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309 articles posted this month

June 30th, 2004

Harris & Harris Group, Inc. Announces Follow-on Public Offering
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanotech Arms Races
Preparing for Nano

MSU receives share of Michigan technology funding
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Are you wearing SMS today?
Products

Hybrid nano-wires provide link to silicon
Nanoelectronics

Patent Granted For A Chemical Compound That Acts As A Molecular Switch
Molecular Machines, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

U.K. Gov Rules Out Nano Fab Plans
Investments/IPO's/Splits

German science budget cheers
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Chip protects single atoms
Quantum Computing, Discoveries

Two MEMS sensor lines aim to please on greens and in streams
MEMS, Sensors

Heated nanoshells kill cancer cells
Nanomedicine

Inkjet printing boosts nanomechanical sensors
Discoveries, Sensors

Technology Review Seeks 2004'S Newest Innovations
Announcements

Nano-Proprietary Announces Investor Conference Call
Announcements

New-age electronics gallery unveiled in city
Academic/Education

Elron Announces Completion of $6 Million Investment in AMT
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Making the future with nanoelectronics: a strategy for Europe
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanoelectronics

June 29th, 2004

Competitiveness is NSTDA chief’s priority
Miscellaneous

Feynman Prize 2004 Nominations
Miscellaneous

Small Times, U-M partner on nano survey
Miscellaneous

EU, CEOs call for nanotechnology push
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Space Elevator: Momentum Building
Possible Futures, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Kopin Corporation Added to Merrill Lynch Nanotech Index
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Biophan CEO to Present at Conference
Nanomedicine, Announcements

Hubble's early demise sends nanotech back to waiting list
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Solar to Keep Army on the Go
Possible Futures

India strives for a place in nanotech world
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Carbon Nanotechnologies Announces Key Production Process Patent
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

June 28th, 2004

CII technology division to focus on new sciences
Announcements

Silterra and Imec to Launch Project
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Chip Technology

Tech Science Out on a Limb
Possible Futures

Thinking Small
Profiles

Ethically, should we be sweating the small stuff?
Preparing for Nano

A Small, Small World
Miscellaneous

Portland to host nanotech conference
Announcements

A Pill With Brains
Nanomedicine

Scheme Optimizes Light Chips
Discoveries

Nanoelectronics Course at UCSC Extension
Announcements, Academic/Education

Slim hopes unless science finds solutions fast
Miscellaneous

NanoOpto Appoints Douglas W. Reilly as Vice President of Operations
Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

Vitusa Products Acquires Distribution Rights for NanoFilterCX
Products

Production upped from 'beakers to barrels' at Applied NanoWorks
Products, Profiles

Smart paint will map the house
Possible Futures

Diamond-copper composite spells success for Cambridge startup
Chip Technology

Advanced Materials Industry Veteran Joins NanoDynamics
Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

Nanotubes Boost Neuron Growth
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Degussa to invest EUR 50 million in Nanotronics Science
Investments/IPO's/Splits

June 27th, 2004

The world goes nano
Investments/IPO's/Splits

NanoTech-Transfer Patent Database and Report Debuts
Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Fundamentally New
Preparing for Nano

Houston may be big leader in small field
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanomedicine, Profiles

June 26th, 2004

Scientist Sees Space Elevator in 15 Years
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

June 25th, 2004

Revolutionary and Disruptive
Preparing for Nano

Tegal Corporation Announces Final Fourth Quarter
Financial Reports

Kerry pitches $30 billion tech investment
Investments/IPO's/Splits

SIA sets national research initiative
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanoelectronics

Royal boost for nanotechnology
Announcements

RPI to conduct joint research on nanotech lubricant
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Quantum Computers Are A Quantum Leap Closer
Quantum Computing

New look for molecular photodiodes
Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics

Nanotube-water stays more fluid
Discoveries

First Nano Additives of BYK-Chemie
Products

Zyvex Announces First Certified Nanotube Supplier
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Announcements

Research is 'clear priority' shows German budget for 2005
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Manned mission to Mars could drive change
Miscellaneous

Senate-passed defense bill contains millions for Arkansas
Investments/IPO's/Splits

June 24th, 2004

NIST opens high-tech lab in Gaithersburg
Investments/IPO's/Splits

WCEDC hosting breakfast briefing
Announcements

Thursday's East Bay Biz Buzz
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Vandy to work on Army nanotechnology project
Investments/IPO's/Splits

First International Nanotechnology Business Idea Competition
Announcements

Printable Silicon For Ultrahigh Performance Flexible Electronics
Possible Futures, Discoveries

Nanotube Toxicity
Preparing for Nano

A sound way to see nanostructures
Discoveries, Tools

Renesas to expand 300-mm fab in 90-, 65-nm push
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Chip Technology

Silicon carbide nanoflowers bloom
Discoveries

Spire to Develop Terahertz Laser Technology
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Applied NanoWorks Announces Pinnacle Nano-Oxides
Products

KLA-Tencor Introduces
Tools

Altair Nanotechnologies Provides Shareholder Update
Profiles, Announcements

Multiple-themed journey at Hall of Science
Academic/Education

FEI Opens European NanoPort
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Tools

Tiny Iron Supplement Has ‘Chilling’ Effect
Discoveries

June 23rd, 2004

Room Temperature Single Electron Memory
Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics

The Fight Goes On...
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanostellar Secures $3 Million Funding
Investments/IPO's/Splits

$103 million for Oregon defense work
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Seeing Nanoscapes
Tools

Cardiovascular stents and novel nanomaterials
Nanomedicine, Profiles, Announcements

Interview: Marburger defends R&D policies
Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters

AuGRID's Director of R&D Unveils New Technology
Announcements

Wireless nanocrystals efficiently radiate visible light
Discoveries

Oxford nanoScience helps Polaron go public
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Konarka Raises $18 Million
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Albany NanoTech showcases its view of future
Announcements

June 22nd, 2004

Congress OKs grant for nanotechnology
Investments/IPO's/Splits

IATIA score US nanotechnology contract
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanomedicine

NASA, Lockheed Martin Form Nanotechnology Partnership
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Dear Evidently Nothing Better to Do with Your Time Than Nitpick
Preparing for Nano

Nanotech Promises Hopes For R&D Cost Cut
Nanomedicine, Announcements

Physicists Build New Microscope to Study Electron Spin
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Tools

EnerTeck Corporation Signs Non-Exclusive Distributor Agreement
Products, Announcements

Mini Transistors May Give Microprocessors a Maxi Boost
Chip Technology, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Tiny Tech Makes Strides Down South
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Lux Research Announces Key Strategic Hire
Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

Private Equity Firm in $80 Million Nanotech Exit
Investments/IPO's/Splits

More Tinkering at Merrill Lynch
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. Receives Grant
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Sunbaking to make your car body stronger
Discoveries

Nano and Hybrid Coatings Conference Slated
Announcements

Firms Eye 'Nanotech' Cautiously
Miscellaneous

Japan’s nano program encourages interdisciplinary cooperation
Profiles

Nasa-Indian biotech to collaborate
Miscellaneous

Nano Killers Aim at Mini Tumors
Nanomedicine

USC will add 100 faculty members
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Coalition will sponsor teachers’ tour of labs
Announcements

June 21st, 2004

CRN and students team up to tackle nanotechnology issues
Preparing for Nano

Applied NanoTech and SouthWest NanoTechnologies Partner
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Kerry Remarks in Denver, Colorado
Miscellaneous

Nanotube Water
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Khosla Apologizes To Nanosys About Published Remarks
Announcements

Bush administration technology official to visit Albany NanoTech
Announcements

Fiber Society to probe advanced materials at Cornell event
Announcements

Nanoshells cancer treatment proves effective in first animal test
Nanomedicine

Physicists reveal first “nanoflowers”
Miscellaneous

Ametek buys British manufacturer
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanotech Products Cheap!
Preparing for Nano

Nanocyl S.A. Receives 2004 Frost & Sullivan Entrepreneurial Award
Profiles, Announcements

NVE Granted Patent on MRAM Innovation
Memory Technology, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

American Superconductor Announces DARPA Contract
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Increasing Oilprice and Nanobiotechnology make Biofuel competitive
Miscellaneous

Coming Up in Business
Announcements

June 19th, 2004

35 little atoms, all in a line
Miscellaneous

Can an MM Arms Race Avoid Disaster?
Preparing for Nano

Rich Pickings for Patent Trolls
Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Small Worlds
Announcements

INTEL and NANOTECH Sign Agreement
Investments/IPO's/Splits

CopyTele Enters Into Arrangement For Nanotube Based Displays
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Announcements

June 18th, 2004

Marburger says nano regulators ensure health, safety
Preparing for Nano

Nanotech IPO may lead to new bubble
Investments/IPO's/Splits

PSU professors receive Pentagon grants
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nano silicon boosts tumour fight
Nanomedicine

June 17th, 2004

Scientists explore producing carbon nanotubes locally
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Higher than high definition TV?
Miscellaneous

Aclara BioSciences and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute
Nanomedicine

Evident Technologies Receives NYSERDA Funds
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Nanofactory Products
Preparing for Nano

Gold-tipped nanocrystals developed by Hebrew University researchers
Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics

DNA as a Template for Minerals
Discoveries

Silicon nanowires grown in place
Discoveries

Johnson & Johnson gives $180,000 to UB
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Sensors

June 16th, 2004

UMass makes organization for nanotech
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Joplin/Springfield receive defense funding
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Teachers conduct space research this summer at New UCF Institute
Academic/Education

Crolles alliance rolls 65-nm process
Chip Technology, Announcements

Georgia, Israel embark on joint scientic venture
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

Tegal Completes Acquisition of First Derivative Systems
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Dr. Jonathan C. Javitt Joins Zyvex's Scientific Advisory Board
Announcements

Second joint IST-nanotechnologies call
Announcements

Call for proposals - EC-NSF coordinated activity
Announcements

Prepare for the Nanorobots, Futurist Says
Possible Futures, Announcements

Labopharm signs agreement for polymeric nano-delivery systems
Nanomedicine, Announcements

June 15th, 2004

Ultratech Introduces the LSA100 Laser Spike Anneal System
Announcements, Tools

Harris & Harris Group Files Supplement to Shelf Registration
Investments/IPO's/Splits

mPhase Shareholders Authorize Increase Shares of Common Stock
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Japanese firm, State of New Mexico sign deal
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. to Host Open House
Announcements

SEMI Announces Roster of Speakers for NanoForum 2004
Announcements

Science Council Sees Bright Future in Nanotechnology
Announcements

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. Awarded First European Patent
Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

June 14th, 2004

IBM vigorous in its bi-coastal strategy
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

Tech summer camp ready for eighth graders
Academic/Education

Quantum dots see in the dark
Discoveries

Tool Coating permits high-speed milling of hardened steels
Products

Drug Discovery and Delivery Applications of Nanotechnology
Nanomedicine, Announcements

Don Eigler: A giant in the field of small things
Profiles

Nanotech starch may be cardboard's new glue
Products, Profiles

Cars of the future to be assembled atom by atom
Products, Possible Futures

June 13th, 2004

Clothes launder own fabric
Discoveries

Microscopy moves to the picoscale
Tools

Getting to the particulars of NANOTECH
Miscellaneous

June 12th, 2004

The nano-Rorschach
Preparing for Nano

Studies on electric polarization at Argonne
Discoveries

Pumping energy to nanocrystals from a quantum well
Discoveries

Venture capitalist chastises buzz around nanotech
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Louisiana consortium wins $9M grant
Investments/IPO's/Splits

June 11th, 2004

Aclara to Present at Needham Third Annual Biotechnology Conference
Nanomedicine, Announcements

Texas Nanotechnology Initiative names executive director
Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

BioBricks to help reverse-engineer life
Molecular Machines, Announcements

Businesses face the future at NanoTrends
Announcements

Mckibben misses opportunity by focusing on nonexistent 'bots'
Preparing for Nano

Body heat could power pacemakers
Nanomedicine

June 10th, 2004

Sandia Nanotech Goes Platinum
Discoveries

New £2 million nanotechnology laboratory is opened
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Academic/Education

Nanotubes Move Molten Metal
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

GEMZ Corp. to Develop Solar-Powered Laptop Solution Using Nanofilms
Announcements

Dresden hopeful to create nanotech research center
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Profiles

June 9th, 2004

U.S. Must Accelerate Nanoelectronics Research
Nanoelectronics

Computing's New Screen Gems
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Wisconsin places high in nanotech
Announcements

'Mongrel dogs who teach'
Miscellaneous

UO researchers learn to precisely control nanoparticle spacing

Major new embedded memory technology announced
Memory Technology

Lithography makes a connection for nanowire devices
Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics

Leading nanotech experts put 'grey goo' in perspective
Preparing for Nano

NanoDynamics Announces Phase II U.S. Navy SBIR Award
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Israeli researchers develop nano delivery method for nutrients
Nanomedicine

Kodak’s new image: Century-old firm develops nano strategy
Products, Profiles

Landmarks Recreated in Miniature
MEMS

Honor Roll
Announcements

June 8th, 2004

American Pharmaceutical Partners Reports Tolerability of High Dose
Nanomedicine

Nanotechnology pioneer slays “grey goo” myths
Preparing for Nano

Texas remembers the nano with revamped site
Announcements

Starpharma granted additional nanotechnology patent in USA
Nanomedicine, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Genetic fingerprints will help extend life
Possible Futures, Nanomedicine

UMass eyes new site for nanotech center
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Last Call to Register for 2004 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium
Announcements

Better Building Blocks
Preparing for Nano

Paving the Way For Nanotech
Announcements, Preparing for Nano

KP's Khosla Pulls No Punches, Slams Plans for Nanosys IPO
Investments/IPO's/Splits

MIT Recognizes Groundbreaking Nanotechnology Discovery
Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing

Small world's big achievement
Profiles

Eco glass cleans itself with Sun
Products

Introducing Silver Nano Health System
Products

Harris & Harris Group Notes That Shelf Registration is Now Effective
Investments/IPO's/Splits

IEEE and SEMI to Foster Nanotechnology and MEMS Standards
Preparing for Nano

STMicroelectronics Designers and Engineers Selected to Present
Nanoelectronics, Announcements

Hotels of the future
Possible Futures

June 7th, 2004

DNA bot targets cancer
Nanomedicine

Off to Italy
Academic/Education

Cell Repair Nanorobot Design And Simulation
Possible Futures, Nanomedicine

Dresden possible site of nanoelectronic research center
Announcements

Scientists provide new understanding of manganites
Discoveries

Tiny testers to diagnose heart woes in minutes
Nanomedicine

BioSante Pharmaceuticals To Present At BIO 2004
Announcements

Medical dressings are silver lining for Nucryst Pharmaceuticals
Profiles

USC research campus holds promise
Profiles

Japan's Prince Masahito Hitachi Visits FEI at APEM
Announcements

Nanodisc Founder Dr. Stephen Sligar to Chair BIO 2004 Panel
Announcements

Leading Consumer Products and Technology Companies Gather
Announcements

Kopin to Present at CIBC
Announcements

Nanotechnology Film Wins Top Telly Animation Honors
Possible Futures, Announcements

Purdue draws plans for Lilly grant funds
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Tiny tubes a big deal at LSI
Memory Technology, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

June 6th, 2004

Joy and Worry
Preparing for Nano

Nano Promise and Problems
Preparing for Nano

Nanotubes & Nanofibres
Announcements

Coming Up in Business
Announcements

Nanotech Memory Chips Might Soon Be a Reality
Memory Technology, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Speeding the development of molecular nanotechnology
Preparing for Nano

Diamondoid Manufacturing
Preparing for Nano

Call for Papers: Nanotech Challenges
Announcements, Preparing for Nano

On the record: Jeffrey Immelt
Profiles, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters

Biotech Summit in San Francisco
Announcements

Microscope maker turns hobby into millions
Profiles, Tools

Proceed With Caution
Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters

June 4th, 2004

UC-Berkeley forms group with Taiwan researchers
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Tech roundup: putting the pieces together
Profiles

Intersection of biotech and nanotech will produce big advances
Announcements

Biophan Acquires Worldwide Rights for MRI-Safe Ceramic Motor
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Tools

Apparel retailers, manufacturers chase after hassle-free apparel
Products

Going Up?
Possible Futures

Plan boosts tech center
Investments/IPO's/Splits

A silver lining in home appliances
Products

Interview with John Robert Marlow
Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters

Liquid crystals make nanotubes line up
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Amateur scientists study microscopy in basement nanolabs
Tools

Nanobulbs make their debut
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Dancing lasers levitate carbon nanotubes
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Isonics Corporation to Present
Announcements

Sunbaked cars grow stronger
Discoveries

Conference features city companies
Announcements

Accelrys Announces New Board Member
Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

June 3rd, 2004

Making nanoparticles stoichiometric
Discoveries, Sensors

Eiffel to accelerate drug re-engineering efforts
Nanomedicine

Korea to foster six high-tech industrial belts
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Counterintuitive and Underappreciated
Preparing for Nano

Small tech turns on the big chill for overheated chips
Chip Technology

Energetic nanocomposite takes off in a flash
Discoveries

'Too Little Too Late?' Report gives Brits failing nano grade
Preparing for Nano

Sequence Launches Nanometer RTL-to-Gate Power Analysis Tool
Tools

Tulane chemist set to visit peers in China
Announcements

World's largest scientific society convenes regional meeting
Announcements

June 2nd, 2004

Nanotech 2004: Progress toward commercialization
Announcements

Nanogen Appoints New President
Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

NEMI Announces Banquet Speakers
Announcements

Study: Self-replicating nanomachines feasible
Molecular Nanotechnology

Nanosphere announces genetic detection advance
Products, Announcements

Sequoia Pacific Research Company Receives Edison Award
Announcements

Starting with the Basics
Preparing for Nano

What Would Roger Own? Not Nano
Investments/IPO's/Splits

6 NanoTrends from NanoTrends
Miscellaneous

Plastic nanowires sense gasses
Sensors

Atom-photon link demoed
Quantum Computing

Nanoelectronics market projected to be at $75 bn in ten years
Miscellaneous

A soak cycle at Inframat, and pollutants come out in the wash
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Spire Expands Orthopedic Processing Capacity
Products

June 1st, 2004

PSivida lifts pSiMedica stake to 100%
Investments/IPO's/Splits

Scholars Probe Nanotechnology's Promise and Its Potential Problems
Preparing for Nano

FEI Company to Present Investor Conferences
Announcements

Carbon Nanofiber Bridge “Lights Up” SAMPE Conference
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

2004 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium
Announcements

Nanotech expert promises big things
Announcements

Petersen Wins Nanotechnology Post
Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths

UC Berkeley and Taiwanese research institute to sign agreement
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements

BioSante Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Oral Insulin Study
Nanomedicine

ViroLogic and ACLARA BioSciences Announce Merger
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanomedicine

Electronics and optoelectronics with carbon nanotubes
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings

Oregon hopes if they build nano, federal funds will come
Profiles

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