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Week 31: nanotechweb.org News
1. Business briefs
A round-up of this week's industry news featuring Unidym, BASF, Lumera, FEI and more See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/8/4?alert=1
2. Wrinkles winkle out film thickness
A new and simple way to determine the mechanical properties of very thin films has been unveiled by an international team of researchers. The technique involves studying the wrinkles that are created in the film when a drop of water is placed on it. By counting the number of wrinkles and measuring their lengths, the thickness and elasticity of the film can be determined to about the same accuracy as much more sophisticated methods such as X-ray reflectivity.
See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/8/3?alert=1
3. New look for NO2 sensors
An easy to make "nano-net" of tungsten oxide fibres could pave the way for compact and affordable nitrogen dioxide sensors claim researchers in Italy. The device, which is more sensitive than conventional detectors based on continuous films, could help to determine the nitrogen dioxide concentration in the atmosphere if used with sounding balloons.
See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/8/2?alert=1
4. Fibre laser boosts nanoparticle production
Laser specialists in the UK have come up with a highly efficient way of producing nanoparticles that should be straightforward to scale up. The team is using a continuous wave (cw) fibre laser to produce titanium-oxide nanoparticles with a mean diameter of 30-40 nm at a rate of around 2 grams/hour (g/h). This is a significant improvement on reported values of 4.4 milligrams/hour produced using pulsed laser ablation.
See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/8/1?alert=1
5. Nanocomposites for artificial bone
A new way to make artificial bone has been developed by researchers in Singapore. Susan Liao of the National University of Singapore and colleagues mixed various concentrations of collagen and carbonate to make a nanosized inorganic phase that resembles natural bone. The technique also allows different types of bone structure and dentine to be made for the first time.
See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/7/26?alert=1
6. Perfect lens could reverse Casimir force
The normally attractive Casimir force between two surfaces can be made repulsive if a "perfect" lens with a negative index of refraction is sandwiched between the surfaces, according to calculations done by physicists in the UK. Ulf Leonhardt and Thomas Philbin of the University of St Andrews reckon that the repulsive force may even be strong enough to levitate a tiny mirror. The repulsive effect – which has yet to be observed experimentally – could also help minimize the friction in micron-sized machines caused by the Casimir force.
See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/7/25?alert=1
NanoNews-Now Digest #142 Ready
Nanotechnology development bill introduced in U.S. Congress
nanowerk.com July 31st, 2007 US Rep. Mike Honda (D-San Jose) today introduced HR 3235, the Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities (NANO) Act, comprehensive legislation to promote the development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology in the United States. The legislation draws upon the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Nanotechnology (BRTFN), a panel of California nanotechnology experts with backgrounds in established industry, startup companies, consulting groups, non-profits, academia, government, medical research, and venture capital convened by Rep. Honda and then-California State Controller Steve Westly during 2005.
The Nanoethics Group Publishes Major Anthology with John Wiley & Sons
The Nanoethics Group August 1st, 2007 First-of-its-kind collection of papers explores full range of issues, from risk to medicine to privacy to artificial intelligence and more.
Automation of Nanotech Manufacturing May Be Ahead
Duke University August 1st, 2007 Engineers apply CAD-CAM to atomic force microscope
The top destinations for nanotechnology on the web
nanowerk.com August 3rd, 2007 According to Alexa there are only two nanotechnology information portals among the top 200,000 websites: Nanotech-Now and Nanowerk. Given that the 100,000th ranked site gets below 0.002% of all traffic (the number one site, Yahoo, gets 28% of all traffic), nanotechnology sites have their work cut out for them.
UMass Amherst Scientists Exploit Wrinkles to Determine Fundamental Properties of Materials
UMass Amherst August 3rd, 2007 Wrinkles are often considered a nuisance, but it turns out that they can reveal fundamental properties of materials, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst scientists. The researchers have discovered that the thickness and elasticity of a thin film can be calculated by counting and measuring the wrinkles that form when a force is applied to the film. The findings, published in the Aug. 3 issue of the journal Science, shed light on how thin films behave and have implications for understanding the behavior of many materials, from membranes in water purification systems to the artificial skins used in treatment of severe burns.
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COMPANIES: IBM
Researchers at IBM Research in Yorktown Heights, NY, have demonstrated a new way to convert electricity into light in nanowire-based light-emitting devices (LEDs). The nanowire LEDs could eventually be used for telecommunications and for faster communications between devices on microchips. The approach could also pave the way for a new type of bright, efficient display.
http://www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/19129/
SCIENCE: NANOSTRUCTURES
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found an easy way to make a complex nanostructure that consists of tiny rods studded with nanocrystals. The new self-assembly synthesis method could lead to intricate nanomaterials for more-efficient solar cells and less expensive devices for directly converting heat into electricity.
http://www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/19108/
INDUSTRIES: SEMICONDUCTORS
Nanotechnology innovations are enabling nanocrystalline flash memory, lower-temperature conductive inks and solder, and ways to make R&D more efficient, said speakers at the Nano Materials and Tools TechXPOT Tuesday morning at SEMICON West. Nanocrystalline flash memory materials are qualified in multiple fabs and the memory technology is in evaluation with multiple flash manufacturers, who are targeting introduction at the 3x nm node, said Donald Barnetson, director of market development for memory at Nanosys.
http://www.semiconductor.net/article/CA6461379.html
SCIENCE: NANO-MODELING
In an assist in the quest for ever smaller electronic devices, Duke University engineers have adapted a decades-old
computer aided design and manufacturing process to reproduce nanosize structures with features on the order of single molecules.
http://www.physorg.com/news105199475.html
APPLICATIONS: WATER
Cleaning up contaminated water is big business. World demand for treatment is forecast to increase 6 percent per year through 2009 to more than $35 billion. A new generation of nanotechnology companies is focused squarely on this market, using nanoparticles that form chemical bonds with contaminants and don't let go. Thiol-SAMMS, a powder first developed by Battelle Labs for the Department of Energy, was brought to market last year by Steward Environmental Solutions of Chattanooga, Tenn. It can suck up 60 percent of its own weight in mercury, arsenic, lead, and other metals and is so absorbent that a single tablespoonful has the same surface area as a football field.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117050/
SCIENCE: GRAPHENE
A key discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could help advance the role of graphene as a possible heir to copper and silicon in nanoelectronics. Graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon, eluded scientists for years but was finally made in the laboratory in 2004 with the help of everyday, store-bought clear adhesive tape. Graphite, the common material used in most pencils, is made up of countless layers of graphene. Researchers simply used the gentle stickiness of tape to break apart these layers.
http://physorg.com/news104473084.html