve as a needed stimulus for - http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20031208-092911-8113r.htm
NANO Frenzy Motley Fool (subscription) By Motley Fool Staff December 9, 2003. Have you heard of nanotechnology? It's a fascinating new technology that's piqued the interest of many people-. http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2003/mft03120901.htmGYRO MARKET grows for auto, military - Dec. 8, 2003 – Revenues for MEMS gyros are expected to grow by more than $100 million in the next four years based on their ability to sense and measure rotational motion in automotive and military applications, according to a new report. – http://www.instat.com/press.asp?ID=827&sku=IN030884EA
NANOTECH ETHICS debated - Scientists seek to avoid 'mistakes' of genetic engineering and stem cell - ARLINGTON, VA—Scientists, engineers, and government officials must confront head-on the ethical and societal implications of nanoscience and nanotechnology - http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20031208/04
INTEL scientists find wall for Moore's Law – Moore's Law, as chip manufacturers generally refer to it today, is coming to an end, according to a recent research paper. - http://news.com.com/2100-7337-5112061.html
BIOCHIP puts it all together - Scientists are working to make minuscule chemistry labs for many uses. Labs-on-a-chip promise to detect and analyze microorganisms and chemicals in the field, are potentially much faster and cheaper than today's testing methods, and could enable new types of analysis. http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2003/120303/Biochip_puts_it_all_together_120303.html
TINY "NANOFINGERS" to support sensors, other applications - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Future sensors may take the form of microscopic finger-like structures developed at Ohio State University. - http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-12/osu-tt120103.php
NANOSYS: Nanotechnology May Change Lives - The Porterville Recorder, CA - Most experts agree that nanotechnology usually defined as the creation - and manipulation of materials no larger than a billionth of a meter, or - 1/100,000th - http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/12/08/ap/HiTech/d7va8rb01.txt
NANOTECHNOLOGY firm readies market - Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - Most experts agree that nanotechnology — usually defined as the creation - and manipulation of materials no larger than a billionth of a meter, or - 1/100,000th - http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0312/07/b05.html
EXPERTS say nanotechnology needs nurturing - Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - DENTON _ The United States risks losing its position as the global leader - in nanotechnology unless the field gets more funding, more scholars and - better - http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/7425482.htm
REGION'S Nanotechnology Activities to be Showcased at - PrimeZone (press release) - 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The region's nanotechnology activities will be prominently - showcased at the upcoming NanoCommerce 2003 conference in Chicago, IL - - http://www.primezone.com/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=49290
BUSH Signs Nanotechnology Bill - InternetNews.com - President Bush signed the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development - Act Wednesday, authorizing $3.7 billion over the next four years for the - - http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3116431
NORTH TEXAS could be center of nanotechnology research - WFAA (subscription), TX - Under high pressure, in an environment of pure nitrogen, University of - North Texas scientists explore the potential of nanotechnology - minute - machines - http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dallas/healthsciencetv/stories/wfaa031203_am_nanotech.6971da08.html
CORNELL leads the way in nanotechnology research - News 10 Now, United States - Ithaca's Cornell University is a world leader in the field of nanotechnology - - a branch of science that has been gracing many headlines this week. - - http://news10now.com/content/all_news/?ArID=2795&SecID=83
NEW funding could boost Bay nanotechnology sector - SiliconValley.com, United States - President Bush signed a bill Wednesday to invest $3.7 billion for research - in nanotechnology, the science of building electronic circuits and other - devices - http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/cctimes/business/7410868.htm
A DEFINITION of nanotechnology - Tryon Daily Bulletin, NC - them together the way you'd like. In the future, nanotechnology will - let us take off the boxing gloves. We'll be able to snap together - http://www.tryondailybulletin.com/news/news.asp?ArticleID=13132
BUSH Signs Nanotechnology Research Bill - Newsday - WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed a bill Wednesday to invest $3.7 billion - for work in nanotechnology, the science of building electronic circuits - and devices - http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-bush-nanotechnology,0,5318155.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines
NEWLY Issued Patent Broadens Proprietary Position in - The T Sector, CA - This patent is the parent of a series of pending patent applications - that significantly broaden Nanogen's proprietary position in the nanotechnology - and - http://www.thetsector.com/displayarticle6414.html
NANOTECHNOLOGY: Are Molecular Assemblers Possible? - Slashdot - Roland Piquepaille writes "Two experts in the field of nanotechnology, - K. Eric Drexler, Ph.D., cofounder of the Foresight Institute in Palo Alto, - Calif., and - http://science.slashdot.org/science/03/12/03/1341228.shtml?tid=126&tid=134&tid=191
FACT Sheet: President Bush Signs the 21st Century Nanotechnology - Whitehouse.gov (press release) - Nanotechnology is the ability to work at the atomic and molecular levels, - corresponding to lengths of approximately 1 -- 100 nanometers, or 1/100,000th - the - http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/12/20031203-7.html
NANOTECHNOLOGY hurdle not so worrisome, thanks to Indiana - Innovations-Report, Germany - According to the classic rules of physics, substances melt at a lower temperature - when their sizes decrease. But scientists at Indiana - http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/report-23865.html
DUPONT-LED Scientists Unveil Key Nanotechnology Discovery with - PRNewswire (press release) - This research in the emerging field of nanotechnology appears in the - current issue of the journal Science, which is published by the AAAS -- - the world's - http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/12-02-2003/0002067719&EDATE=TUE+Dec+02+2003,+09:08+AM
NANOTECHNOLOGY center causing controversy - Capital News 9, NY - Nanotechnology has emerged as a controversial issue at UAlbany. A heated - meeting by the UAlbany senate on the hot-button issue took place Monday - night. - http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/?ArID=49847&SecID=33
EXPERTS debate the future of nanotechnology - EurekAlert, DC - Two giants in the field of nanotechnology face off in an exclusive point-counterpoint - debate about the future of this burgeoning field of science in the Dec. - - http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-12/acs-dt120203.php
NANOSENSORS' niche in nanotechnology - Chemistry.org, DC - Nevertheless, Frost and Sullivan (frost.com) projects that nanotechnology-based - detectors, biosensors and transducers will be commercially available before - 2007 - http://acs.yellowbrix.com/pages/acs/Story.nsp?story_id=44334793&ID=acs&scategory=Chemicals&
APPLIED NanoWorks Announces Exclusive Nanotechnology Agreement - Business Wire (press release) - Applied NanoWorks, Inc. today announced the successful completion of exclusive - global licensing rights to two patent-pending nanotechnologies - http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20031202005073&newsLang=en
NANOTECHNOLOGY: EU builds global leadership with comprehensive, - Categorynet (Communiqués de presse), France - to alternate between dedicated press events and main programme keynotes - with leading scientists, entrepreneurs and policy makers in the field - of nanotechnology - http://www.categorynet.com/fr/cp/details.php?id=36353
HOW safe is nanotechnology? - Daily Yomiuri, Japan - Although nanotechnology is said to have the potential to drastically alter - 21st-century society, there must be a thorough assessment of the risks - nanomaterials - http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20031128wo71.htm
A NATION'S FOUNDING ARCHITECT FINDS SMALL BLUEPRINTS FOR THE - Small Times - opposition Labor Party. Recently, he's also been busy promoting a little - something for his country's future: nanotechnology. While he - http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?section_id=51&document_id=7003
NANOTECH researchers seek chip-making applications - EE Times UK, UK - DRESDEN, Germany - Researchers at a nanotechnology symposium here said - they are attempting to use the technology to plug gaps in the roadmap - for future - http://www.eetuk.com/tech/news/OEG20031126S0004
PACIFIC Nanotechnology Announces Atomic Force Microscopy - PRNewswire (press release) - the Molecular Level SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific - Nanotechnology, Inc. (PNI), the global leader in high-performance - http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/11-24-2003/0002064414&EDATE=MON+Nov+24+2003,+11:00+AM
NPOINT Secures Second Round of Funding - PRNewswire (press release) - nPoint, a Nanotechnology Company With Roots in the University of Wisconsin, - Receives Funding From Local Sources MADISON, Wis., Nov. - http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/11-24-2003/0002064288&EDATE=MON+Nov+24+2003,+09:03+AM
TECHNION scores nanotechnology breakthrough - Jerusalem Post, Israel - A nanoscale transistor that self-assembles instead of having to be painstakingly - put together molecule by molecule has been developed with DNA proteins - by - http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1069487632272&p=1006953080053
NANOTECHNOLOGY - - Small Things for Big Changes - Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - That is a nano, and nanotechnology is the thing you'll being hearing a - lot about in coming years. The science of working at atomic - http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-flan23nov23,1,5081881.column?coll=la-utilities-business
Upcoming Nano Events
Dec-03
December 15
Bay Area Nano Forum - "Nanotechnology and Homeland Security”
Moffett Field, California USA
Jan-04
January 24 - January 29
San Jose, California USA
January 24 - January 29
San Jose, California USA
January 24 - January 29
Micromachining and Microfabrication 2004, part of Photonics West
San Jose, California USA
January 25 - January 29
17th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
The Netherlands
Feb-04
February 1 - February 5
San Jose, California, USA
February 2 - February 3
IBF's 3rd Annual Nanotech Investing Forum
Rancho Mirage, California USA
March-04
March 7 - March 11
2004 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show
Boston, Massachusetts USA
March 10 - March 12
1st International Nanofabrication Symposium
Dundalk, Ireland
March 25 - March 26
Berlin, Germany
April-04
April 4 - April 7
MicroMat 2004: 4th International Conference on Micro Materials and Nano Materials
Berlin, Germany
April 19 - April 24
MicroTechnology / HANNOVER MESSE
Hannover, Germany
April 26 - April 28
MEMS IV: 4th Annual MEMS Technology Seminar
Los Angeles, California USA
May-04
May 17 - May 19
New York City, New York USA
May 25 - May 27
Nuremberg, Germany
May 26 - May 28
Munich, Germany
Jun-04
June 6 - June 10
2004 Solid-State Sensor, Actuator, and Microsystems Workshop
Hilton Head Island , South Carolina USA
June 6 - June 9
BIO 2004 Annual International Convention
San Francisco, California USA
June 14 - June 16
Bremen, Germany
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