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by jeff goldman on October 30, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Martin McCarthy Thanks to a recent AP article, there's been a lot of buzz online this week about buckypaper, developed by Dr. Ben Wang at Florida State...
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by george elvin on January 05, 2007
As nanotech applications become more powerful and more abundant, so do the battles among industry leaders to stake their claims in the nano-game. Witness Cabot Microelectronics' recent decision...
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by george elvin on October 20, 2006
Well, at least the end of the term nanotechnology to distinguish novel materials. That's what Matthew Nordan, president of Lux Research sees coming, according to CNET News.com. "In 10 years,...
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Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. says an increase in customer demand for its ceramic nanomaterials and titanate battery systems will allow it to expand its operations at the Flagship Enterprise Center...
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Green technology is no longer on the virtuous fringes of the economy. It's big business, and moguls are seeing the potential for big profits. From radical pollution-free fuel cells to smog-eating...
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Arrowhead Research Corporation announced today that it will begin a collaboration with Dr. Andrew Rinzler to further develop flexible electronic devices made at the University of Florida. Arrowhead...
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The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has just completed its National Science Foundation funded survey of over 600 senior-level executives in leading U.S. organizations to assess...
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Nanotech companies appear to be dropping the "nano" from their names as quickly as they can. In just the last week, Nanotechnologies, Inc. has changed its name to NovaCentrix, Applied...
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California, Texas and Massachusetts (spelled M-I-T) may have the highest total venture capital spending on nanotech, but on a per capita basis, tiny Rhode island spends the most. And isn't that...
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Authentix Inc. has been awarded a Nano 50 award for their process utilizing nanoscale engineering to fight counterfeiting and diversion in the pharmaceutical, oil and gas, consumer, and agrochemical...
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Nanotechbuzz got the scoop on the soon-to-be released report from Business Communications Company, Inc., "RGB-290 Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Evaluation." Highlights: The total...
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The US is about to nearly triple its production of solar cells, thanks to nanotechnology and California-based Nanosolar. The company is currently looking for sites in the San Francisco bay area to...
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Nanotech today is what's called a "push" technology-materials and technologies are developed in the lab and then brought to market through licensing and startups. New products, in other...
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The world's largest market research firm is predicting that the nanotechnology market will grow from $225 billion in 2005 to $700 billion by next year. That's the remarkable conclusion of...
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German cleaning product manufacturer Kleinmann GmbH has released a statement saying that it expects that the anti-corrosive liquid inside the recently recalled Magic Nano aerosol bathroom cleaner is...
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Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia will launch a "Nano City" in Haryana, India, according to the Business Standard. The project, to be set up in collaboration with the Haryana government, is...
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A survey of micro and nano professionals finds the average salary in micro and nanotechnology in the US is $97,978, and 75 percent said they expect a raise in 2006. That will put the average over the...
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From the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) come the results of the 2005 NCMS Nanomanufacturing Industry Survey - the largest cross-industry survey to date of nanotechnology...
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by george elvin on February 03, 2006
Two new reports are out highlighting the growing market for nanotech's big brother, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). MEMS is the integration of mechanical elements, sensors, actuators,...
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by george elvin on December 23, 2005
The British nanotech firm, Oxonica, announced this week it is buying Mountain View, California-based Nanoplex. The cost of the deal is estimated at between $18 million and $21 million, depending on...
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by george elvin on December 15, 2005
Sometimes a new technology breeds a new way of working. That' s what seems to be happening at the University of Tokyo and Sharp Corporation as they join forces for nanotech research and...
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by george elvin on December 09, 2005
Getting nanotech breakthroughs out of the university labs and into the marketplace has often been a stumbling block in the development of new nanomaterials. But now at least one nanobiz has made it...
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by george elvin on December 07, 2005
A new report from RNCOS, "World Nanotechnology Market - An Industry Update (2005)", predicts that nanotechnology will exceed $1 trillion in the world market by the end of 2010. Government...
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