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Researchers Grow Silicon Nanowires And Carbon Nanotubes A Room Temperature - New Technology

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found an innovative way to grow silicon nanowires and carbon nanotubes directly on microstructures at room temperature. Posted June 23 2003

20 Nov 2003

New Nanotechnology To Fight Brain Tumors - New Technology

Academics are developing new nanotechnology that could be used to treat brain tumours more effectively by reducing the serious side-effects associated with anti-cancer drugs. Posted May 15 2003

20 Nov 2003

US Senate Approves $3.7B Nanotech Bill - News Item

The U.S. Senate has approved $3.7 billion over the next four years for nanotechnology research and development. Posted November 19 2003

20 Nov 2003

Zyvex Announces Distribution Agreement with Micro Optics - News Item

Companies collaborate to sell tools for micro and nanotechnology applications

From Zyvex 20 Nov 2003

IBEA Researchers Make Significant Advance Towards a Synthetic Genome - New Technology

Researchers have significantly advanced methods to improve the speed and accuracy of genomic synthesis

20 Nov 2003

Commonly Used Plastic Could Lead To Cheap Electronic Memory - New Product

Engineers have invented a combination of materials that could lead to cheap and super-compact electronic memory devices for archiving digital images or other data. Posted November 13 2003

20 Nov 2003

Ultrathin Stearic Acid Films Grown on Liquid Mercury - New Technology

Researchers have grown ultrathin stearic acid films on liquid mercury. This unique scenario allowed them to study the structures that result at extremely low levels of surface coverage. Details of the structures and how they differ from those grown on water are provided. Posted November 15 2002

19 Nov 2003

Scottish Enterprise and MMI Form Nanotechnology Incubator - News Item

Scottish Enterprise and Medical Marketing International have just announced that they formed a partnership and will establish a business incubator facility for nanotechnologies. They will concentrate on biotechnology and naotechnology and the common areas of the two fields. Posted December 10 2001

19 Nov 2003

QinetiQ Nanomaterials and BOC to Form Nanomaterials Alliance - News Item

QinetiQ Nanomaterials and BOC have enetered into an alliance to develop nanomaterials. Both hope that the joint effort will help to realise the true potential of nanomaterials more quickly. Posted August 2002

From Intrinsiq Materials 19 Nov 2003

Pure Copper Six Times Stronger than Normal, with No Loss in Ductility - New Technology

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have succeeded in producing a form of pure copper that is six times stronger then normal with no loss in ductility. They have achieved this using a combination of traditional metallurgical techniques and nanotechnology. Posted November 2002

19 Nov 2003