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T H I S W E E K I N N A N O T E C H NanoScience and NanoBusiness News from NanoApex Dear Subscribers, This Week in Nanotech covers research and commercialization of MEMS and nanotech from around the world, the emerging marketplace, and its many players. This Week in Nanotech is your complete weekly update on everything going on in the world of tiny tech. Get your business information from NanoInvestorNews, hosting the largest nanocompany database in existence with over 600 entries. ____________________________________ ADVERTISEMENT Free Nanotech & Technology Related Magazine Subscriptions As a valued member of the NanoApex community, we would like to extend the opportunity to subscribe to leading industry publications. There are absolutely no hidden or trial offers, and no purchase is necessary. Publications are absolutely free to those who qualify. Browse from the extensive list of titles currently offered and be sure to check back often as we will be adding new titles over the coming weeks and months. http://nanoapex.tradepub.com ________________________________________________________________ NanoApex Corp. Announces Two New Versions of Nanocompany Database NanoInvestorNews (http://www.nanoinvestornews.com), the investment portal hosted by NanoApex Corp. (http://www.nanoapex.com) [profile], today announced the release of two downloadable versions of the popular NanoInvestorNews Nanocompany Database (NCD). The database is the largest global publicly accessible database of MEMS and nanotech companies; There are currently 643 distinct listings from all over the world with daily updates. All listings are moderated to ensure that only nanocompanies and not companies abusing the nano- prefix are included. _____________________________________ NANOSCIENCE NEWS Ceremony Dedicates Site for CNSI Building UCSB's newest big building will be a place where very small things are built. A groundbreaking ceremony was held last Friday at the site of what will become the $53 million 63,000-sq. ft. California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). The CNSI, a collaborative effort between UCSB and UCLA [profile], will be one of four California Institutes for Science and Innovation funded by the state. The aim of the CNSI will be the development and application of technology that will manipulate structures on a molecular level. Construction on the building will begin in November 2003 and is due to be completed in January 2006. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3976 NanoKids made in lab Man-shaped molecules help students learn chemistry. A team of Texans has created molecules in their own image. The tiny army of human lookalikes is helping Houston kids to learn about chemistry. Editor's Note: Team led by Jim Tour of Rice University [profile]. Scientific paper was published in Journal of Organic Chemistry - download paper. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3975 JOURNAL: QUANTUM DOTS REVEAL MINUTE DETAILS OF BRAIN CHEMISTRY FOR FIRST TIME French Researchers report tracking of single-molecule properties in living cells HAYWARD, CA, OCTOBER 20, 2003 - French researchers have used a new imaging tool, the size of individual molecules, to reveal more clearly than ever before the workings of the human nervous system including processes that may eventually provide clues to treating common neurological disorders. In a study published in the October 17 issue of the journal Science, the researchers reported they used quantum dots developed and manufactured by Hayward-based Quantum Dot Corporation (QDC) [profile] to track the movements of individual glycine receptor molecules in the membranes of living cells. The results mark the first time researchers have been able to track single-molecule properties in living cells for extended periods within a single experiment. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3974 AFM indenter makes holes for nanocontacts Researchers in France and Belgium have used a conducting-tip atomic force microscope (CTAFM) to create nanocontacts with areas of less than 10 square nm. The scientists, from Unit Mixte de Physique CNRS/Thales, France, the University of Evry, France, and the University of Louvain-La-Neuve in Belgium, controlled the nanocontact formation by measuring the resistance between the conductive tip of the AFM and a conductive sample covered with an insulating layer. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3973 DNA forms nano waffles A method for stitching together strands of DNA yields microscopic waffled sheets and ribbons. The nanostructures make handy building materials that could help bridge the huge technological chasm between the realm of molecules and the merely microscopic. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3972 Nanowires make flexible circuits Nanowires might one day be used to make microscopic machines. But before then they could help liberate computer circuits from the rigid, expensive confines of silicon chips. A process that makes thin films from semiconductor nanowires improves the prospects for plastic electronics and electronic paper. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3971 La. Tech researches 'smart tattoo' to benefit diabetics RUSTON - If tests run true, then one day diabetics may never have to prick their fingers to test their blood sugar. Students at Louisiana Tech University's Institute for Micromanufacturing think they can create a "smart tattoo" that will enable diabetics to use light to measure their blood sugar rates. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3970 Naval Research Laboratory opens new Nanoscience Research Laboratory The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Nanoscience Research Laboratory on October 22. The unique facility offers the opportunity for scientists to conduct multidisciplinary research in the fields of materials, electronics, and biology in the nanometer size domain. The building, which was funded with Military Construction (MILCON) funds, cost $12.7 million and has been under construction since January 2002. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3969 Wake Forest plans to open nanotechnology center WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest University [profile] plans to open a center next week devoted to nanotechnology, the science of engineering materials at the atomic level. The technology is used to produce better silicon chips, gigabyte disk drives, medical devices and fabrics. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3968 Intel and Fred Hutchinson to explore the use of nanotechnology tools for early disease detection The Intel Raman Bioanalyzer System(TM) to help researchers understand the molecular differences between healthy cells and diseased cells for better diagnostic methods STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 23, 2003 - Intel Corporation [profile] and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center [profile] today announced a collaborative research effort to apply Intel's expertise in nanotechnology to develop improved methods of studying, diagnosing and preventing cancer. The announcement was made at the BioSilico Seminar, held at Stanford University. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3967 Questions loom large in nanotech's tiny world Nanotechnology is a whole new ball game and raises the same challenges as preceding waves of technology. At its simplest level, nanotechnology is engineering at the molecular level; the scale below microtechnology. It involves manipulation of structures and processes for single molecules or atoms. During the past 10 years it has become one of the most important areas of new science, and one of the most commercially exciting. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3966 Engineering School aims to stir interest in nanotech Nanotechnology Day, new class teach about revolutionary science Unbreakable golf balls, paper-thin plasma TV screens and video-stream cell phones have one thing in common -- they are all made possible by nanotechnology. Penn [profile] celebrated this quickly expanding branch of engineering yesterday with poster displays, Philadelphia pretzels and informative PowerPoint slide shows during Nanotechnology Day, held in the Towne Building. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3965 Nano-velcro binds faster than strongest glues Super-strong adhesive planned with hooked carbon strands. Nano-velcro could hold objects together as tightly as a strong adhesive, say US researchers. The reusable material is carpeted with hook-ended carbon tubes, each just millionths of a millimetre across. It could fasten components in ultra-small robots, propose David Tomnek and colleagues at Michigan State University [profile] in East Lansing. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3964 Georgia Tech gets $36M for Nanotechnology Research Center Georgia Tech [profile] will soon have its very own nanotechnology research and development center thanks to a $36 million pledge from an anonymous donor. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3963 NANO TECH PROMISES TO BECOME A POWERFUL CRIME FIGHTER There's a new crime fighter out there. It doesn't wear tights or swimming trunks, and it's much smaller than a bird or a plane. More and more, the world's crime fighters are finding a way to employ nanotechnology in the battle to outwit criminals. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3962 Toxic Molecules Threat from Nanotechnology, Expert Claims Nanotechnology threatens to generate new hazards in the form of toxic molecules that can enter the lungs, it was claimed today. Expert Professor Ken Donaldson said tiny particles in diesel soot, boot polish, tyres and photocopier toner were already implicated in lung damage. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3961 New ideas about H2O Of all the things you learned in high school chemistry, H2O should have been the simplest. Two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen, bonded together into pure, drinkable water. But H2O is an H-2-no. Water is really H-1.5-O - at least momentarily, scientists have found. One new pair of studies reveals that, inside microscopic tubes, water flows virtually without friction and in a bizarre transitory state between liquid and vapor. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3960 Better Switches Could Mute Cell-Phone Static Researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla [profile] and Motorola's [profile] Advanced Technology Center in Schaumburg, Illinois, are developing three-dimensional switches and tiny fuel cells to improve the reception quality and extend the operating time for wireless communications and other wireless-sensing devices. http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3959 ______________________________________ NANOBUSINESS NEWS Nantero, Inc. Announces Collaboration With ASML Compatibility of Nanotube Processes with ASML Equipment Proven WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Nantero [profile] announced today a collaborative project with ASML Holding NV [profile] to demonstrate compatibility between its nanotube materials and processes and ASML's industry-leading semiconductor equipment. The project has been ongoing since early 2003 in ASML's research fab with a joint team from Nantero and from ASML's Special Applications Group. The project has already demonstrated that ASML's equipment is fully capable of handling nanotubes using Nantero protocols and of carrying out Nantero's new manufacturing steps without any modifications. One of the wafers created during the project contains 10 billion suspended nanotube junctions, with each junction area comprised of multiple nanotubes. Nantero's proprietary NRAM(TM) design uses suspended nanotubes as memory bits, with the up position representing a "zero" and then bending them down into contact with the surface below to represent a "one". http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2015 FULLERENES FLOURISH, AND NANO-C CAN MAKE THEM BY THE TON WESTWOOD, Mass., Oct. 27, 2003 Brace yourself. The fullerenes are coming. Nano-C Corp. [profile] is the latest company to push its way into the market for mass-production of fullerenes, amid signs that major chemical and manufacturing businesses have warmed up to the tiny carbon molecule's potential. Thanks to technology pioneered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nano-C can now affordably make fullerenes by the ton opening vast new commercial possibilities. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2014 Memscap seeks MEMS dominance via acquisitions Memscap [profile] said it has agreed to acquire Opsitech SA for approximately $4.4 million to boost its offering in the optical electronics market and gain valuable IP developed by the French company's former parent. Memscap, which recently acquired GalayOr, has been leading the consolidation taking place in the micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) market as minor players seek partnerships with better established rivals to avoid going out of business. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2013 Nanofactory Design Study Prompts Concern for Preparedness A detailed design study for a personal-size nanofactory has been published by Chris Phoenix, Director of Research for Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN) [profile]. The proposed nanofactory could rapidly manufacture a wide array of advanced products, including more nanofactories, while using minimal resources. 'Design of a Primitive Nanofactory' appeared in the peer-reviewed Journal of Evolution and Technology (http://www.jetpress.org). The 84-page technical paper is the most comprehensive examination of nanofactory architecture yet produced. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2012 NanoDynamics Joint Venture in Ohio Selected for 3rd Frontier Award October 16, 2003, Ohio Governor Bob Taft presented MetaMateria Partners, LLC, a NanoDynamics, Inc. [profile] joint venture company, with a $968,426 Third Frontier Action Fund (TFAF) award. TFAF awards are part of Governor Tafts Third Frontier Project which is aimed at expanding Ohios high-tech research capabilities and promoting start-up companies to create high-paying jobs. MetaMateria will utilize the award in their efforts to make fuel cell components more affordable, since affordability is the biggest barrier to the commercialization of fuel cells. Through their collaboration with The Ohio State University, the Edison Welding Institute, SOFCo-EFS, the Business Technology Center and NanoDynamics, MetaMateria expects to have affordable products on the market by 2005. The estimated business growth by 2015 will have created 300 additional new jobs. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2011 BioProbes, New AFM Probes from NanoDevices for Imaging Soft Samples Santa Barbara, CA, October 23, 2002 NanoDevices, Inc. [profile] today announced the launch of the BioProbe Product Line of Atomic Force Microscope [AFM] Probes. The BioProbes represent a significant breakthrough for imaging of soft samples in liquid. The advantage of this new innovative design is a thin silicon-nitride cantilever that exerts lower forces at a higher frequency with a very sharp silicon tip. These probes are optimized for researchers that desire nanometer scale resolution of soft and fragile samples such as polymers, DNA, and other organic materials. These probes will be able to image in tapping mode with very low forces in liquid. They can also be used in tapping mode in air as well as in contact mode in air and liquid. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2010 Electronics Giants Intel, Panasonic Dive Into Emerging Nanobiotechnology Field ATLANTA, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Two electronics giants -- Intel Corp. [profile] and the makers of Panasonic-brand products -- are diving into one of the most promising new fields of medical science: nanobiotechnology, according to NanoBiotech News. From molecular detectors in toothbrushes to monitor potassium levels in heart failure patients to tiny generators that would use electricity produced from human blood glucose to run devices embedded in a patient's body, these corporate behemoths are exploring an emerging market that is expected to exceed $1 trillion within a decade. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2006 NANO-C DELIVERS EFFICIENT, SCALABLE COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY FOR FULLERENES PRODUCTION Development Team led by MIT Scientist contributes important new technology for broad commercialization of fullerene applications. Nano-C, Inc. [profile], a leader in fullerene production technology, today announced the successful development of an important new combustion method of fullerenes production. The technology, developed by a team of company engineers and scientists, will enable dramatic reductions in fullerenes cost for companies developing applications for pharmaceuticals, personal care, and conducting and commodity polymers. Nano-C's process innovations come at a time when a number of high volume commercial applications are moving to market. "Nano-C's scalable, low-cost method of producing pure fullerenes with no solvent-based post-processing has finally become a reality," said Jack B. Howard, Nano-C founder and MIT Chemical Engineering Professor Emeritus. "Our efficient combustion process enables the manufacturing of commercial grades of fullerenes covering a wide range of purities and compositions that can be tailored to customer applications for the best cost and performance." http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2009 Coatings nanotechnology enables automotive coatings that resist damage, last longer and remain brighter Read more about a report from the largest transportation coatings manufacturer in the world. Learn how they used PureNano(TM) nanoparticles to enable coatings with excellent chip resistance, excellent scratch resistance (as well as retained scratch resistance after simulated weathering), sag resistance, resistance to water spotting and other desired properties. Learn more about how coating nanotechnology breakthrough based on superior quality nanomaterials from NanoProducts [profile] can be extended to enhance consumer experience for a wide range of other applications and consumer products. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2008 Neah Power Systems and The Montecito Group Partner to Pursue Military Opportunities WASHINGTON - Oct. 20, 2003 - Neah Power Systems, Inc. [profile], an emerging leader in micro fuel cell technology, today announced that it has partnered with The Montecito Group, a consulting firm specializing in new military programs and technologies, to pursue relevant research and product development opportunities within the U.S. Department of Defense and its key suppliers. Micro fuel cells offer the potential to continuously power portable communications and computing gear, thereby increasing the effectiveness and likelihood of mission success. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2007 State semiconductor scene changing Arizona's semiconductor industry could look quite different in years to come. Research and development and emerging markets ranging from wireless devices to nanotechnology could well take key places alongside the traditional computer-chip manufacturing, experts say. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2005 Tegal Receives Multiple 900 Series Etch Systems Order for MEMS Applications from Leading European Semiconductor Manufacturer Order Firmly Places Tegal among Industry Leaders in Enabling MEMS and Nanotechnology Development Tegal Corporation [profile] today announced a large European semiconductor manufacturer has ordered two Tegal 980 Series diode plasma etch systems, which will be of key importance for its expansion into fabricating commercial quantities of specialized MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems) and other nanotechnology devices. Tegal's technical support, process development expertise, and experience and capabilities in etching unique materials were major factors in this order win. Tegal expects the two etch systems to be installed at the chipmaker's fab in January 2004. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2004 NEW ENHANCED AIR BAGS ARE CREEPING INTO MIDRANGE CARS Oct. 23, 2003 - August's court decision scuttling a U.S. rule on tire monitors left sensor makers wondering what sort of MEMS pressure sensor market they'll be facing. While their fate remains murky, companies that specialize in MEMS-based accelerometers and gyros may see demand grow through another auto-safety feature: enhanced air bags. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2003 MEMS VS. NANOTUBES: CELL PHONES COULD USE BOTH Oct. 22, 2003 - Can a nanotube boldly go where no MEMS have gone before or at least share a ride to the destination? Two researchers at the University of California, Irvine [profile], are using a $300,000 grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop radio frequency signal processing components for wireless communication based on carbon nanotubes. Peter Burke and William Tang's research could lead to a mobile phone with its electronic and mechanical functions on a single chip saving power, space and cost. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2002 Nano-Tex Puts ``Wow'' in Wearable Gifts with Top Brand Clothes He Can't Ruin GREENSBORO, N.C.--Oct. 22, 2003--Men across America will have a new party trick this holiday season. They won't be able to resist showing friends how their new Eddie Bauer Sportshirt with Nano-Tex [profile] makes egg nog bead up and roll off. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2001 CRN Issues Call for Global Administration of Molecular Nanotechnology The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN) [profile] is calling for the creation of a special administrative system to deal with the problems of molecular manufacturing. "We don't need it today," said CRN Executive Director Mike Treder, "but it will take time to create, and the technology could arrive before we're ready." This proposal was the focus of a presentation by Treder at the recent Discovering the Nanoscale' academic conference in Darmstadt, Germany. CRN's conference paper, entitled Three Systems of Ethics: A Proposed Application for Effective Administration of Molecular Nanotechnology', is available online. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2000 IMEC and EV Group will jointly develop new wafer-level packaging and MEMS wafer bonding techniques EV Group (EVG) [profile], leading manufacturer of MEMS and semiconductor wafer processing equipment, and IMEC [profile], Europe's largest independent research institute on microelectronics and micro/nanotechnology, announce today that they have signed a joint development agreement on wafer-level packaging and MEMS wafer bonding. Following this agreement, EVG becomes also an official partner in IMEC's Industrial Affiliation Program (IIAP) on "wafer-level-packaging on Cu/low-k back-end-of-line" and will supply IMEC with new state-of-the-art mask alignment, spray-coating and wafer bonding tools. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1999 Indian fab to pursue smart-card, MEMS manufacturing BANGALORE, India Finding no takers because of government foot-dragging and a small domestic market, India's only major VLSI fabrication facility the government-owned Semiconductor Complex Ltd. &3151; is set to manufacturer smart cards and microelectromechanical systems (MEMs). http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1998 Motorola Labs Developing Ways to Grow Carbon Nanotubes for Faster, Smaller Transistors TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 21 -- Scientists at Motorola Labs [profile] are researching ways to improve control in the growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that can make transistors smaller and faster and chemical/biological detectors ultra-sensitive. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1997 Researchers to review MEMS advances at IEDM MANHASSET, N.Y. While integrated circuits remain a staple of the annual International Electron Devices Meeting, this year's conference will look closer than ever before at the progress being made in microelectromechanical systems. Work on MEMS is in the advanced research phase, and the presentations scheduled for this year's IEDM, to be held in Washington on Dec. 7-10, will give an inkling of what can be expected in the commercial sector over the next few years. Six MEMS presentations will describe potential solutions to knotty problems where electronics is to be linked with mechanics in an integrated package. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1996 TSU plans online nanotech magazine San Marcos-based Texas State University [profile] plans to issue an online magazine early next year targeting scientists and other professionals in the nanotechnology field. The first issue of NanoExpress online magazine is set to include a profile of Tsui Nai Mei, the intellectual property manager of Motorola Inc.'s Austin-based Semiconductor Production Sector, according to TSU. http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1995 ______________________________________ To unsubscribe, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your subscriber email, please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nanotechnewsletter/ Advertise your company, event, and product to over 1800 professionals, scientists and investors subscribing to this newsletter or showcase your new research or commercial product on the business pages at NanoApex. Direct any comments or questions about this newsletter to Ole Peter Galaasen. This newsletter is an information mailing only and is not a solicitation to visit, sign up, or purchase any product or service. 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