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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Nanotechnology changing the face of Chilean horticulture

Around the world nanotechnology is taking off across a broad spectrum of industries and is changing the way we bring food from the farm to table. For horticultural products, the practice of manipulating material at an atomic level can replace chemical usage in cleaning. Agronomist Alberto Popper tells www.freshfruitportal.com about what makes nanotechnology tick and how it is implemented. Popper, ... Read More »

Nanostart’s investment in ItN Nanovation starting to show real potential

Nanostart’s investment in ItN Nanovation starting to show real potential ItN Nanovation is a portfolio company of Germany’s Nanostart (ETR:NNS, PINK:NASRY), a leading nanotechnology investment company. Nanostart has nine portfolio companies including previously profiled Magforce. It seeks to identify the most promising nanotechnology companies from around the world, providing capital and management expertise. The size of each investment ranges from ... Read More »

Future smartphone tech: HzO Nanotechnology water-proofing

Future smartphone tech: HzO Nanotechnology water-proofing Most smartphone users worry about getting their handset wet and often use a protective case to make sure their device remains dry if dropped in liquid by accident. However come the future those water resistant smartphone cases may become a thing of the past thanks to nanotechnology from HzO.  According to the guys over ... Read More »

Nanotechnology Powers New Microchip

What’s the Latest Development? Using nanoscale light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, computer engineers at Princeton have found a way to transmit information via microchips using much less electricity that current methods, which typically rely on lasers. “Nanophotonics is key to the technology. In the heart of their device, the engineers have inserted little islands of the light-emitting material indium arsenide, which, ... Read More »

Nanotechnology focus in healthcare

Nanotechnology focus in healthcare NanoKTN want to bring the ICT and healthcare sectors closer together NanoKTN, the knowledge based network for micro and nanotechnologies, want to bring the miniaturisation of ICT technology to the healthcare market. NanoKTN’s recent event called ‘Miniaturisation in healthcare products’ was aimed at building partnerships and increasing the strength of the supply chain  – with a ... Read More »

Global Nanotechnology Industry Output Expected to Reach $2.4 Trillion by 2015

Global Nanotechnology Industry Output Expected to Reach $2.4 Trillion by 2015 NEW YORK, NY, Nov 17, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — The nanotechnology industry encompasses a wide range of potential products and applications. As of 2011, a total of 175 different types of consumer nanoproducts have been identified in nine different sectors. According to a research study by Global Industry ... Read More »

Up to 185 jobs possible

Two companies to locate to SUNYIT, up to 185 jobs possible By WKTV News MARCY, N.Y. – Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Utica Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi announced Thursday that Phoenix, Arizona-based Valutek, an industry-leading manufacturer of cleanroom supplies, will relocate its corporate headquarters and operations to the SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome (SUNYIT) campus, creating 25 jobs as part ... Read More »