Nanotechnology : Netherlands

SmartTip

vinay1210 — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:39:45 +0000

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www.smarttip.nl

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info@SmartTip.nl

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Hogekamp - SP22

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7522

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+31(53)4893636

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+31(53)4893639

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SmartTip specializes in the design, production and packaging of dedicated special purpose SPM probes. Our mission is to provide corporate and academic research laboratories with "Smart" probes for any SPM application requiring more than just a bare Silicon or Nitride probe.

Explore this site to find out more about SmartTip's probe solutions for your application. Here you will also find background information on our probe technology, applications and our ability to design the solution for your specific needs. We are dedicated to serve the SPM and probing communities and always looking for opportunities to innovate and improve our probe portfolio.

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Polymer Vision

Benj — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:20:41 +0100

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http://www.polymervision.com/

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In a world of powerful, ‘always connected’ wireless devices, Polymer Vision’s goal is to provide the leading technologies for large displays in small mobile devices. We’re enabling whole new design concepts in mobile products, opening up revolutionary possibilities in form and flexibility.

For device makers, this means freedom to create distinctive products with strong consumer appeal. Content owners, service providers and network operators also stand to benefit from large screens on small devices. For them, greater ‘visual convenience’ creates exciting new business opportunities in the growing data-oriented broadband services market.

Unique experience
Although Polymer Vision is a young business, we spun out from Philips Electronics in 2006, we have more expertise in polymer electronics than any other player in this field. With access to Philips’ expertise, we can draw on over 20 years’ experience in polymer electronics and a wealth of patented IP (Intellectual Property) developed by Philips’ world-renowned research organization.

Within one year of our launch in January 2003, we had already demonstrated the world’s thinnest, highest resolution, largest diagonal rollable display. In September 2004, we started a pilot production line with sufficient capacity to demonstrate the commercial viability of the technology.

Rollable displays: ready for commercialization
To help us develop our unique display technologies to their full potential, we have established strategic partnerships with a number of other leading companies specializing in films, organic materials and advanced display technologies. Their expertise adds to the know-how of our own in-house R&D team.

Today, our rollable display technology is ready for commercialization and we are actively seeking further partners who share our belief that large screens in small devices are vital to the connected, mobile world.

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Willems & van den Wildenberg ( W&W )

Benj — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:19:37 +0100

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http://www.wywes.com/

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info@wnw.nl

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Laan Copes van Cattenburch 88

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2585

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+31 (0)70-352 33 61

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+31 (0)70-351 40 76

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A central principle in setting up new businesses is sustainability in a double way: new products, processes or technologies have to meet ecological standards to be economically viable and successful; on top of that a new industrial activity should be based on a powerful, modern tangible customer-demand with clear growth potentials.

Clients are innovative industrial companies, both small & medium enterprises and multinationals and public entities like governmental organizations / third parties in business/industry and service.

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PANalytical B.V.

Benj — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:29:42 +0100

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http://www.panalytical.com/

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info@panalytical.com

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Lelyweg 1

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7602

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+31 (0)546 534444

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+31 (0)546 534598

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We are the world leader in X-ray analysis systems – with the world's largest installed base, an extensive product range, and an unrivaled sales and service network.

As such, we are able to offer you cutting-edge and comprehensive insight, knowledge and tools as you strive to improve process and quality control and to improve materials research. And in this way, as your partner, we can do much to bring about a healthier and safer world, and a better life for all.

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Micronit Microfluidics

micronit — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:09:43 +0000

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http://www.micronit.com/

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info@micronit.com

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Colosseum 15

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7521 PV

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+31 53 850 6 850

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+31 53 850 6 851

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Ir. Micha Mulder

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Micronit is a world leader in developing, prototyping, and manufacturing of lab-on-a-chip products. Micronit has extensive experience supplying microfluidic solutions to the life sciences and chemistry industry.

Experience & Know-How
A unique combination of expertise in microfluidic engineering and experience in glass micromachining allows Micronit to create customized microfluidic devices for various applications. Micronit engineers have more than 80 years of experience designing and manufacturing microfluidic devices.

Quality, Innovation & Volume
In close cooperation with customers, Micronit designs and develops prototypes of lab-on-a-chip devices. Once a functional prototype is thoroughly developed and tested, Micronit can manufacture it in high volume. Micronit is a flexible partner who understands the needs of customers and the critical challenges facing microfluidic technology.

Key characteristics of Micronit products and services are their high quality and accuracy. During design for manufacturing, special care is given to the reproducibility of products. Every product that Micronit supplies is fully traceable.

Inside Life Sciences
More and more developments in life sciences are based on microfluidics. Modern day analytical instruments used in blood analysis, air control and DNA sequencing have lab-on-a-chip devices inside, enabling fast and efficient analysis.

Micronit finds itself in the middle of life sciences. Micronit products are developed for analytical instruments used in pharmacy, biotechnology, medicine and ecology. The application of lab-on-a-chip technology results in faster analysis, decreased reagent consumption, and decreased cost per analysis.

Microfluidic applications
The Micronit R&D department looks forward to developing a lab-on-a-chip device for your application. Previous collaborative projects resulted in:

Chips for Capillary Electrophoresis
Microreactors
Micromixers
Flow Splitter Chips
Chips with Electrodes
Flow Restrictors
Microcoolers
Microneedles
Microtiter Plates
Microarrays
Chips with Particle Traps

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Nanoned

Benj — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:59:11 +0000

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http://www.nanoned.nl/

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The objective of NanoNed is to generate a strategic impulse for the Dutch scientific and industrial knowledge position in nanotechnology.

NanoNed will:

· Maintain and strengthen the strong nanotechnology position of the involved scientific/industrial groups in the Netherlands;

· Ensure the future availability of well trained workers for Dutch knowledge driven industry;

· Strengthen the Dutch knowledge infrastructure through a comprehensive knowledge distribution/transfer approach, leading to industrial nanotechnology applications.

To this end the consortium partners of NanoNed have formed 11 interdisciplinary Flagship programs. Each Flagship is a vehicle for national cooperation between different partners including industry, and is lead by an independent scientific leader. The Flagships and their captains are:

· Advanced Nanoprobing (Speller, Nijmegen)

· Bottum-up Nano Electronics (Hadley, Delft)

· Chemistry and Physics of Individual Molecules (Feringa, Groningen)

· BioNanoSystems (Meijberg, Groningen)

· NanoElectronic Materials (Blank, Twente)

· NanoFabrication (Huskens, Twente)

· NanoFluidics (van den Berg, Twente)

· NanoInstrumentation (Bastein, TNO)

· NanoPhotonics (Polman, Amsterdam)

· NanoSpintronics (Koopmans, Eindhoven)

· Quantum Computation (Mooij, Delft)

Alltogether ca. 200 research projects have been defined, which corresponds to more than 1200 man years of research.

As a part of this initiative, NanoNed initiated NanoLab NL, a national nanotechnology facility. NanoLab NL combines the existing facilities of Twente, Delft and Groningen, and carries out a targeted € 80 million re-investment program in the coming 5 years, as part of the above-mentioned NanoNed initiative. The first € 18 million phase of this program had begun under the NanoImpuls initiative. NanoLab NL coordinates the use of the facilities, tariffs, investments and the cooperation with industry, with a special emphasis on Small and Medium-sized high-tech Enterprises.

One of the aims of NanoNed is to strengthen Dutch knowledge infrastructure through a comprehensive knowledge transfer approach, leading to industrial nanotechnology applications (processes, products, services, general industrial activities). Besides, attention will be paid to societal output and the innovation proces. To this end, a Valorisation platform has been established that will play an important role in realising the valorisation targets by coaching and monitoring. Besides, users' committees are installed within each flagship.

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Nano specials

Benj — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:21:17 +0000

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http://www.nanospecials.com/

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info@nanospecials.com

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Chemelot gate 2, Urmonderbaan 22

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+ 31 46 4761369

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+31 46 4761370

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Nano Specials was founded on November 1st 2005 as a buy-out from LWB Eindhoven. In 1999 LWB bought the chemical department of Philips Display Components in Eindhoven and started LWB Eindhoven. The main business was based on the development, production and sales of fluorescent powders for the cathode ray tubes (CRT) of Philips and LG Philips Displays.

All people working at Nano Specials worked in the past on the development and operations of CRT phosphors in Eindhoven. They are used to work with big volumes of inorganic powders, suspensions and dispersions. The capacity of the CRT-phosphor plant was 500 ton phosphor powder per year.

In 1995 Philips started using nanosized Antimony-TinOxide for a transparent antistatic coating on the outside of a CRT tube. They decided to develop their own nanoATO particles and started production in 1998 at the chemical department of Philips Display Components. At its peak 20 ton ATO dispersion (12%) was produced in the Netherlands (Eindhoven) and Taiwan. Until 2003 this ATO product was only used for Philips and LG Philips Displays CRT production.

In 2003 the current Director Hugo Delissen of Nano Specials and R&D manager Roel van de Belt started business development of these nanosized ATO particles beyond the CRT business.

From 1986-1996 the Phthalcon 11 product was developed at Shell in Amsterdam. The project leader was Dr Brokken. When Shell sold their Polymer division the Phthalcon 11 project was discontinued. After her retirement at Shell Dr Brokken started working at the TU Eindhoven and Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI). She is very experienced in the field of (nano)composite polymer materials and coatings. In februari 2005 entered a cooperation with LWB Eindhoven to commercialize the Phthalcon 11 product.

During 2005 the decision was made that LWB would consolidate the phosphor business. As a result Nano Specials became an independent company focusing on the production and aplication of nanoparticular materials.

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Malsch TechnoValuation

Benj — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 11:56:58 +0000

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http://www.malsch.demon.nl/

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Currently, Malsch TechnoValuation is participating in the new EU project EuroIndianet, www.euroindianet.info aiming to stimulate nano-collaborations between Europe and India. NanoroadSME, www.nanoroad.net has ended successfully and the roadmaps on Nanomaterials for Health, Energy, Automotive and Aerospace applications and other documents can be downloaded for free. Malsch TechnoValuation continues participating in Nanoforum, www.nanoforum.org, presenting anything you would like to know on nano in Europe. Another EU project, Nanoforumeula will soon start stimulating Euro-Latin American nanocollaborations.

Entrepreneur Ineke Malsch (1966) is ready to explain the development and future prospects of nanosciences and nanotechnologies in Europe and elsewhere to policy makers, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders through lectures, reports or publications. She has been following the emergence of and debates surrounding nanotechnology in Europe since 1995 with a scholarship at the European Parliament’s Scientific and Technological Options Assessment unit, a fellowship at the EU Joint Research Centre’s Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, and as director of Malsch TechnoValuation since 1999.

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Falco Systems

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:06:24 +0000

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http://www.falco-systems.com

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info@falco-systems.com

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Gelderlandplein 75L

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1082LV

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+31 (0)6 11164 818

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+31 (0)20 2031 445

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Falco Systems is a new, innovative start-up company dedicated to electronic measurement systems. The primary aim is MEMS testing, but the products provided by Falco Systems can be used in many other fields. Applications range from the actuation of electro-optical (EO-) modulators to PZT (piezo-) transducers and general electronic (semiconductor) measurements.

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Nano4Vitality

Benj — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:45:56 +0100

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http://www.nano4vitality.nl/

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P.O. Box 217

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7500 AE Enschede

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(+31) 53 - 489 36 22

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There is a strong need for innovation in the areas of food and health. The cost of health care, food safety, the ageing population, obesity and many other issues demand an increased innovation
rate. These issues are global in nature, offering interesting economic perspectives to our national industry, if we address them timely and in a coherent and effective manner. Nanotechnology is expected to offer significant chances in this field. Nano4Vitality projects build and integrate industry-driven valorisation chains in an early stage, bringing current strengths in the field of nanotechnology and food and health systems to the forefront of competition.

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ASML Netherlands B.V.

Benj — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:44:09 +0100

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http://www.asml.com/

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corpcom@asml.com

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De Run 6501

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+31 40 268 3000

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+31 40 268 2000

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ASML designs, develops, integrates, markets and services advanced systems used by customers – the major global semiconductor manufacturers – to create chips that power a wide array of electronic, communications and information technology products.

With every generation, the complexity of producing integrated circuits with more functionality increases. Semiconductor manufacturers need partners that provide technology and complete process solutions. ASML is committed to providing customers with leading edge technology that is production-ready at the earliest possible date. ASML technology is supported by process solutions, enabling customers to gain and sustain a competitive edge in the marketplace.

ASML’s corporate headquarters is in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. Manufacturing sites and research and development facilities are located in Connecticut, California and the Netherlands. Technology development centers and training facilities are located in Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Taiwan and the United States. Additionally, ASML provides optimal service to its customers via over 50 sales and service organizations in 16 countries.

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Nano and Microtechnologies in the Food and HealthFood Industries

Benj — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:31:55 +0100

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This conference will showcase the applications of micro and nanotechnologies to the food and healthfood industries in Europe.

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Conference themes:

• Nano and micro technologies in food processing, monitoring, labelling, storage, distribution and related issues

• Using nano and micro technologies to meet the challenges of food for nutrition and
food for health

• New techniques and technologies for rapid safety testing, and prevention of food
borne disease

• Safety and regulatory issues related to the use of new technology

• The role of nano and micro technologies in food-related health issues and disease
avoidance

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http://www.journaldufreenaute.fr/11/09/2006/freebox-optique-le-ftth-a-2999-eurosmois.html

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http://www.journaldufreenaute.fr/11/09/2006/freebox-optique-le-ftth-a-2999-eurosmois.html

Frontiers

Benj — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 16:47:50 +0100

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http://www.frontiers-eu.org/

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Program Manager Frontiers, University of Twente, MESA+ Research Institute, P.O. Box 217

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7500

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+31 53 489 2228

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+31 53 489 4504

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Frontiers represents twelve nano-technology institutes scattered over Europe. Jointly about 200 researchers with varying backgrounds bring together a considerable knowledge pool in Europe.

The large emphasis on nanotechnology worldwide requires a strong ambition and focus, in order to achieve the leadership needed. We believe this can only be done by leveraging and focusing existing strength, expertise and investments within Europe through a network. The critical mass hence obtained is expected to lead to the development of marketable new technologies, processes, tools and devices that will in turn have great impact on science, industry and society.

(*Frontiers is supported by the Sixth Framework Program (FP6) from the European Commission.)

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Wageningen University : BioNT Centre for BioNanotechnology

Benj — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:35:00 +0100

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http://www.biont.nl/

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University of Twente : MESA institute for nanotechnology

Benj — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:27:02 +0100

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http://www.mesaplus.utwente.nl/

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info@mesaplus.utwente.nl

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Building: Hogekamp/SP, De Veldmaat 10

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7522 NM

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++ 31 53 489 2715

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++ 31 53 489 2575

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MESA+ is a scientific institute that conducts high quality research and promising researchers are educated. It aims to publish in leading journals and realize sizeable spin-off activities.
To provide in high quality research, the institute recognizes the importance of an attractive working environment. Working at MESA+ means walking at the forefront of science and technology and have fun.

This makes the institute attractive for national and international researchers
(PhD-students and post-doctoral), companies and institutions.

Intensive cooperation between different research groups of the University of Twente plays a key role in realizing the goals of MESA+.
A research group is, generally speaking, focused at a well-defined research area. However, a lot of research nowadays encompasses more than one discipline. Many internationally appealing results are achieved through cooperation between different disciplines. This is one of the reasons why MESA+ chose for a multidisciplinary approach in setting up its organizational structure. In the case of MESA+ cooperation is established and promoted between applied physics, electrical engineering, chemical engineering and applied mathematics.

The organizational setup is unique in its way of establishing cooperation between the different disciplines. The structure supports and facilitates the researchers, rather than directs them in a hierarchical sense. Through the use of Strategic Research Orientations cohesion and accumulation of research is achieved together with scientific freedom for the participating researchers.

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Cavendish Kinetics

Benj — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:18:47 +0100

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http://www.cavendish-kinetics.com/

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Hugo de Grootlaan 35

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5223LB

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+31-(0)73-6249110

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+31-(0)73-6249111

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Cavendish Kinetics’ Nanomech-based activities are focused on the development and qualification of Non Volatile Memory technology which originated at the famous Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University.

Nanomech™, using standard CMOS process technology, enables the implementation of unique storage functions with ultra low-power, high speed read/write characteristics combined with an ability to continue to fully function (read and write) at temperatures up to 200°C and are completely insensitive to radiation. Compared to current technology, Nanomech storage devices offer 200x increased write performance while consuming 50x to 100x less power. The ultra low power of Nanomech™ devices is based on the ability to program them at native voltages (e.g. 1.0V for a 130nm process). These devices are fully scalable to below 45nm.

Cavendish Kinetics is an IP company; it delivers its products in the format of an IP package which is composed of the embedded process module, a set of Design IP packages and a service organization that will help install and qualify the embedded process module and supporting design IP at the customers’ fabrication facility. This combination guarantees the customer an easy integration path, full access to the combined expertise of the Cavendish team and the shortest time to market for the products that will use Cavendish Kinetics’ IP. All products are demonstrated first on an industrial qualified CMOS process.

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Delft University of Technology

Benj — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:32:06 +0100

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http://qt.tn.tudelft.nl/

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Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, PO Box 5046

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2600 GA Delft

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+31-15-278-3312 or -4276

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+31-15-278-3251

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Quantum Transport (QT) is a research group in the department of NanoScience in the Faculty of Applied Science at Delft University of Technology. We are also part of DIMES (Delft Institute for Microelectronics and Submicron Technology). The group is lead by two professors, J. E. Mooij and L. P. Kouwenhoven.

Our group studies electron transport through metal or semiconducting structures with critical dimensions of a few nanometers. The physics of electron transport in nanostructures is incredibly rich. Electrons are quantum particles that move as waves but exchange energy and momentum as particles. When electrons interact, they can condense into states such as superconductivity, charge density waves, or the quantum hall state. At the nanometer length scale, motion is described by quantum mechanics. The energy levels in the structures we study are quantized, just like atoms and molecules. To make these structures, advanced nanotechnolgy techniques are used. The quantum effects are most clearly observed if the nanostructures are cooled. To cool them down, we use dilution refrigerators that can reach temperatures of a few thousandths of a degree above absolute zero.

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Kavli Foundation : Institute of Nanoscience Delft

Benj — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:25:25 +0100

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http://www.ns.tudelft.nl/

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Lorentzweg 1

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2628 CJ

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+31 (0)15 - 278 7213

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+31 (0)15 - 278 6600

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The mission of the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft is to advance research on nanoscience, aiming at fundamental breakthoughs and novel concepts. Its research is primarily focused on the physics of nanostructures with emphasis on electronc transport phenomena in individual objects. The nanostructures vary from superconductors to biopolymers and are obtained from nature or fabricated with bottom-up methods (starting with atoms or molecules) or top-down techniques (such as electron-beam lithography). Experiments aim to explore new physics and to exploit novel principles in devices with a new functionality. In the past, groups participating in the Institute have been among the first to explore quantum point contacts, single-electron turnstiles and to measure the conductance of single carbon nanotubes. At this time the research groups at the Institute are led by Gerrit Bauer (theory), Cees Dekker (molecular biophysics, carbon nanotubes), Teun Klapwijk (physics of nano-electronic devices), Leo Kouwenhoven (quantum computation with semiconducting nanocircuits), Hans Mooij (quantum computation with superconducting nanocircuits), Yuli Nazarov (theory), Henny Zandbergen (high-resolution electron microscopy). Hans Mooij will serve as first director of the newly established Kavli Institute.

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Delft University of Technology: Molecular Biophysics Group

Benj — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:23:25 +0100

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http://www.mb.tn.tudelft.nl/

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Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Science, Department of Applied Physics, Section Molecular Biophysics (MB), Lorentzweg 1

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2600 GA

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Current research in the MB group includes local-probe studies of single DNA and proteins; electronic properties of carbon nanotubes and nanotube biosensors; biomolecule translocation through membrane pores and nanofluidic channels; exploration of ion correlations and single-ion electrochemistry at nanoscale metallic contacts; and new bio-inorganic systems such as nanotube-DNA hybrids and molecular motors on nanofabricated chips.

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Combimat

Benj — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:10:30 +0100

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http://www.combimat.org/

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info@combimat.org