TECHNOLOGY NEWS: Index

Nanotechnology NEWS ARTICLES for October 2004

Textile firms to face future with nanotechnology
Date: 31-Oct-04
Excerpt: Local companies have been told ‘Nanotechnology - the science of manipulating atoms and molecules’ could revolutionise the Northern Ireland textiles industry ...
Source: Onlypunjab.com (press release),

Doctors Use Nanotechnology to Improve Health Care
Date: 31-Oct-04
Excerpt: Nanotechnology's bag of tricks for inventing new molecules and manipulating those available naturally could be dazzling in its potential to improve health care ...
Source: New York Times,

New Study: Nanotechnology Poised to Revolutionize
Date: 30-Oct-04
Excerpt: Gina Miller writes "New Study: Nanotechnology Poised to Revolutionize Tech, Manufacturing Markets; Market Will Rival Sales Volume of Combined Tech and Telecom ...
Source: Nanodot

New Study: Nanotechnology Poised to Revolutionize
Date: 30-Oct-04
Excerpt: Gina Miller writes "New Study: Nanotechnology Poised to Revolutionize Tech, Manufacturing Markets; Market Will Rival Sales Volume of Combined Tech and Telecom ...
Source: Nanodot

Memory applications seen driving nanotechnology's growth
Date: 29-Oct-04
Excerpt: The researchers said IBM Corp., STMicroelectronics and Freescale are all close to shipping memory products based on nanotechnology. ...
Source: EE Times Online,

Memory applications seen driving nanotechnology's growth
Date: 29-Oct-04
Excerpt: The researchers said IBM Corp., STMicroelectronics and Freescale are all close to shipping memory products based on nanotechnology. ...
Source: EE Times Online,

Toray Industries Develop NanoMATRIX a Nanotechnology Treatment for ...
Date: 29-Oct-04
Excerpt: Toray Industries, Inc. today announced that it has succeeded in developing a “nano-scale processing technology? that allows ...
Source: AZoNano.com,

Toray Industries Develop NanoMATRIX a Nanotechnology Treatment for ...
Date: 29-Oct-04
Excerpt: Toray Industries, Inc. today announced that it has succeeded in developing a “nano-scale processing technology? that allows ...
Source: AZoNano.com,

DuPont Becomes Founding Sponsor of International Council on ...
Date: 29-Oct-04
Excerpt: The Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) at Rice University in Houston, Texas, recently announced the formation of the International ...
Source: AZoNano.com,

CBEN launches partnership for sustainable nanotechnology
Date: 28-Oct-04
Excerpt: ..."ICON was created to directly and openly address issues of nanotechnology sustainability now so that potential benefits can be maximized and potential pitfalls ...
Source: PhysOrg.com,

UK government report warns of potential nanotechnology risks
Date: 28-Oct-04
Excerpt: A report by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive has concluded that the safety of the tiny particles created by the emerging nanotechnology industry has not ...
Source: In Pharma,

UK government report warns of potential nanotechnology risks
Date: 28-Oct-04
Excerpt: A report by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive has concluded that the safety of the tiny particles created by the emerging nanotechnology industry has not ...
Source: In Pharma,

UK urges caution over nanotechnology
Date: 28-Oct-04
Excerpt: 28/10/2004 - A UK report has concluded that the safety of the tiny particles created by the emerging nanotechnology industry has not been fully assessed, write ...
Source: Food Production,

UK urges caution over nanotechnology
Date: 28-Oct-04
Excerpt: 28/10/2004 - A UK report has concluded that the safety of the tiny particles created by the emerging nanotechnology industry has not been fully assessed, write ...
Source: Food Production,

UK : Textile firms to face future with nanotechnology
Date: 28-Oct-04
Excerpt: Local companies have been told ‘Nanotechnology - the science of manipulating atoms and molecules’ could revolutionise the Northern Ireland textiles industry ...
Source: Fibre 2 Fashion,

CBEN launches partnership for sustainable nanotechnology
Date: 28-Oct-04
Excerpt: 28, 2004 – The Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) at Rice University today announced the formation of the International Council on ...
Source: EurekAlert,

CBEN launches partnership for sustainable nanotechnology
Date: 28-Oct-04
Excerpt: 28, 2004 – The Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) at Rice University today announced the formation of the International Council on ...
Source: EurekAlert,

Nanotechnology: Hell or Heaven?
Date: 27-Oct-04
Excerpt: When it comes to the possibilities of nanotechnology, it can be hard to know what to expect: glittering visions of abundance and long, healthy life spans ...
Source: Reason Online

Nanotechnology: Hell or Heaven?
Date: 27-Oct-04
Excerpt: When it comes to the possibilities of nanotechnology, it can be hard to know what to expect: glittering visions of abundance and long, healthy life spans ...
Source: Reason Online

GEMZ Corp. in Negotiations to Acquire Nanotechnology Based on ...
Date: 27-Oct-04
Excerpt: Bucky balls, also known as Fullerenes, after the architect Buckminster Fuller, are the roundest and most symmetrical large molecule known to man and are the ...
Source: Onlypunjab.com (press release),

Nano Central
Date: 26-Oct-04
Excerpt: A VC from the Midwest looks at how nanotechnology is putting new life into old economy industries. Manufacturing, materials, and ...
Source: Always On

The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN) has initiated the ...
Date: 26-Oct-04
Excerpt: Nanotechnology will change the world. ... "Building a foundation for wise nanotechnology will not be easy," says Chris Phoenix, CRN's Director of Research. ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN) has initiated the ...
Date: 26-Oct-04
Excerpt: Nanotechnology will change the world. ... "Building a foundation for wise nanotechnology will not be easy," says Chris Phoenix, CRN's Director of Research. ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

NanoMedicine Summit Kicks Off Series Exploring Revolutionary Role ...
Date: 26-Oct-04
Excerpt: NANO Week here today, telling attendees of the Cleveland Clinic NanoMedicine Summit that Ohio is committed to being a leader in nanotechnology research and ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

Nanotechnology Researchers, Journalist and Student Honored at ...
Date: 26-Oct-04
Excerpt: Foresight Institute, the leading nanotechnology think tank and public interest organization, awarded prizes to leaders in research, communication and study in ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

Nanotechnology Used To Target Sick Cells
Date: 26-Oct-04
Excerpt: ...of potentially toxic heavy metals which, because of their size, can find their way into body structures that other materials can t. “Nanotechnology has the ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

Nanotechnology is set to become the next “GM scare?, to the ...
Date: 26-Oct-04
Excerpt: THE SCIENCE of very small things, nanotechnology, is still in its infancy but could revolutionise medicine, electronics and chemistry. ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

Nanotechnology and Cancer
Date: 26-Oct-04
Excerpt: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has announced that it will spend $144.3 million over the next 5 years to fund cancer-related nanotechnology research. ...
Source: Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

Nanotechnology and Cancer
Date: 26-Oct-04
Excerpt: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has announced that it will spend $144.3 million over the next 5 years to fund cancer-related nanotechnology research. ...
Source: Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

GEMZ Corp. in Negotiations to Acquire Nanotechnology Based on ...
Date: 26-Oct-04
Excerpt: NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2004--GEMZ Corp. (OTC: GMZP) today announced that it is in negotiations to acquire a nanotechnology based on bucky balls. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

GEMZ Corp. in Negotiations to Acquire Nanotechnology Based on ...
Date: 26-Oct-04
Excerpt: NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2004--GEMZ Corp. (OTC: GMZP) today announced that it is in negotiations to acquire a nanotechnology based on bucky balls. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

Governor Taft Opens NANO Week
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: NanoMedicine Summit Kicks Off Series Exploring Revolutionary Role of Nanotechnology CLEVELAND, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio Governor ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

Revenue from Nanotechnology-Enabled Products to Equal IT and ...
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: ...$2.6 trillion in products will incorporate emerging nanotechnology in 10 years NEW YORK, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales of products ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

National Cancer Institute symposium exploring the application of ...
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland, will sponsor a National Cancer Institute symposium exploring the application of nanotechnology in the ...
Source: News-Medical.net,

National Cancer Institute symposium exploring the application of ...
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland, will sponsor a National Cancer Institute symposium exploring the application of nanotechnology in the ...
Source: News-Medical.net,

Central Michigan University Receives Grant to Nanotechnology ...
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: The US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration has awarded $2.15 million to Central Michigan University for the construction of a state-of ...
Source: AZoNano.com,

Central Michigan University Receives Grant to Nanotechnology ...
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: The US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration has awarded $2.15 million to Central Michigan University for the construction of a state-of ...
Source: AZoNano.com,

Molecular World & Nanotechnology
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: The size of an atom is something like 0.5 nanometers. Nanotechnology refers to a technology controlling the structure of matter at the molecular level. ...
Source: Korea Times,

Molecular World & Nanotechnology
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: The size of an atom is something like 0.5 nanometers. Nanotechnology refers to a technology controlling the structure of matter at the molecular level. ...
Source: Korea Times,

Intel sketches out nanotechnology road map
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: It's one of the novelties of nanotechnology. ... In 1997, government-funded research worldwide for nanotechnology in came to around $500 million. ...
Source: ZDNet.com

Intel sketches out nanotechnology road map
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: It's one of the novelties of nanotechnology. ... In 1997, government-funded research worldwide for nanotechnology in came to around $500 million. ...
Source: ZDNet.com

Revenue from Nanotechnology-Enabled Products to Equal IT and ...
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales of products incorporating emerging nanotechnology will rise from less than 0.1% of global manufacturing output today to 15% in 2014 ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Revenue from Nanotechnology-Enabled Products to Equal IT and ...
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales of products incorporating emerging nanotechnology will rise from less than 0.1% of global manufacturing output today to 15% in 2014 ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Intel sketches out nanotechnology road map
Date: 25-Oct-04
Excerpt: The properties of nanotubes change with how the atoms are arranged, even though they're all made of carbon. It's one of the novelties of nanotechnology. ...
Source: Cnet Asia,

Symaptex Introduces Textile That Benefits from Nanotechnology ...
Date: 24-Oct-04
Excerpt: This innovative fibre protection finish based on nanotechnology is exclusively offered by Sympatex’s lamination partner, Ploucquet in Heidenheim. ...
Source: AZoNano.com,

Symaptex Introduces Textile That Benefits from Nanotechnology ...
Date: 24-Oct-04
Excerpt: This innovative fibre protection finish based on nanotechnology is exclusively offered by Sympatex’s lamination partner, Ploucquet in Heidenheim. ...
Source: AZoNano.com,

Foresight Institute Awards Feynman Prizes; Nanotechnology ...
Date: 22-Oct-04
Excerpt: 22, 2004 -- Foresight Institute, the leading nanotechnology think tank and public interest organization, awarded prizes to leaders in research, communication ...
Source: TMCnet

Central Michigan Uni Wins $2.15m to Build Nanotechnology Wet Lab ...
Date: 22-Oct-04
Excerpt: US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development David A. Sampson and US Congressman Dave Camp today in Michigan announced a $2.15 million Economic ...
Source: AZoNano.com,

Central Michigan Uni Wins $2.15m to Build Nanotechnology Wet Lab ...
Date: 22-Oct-04
Excerpt: US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development David A. Sampson and US Congressman Dave Camp today in Michigan announced a $2.15 million Economic ...
Source: AZoNano.com,

Foresight Institute Awards Feynman Prizes; Nanotechnology ...
Date: 22-Oct-04
Excerpt: 22, 2004--Foresight Institute, the leading nanotechnology think tank and public interest organization, awarded prizes to leaders in research, communication and ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

Foresight Institute Awards Feynman Prizes; Nanotechnology ...
Date: 22-Oct-04
Excerpt: 22, 2004--Foresight Institute, the leading nanotechnology think tank and public interest organization, awarded prizes to leaders in research, communication and ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

Kiwi nanotechnology company signs deal with American marketer
Date: 21-Oct-04
Excerpt: ...of Christchurch technology company Nanocluster Devices Ltd (NCD), which has just signed a joint venture with a leading American nanotechnology manufacturer to ...
Source: Stuff.co.nz,

Kiwi nanotechnology company signs deal with American marketer
Date: 21-Oct-04
Excerpt: ...of Christchurch technology company Nanocluster Devices Ltd (NCD), which has just signed a joint venture with a leading American nanotechnology manufacturer to ...
Source: Stuff.co.nz,

Nanotechnology's Disruptive Future
Date: 21-Oct-04
Excerpt: How many technologies have really changed our world over the past five years? E-mail, broadband Internet and cell phones would certainly top the list. ...
Source: Forbes

Nanotechnology's Disruptive Future
Date: 21-Oct-04
Excerpt: How many technologies have really changed our world over the past five years? E-mail, broadband Internet and cell phones would certainly top the list. ...
Source: Forbes

Role of Nanotechnology in the Semiconductors
Date: 21-Oct-04
Excerpt: In its new white paper, NanoMarkets examines a number of important ways in which nanotechnology is already impacting the semiconductor industry, as well as ...
Source: Digital Silence,

Role of Nanotechnology in the Semiconductors
Date: 21-Oct-04
Excerpt: In its new white paper, NanoMarkets examines a number of important ways in which nanotechnology is already impacting the semiconductor industry, as well as ...
Source: Digital Silence,

Key note lectures at International Congress of Nanotechnology 2004 ...
Date: 21-Oct-04
Excerpt: Steven Chu, the Nobel laureate, will deliver a key-note lecture on " Biology as nanotechnology solutions to engineering problems" on November 9, 2004 at the ...
Source: Categorynet (Communiqués de presse),

Key note lectures at International Congress of Nanotechnology 2004 ...
Date: 21-Oct-04
Excerpt: Steven Chu, the Nobel laureate, will deliver a key-note lecture on " Biology as nanotechnology solutions to engineering problems" on November 9, 2004 at the ...
Source: Categorynet (Communiqués de presse),

NanoMarkets Says Nanotechnology Will Change the Semiconductor ...
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets assesses the role of nanotechnology in the semiconductor industry in a free white paper released today. ...
Source: Tekrati Industry Analyst Reporter (press release),

NanoMarkets Says Nanotechnology Will Change the Semiconductor ...
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets assesses the role of nanotechnology in the semiconductor industry in a free white paper released today. ...
Source: Tekrati Industry Analyst Reporter (press release),

NanoMarkets Releases New White Paper on Role of Nanotechnology in ...
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: 20 /PRNewswire/ -- NanoMarkets, LC, a leading industry analyst firm based here, has released a new white paper that addresses the role of nanotechnology in the ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

NanoMarkets Releases New White Paper on Role of Nanotechnology in ...
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: 20 /PRNewswire/ -- NanoMarkets, LC, a leading industry analyst firm based here, has released a new white paper that addresses the role of nanotechnology in the ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

EDA Funding Supports Creation of Tri-State Nanotechnology Alliance
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: ...awarded a $295,000 grant from the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA), to create the Mid-Atlantic Nanotechnology Alliance (MANA ...
Source: PrimeZone (press release),

EDA Funding Supports Creation of Tri-State Nanotechnology Alliance
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: ...awarded a $295,000 grant from the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA), to create the Mid-Atlantic Nanotechnology Alliance (MANA ...
Source: PrimeZone (press release),

State Ben Franklin Funding Awarded to PSU nanotechnology project
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: Penn State's Nanotechnology Research and Commercialization project has been awarded $3.5 million from Pennsylvania's Ben Franklin Technology Development ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

UniSA launches research into nanotechnology
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: ...set to spur on great South Australian discoveries and an engagement internationally with some of the most important research into nanotechnology in the world ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

UniSA launches research into nanotechnology
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: ...set to spur on great South Australian discoveries and an engagement internationally with some of the most important research into nanotechnology in the world ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

Nanotechnology: Tiny tools fight diseases at molecular level
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: Welcome to the new frontier of nanotechnology, where scientists are learning how to make super-small devices, as small as genes and proteins, to diagnose ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

Nanotechnology: Tiny tools fight diseases at molecular level
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: Welcome to the new frontier of nanotechnology, where scientists are learning how to make super-small devices, as small as genes and proteins, to diagnose ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

Nanotechnology researchers look to stabilize optical signals in ...
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), has inked an agreement with Bussan Nanotech ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

Nanotechnology researchers look to stabilize optical signals in ...
Date: 20-Oct-04
Excerpt: The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), has inked an agreement with Bussan Nanotech ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

AACR applauds NCI initiative on nanotechnology
Date: 19-Oct-04
Excerpt: Association for Cancer Research applauds the new initiative announced today by the National Cancer Institute to harness the power of nanotechnology in the ...
Source: Onlypunjab.com,

AACR applauds NCI initiative on nanotechnology
Date: 19-Oct-04
Excerpt: Association for Cancer Research applauds the new initiative announced today by the National Cancer Institute to harness the power of nanotechnology in the ...
Source: Onlypunjab.com,

National Cancer Institute Announces Major Commitment to ...
Date: 19-Oct-04
Excerpt: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced today at a media briefing a new $144.3 million, five-year initiative to develop and apply nanotechnology to cancer ...
Source: Onlypunjab.com,

National Cancer Institute Announces Major Commitment to ...
Date: 19-Oct-04
Excerpt: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced today at a media briefing a new $144.3 million, five-year initiative to develop and apply nanotechnology to cancer ...
Source: Onlypunjab.com,

Launch of the Online Journal of Nanotechnology at AZoNano.com
Date: 19-Oct-04
Excerpt: Sydney Australia and the Scottish-based Institute of Nanotechnology are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of the Online Journal of Nanotechnology. ...
Source: Azom.com

Launch of the Online Journal of Nanotechnology at AZoNano.com
Date: 19-Oct-04
Excerpt: Sydney Australia and the Scottish-based Institute of Nanotechnology are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of the Online Journal of Nanotechnology. ...
Source: Azom.com

Nanotechnology centre opens in Adelaide
Date: 19-Oct-04
Excerpt: Cleaner water, better medicines, and more efficient cars could soon become a part of everyday life thanks to research being undertaken at a new scientific ...
Source: ABC Online,

Nanotechnology centre opens in Adelaide
Date: 19-Oct-04
Excerpt: Cleaner water, better medicines, and more efficient cars could soon become a part of everyday life thanks to research being undertaken at a new scientific ...
Source: ABC Online,

State Ben Franklin Funding Awarded to PSU nanotechnology project
Date: 19-Oct-04
Excerpt: University Park, Pa. --- Penn State's Nanotechnology Research and Commercialization project has been awarded $3.5 million from Pennsylvania's Ben Franklin ...
Source: Penn State Live,

State Ben Franklin Funding Awarded to PSU nanotechnology project
Date: 19-Oct-04
Excerpt: University Park, Pa. --- Penn State's Nanotechnology Research and Commercialization project has been awarded $3.5 million from Pennsylvania's Ben Franklin ...
Source: Penn State Live,

Nanotechnology debate brings small talk to public
Date: 14-Oct-04
Excerpt: What is nanotechnology? Will it bring exciting opportunities or should you be concerned? And what should the government be doing about it? ...
Source: Onlypunjab.com,

Experts to Discuss How Nanotechnology Can Be used to Further Solar ...
Date: 14-Oct-04
Excerpt: ...for Public Policy in Houston Oct. 16-17 for Rice's second Energy and Nanotechnology Workshop. Topics to be discussed include the ...
Source: AZoNano.com,

Nanotechnology researchers look to stabilize optical signals in ...
Date: 14-Oct-04
Excerpt: October 14, 2004 Singapore -- The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), has inked an ...
Source: Lightwave

Diamandis to Guide Foresight Institute Nanotechnology Prizes; X ...
Date: 14-Oct-04
Excerpt: 14, 2004--Foresight Institute has appointed Dr. Peter Diamandis, Chairman of the X PRIZE Foundation, to lead the think tank's Nanotechnology Prize Steering ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

Mergers and Acquisitions of Leading Technology Companies in the ...
Date: 13-Oct-04
Excerpt: 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com) has announced the addition of Nanotechnology and MEMS Industry Almanac to their ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

NCI Announces Major Commitment to Nanotechnology for Cancer ...
Date: 13-Oct-04
Excerpt: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced today at a media briefing a new $144.3 million, five-year initiative to develop and apply nanotechnology to cancer ...
Source: Medical News Today,

Mergers and Acquisitions of Leading Technology Companies in the ...
Date: 13-Oct-04
Excerpt: Research and Markets has announced the addition of Nanotechnology and MEMS Industry Almanac to their offering. The Nanotechnology ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

Emory/Tech Awarded $10M Cancer Nanotechnology Grant
Date: 13-Oct-04
Excerpt: ...two new collaborative research grants, totaling nearly $10 million, to establish a multidisciplinary research program in cancer nanotechnology and to develop a ...
Source: Nanotechwire.com (press release),

Bionanotechnology that combines the strengths of nanotechnology ...
Date: 11-Oct-04
Excerpt: ..."Our focus is the development of a bionanotechnology that combines the strengths of nanotechnology and biochemistry to generate a new type of 'bionanomaterial ...
Source: News-Medical.net,

Nanotechnology 'cool' but risky
Date: 10-Oct-04
Excerpt: Nanotechnology, or the science of making and manipulating very, very tiny objects — at the level of individual cells or molecules — is indeed cool from a ...
Source: Pioneer Press (subscription),

Research and Markets: Growth in Nanotechnology and MEMs Industry ...
Date: 10-Oct-04
Excerpt: DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets announces the addition of Nanotechnology and MEMS Industry Almanac. ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

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Nanotechnology comprises technological developments on the nanometer scale, usually 0.1 to 100 nm. (One nanometer equals one thousandth of a micrometer or one millionth of a millimeter.) The term has sometimes been applied to microscopic technology. This article discusses nanotechnology, nanoscience, and hypothetical molecular nanotechnology.

The term nanotechnology is sometimes conflated with molecular nanotechnology (also known as "MNT"), a hypothetical, advanced form of nanotechnology believed by some to be achievable at some point in the future, based on productive nanosystems. Molecular nanotechnology would fabricate precise structures using mechanosynthesis to perform molecular manufacturing. The hypothetical molecular nanotechnology, though not yet existent, is posited by its proponents to have a great impact on society if realized. Current debate on whether molecular nanotechnology is likely to be developed can be seen on the web at the weblog of Richard Jones and other sites mentioned therein.

More broadly, nanotechnology includes the many techniques used to create structures at a size scale below 100 nm, including those used for fabrication of nanotubes and nanowires, those used in semiconductor fabrication such as deep ultraviolet lithography, electron beam lithography, focused ion beam machining, atomic layer deposition, and molecular vapor deposition, and further including molecular self-assembly techniques such as those employing di-block copolymers.

The term nanoscience is used to describe the interdisciplinary fields of science devoted to the study of nanoscale phenomena employed in nanotechnology. This is the world of atoms, molecules, macromolecules, quantum dots, and macromolecular assemblies, and is dominated by surface effects such as Van der Waals force attraction, hydrogen bonding, electronic charge, ionic bonding, covalent bonding, hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, and quantum mechanical tunneling, to the virtual exclusion of macro-scale effects such as turbulence and inertia.

The size scale of nanoscience and nanotechnology make them susceptible to quantum-based phenomena, leading to often counterintuitive results. Furthermore, the vastly increased ratio of surface area to volume opens new possibilities in surface-based science, such as catalysis.

Nanotechnology is already having a considerable impact on the field of electronics, where the drive towards miniaturization continues and transistor gate lengths of 65 nm are routinely fabricated in prototype circuits. The device density of modern computer electronics (i.e. the number of transistors per unit area) has grown exponentially, and this trend is expected to continue for some time (see Moore's law). However, both economics and fundamental electronic limitations prevent this trend from continuing indefinitely. Some see further development of nanotechnology outside of the semiconductor roadmap, and the hoped-for advent of molecular nanotechnology, as the next logical steps for continued advances in computer architecture, while others are less sanguine.




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