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Overview of the Global Market for Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology continues to be a thriving area of R&D in 2008. Public funding of nanotechnology worldwide in 2008 was approximately $6.7 with over US$5 billion initially committed by the Russian government and a raft...

14 Dec 2008

New Applications of Graphene Attract Large Grants form EPSRC

Five-year grants totalling £20m will be given to Bath, Imperial, London School of Economics, Edinburgh, Exeter, Heriot-Watt, Lancaster, Manchester and Strathclyde Universities as a result of the EPSRC 2008 Science ...

14 Dec 2008

French Semiconductor Researchers to get Electron-Beam Direct Write Lithography System

MAPPER Lithography and CEA-Leti, a leading French semiconductor research institution, signed an agreement today according to which MAPPER will ship a 300 mm electron-beam direct write lithography platform to CEA-Leti in ...

14 Dec 2008

India Vice President Inaugurates the "Bangalore Nano 2008"

Delivering inaugural address the Vice President said that the challenge is to focus on what Nano science and technology can do for the masses of India. With a significant portion of our population dependent on agriculture, we must ask if Nano technological applications can improve the efficiencies and output in that sector?

14 Dec 2008

Alberta Center for Advanced MNT Products Installs Top Maskless Laser Patterning System for Fabrication of Microfluidics and Biosensors

Heidelberg Instruments announced the sale of a G101 table top maskless laser patterning system to the Alberta Center for Advanced MNT Products, Canada. System will be used for prototyping and fabrication of various devices including biosensors and microfluidics.

14 Dec 2008

Al Yousuf Acquires 8 Million Shares in Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.

Al Yousuf LLC ("Al Yousuf") announced on December 12, 2008 that under the terms of a purchase and settlement agreement it had acquired 8,000,000 shares of common stock of Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. ("Cor...

From Altair Nanotechnologies 14 Dec 2008

Nano-Coated Lens System Receive Optical Laboratories Association (OLA) 2008 Award of Excellence

The Shield Lens Protection System distributed by Hilco Eyewear that won an Optical Laboratories Association (OLA) 2008 Award of Excellence, was developed by Aculon, Inc. Aculon, Inc., is a leading developer of nanotechno...

14 Dec 2008

Government Declare Bangalore as the "Nanocity of India"

Government of Karnataka, on the occasion of 2nd Bangalore Nano, in the august presence of Shri. M. Hamid Ansari, H.E. Vice President of India, Shri. Rameshwar Thakur, H.E. Governor of Karnataka, Dr. V.S. Acharya, Honoura...

14 Dec 2008

Science and Technology in India Show Steady Growth In-spite of Recession

The technical sessions at the 2nd Bangalore Nano began today with the opening address by Professor C N R Rao, Chairman of the Science Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister of India, followed by highlight lectures and ...

11 Dec 2008

EntreTech Forum Presents 'Nanotechnology - Timing Is Everything'

The EntreTech Forum's December 16th panel focuses on Nanotech commercialization, and brings together some of the region's nanotech thought leaders to help the audience outline the present and future of nanotechnology, wi...

11 Dec 2008