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Carbon Nanotube Additives for Polyurethanes from Zyvex - New Product

Zyvex Corporation has introduced the first two products in its NanoSolve line of composite additives. One is based on single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), the other is based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). Posted May 4 2004

From Zyvex 10 May 2004

Molecular Imprints Leads Joint Venture To $36M NIST Award - News Item

Molecular Imprints announces today that a $36M joint venture proposal has been funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology – Advanced Technology Program (NIST ATP) for the development of nanoimprint lithography at key semiconductor roadmap nodes. Posted May 5 2004

10 May 2004

University of Florida Researchers Make Nano Test Tubes - New Technology

University of Florida researchers have found a way to make nanosized test tubes from carbon and silica nanotubes. The tubes could be combined with miniscule caps to hold tiny amounts of drugs, DNA or proteins for release in targeted locations through the body. Posted May 4 2004

10 May 2004

Luna To Produce Trimetaspheres Type Buckyballs - News Item

Luna Innovations has announced that it plans to produce novel buckyball "Trimetaspheres", soccerball-shaped molecules made of a carbon exterior which enclose three metal atoms as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Posted April 27 2004

10 May 2004

Scientists Model Silicon Nanotubes That Appear to Be Metal - New Technology

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemist and his team have made an unexpected discovery - at extremes of size, silicon may behave like a metal. Posted February 25 2004

10 May 2004

Worldwide Nanotechnology Industry Book Donation Plan For Schools - News Item

100 000 books on the nanotechnology and molecular industry have been earmarked for donation to schools worldwide. Posted April 27 2004

10 May 2004

Nanotechnology Conference to Showcase Cutting-Edge Products - New Technology

"The Business of Nano" conference will be held May 25-26 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia to showcase innovative products, resources and programs that are accelerating the adoption and application of nanotechnology throughout the state. Posted May 5 2004

10 May 2004

The Many Colours Of Gold - New Technology

Chris Kiely, director of the new Nanocharacterization Laboratory in Lehigh University’s Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology has revealed that when created in minute amounts gold has a range of colours including red, blue and yellow. Posted April 28 2004

10 May 2004

Sandia Researchers Find Way To Self Assemble Nanocrystals In Silica Casing - New Technology

Nanotechnologists at The National Nuclear Security Administration's Sandia Laboratories have been trying to find a simple and inexpensive way to self assemble nanocrystals into controlled and orderly arrangements with a silica insulating layer. Posted April 26 2004

From Sandia National Laboratories 7 May 2004

Nano-scale Trees Created at Lund Institute of Technology - New Technology

For the last few years scientists at the Nanometer Consortium at Lund University have been able to make nanowires. Now they have managed to produce “nanotrees”. Posted May 5 2004

From Lund University 7 May 2004