2007 Nanoparticle News Review

2007 Nanoparticle News Review

The 2007 Nanoparticle News Review is a comprehensive summary of all major developments in the broad and developing field of nanotechnology. Included in this Review are: Technology advances and their effect on products and systems New and developing applications for nanoparticles and nanotechnology Major industry and government research efforts Key business mergers and acquisitions Key industry events.  
 

INTRODUCTION

QUANTUM DOTS

CARBON NANOTUBES

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES

NANOTECHNOLOGY CONCERNS

NANOTECHNOLOGY CONCERNS (CONTINUED)

PRODUCTS AND DEVELOPMENT

SIZING NANOPARTICLES IN A LIQUID

BACKGROUND

TECHNICAL FEATURES

FIGURE 1 SIZING NANOPARTICLES IN A LIQUID

NANOPARTICE SIZE LIMITS

ADVANTAGES

EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS

FIGURE 2 ANALYSIS SHOWING 100NM PARTICLE BROWNIAN MOTION TRAJECTORIES WITH, INSET, SHOWING PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION PROFILE OBTAINED

CONCLUSIONS

TAILORED NANOPARTICLE DISPERSIONS: PART 1

COLLOIDAL PROCESSING OF NANOPARTICLES AT INDUSTRIAL SCALE

BACKGROUND

APPROACH

CHEMICAL SURFACE MODIFICATION

ADVANTAGES

CONCLUSION

TAILORED NANOPARTICLE DISPERSIONS: PART 2

OPTIMIZED PROCESSING OF WITH MICRO BEADS

AGITATED BEAD MILL FOR NANOPROCESSING WITH MICROBEADS

TYPICAL MILL-RELATED REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF MICROBEADS

NOVEL BEAD MILL CONCEPT OPTIMIZED

POWDER DISPERSIONS FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS

FUNCTIONAL CERAMIC POWDER NANOADDITIVE DISPERSION

CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK

NEGATIVE-STIFFNESS VIBRATION ISOLATION-PART 1

AN ECONOMICAL SOLUTION FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY.

RATIONALIZING VIBRATION ISOLATION

RATIONALIZING VIBRATION ISOLATION (CONTINUED)

NEGATIVE-STIFFNESS VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEMS

NEGATIVE-STIFFNESS VIBRATION ISOLATION-PART 2

IMPROVING AFM DATA RELIABILITY IN NANOELECTRONICS RESEARCH

SCANNING GATE MICROSCOPY

BASIC PHYSICS WITH REAL SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS

CHARACTERISTICS OF NEGATIVE-STIFFNESS VIBRATION ISOLATION

PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION

ACCURATE PRESSURE SENSORS

INSTRUMENTATION KEY TO NANOMATERIAL ADVANCES

FIGURE 3 HRTEM/STM REAL TIME IMAGES

INSTRUMENTATION … (CONTINUED)

FIGURE 4 ARTIST’S RENDITION SHOWING AN AMINE FUNCTIONAL GROUP ATTACHED TO AN AFM TIP APPROACHING A CNT SURFACE IN TOLUENE SOLUTION

COATINGS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

SUPER OIL-REPELLENT COATING DEVELOPMENT

FIGURE 5 SUPER OIL-REPELLENT COATING DEVELOPMENT

VERSATILE PROCESS FOR NANOFIBER POLYMER COMPOSITES

FORM FACTOR INCREASES VERSATILITY

USABLE CARBON NANOTUBE NONWOVEN SHEETS AND YARNS

VERTICAL LENGTH CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAYS GROWN

MATERIALS GROWTH TOOL ENABLES FABRICATION VERSATILITY

IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION ENHANCES CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS

ULTRASONIC NANOPARTICLE MEASUREMENT DEVELOPED

PROCESS STRENGTHENS CARBON NANOTUBE-NYLON COMPOSITES

SYNTHETIC GECKO TAPE DEMONSTRATED

CONDUCTIVE NANOFIBER FILMS WITH ADJUSTABLE WETTABILITY

APPROACH TO SUPERALLOYS

APPROACH TO SUPERALLOYS (CONTINUED)

DEVELOPMENTS IN NANOCAPILLARITY

NANOSCALE PROPELLERS RELY ON CHEMISTRY FOR LIQUID PUMPING

ATTOLITER SYRINGE PROMISES REALM OF APPLICATIONS

COMPLEX NANO-PARTICLE SYNTHESIS

CARBON NANOSPHERES SLATED FOR COMMERCIALIZATION

GRAPHENE LOOKS GOOD FOR NANOELECTRONICS

GRAPHENE OXIDE PAPER UNFOLDS OFFERING NEW APPLICATIONS

POLYMER/NANOCOMPOSITES OFFER MATERIALS BREAKTHROUGH

STRONG-STRETCHY POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES SYNTHESIZED

POLYMER NANOFIBERS GET STRONGER BELOW CRITICAL SIZE

POLYMER PRECURSORS ENABLE NANOSTRUCTURED CERAMICS

POLYMER PRECURSORS (CONTINUED)

FIGURE 6 SEM OF BORON CARBONITE CERAMIC ORIGINATING FROM A SELF-ASSEMBLED BLOCK COPOLYMER HAVING A LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY

NANOPARTICLES USED TO SYNTHESIZE NANOPOLYMERS

ION-BEAM CREATES NANO-WRINKLED POLYMER SURFACES

FIGURE 7 HARD SKIN INDUCED BY FIB IN PDMS WITH PRIMARY WRINKLED WAVELENGTH OF 465 NM

NANOMETER RESOLUTION X-RAY MICROSCOPE UNVEILED

METHOD ASSESSES CARBON NANOTUBE PURITY

FIGURE 8 SEM OF SWNT QUALITY WHICH REVEALS LARGE BUNDLES AND IMPURITIES SUCH AS METALLIC PARTICLES

ALERT FOR IMPENDING STRUCTURAL FAILURE

ALERT FOR IMPENDING …(CONTINUED)

CARBON NANOTUBE OPTICAL BEHAVIOR LENGTH DEPENDENT

FILMS OF CLOSE-PACKED GOLD NPS PROVE TO BE RESILIENT

FIGURE 9 FILMS OF CLOSE-PACKED GOLD NPS

PHYTOCHEMICAL PROCESS YIELDS GOLD NANOPARTICLES

GOLD NANOPARTICLES FOR TUMOR DETECTION

INORGANIC METAL OXIDE NTS OPEN UP POSSIBILITIES

LESS EXPENSIVE PRODUCTION OF CARBON NANOTUBES

CHEAPER CARBON NANOTUBE MASS PRODUCTION

CARBON NANOHORNS HAVE NO PULMONARY TOXICITY ISSUES

NANOCLAY-POLYMER COMPOSITE STRONG AS STEEL

CERAMIC NANOWIRE COATINGS ENHANCE BONE IMPLANTS

FIGURE 10 SEM IMAGES SHOWING TITANIUM SCAFFOLDING WITH DIFFERENT PORE SIZES, PLUS BONE ISSUE GROWTH

CARBON NANOTUBES REPAIR CRACKED COMPOSITES

FIGURE 11 MWNTS RANDOMLY DISPERSED IN AN EPOXY RESIN

CARBON NANOTUBES REPAIR (CONTINUED)

ELECTRONICS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS

TECHNIQUES PROMISE INDUSTRIAL-SCALE NW DEVICES

FIGURE 12 INDUSTRIAL-SCALE TECHNIQUE FOR PRODUCING NW-BASED DEVICES

RAMAN SPECTRA PROBES CARBON NANOTUBE ELECTRONICS

RAMAN SPECTRA PROBES …(CONTINUED)

FIGURE 13 INTRINSIC VIBRATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTING AND METALLIC SWNT

KOREAN SCIENTISTS CLAIM FASTEST NANOTRANSISTOR

KOREAN SCIENTISTS CLAIM …(CONTINUED)

FIGURE 14 SCHEMATIC OF THE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESS

NANOLASER PROMISES MEMORY CAPACITY BREAKTHROUGH

FIGURE 15 NANOLASER-BASED MEMORY

METAMATERIALS SHOW POTENTIAL

METAMATERIALS SHOW POTENTIAL (CONTINUED)

NOVEL 3D GOLD PHOTONIC METAMATERIALS

FABRICATION METHOD FOR GRAPHENE NANOELECTONICS

FABRICATION METHOD (CONTINUED)

CARBON NANOTUBES AS THERMAL MANAGERS

CARBON NANOTUBES AS THERMAL … (CONTINUED)

PROGRESS IN INTEGRATED NANOTUBE ELECTRONICS

FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS—SED AND CNT COMMERCIAL VIABILITY

FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS…(CONTINUED)

INK JET NANOINKS ENHANCE SINTERING

FIGURE 9 FILMS OF CLOSE-PACKED GOLD NPS

PHYTOCHEMICAL PROCESS YIELDS GOLD NANOPARTICLES

GOLD NANOPARTICLES FOR TUMOR DETECTION

INORGANIC METAL OXIDE NTS OPEN UP POSSIBILITIES

LESS EXPENSIVE PRODUCTION OF CARBON NANOTUBES

CHEAPER CARBON NANOTUBE MASS PRODUCTION

CARBON NANOHORNS HAVE NO PULMONARY TOXICITY ISSUES

NANOCLAY-POLYMER COMPOSITE STRONG AS STEEL

CERAMIC NANOWIRE COATINGS ENHANCE BONE IMPLANTS

FIGURE 10 SEM IMAGES SHOWING TITANIUM SCAFFOLDING WITH DIFFERENT PORE SIZES, PLUS BONE ISSUE GROWTH

CARBON NANOTUBES REPAIR CRACKED COMPOSITES

FIGURE 11 MWNTS RANDOMLY DISPERSED IN AN EPOXY RESIN

CARBON NANOTUBES REPAIR (CONTINUED)

ELECTRONICS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS

TECHNIQUES PROMISE INDUSTRIAL-SCALE NW DEVICES

FIGURE 12 INDUSTRIAL-SCALE TECHNIQUE FOR PRODUCING NW-BASED DEVICES

RAMAN SPECTRA PROBES CARBON NANOTUBE ELECTRONICS

RAMAN SPECTRA PROBES …(CONTINUED)

FIGURE 13 INTRINSIC VIBRATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTING AND METALLIC SWNT

KOREAN SCIENTISTS CLAIM FASTEST NANOTRANSISTOR

KOREAN SCIENTISTS CLAIM …(CONTINUED)

FIGURE 14 SCHEMATIC OF THE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESS

NANOLASER PROMISES MEMORY CAPACITY BREAKTHROUGH

FIGURE 15 NANOLASER-BASED MEMORY

METAMATERIALS SHOW POTENTIAL

METAMATERIALS SHOW POTENTIAL (CONTINUED)

NOVEL 3D GOLD PHOTONIC METAMATERIALS

FABRICATION METHOD FOR GRAPHENE NANOELECTONICS

FABRICATION METHOD (CONTINUED)

CARBON NANOTUBES AS THERMAL MANAGERS

CARBON NANOTUBES AS THERMAL … (CONTINUED)

PROGRESS IN INTEGRATED NANOTUBE ELECTRONICS

FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS—SED AND CNT COMMERCIAL VIABILITY

FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS…(CONTINUED)

INK JET NANOINKS ENHANCE SINTERING

ELECTROSPINNING PRODUCES LIGHT-EMITTING NANOFIBERS

NANOELECTRONICS WORKS WITH THE TWISTED AND MISALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES

APPLICATIONS EMERGE FOR TRANSPARENT TRANSISTORS

APPLICATIONS EMERGE (CONTINUED)

PHOTONIC NANOWIRES OFFER HOST OF POSSIBILITIES

MAGNETIC SWITCHABLE NON-CONTACT PHOTONIC SYSTEM

MAGNETIC SWITCHABLE …(CONTINUED)

LOW-COST PRINTABLE MEMORY

MICROELECTRONICS-GRADE CARBON NANOTUBE COATING IS COMMERCIAL

OBSTACLE ELIMINATED FROM NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE

GROWTH TOOL MOVES TO BETA TESTING

METHOD FOR MASS PRODUCING NANOGAP ELECTRODES

EMERGING PARADIGM IN NANOPARTICLE PRINTING

EMERGING PARADIGM (CONTINUED)

FIGURE 16 SEM OF ROBERT FLUDD’S 17TH-CENTURY IMAGE OF THE SUN

FIGURE 17 COMPARISON BETWEEN TRADITIONAL GRAVURE PRINTING AND NANOPARTICLE PRINTING

NANORESOLUTION INK JET PRINTING

FIGURE 18 PRINCIPLE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION E-JET PRINTING

INK JET-PRINTED CARBON NANOTUBE THIN FILM TRANSISTORS

ORGANIC NANOTUBES AND INK JET FOR SMART POSTERS

ORGANIC NANOTUBES …(CONTINUED)

POLYMER ANNEALING PROCESS COULD AID NANOELECTRONICS

FIGURE 19 NOVEL METHOD USED TO PRODUCE SELFORGANIZED NANOSTRUCTURED BLOCK COPOLYMER THIN FILMS

CHEMICAL APPROACH TO NANOWIRE PATTERNING

FIGURE 20 SEM SHOWING CA 10 NM METAL NANOWIRES FORMED

ON A SILICON CHIP

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND DRUG DELIVERY

NANODIAMONDS SHOW SAFER, MORE EFFECTIVE DRUG DELIVERY

3D NANOSCALE PRINTING OF METAL OXIDE SOL-GEL INKS

FRICTION AT NANOSCALE PINPOINTS ADSORBATES ROLE

BIOGENIC AS-S NANOTUBES PROMISE GREEN ELECTRONICS

FIGURE 21 ARSENIC-SULFIDE 20-100 NM DIAMETER NANOTUBE FILAMENTS

TRANSPARENT CARBON NANOTUBE SOLAR CELLS

LIGHT ACTIVATED CARBON NANOTUBES DESTROY ANTHRAX

FIGURE 22 TEM IMAGES OF CNTS CONJUGATED WITH ANTHRAX TOXIN

LIQUID NANOPARTICLES TRACK LIVING CELLS

CLINICAL USE OF BIOCONJUGATED QUANTUM DOTS

QUANTUM DOT SYNTHESIS PROMISES CHEAPER SOLAR PANELS

QUANTUM DOTS PRODUCTION FOCUSES ON SOLID STATE LIGHTING

NANOINJECTOR NEEDLE DELIVERS QUANTUM DOTS

MESOPOROUS SILICA FOR PLANT CELL DELIVERY

MIDATECH OPENS NANO-GLYCONANOPARTICLE FACILITY

MIDATECH OPENS …(CONTINUED)

NEW AUSTRAIAN NANOBIOTECH COMPANIES

PROTEIN NANOCAPSULES TO TAP HUGE BIOMARKET

FLASH NANOPRECIPITATION COULD PROVE LIFE SAVER

NANOSCALE SURFACE TEXTURE PROVES BIO-ACCEPTABLE

CYLINDRICAL NANOPARTICLES EFFECTIVE DRUG CARRIERS

GELATIN-BASED NANOPARTICLES MAY THWART BREAST CANCER

BUCKYBALLS COULD HELP FIGHT ALLERGIES

BRIGHTER FLUORESCENT CARBON NANOTUBES FOR IMGING

FULLERENE-PEPTIDES HELP ACCESS CANCER CELLS

LARGE NANOPARTICLES DIFFUSE HUMAN MUCUS

GOLD NANOPARTICLES IMPROVE CANCER DIAGNOSIS

SMART FABRICS MONITOR VITAL PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNS

SMART FABRICS MONITOR …(CONTINUED)

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

AIRPORT EXPLOSIVES SCREENING

FLEXIBLE NANOANTENNAS AID CHEAP SOLAR HARVESTING

EFFICIENT THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS

PERFORMANCE OF ROUGH SILICON NANOWIRES

MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT RECTANGULAR SILICON NANOWIRES

MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT …(CONTINUED)

GE DISCLOSES EFFICIENT SI NW-BASED SOLAR CELL

NANOPARTICLE ULTRACAPACITOR UNDERGOES DEVELOPMENT

CARBON DIOXIDE SORBENT TECHNOLOGY

PORTABLE PIEZOELECTRIC NANOGENERATOR

PORTABLE PIEZOELECTRIC …(CONTINUED)

BIOACTIVITY OF SINGLE AND MULTI-WALL NANOTUBES

SOIL TESTS SHOW BUCKYBALLS ARE SAFE

SOLAR CELL DESIGN BOOSTS EFFICIENCY

ORGANIC ZEOLITES OPEN UP STORAGE POSSIBILITIES

MONITOR FOR AIRBORNE NANOMATERIALS ADVOCATED

MONITOR FOR AIRBORNE … (CONTINUED)

TRANSPARENT WINDOW COATING GENERATES ELECTRICITY

POROUS AEROGELS REMOVE TOXIC CONTAMINANTS

HYBRID BATTERY/SUPERCAPACITOR DEMONSTRATED

FIGURE 23 RPI’S ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY MWNTCELLULOSE NANCOMPOSITE ‘PAPER’

ALTAIR TO JOINTLY DEVELOP BATTERY/STORAGE PRODUCTS

ISE AND ALTAIR ENTER BATTERY AGREEMENT

NANOBATTERY SPINOFF SEEKS FUNDING

NANOTITANIA PAPER AVAILABLE

FIGURE 24 3D TITANIA NANOWIRE-BASED STRUCTURES FABRICATED INTO VARIOUS FREE-STANDING FORMS

CREATION OF CHEAPER PHOTOVOLTAIC

GRAPHENE-BASED GAS SENSORS PROMISE ULTIMATE SENSITIVITY

GRAPHENE-BASED GAS SENSORS (CONTINUED)

FIGURE 25 SCHEMATIC IMAGE SHOWING A NO2 GAS MOLECULE ADSORBED ON GRAPHENE STRUCTURE

INDUSTRY NEWS

NEW COMPANY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS

MONODISPERSED NANORODS PROMISE NEW APPLICATIONS

FIGURE 26 MONODISPERSED NANORODS

NANODYNAMICS LOOKS TO NEW FINANCING

NANOGRAM ATTRACTS MAJOR INVESTMENT

CARBON NANOPROBES CLOSES SUCCESSFUL FUNDING

CNT-BASED FET DEVICES TARGET ANALOG ELECTRONICS

IMAXRX RETRIES IPO LAUNCH

FUND EXPLOITS U.K. UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

NANOSPHERE FILES FOR INITIAL PUBLIC STOCK OFFERING

NANODYNAMICS HOLDS OFF IPO

ADVANCED MAGNETICS FLOATS IPO

API NANOTRONICS ACQUIRES NANOPTO CORPORATION

NANOSYS-SHARP FUEL CELL AGREEMENT EXPANDS

DEPOSITION EQUIPMENT EXPERTISE CONSOLIDATES

STION RAISES $15 M FOR SOLAR

APPLIED MATERIALS EXTENDS ITS SOLAR REACH

REACTIVE NANOTECHNOLOGIES ATTRACTS $14 M INVESTMENT

NANOSOLAR ATTRACTS MORE DOE FUNDING

NANOTHERAPEUTICS AWARDED CONTRACT

KONARKA STRENGTHENS ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS LEADERSHIP

SMART LIGHT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY POISED TO GROW

NON-REFLECTIVE OPTICAL AND SOLAR COATINGS

NANOCERAMICS PILOT FACILITY OPENS

CLUSTER THEORY APPLIED TO EUROPEAN MICRO-/NANOCOSM

FIGURE 27 EXEMPLARY MICRO/NANO TECHNOLOGY STRENGTHS

AND WEAKNESSES

NCOAT ESTABLISHES COLLABORATION

NCOAT ACQUIRES METALLIC CERAMIC COATINGS INC.

ENABLE FINANLIZES ULTRACAPACITOR AGREEMENT

SUMITOMO ACQUIRES CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY

GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS HAVE POTENTIAL

COMMERCIAL NANOPARTICLE SPIN-OFF TARGETS CANCER

NANODYNAMICS WITHDRAWS IPO

NANOSPHERES’ IPO RAISES ALMOST $100M

POWERMETAL, INTEGRAN, AND MORPH IN ALLIANCE WITH DUPONT

INVESTMENT BOOSTS PRINTED ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT

GERMAN CHIP NANOANALYSIS ATTRACTS MAJOR FUNDING

API NANOTRONICS ANNOUNCES FIVE-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT

CLAY NANOTUBES ENTER COMPOSITES MARKET

AIM TOWARD NANOTECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION

UNIDYM AND CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGIES MERGE

UNIDYM AND CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGIES MERGE (CONTINUED)

ACQUISITION OF C-60 LEADS TO NEW NANOMEDICINE SUBSIDIARY

SPINOUT COMPOSITE MATERIALS COMPANY

3M LOOKS TO EXPLOIT NANO-TERRA’S NANOTECHNOLOGY

NANODYNAMICS PLANS IPO AND LAUNCHES IP WEB PORTAL

PSIVIDA AND PFIZER SEAL DEAL

DIAMOND TECHNOLOGIES HAS A DEAL

NANOEXA IP TRANSFER AIDS LITHIUM BATTERY MANUFACTURE

OKLAHOMA BOOSTS NANOTECHNOLOGY STARTUPS

AEONCLAD LICENSES PLASMA COATING TECHNOLOGY

NANOENGINEERED CONCRETE CUTS CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS

NANOENGINEERED CONCRETE (CONTINUED)

CNT CONCRETE COMPOSITES AND SENSOR NETWORKS

INSIGHTS INTO NANOTECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT

PRODUCTION RESEARCH COULD AID TOXIC CONTROL

PARTNERSHIP STRENGTHENS BAYER’S CNT MARKET GROWTH

X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING COMPANY FORMED

PRODUCTIVE PLATFORM TARGETED FOR POLYMER NANOPARTICLE ENGINEERING

SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSCALE CLEANING WITH ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS

PRINTABLE ELECTRONIC NANOTUBE INKS

NANOENGINEERED, SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES FOR STEAM TURBINES AND CONDENSERS

HIGH EFFICIENCY THIN FILM NANOPATTERNED PHOTOVOLTAICS

HIGH YIELD MANUFACTURE OF FULLERENES AND CARBON NANOTUBES

HIGH YIELD MANUFACTURE (CONTINUED)

ADMINISTRATIVE WATCH

NNI UPDATES STRATEGIC PLAN

NANOPARTICLES MANUFACTURER MEETS NIOSH GUIDELINES

QUANTUMSPHERE ATTRACTS MORE INVESTMENT

NIST PROMOTES NANOSCALE INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND IMAGING

MORE FUNDING TO DEFEND BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL THREAT

USPTO RELEASES NEW FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN

USPTO LAUNCHES ACCELERATED PATENT REVIEW PROGRAM

LUNA ATTRACTS DEFENSE CONTRACTS

DEVICE MANUFACTURING WINS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SUPPORT

HOMELAND SECURITY SUPPORTS CNT-BASED GAS IONIZER

CARBON NANOMATERIALS MANUFACTURE GETS NIST FUNDING

OWLSTONE GARNERS DEFENSE SUPPORT

DOE AWARDS XIDEX ELECTRON MICROSCOPE CNT CONTRACT

HOMELAND SECURITY BOOSTS NANOMIX SENSORS

HYDROGEN NANOCATALYSTS GET DOE FUNDING

BRIEFLY NOTED

NOVEL PLATINUM NANOTUBE ELECTRODE

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FUNDS NICHE MANUFACTURING

QINETIQ COMMISSIONS FACILITY FOR METAL NANOPOWDERS

EUROPE LAUNCHES NANOELECTRONICS R&D INITIATIVE

BATTERY NANOMATERIALS TECHNOLOGY GETS BOOST

EL-MUL ACQUIRES ENVIRONMENTAL SEM MAKER

RAYMOR’S REVENUES GROW

ITN NANOVATION SEES INDUSTRIAL MARKET GROWTH

HNTS VALIDATED FOR EXTENDED RELEASE PRODUCTS

PIEZO FORCE MICROSCOPY MODULE LAUNCHED

NANODYNAMICS AND SHELL FORM JOINT VENTURE

CVD EXPANDS NANOFAB CAPABILITY

NANOMATERIAL BRAND SECURITY SYSTEM ACQUIRED

SUPPORT FOR CARBON NANO-FIBERS IN NUCLEAR POWER

OPTOELECTRONIC MATERIALS MANUFACTURE GETS FINLAND SUPPORT

NOKIA STRENGTHENS ACADEMIC NT TIES

KEMIRA STRENGTHENS U.S. PRESENCE

GLUCOSE DETECTION AGREEMENT SIGNED

NANOPHASE LAUNCHES WATER-BASED DISPERSIONS

MICRO/NANOSENSORS TO BOOST ENERGY PRODUCTION

NANOPARTICLE ADDITIVE REDUCES TIRE WEAR

NANOLUBRICANT KEEPS GOING AND GOING

NANOPORE CAPACITOR COULD LOWER DNA SEQUENCING COST

NANOPARTICLES AID ANTITUMOR VACCINE DELIVERY

NATURALNANO, INC. ATTRACTS FUNDING

PACT TARGETS NANOSCALE MASS SPECTROMETRY IMAGING

COLLABORATION ADDRESSES BLUE LASER/LED COSTS

COLLABORATION ADDRESSES TOXICITY ISSUES

UNIT CONFIGURED FOR CRITICAL CARBON NANOTUBE ANALYSIS

ANTIMICROBIAL SILVER PRODUCTS SPREADING

COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF QUANTUM DOTS

QUANTUM DOT ARRAY RESEARCH GETS DOD FUNDING

DISRUPTOR NANOALUMINA FILTER TECHNOLOGY

NANOSIZED OMEGA-3 FATS DESIGNED FOR COSMETICS

DIP-PEN NANOLITHOGRAPHY PRINTS MODEL CELL MEMBRANES

CNT-PIPETTES PROMISE CELL TREATMENT

CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH VIDEOED

ITALIAN GLASS GOES FOR NANOCOATING

NANOGOLD ATTRACTS ACQUISITION TALKS

NEOWATER MEETS IMPORTANT MILESTONES

NANOPHASE ANTICIPATES FUTURE GROWTH

LARGEST SC PHOTODETECTOR ARRAY PRINTED

IMPROVED MULTIPLE CARBON NANOTUBE RESINS

NANOINK ACHIEVES SALES MILESTONE

NANOCERAMICS REDUCE COOLING COIL CONTAMINATION

NANOCOMPOSITE ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS

NANOEMULSIONS AID ART RESTORATION

NANOASSEMBLY BREAKTHROUGH AIDS CHIPS

UNIVERSAL BONDING AGENT UNRAVELED

NOVEL SPINTRONIC MATERIAL SYTHESIS

NYLON COMPOSITES LOOK FOR STRENGTH

INK JET COMPLEMENTS PRINTED ORGANIC MEMORY

NANOBATTERY SUBSIDIARY CREATED

ANOTITANIA JOINT VENTURE FORMED

NT PRODUCT DERIVED FROM RECYCLED TIRES

JOINT AGREEMENT TACKLES DENGUE FEVER

RAYMOR POSTS PROMISING PERFORMANCE

NANOGATE REPORTS GROWTH

NANOCATALYST PRODUCER FACES MAJOR CHALLENGES

SOLAR STARTUP RECEIVES FUNDING

NOVEL CHEMICAL SENSOR LAUNCH SCHEDULED

NANOTITANIA AUTOMOTIVE PROTECTANTS LAUNCHED

HYDROGEL NANOPARTICLE WOUND CARE UNVEILED

CONTACTLESS NANOLITER DISPENSER

NANOCLAYS MORE AVAILABLE

WATER GETS VISCOUS AT NANOSCALE

HEADWATERS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION NANOCATALYST WINS AWARD

SOLVAY AGREES ON PRINTED MEMORY MATERIALS

NANOTECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP TARGETS DIRECT WRITE E-BEAM

FUNDING APPROVED FOR BELL LABS MODEL NT CENTER

NANTERO LICENSES CARBON NANOTUBE SENSOR

HARVARD HAS SWNTS NTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AVAILABLE

NVE PATENTS SPINTRONIC BIOSENSORS

SPINTRONICS CENTER FUNDED

DIAGNOSTICS PATENTS AID COMMERCIALIZATION

OSMETECH GRANTS MONOLAYER LICENSE

NANOPARTICL PRODUCTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AVAILABLE

NANOPOLYMER WINS PRODUCTION CONTRACT

CARBON NANOTUBE PROTOTYPE COOLER DISPLAYED AT COMPUTEX

MONOLAYER INSTRUMENT UNVEILED

CARBON NANOTUBE SENSOR SURVIVES SPACE

NANOPARTICLES CREATE ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING

SOUTHWEST NANOTECHNOLOGIES PRODUCTION EXPANDS

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR LIGHTING DEVICES

ABRAXIS SPLITS AND FOCUSES ON NANOPARTICLE TECHNOLOGY

WAKE FOREST LAUNCHES TWO ENERGY STARTUPS

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SOLUTIONS

KEITHLEY AND CEA LETI FORM DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO FOCUSES ON NANOENGINEERING

STARTUP PUTS FAITH IN CERIA NANOPARTICLES

BOOST FOR LOW-COST PRODUCTION

NANOPHASE GROWTH BOOSTS EXPANSION PLANS

HITACHI GAINS SMART LIGHT CONTROL

ACCESS TO SCHIZOPHRENIA MARKERS

SEM AND FORENSICS IMAGING SOFTWARE ON MARKET

ANTI-COUNTERFEITING DOCUMENT SECURITY TECHNOLOGY

NANOPARTICLE MICROFLUIDIZER DEBUTS

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSITES RECOGNIZED

PACIFIC SCALES UP FUEL CELL FABRICATION

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZER FINDS U.S. DISTRIBUTOR

SUPPORT FOR NANOPARTICLE BIOTHREAT SYSTEMS

PLEXTRONICS WINS MORE SOLAR CELL FUNDING

KEY CNT-FPD LICENSE PREVAILS

NANOPARTICLES ENHANCE CHEMILUMINESCENCE

PATENTED BIOMEDICAL NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS

FIRST ANTIMICROBIAL OFFICE PAPER LAUNCHED

WOOL GETS SMARTER

ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TAGGANTS GET ENCORE

REPORT CARD ON NANOPARTICLE WORKPLACE SAFETY

HP NANOELECTRONICS MAY PROVE EASIER

SPOT-WELDING CNTS IN NANOELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY

RNT BONDS WITH NEW MARKETING PARTNER

NANOMED, INC. EVOLVES FROM ZYVEX LABS

NANOSYS AND IN-Q-TEL EXTEND COLLABORATION

TITANIUM NANOPOWDER PRODUCTION RAMPED UP

BIG OIL ESTABLISHES NANOENERGY CONSORTIUM

U.K. SOLAR CELL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT GETS BOOST

AMETEK ACQUISITION CONSOLIDATES NANOANALYSIS

APNANO LAUNCHES NANOARMOR SUBSIDIARY

ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY FOCUS ON NANOENGINEERING

UNIDYM’S CNT’S LICENSED FOR DISEASE TREATMENT

CORNING LAUNCHES MORE BENDABLE OPTICAL FIBER

LOW-COST PULSED LASER PROGRESSES

RANGE OF PROTECTIVE NANOCOATINGS LAUNCHED

WATER SOLUBLE TITANATES

IMAGE SOFTWARE AIDS NANOPARTICLE ANALYSIS

DIRECT WRITE E-BEAM TOOL

NANOPRECISION POSITIONING PROTOTYPE DEVELOPED

PLASTIC ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS CENTER OPENS

BAYER LAUNCHES ANOTHER CARBON NANOTUBE FACILITY

NANOMECHANICAL CANTILEVER SENSOR KITS

ANTIMICROBIAL COATING TARGETS DEADLY VIRUSES

ELECTRON MICROSCOPE PUSHES RESOLUTION LIMITS

BENCHTOP NANOPARTICLE LIQUID MILL LAUNCHED

LASER ABLATION PRODUCES NANOMATERIAL COCKTAILS

NT-BASED HARD DRIVE WINS PHYSICS NOBEL

SURFACE SCIENTIST WINS CHEMISTRY NOBEL PRIZE

NANOPARTICLE SIZING ATTRACTS MORE FUNDING

ATOM PROBE TOMOGRAPHY CENTER ESTABLISHED

CARBON NANOMATERIALS PROCESSING WINS BOOST

PRINTED ELECTRONIC INKS DEAL EXTENDED

SELF-CLEANING TEXTILE NANOFINISH BEGUN

CNT-RESIN SYSTEMS INTRODUCED

VAPOR SYSTEM CONTROLS CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGY QUALITY

IBM EVALUATES GRAPHENE FETS

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 SIZING NANOPARTICLES IN A LIQUID

FIGURE 2 ANALYSIS SHOWING 100NM PARTICLE BROWNIAN MOTION TRAJECTORIES WITH, INSET, SHOWING PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION PROFILE OBTAINED

FIGURE 3 HRTEM/STM REAL TIME IMAGES

FIGURE 4 ARTIST’S RENDITION SHOWING AN AMINE FUNCTIONAL GROUP ATTACHED TO AN AFM TIP APPROACHING A CNT SURFACE IN TOLUENE SOLUTION

FIGURE 5 SUPER OIL-REPELLENT COATING DEVELOPMENT

FIGURE 6 SEM OF BORON CARBONITE CERAMIC ORIGINATING FROM A SELF-ASSEMBLED BLOCK COPOLYMER HAVING A LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY

FIGURE 7 HARD SKIN INDUCED BY FIB IN PDMS WITH PRIMARY WRINKLED WAVELENGTH OF 465 NM

FIGURE 8 SEM OF SWNT QUALITY WHICH REVEALS LARGE BUNDLES AND IMPURITIES SUCH AS METALLIC PARTICLES

FIGURE 9 FILMS OF CLOSE-PACKED GOLD NPS

FIGURE 10 SEM IMAGES SHOWING TITANIUM SCAFFOLDING WITH DIFFERENT PORE SIZES, PLUS BONE ISSUE GROWTH

FIGURE 11 MWNTS RANDOMLY DISPERSED IN AN EPOXY RESIN

FIGURE 12 INDUSTRIAL-SCALE TECHNIQUE FOR PRODUCING NWBASED DEVICES

FIGURE 13 INTRINSIC VIBRATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTING AND METALLIC SWNT

FIGURE 14 SCHEMATIC OF THE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESS

FIGURE 15 NANOLASER-BASED MEMORY

FIGURE 16 SEM OF ROBERT FLUDD’S 17TH-CENTURY IMAGE OF THE SUN

FIGURE 17 COMPARISON BETWEEN TRADITIONAL GRAVURE PRINTING AND NANOPARTICLE PRINTING

FIGURE 18 PRINCIPLE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION E-JET PRINTING

FIGURE 19 NOVEL METHOD USED TO PRODUCE SELF-ORGANIZED NANOSTRUCTURED BLOCK COPOLYMER THIN FILMS

FIGURE 20 SEM SHOWING CA 10 NM METAL NANOWIRES FORMED ON A SILICON CHIP

FIGURE 21 ARSENIC-SULFIDE 20-100 NM DIAMETER NANOTUBE FILAMENTS

FIGURE 22 TEM IMAGES OF CNTS CONJUGATED WITH ANTHRAX TOXIN

FIGURE 23 RPI’S ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY MWNTCELLULOSE NANCOMPOSITE ‘PAPER’

FIGURE 24 3D TITANIA NANOWIRE-BASED STRUCTURES FABRICATED INTO VARIOUS FREE-STANDING FORMS

FIGURE 25 SCHEMATIC IMAGE SHOWING A NO2 GAS MOLECULE ADSORBED ON GRAPHENE STRUCTURE

FIGURE 26 MONODISPERSED NANORODS

FIGURE 27 EXEMPLARY MICRO/NANO TECHNOLOGY STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES