07/30/2003 On the morning of March 13, Steven Arms was feeling the pressure – in every sense of the phrase.
His company, MicroStrain Inc., had placed five sensors on the famed Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. The bellÂ’s caretakers at the National Park Service wanted to move the historic treasure, and were using ArmsÂ’ devices to measure strain on the bellÂ’s crack. One wrong reading, and movers might put too much stress on the bell and split it apart.
07/30/2003 Digital Angel Corp., a South St. Paul, Minn., company that makes implantable tracking and location systems, announced the first order for its Bio-Thermo temperature-sensing implantable microchip for pets. The device eliminates the need for rectal temperature readings during routine veterinarian office visits, according to the company.
07/29/2003 July 29, 2003 – Veeco Instruments Inc., a Woodbury, N.Y.-based provider of metrology tools and process equipment, reported a $1.1 million net loss for the second quarter, or 4 cents per share, versus a $1.6 million net loss for the second quarter of 2002.
07/29/2003 July 29, 2003 – AuthenTec Inc. of Melbourne, Fla., and Plexus Corp. of Neenah, Wis., announced that Plexus will offer engineering, design and integration services for AuthenTec's fingerprint sensors.
07/29/2003 From medicine to coatings, submarines and bowling balls, nanotechnology is making inroads into many markets, but only a handful of industries are looking to nano for solutions, process improvements and advancements unachievable with current technology. But a few industries, including computers, automotive and defense, are shopping around for nanotech solutions.
07/28/2003 JULY 28--TORRANCE, Calif.--Global Communications Semiconductor, Inc., a pure-play III-V compound semiconductor wafer foundry, is expanding foundry services for the optoelectronics industry due to market demand.
07/28/2003 If what they say about tool companies being necessary precursors to a successful nanotech industry, then JMAR Technologies Inc. is in the right spot. The San Diego-based company makes X-ray lithography steppers, which are motion control systems, for the microelectronics industry.
07/28/2003 NVE Corp., an Eden Prairie, Minn., developer of spintronics technology, announced that James Deak has joined the company as senior scientist.
07/28/2003 July 28, 2003 – Sensicore Inc., an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based developer of lab-on-a-chip technology for chemically profiling potable water and other fluids in real time, secured $6.5 million in an ongoing Series B funding round, according to a news release.
07/26/2003 Back in 1979, Donald Tomalia discovered how to make synthetic molecules branch out like trees. But until recently, he has not been able to get money to grow the same way. Now, the chemist says he is close to realizing his dream of using the discovery -- dendrimers -- for everything from drug delivery to nanoscale machines. But the problem, still, is that the tentacled little molecules grab so much money.
07/25/2003 JULY 25--NEW YORK--Roche Holding AG said it is buying Igen International Inc. for $1.4 billion, ending the companies' six year legal battle over the license to Igen's disease pathogen detection technology.
07/25/2003 July 25, 2003 - Despite tight capacity at both the 0.13-micron and 0.18-micron processes, wafer prices decreased 4.2% in 2Q03 following a 7.2% slide in 1Q, marking the eleventh consecutive quarter of declining prices, according to Semico Research.
07/25/2003 Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis LLP, a Redwood Shores, Calif., law firm, announced that Kitu Bindra has joined the company. Bindra was previously at Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly.
07/25/2003 Nanox Inc., a Quebec-based developer of autocatalyst materials based on nanostructured oxide materials, announced that it closed on $2.9 million in second-round funding.
07/25/2003 Imagine your kitchen blender conks out the day you’re hosting a large cocktail party. You search an online catalog, decide on a model, and click the “buy” button. But instead of waiting for the appliance to be shipped to your door, a new kind of printer on your desk springs into action, literally building the blender for you from the bottom up in a matter of hours. Call it desktop manufacturing. And thanks to small tech, it’s becoming a reality.
07/24/2003 JULY 24--TOKYO--Daikin Industries, Tokyo University and Fujitsu Laboratory have developed a filter that absorbs and decomposes harmful bacteria, a development that is expected to have wide applications for consumer products.
07/24/2003 JULY 24--CAMARILLO, Calif.--Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. is closing its Colorado Springs, Colo., wafer fab because it was unable to find a buyer for the plant.
07/24/2003 Greenpeace today entered the debate over nanotech's impact on the environment and society with a study that calls for industry to "demonstrate a commitment to (environmental concerns) by funding the relevant research on a far greater scale than currently witnessed.”
