This Week in Nanotech (12/31/02 - 1/6/03)
Arya Kumar
NanoApex presents This Week in Nanotech (12/31/02 - 1/6/03)
A weekly newsletter covering the news items, resources, and community at
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Aligned fields could speed storage
A material whose magnetic and electric orientations line up could make for
faster magnetic data storage devices. The trick will be getting the
alignment to stick at temperatures well North of cryogenic.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2953
Electron pairs power quantum plan
There are lots of ideas for how to build quantum computers, but it's far too
soon to tell which, if any, will pan out. Designs based on today's
semiconductor technology, however, seem to be gaining momentum. A plan that
uses microscopic squares of semiconductor is angling for an advantage by
following some age-old advice -- keep it simple.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2954
Altered protein orders metal bits
To withstand near-boiling temperature water you need hearty genes. A protein
produced by a bacteria that lives in hot springs makes for a biological
material that holds up to rigorous handling. Using genetic engineering to
give the tube-like protein sticky ends makes the material a building block
for tomorrow's computer memory, optical networks and quantum computers.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2955
Unseen Stripes
A short summary article on nanowire research as a stepping stone to future
applications.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2956
Ideas 2003: The Next Little Thing
Brief general article about nanotechnology.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2957
The Next Plastic Revolution
Polymers as a replacement for semiconductors in electronics? Not exactly
since they are still slower than conventional semiconductor technology when
it comes to microchips, but they do offer a cheap, flexible new option in
new application areas.
http://news.nanoapex.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2958
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Peres: Invest $600-700m in nanotechnology
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres has proposed raising money
from Jews worldwide for a national nanotechnology program based in Israel.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1110
LCD nanotechnology gets big research boost
Press reports from Japan claim major companies have filed a flurry of
patents for nanotechnology with carbon nanotubes being the top item on their
R&D list.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1111
Swedish MEMS Fab SILEX MICROSYSTEMS installs ALCATEL AMS 200 ICP Silicon
Etcher
SILEX MICROSYSTEMS, a quickly growing manufacturer of MEMS devices for
worldwide biotech and telecom industries, is using the ALCATEL AMS 200 tool
for the a variety of applications varying from silicon substrates for the
opto industry to spiked electrodes in life science applications.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1112
Sumitomo Osaka to mass-produce electromagnetic wave-proof film report
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co will mass-produce for use in plasma display panels
a nanotechnology-based film that blocks electromagnetic waves, beginning
from the year to March 2004, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, without
citing sources.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1113
How to Start a Nanotechnology Business
An entertaining presentation by Glenn Fishbine, author of the The Investor's
Guide to Nanotechnology and Micromachines. This is a presentation given to
the Yale Entrepreneurial Society in 2002. It is entitled "The Dummy's Guide
to Starting a Nanotechnology Business."
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1114
Nanotechnology makes Smallbany the place to be
2002 will be remembered as the year it started to all come together for the
area as high technology center, thanks largely with the push from the Center
for Excellence designation to capitalize on the groundwork laid down at the
UAlbany campus.
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1115
Analysts' Crystal Ball
Gartner Inc. and Aberdeen Group separately highlight big thinker
predictions; get ready for a bumpy 2003. Included in their analysis is a
short blurb on MEMS describing 2003 as part of the "onset of pervasive
growth."
http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1116
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Do patents hurt business opportunities?
No, they help business in the long-term. 73.68 % (14)
Yes, undoubtedly. 15.79 % (3)
Only in situations involving emerging technology. 10.53 % (2)
Not sure. 0.00 % (0)
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Would you ever consider a BioMEMS implant for yourself to treat a medical
condition?
Yes, I would be willing to try it. 54.48 % (79)
Yes, I would be ecstatic! 35.86 % (52)
No, I would never consider it. 4.14 % (6)
Only if that was my sole treatment option. 4.14 % (6)
Undecided 1.38 % (2)
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