Category Archives: Nanotechnology

Strategic research plan needed to help avoid potential risks of nanomaterials

Despite extensive investment in nanotechnology and increasing commercialization over the last decade, insufficient understanding remains about the environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanomaterials. Without a coordinated research plan to help guide efforts to manage and avoid potential risks, the future of safe and sustainable nanotechnology is uncertain, says a new report. Continue reading

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Experts urge more study of nanotechnology threat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Studying the potential health hazards of nanotechnology will require an additional $24 million a year to close the knowledge gap about the tiny particles used in a fast-growing array of consumer products , the National Research Council (NRC) said on Wednesday. Continue reading

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More study of nanotechnology threat urged

Studying the potential health hazards of nanotechnology will require an additional $24 million a year to close the knowledge gap about the tiny particles used in a fast-growing array of consumer products, the National Research Council (NRC) said on Wednesday. Continue reading

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Scott Rickert, Nanofilm CEO, Named to Most Influential Nanotechnology Leaders List

Dr. Scott Rickert, President and CEO of Ohio-based Nanofilm, was recently named one of the Most Influential Nanotechnology Leaders List for 2011 by the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association, a group dedicated to promoting the commercialization of nanotechnology and helping companies bring affordable, life-improving nanotech products to the market.Valley View, OH (PRWEB) January 24, 2012 Dr … Continue reading

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Government Fails to Assess Potential Dangers of Nanotechnology

Pesticide DDT , industrial lubricants PCBs and now plastic BPA (bisphenol A) are all widely used industrial chemical compounds that have been discovered to cause ills such as cancer and/or environmental damage. Worried that the latest chemical craze–nanoparticles (molecules and even atoms engineered at the scale of one billionth of a meter or smaller)–may follow suit, a panel of scientists is … Continue reading

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Small Change: Nanotechnology in Food Packaging

Nanotechnology could revolutionize fresh food packaging, but a growing number of organizations are expressing concern about the industry’s lack of regulation Nanotechnology could revolutionize fresh food packaging, but a growing number of organizations are expressing concern about the industry’s lack of regulation. Continue reading

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Research and Markets: Nanotechnology Commercialization for Managers and Scientists

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/62febb/nanotechnology_com [1] ) has announced the addition of the ” Nanotechnology Commercialization for Managers and Scientists [2] ” book to their offering. The nanotechnology industry is a fast growing industry with many unique characteristics. When bringing the results of nanotechnology research to the market, companies and universities run into unforeseen problems related to intellectual property rights and other legal and regulatory issues Continue reading

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Nanotechnology to Grow Jobs with Advanced Manufacturing Partnership: “Reap the Rewards of the Nano-conomy” says …

“Decades of investment by government and the private sector have grown into a field of economic opportunity, now ripe with good jobs,” says Scott Rickert, CEO of nanotechnology company Nanofilm, in his January IndustryWeek Taking the NanoPulse column. “The harvesting equipment has just been delivered: the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Continue reading

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The Nanotechnology Opportunity in Food and Drinks Packaging

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Nanotechnology in Medical Applications: The Global Market

HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Global Information Inc. Continue reading

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Nanotechnology’s NeverWet superhydrophobic spray-on coating – Video


17-11-2011 20:25 Your Jordans Will Never Get Dirty If You Spray Them With This “Never Wet” Product! Ross Nanotechnology’s NeverWet superhydrophobic spray-on coating Continue reading

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Can a New Public Private Partnership Be the Spur to Give Nanotechnology its Industrial Push?

The estimated $10 billion the US Federal government has invested in nanotechnology over the last decade was all intended to create a new economic stimulus for the US economy . The plan was that nanotechnology would be a new source of jobs in the US and a partial remedy for the loss of its manufacturing base. Continue reading

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Nanotechnology – Video


20-12-2011 15:57 The world is changing for the better. Nanotechnology is one of those influences on the change Continue reading

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1of3 – The Dark Secret of Hendrik Schon – Nanotechnology – Video


02-01-2012 22:12 Imagine a world where disease could be eradicated by an injection of tiny robots the size of molecules. That is the hope offered by nanotechnology – the science of microscopically small machines Continue reading

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World Nanomaterials Market Dynamics Reviewed in New Study Published at MarketPublishers.com

Notwithstanding some challenges like high cost of production and integration issues, the nanomaterials market has made great breakthroughs, enabling nanotechnology to become one of the hottest technologies to make a big impact on such a wide range of applications like electronics, medical, aerospace, defense, automotive, energy, construction, etc. Continue reading

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Global Nanotechnology Market to Reach US$30.4 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global outlook on the Nanotechnology Industry. Continue reading

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WestPark Capital, Inc. Announces $500,000 Arrogene NanoTechnology, Inc. Offering

LOS ANGELES, Jan. Continue reading

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Double A in nanotechnology agreement

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QD Vision Receives 2011 SEMI Award for North America for its Pioneering Quantum Dot Research

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WestPark Capital Announces $500,000 Arrogene Offering

LOS ANGELES , Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – WestPark Capital, Inc Continue reading

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