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by jeff goldman on February 3, 2010
NanoBio Corp., based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has been awarded a patent for the technology behind its anti-infection and dermatology drugs.
"We are very pleased with this patent award in that the ne...
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by jeff goldman on January 24, 2010
Nanosys has announced an agreement with LG Innotek (LGIT) to use Nanosys' quantum dot phosphors in displays.
"Nanosys' Quantum Rail technology is a solution ready for integration into ba...
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by jeff goldman on October 31, 2009
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Alcoa and RUSNANO have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore ways of using nanotechnology in the aluminum industry, specifically for offshore oil and gas...
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by jeff goldman on August 13, 2009
Nanomedicine company Liquidia Technologies has raised over $7 million in new funding, according to a regulatory filing.
"A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals the co...
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by jeff goldman on July 10, 2009
New York-based nanotech company Evident Technologies this week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
"The company, headed by president and CEO Clint Ballinger, lists $4.8 million in debts i...
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by jeff goldman on February 17, 2009
Cima NanoTech last week announced plans to work with Japan's Toray Industries to launch a nanotech film product for plasma TVs.
"Cima NanoTech, a six-year-old startup that has developed next-...
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by jeff goldman on October 30, 2008
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 University's High-Performance Materials Institute, a mat...
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by george elvin on January 6, 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 21, 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.
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by george elvin on August 29, 2006
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 in...
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by george elvin on August 12, 2006
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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by george elvin on August 7, 2006
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 wi...
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by george elvin on August 1, 2006
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 priva...
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by george elvin on July 26, 2006
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 Nanote...
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by george elvin on July 25, 2006
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 on...
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by george elvin on July 20, 2006
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 i...
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by george elvin on July 16, 2006
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 globa...
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by george elvin on June 22, 2006
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 bu...
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by george elvin on April 26, 2006
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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by george elvin on April 25, 2006
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 Res...
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by george elvin on April 12, 2006
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 t...
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by george elvin on April 6, 2006
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 like...
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by george elvin on March 28, 2006
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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by george elvin on March 24, 2006
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 commerciali...
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by george elvin on February 3, 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, and...
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by george elvin on December 24, 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 th...
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by george elvin on December 16, 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 developmen...
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by george elvin on December 9, 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 th...
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by george elvin on December 7, 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 sp...
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by george elvin on December 7, 2005
Ecology Coatings, a leading provider of nano-engineered ultraviolet curable coatings, is the winner of the Silver Award for Innovation in The Wall Street Journal's 2005 Technology Innovation Award...
