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Daily Archives: December 7, 2010

Nanocomp Technologies President and CEO Peter Antoinette to Speak at National Nanotechnology Initiative’s Nanotechnology Innovation Summit

-Nanocomp Technologies, Inc., a developer of energy-saving performance materials and component products from carbon nanotubes (CNTs), today announced that its President and CEO Peter Antoinette will be a featured speaker at the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s (NNI) annual Nanotechnology Innovation Summit. Antoinette will be a speaker on the panel “Innovations in Electronics and Manufacturing” on Thursday, December 9th at 4:50 p.m. ... Read More »

Few Indians working on nanotechnology: C.N.R. Rao

Bangalore: Water-powered cars, synthetic skin and artificial photosynthesis: the possibilities of nanotechnology are plenty. But this emerging field has few takers in India, observed C.N.R. Rao, honorary president of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Research (JNCASR) on Friday. “Worldwide nanotechnology is seen as an exciting new area of research, but not many Indians are working at the cutting edge ... Read More »

Degrees that work

The nanotechnology episode helps to define a technology that uses knowledge of atoms and molecules to enhance modern life through product development and medical research. The 30-minute presentation explores the technology and the related career opportunities with experts in the field, and it follows a former Penn College student, Mark A. Atwater, as he completes his education at one of ... Read More »

Jordan Valley Innovation Center, nanotechnology firm continue collaboration

Collaboration is key to the innovative research and development taking place at Missouri State University’s Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC). Lockheed Martin Nanosystems, which has been a senior corporate affiliate at JVIC since the building opened in 2007, recently renewed their commitment to the collaborative work by signing a five-year lease with additional space at JVIC, the cornerstone of IDEA ... Read More »

US Nanotechnology Environmental, Health & Safety Research Strategy open for comment

The US National Nanotechnology Initiative’s latest iteration of its Environmental, Health and Safety Research Strategy has just been posted on-line for public comment.  Between now and January 6, anyone who is interested is encouraged to read the draft and comment on the on-line portal – hopefully sparking a dialogue which will strengthen the final document. You may remember that the ... Read More »

Number of Nanotechnology Theses Doubles in Iran in Four Years

TEHRAN (FNA)- The number of theses and dissertations in the field of nanotechnology has doubled in Iran in the last four years, announced Secretary of the Human Resources Development Workshop of Iran’s Nanotechnology Initiative Council Seyed Mehdi Rezayat. Rezayat made the remarks in the opening ceremony of the 8th Nanotechnology Conference for University Students on December 1, elaborating on the ... Read More »

PA NanoCenter Awards $250K to PA-Based Nanotechnology Companies; Releases Industry Impact Data

The Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center awarded $250,000 in Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) funding to two Pennsylvania-based nanotechnology companies. The Center also released its latest Industry Impact Data detailing job, technology and patent creation, as well as funding levels. The Center awarded $100,000 in AFRL funding to SolarPA Inc., to commercialize a nanocrystalline coating, “Nanocoat.” The nanocrystalline coating does the ... Read More »