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Chemical Detection Company to Partner with U.S. Military and UC Santa Barbara

SpectraFluidics Inc., a company that specializes in creating chemical detection technology, recently signed a contract with the U.S. Army to develop and commercialize its advanced, field-deployable chemical detector for ...

18 Feb 2009

Industrial Nanotech Begins Work With US Army

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets: INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company has started working on a project with the US Army to incorporate the Company's patented nanotechnology based Nansulate(R) protective thermal insulation coatings into military equipment.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 18 Feb 2009

Nanometrics Appoints New CFO

Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading supplier of advanced process control metrology equipment to customers in the semiconductor, silicon wafer, data storage, solar photovoltaic and HB-LED industries, announc...

18 Feb 2009

Carbon Nanotubes - The Most Popular and Recognizable Elements of Present Nanotechnology

Scientists and researchers now are discovering that carbon nanotubes could be more affordable and useful to many industrial areas, including flame retardant materials market. The global flame retardant chemicals mark...

18 Feb 2009

Bayer MaterialScience Showcases Number of Technical Innovations Based on Baytubes at Nanotech 2009

At the "Nanotech 2009" in Tokyo, under the motto "The Future is Nano", Bayer MaterialScience AG will showcase a number of technical innovations based on its product Baytubes® (carbon nanotubes, CNTs).

From Covestro AG 18 Feb 2009

Queensland Companies Heading to Japan for World's Largest Nanotechnology Conference

Minister for Tourism, Regional Development and Industry The Honourable Desley Boyle Tuesday, February 17, 2009 No technology too small for two Brisbane-based companies Two Queensland companies are heading to Japan tomorrow for the world's largest nanotechnology exhibition and conference held annually in Tokyo.

18 Feb 2009

New Venture Joining Nanotechnology and CleanTech

South Australia continues to be a focal point for expertise in clean and sustainable technologies with the launch of new venture CleanFutures. CleanFutures is a joint venture of NanoVentures Australia, Australian Clea...

18 Feb 2009

Study Finds New, Less Costly Solar Cell Materials Can Meet Energy Demand

Unconventional solar cell materials that are as abundant but much less costly than silicon and other semiconductors in use today could substantially reduce the cost of solar photovoltaics, according to a new study from the Energy and Resources Group and the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

17 Feb 2009

Efficiency of Thin Film Solar Cells for Homes and Buildings Reaches 7 Percent

In Vikram Dalal's 37 years of researching solar technology, the efficiency of thin film solar cells for homes and buildings has improved from 1 percent to about 7 percent.

17 Feb 2009

Industrial Nanotech Launches "Nansulate Greenhouse"

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets: INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company has launched "Nansulate Greenhouse", a thin film, easy to apply, thermal insulation coating designed to be applied to the clear panels of greenhouses to reduce energy consumption and costs without reducing the passage of light critical to healthy plant growth.

17 Feb 2009