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Motorola leads charge for portable fuel cells

01/01/2006  In late 2004, Motorola joined in a federally supported program with Carbon Nanotechnologies Inc.(CNI) and Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Inc. to develop electrodes for micro fuel cells.

A user’s guide to DOE’s five nano labs

01/01/2006  The Department of Energy estimates that more than 18,000 researchers from industry, academia and government agencies take advantage of user facilities at more than a dozen major national laboratories annually.

Agilent Technologies acquires AFM maker

01/01/2006  Agilent Technologies Inc., the Palo Alto, Calif.-based test and measurement company, has become a player in the atomic force microscope market by acquiring Molecular Imaging Corp. of Tempe, Ariz.

Nano VC funding hits high in 2005

01/01/2006  Private nanotechnology funding in the United States climbed significantly in 2005.

Reverse merger lets company go public

01/01/2006  Who says nano companies can’t go public? Maybe they just can’t take the ordinary route.

Getting FDA’s OK to go inside the body

01/01/2006  The challenge: Secure Food and Drug Administration approval to put a new type of device or material inside the human body.

Freescale demos 24-Mbit nanocrystal memory

01/01/2006  Freescale Semiconductor Inc., the Austin, Texas-based Motorola spinoff, announced it has proven a 24-Mbit memory array based on silicon nanocrystals - a milestone toward developing a nanocrystal memory that could compete with embedded Flash memory in years ahead.

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Nano industry requests cash for safety studies

01/01/2006  Nanotech sector leaders and analysts recently called for more funding for research into the environmental, health and safety (EHS) impact of nanotechnology and one group released an inventory of existing EHS efforts.

Common guidelines become standard fare

01/01/2006  Groups worldwide rally to bring consistency to nano

Oh Canada! Sing your praises for your nanotech successes

01/01/2006  While I’ve never resorted to putting a Canadian flag on my luggage, I understand why Americans do it.

An elegant approach for building a business

01/01/2006  It only takes the first three pages of “The Eye for Innovation” to understand the reasons for the successes behind Control Data and Robert Price, its former chairman, president and chief executive officer.

It takes time to perfect NIST’s atomic clock

01/01/2006  Steven Jefferts knows better than to make lofty predictions about F2.

Nanoscience tries to wipe out illegal art

01/01/2006  We may have come a long way from the graffiti-covered city subways of decades past, but illicit art is still an expensive problem for municipalities, corporations, universities and even homeowners.

To be summa cum laude

01/01/2006  Not long ago, it was a rarity for a university to include a program dedicated to nanotechnology on its roster.

Consumer Demands

01/01/2006  Uncovering the profits and pitfalls in five key markets

Oak Ridge: First and unfazed

01/01/2006  Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee broke ground on its Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) in the summer of 2003.

Fluidigm’s fab anchors Singapore’s biotech hub

01/01/2006  Gajus Worthington knew three years ago that he needed to find a manufacturing site for Fluidigm Corp.