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A Novel Ultrasonic Method for Characterizing Suspensions of Nanoparticles

Africk S., Colton C.K., Prodyne Corp. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US

Originally developed to measure concentration of human Islets of Langerhans in transplant preparations, the Ultrasonic Pulsed Doppler (USPD) method uses a single transducer as both source and receiver of pulsed ultrasound to measure backscattered energy [...]

Nanotechnology in Italy: National Programs, Players and Activities

Mantovani E., Porcari A., AIRI-NanotecIT, IT

AIRI-Nanotec IT, the Italian focal point for nanotechnology, thanks to its extended network which include private enterprises, public R&D institutions and academia, will provide a comprehensive and up-to-date panorama of nanotechnology in Italy.The presentation will [...]

Nanotechnology and Design: The nanostudio project

Elvin G., Ball State University, US

Nanotechnology has the potential to transform the built environment dramatically. According to the Interagency Working Group on Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, nanotechnology “is likely to change the way almost everything - from vaccines to computers [...]

Safety, Health, and Environmental Awareness in Nanotechnology Training

Iyuke S.E., University of the Witwastersrand, ZA

The statistical evaluation of the SHE survey strongly supports nine out of the twenty nine test statements to be addressed by practicing nanotechnologists with regards to safety, health and the environment, which are: (1)Sizes, aspect [...]

The Impact of Patent Reform on Nanotechnology: File Early and File Often

Featherstone D.J., Messinger M., Specht M.D., Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, US

2005 could have be remembered as the year with the most significant changes to United States patent law since the Patent Act of 1952. The proposals to update U.S. patent law would substantially change the [...]

Active Coatings Technologies for Customized Military Coating Systems

Zunino III J.L., U.S. Army ARDEC, US

The main objective of the U.S. Army’s Active Coatings Technologies Program is to develop technologies that can be used in combination to tailor coatings for utilization on Army Materiel. The Active Coatings Technologies Program, ACT, [...]

Web Based Distributed Computing Environment for Nanotechnology

Chen D., Raghunathan A., Mashl J., Chiu S., Parker S., Aluru N., Jakobsson E., NCSA at UIUC, US

One promising path of computational nanoscience is the integration of device design tools and computational chemistry tools to design molecular device components. In order to improve the efficiency of the design process and also let [...]

Wafer Scale Aligned Sub-25nm Metal Nanowires on Silicon (110) using PEDAL Lift-off Process

Sonkusale S.R., Amsinck C.J., Nackashi D.P., Di Spigna N.H., Barlage D., Johnson M., Franzon P.D., North Carolina State University, US

We have demonstrated a new PEDAL process to make sub-25 nm nanowires across the whole wafer. The PEDAL process is useful in the fabrication of metal nanowires directly onto the wafer by doing shadow metalization [...]

NanoSPRINT: Intelligent Innovation Tools

Ciontu F., NanoSPRINT, FR

This paper outlines the trends motivating the NanoSPRINT project: using recent advances in knowledge engineering to provide a new generation of tools for nanotechnology foresight. Today, the foresight paradigm must cope with new challenges emerging [...]

Nanotechnology Platforms for Commercialization

Rae A., NanoDynamics Inc., US

Much of the publicity surrounding nanotechnology covers leading-edge applications with the potential to create tremendous disruptive changes in key industries such as semiconductors. Whilst the intensive support of these projects is critical, nearer-term opportunities must [...]