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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Nanogirl News</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>July 13, 2004</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Charles Accused over Science Warnings. The Prince
of Wales was accused today of raising unfounded scientific scares following his
latest warnings about the new science of nanotechnology. Eminent fertility
expert Lord Winston said it was “very unfortunate” that Charles had used a
newspaper article yesterday to raise the spectre of a thalidomide-style
disaster. Instead of fostering a mature debate on the pros and cons of the
emerging technology, Charles is feeding a growing suspicion of science in
society, said Lord Winston. (News.Scotsman 7/12/04) <A
href="http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3191675">http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3191675</A><BR>Also
see the original Sunday article in the Independent:<BR><A
href="http://argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=539977">http://argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=539977</A><BR>Download
the BBC news coverage video via RealPlayer:<BR><A
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/video/40369000/rm/_40369897_nano06_mcgourty_vi.ram">http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/video/40369000/rm/_40369897_nano06_mcgourty_vi.ram</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No big bang but big nano bucks. After decades of
hype and science fiction, nanotechnology is taking baby steps toward a
trillion-dollar reality. From health care to aviation, it promises to reshape
business and make a few pioneers very rich. But if you're afraid of Grey Goo or
cyborgs invading your home, you might want to take a second look because, as the
National Post's Joseph Brean reports in the first of a three-part series, the
nanofuture is as uncertain as it ever was. (National Post 7/3/04)<BR><A
href="http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/artslife/reviewandbooks/story.html?id=1e61eb85-1443-40c8-99ba-c7aaf82586c8">http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/artslife/reviewandbooks/story.html?id=1e61eb85-1443-40c8-99ba-c7aaf82586c8</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Despite House’s okay, little time left to pass
nanotech bill this year. With little time left on the congressional legislative
calendar, the prospects this year for new legislation recently introduced by
Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., aimed at helping to bring nanotechnology advances to
market appear dim. The bill (H.R. 4656) would create a public-private
partnership aimed at investing in nanomanufacturing. The measure calls for the
establishment of a new program, the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership,
within the Department of Commerce that would provide direct investments, which
must be matched by private sector partners, in "pre-commercial nanomanufacturing
research and development projects." (SmallTimes 7/12/04)<BR><A
href="http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=8159">http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=8159</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Metallic Contacts to the Nanoworld. Method fashions
nanosized electrical leads on nanoscale semiconductors. Ever try connecting
speakers to a stereo receiver using automobile jumper cables? Of course not. The
mismatch in size makes the task clumsy. Yet researchers who study nanoscale
electronics usually wire up the nanometer-sized circuit components—carbon
nanotubes, for example—using electrical contacts that are enormous compared with
the nanotubes. They accept the size disparity because no one has developed a
viable way to avoid it. Until now, that is. (Chemical & Engineering News
7/5/04) <A
href="http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/8227/8227notw1.html">http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/8227/8227notw1.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nanotechnology-based applications are accelerating
the development of nanomedicine. With the potential for targeted therapy, and
therefore reduced side effects, nanomedicine holds the promise of significantly
improving quality of life parameters. At the same time, the adoption of
nanotechnology-based applications by large therapeutic and diagnostic companies
is accelerating the development of nanomedicine. The prospect of site-specific
therapeutic action and by extension of fewer side effects means that nanomedical
applications have an enhanced risk-benefit analysis ratio. This is motivating
their growing popularity as a therapeutic option.<BR>(News Medical.Net 7/5/04)
<A
href="http://www.news-medical.net/?id=3067">http://www.news-medical.net/?id=3067</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are nanotech fabrics any good? Imagine you're
balancing a cup of coffee and heading back to your workstation and the
inevitable happens -- the coffee spills. There are huge, blotchy coffee stains
across your workwear. How can you turn up like this for that important
mid-afternoon client meeting? If you're wearing stain-resistant clothing, you
may not be badly off. The chances of your favourite white shirt sporting an
ugly, dull brown stain post-wash are minimized if you are wearing shirts made of
fabric that is treated with nanotechnology. The menswear market today is flooded
with shirts and trousers that are wrinkle free, stain resistant and have cooling
properties. All of these essentially use what is called nanotechnology.
(Rediff.com 7/3/04)<BR><A
href="http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2004/jul/03perfin.htm">http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2004/jul/03perfin.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tuning the Nanoworld. New Methods for Constructing
Nanostructures and Calculating Their Electronic States. Scientists at Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory have found new ways of combining quantum dots and
segmented nanorods into multiply branching forms and have applied new ways to
calculate the electronic properties of these nanostructures, whose dimensions
are measured in billionths of a meter. (Berkeley Lab 7/7/04) <A
href="http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/MSD-tuning-the-nanoworld.html">http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/MSD-tuning-the-nanoworld.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>NSF grant funds molecular photosensor. Florida Tech
researchers have earned a $100,000 National Science Foundation grant for a
nanotechnology project, to develop a molecular photosensor. The photosensor will
be based on compounds, such as Vitamin A, found in mammalian retinae. Dr. Joel
Olson and Dr. Nasri Nesnas, assistant professors of chemistry, earned the grant
to develop the technology, which can be useful in the fabrication of miniscule
cameras--the size of a grain of sand--requiring very little power. (EurekAlert
7/9/04) <A
href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-07/fiot-ngf070904.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-07/fiot-ngf070904.php</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Light on a Chip. An ultrafine nanometre 'drill'
could be used to make some of the tiniest lenses imaginable and may also allow
scientists to harness light for use in optical computers of the future, thanks
to research published today. Scientists from the UK and Spain describe in this
week's Science Express (8 July) how artificial materials with tiny grooves and
holes drilled into their surfaces could channel and focus light beams on a chip.
(Imperial College London 7/8/04) <A
href="http://www.ic.ac.uk/p5394.htm">http://www.ic.ac.uk/p5394.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patent for Coated Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes
and Ropes Awarded to Carbon Nanotechnologies. Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc (CNI)
announced today the allowance of another U.S. Patent, this one for coated
single-wall carbon nanotubes and ropes of single-wall carbon nanotubes. The
technology gives CNI a patent on a composition that is single-wall carbon
nanotubes with a nanometer-scale coating of another material that can include
polymers and metals. This technology is part of the intellectual property
developed by Nobel-Prize winning scientist Dr. Richard Smalley and licensed
exclusively to CNI by Rice University in 2001. (PhysOrg 7/13/04) <A
href="http://www.physorg.com/news371.html">http://www.physorg.com/news371.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>From Small Things, Big Things Will Come. For
Germany's Degussa, Nanotronics center is new way to turn nanotech research into
products. Next April, Degussa will inaugurate its new Nanotronics
science-to-business center in Marl, Germany. That’s a short 10 months after the
company’s executives and representatives of local and state governments and the
academic community laid the center’s foundation stone in a gala ceremony at the
end of June. Over the next five years, Degussa will invest some $60 million in
the center,...(C&E 7/12/04) <A
href="http://pubs.acs.org/cen/nanofocus/">http://pubs.acs.org/cen/nanofocus/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nanoparticles stiff from constant strain. Take
something no wider than a human hair and shrink it a thousand fold to a few
nanometers across, and its electronic and other properties change radically. But
whether the crystal structure of these nanoparticles remains basically the same
is a matter scientists continue to debate. Now, a new report by scientists at
the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory (LBNL) shows that's far from the case. Zinc sulfide nanoparticles a
mere 10 atoms across have a disordered crystal structure that puts them under
constant strain, increasing the stiffness of the particles and probably
affecting other properties, such as strength and elasticity, according to the
team's report. (UCBerkeley 7/6/04) <A
href="http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/07/06_strain.shtml">http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/07/06_strain.shtml</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>High-Yield Path to Dendrimers. A
copper(I)-catalyzed fusion reaction of azides and alkynes to form
1,2,3-triazoles has been applied to dendrimer synthesis for the first time and
has been found to give dendrimer yields higher than those achieved with any
other reactions. Dendrimers are large, globular molecules comprising several
branches--or dendrons--emanating from a central core. A range of functional
groups can be put on dendrimer surfaces to endow them with specific chemical and
physical properties. (C&E 7/12/04) <A
href="http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/8228/8228notw1.html">http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/8228/8228notw1.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Innovation Specialists. Thought the tech
revolution came to an end when the dotcom bubble burst? Think again. From
nanotech (in your washing machine!) to stem-cell research to Internet
businesses, innovations are coming fast and furious. Meet 10 leaders who are
helping to shape the future of communications, entertainment, medicine — and
Laundromats. (Time 7/11/04)<BR><A
href="http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901040719-662741,00.html">http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901040719-662741,00.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Building a better car - one atom at a time. Tiny
assembly lines cut costs, boost safety. Researchers are finding ways to make
vehicles safer, lighter, more powerful - and ultimately less expensive - by
building materials one atom at a time... Factories will run more efficiently
with the help of microscopic assembly machines. Injuries caused by accidents
will be reduced. And eventually the price of your dream car might finally be a
little closer to your budget. General Motors Corp. is already using
nanocomposites to build lighter but stronger running boards for several van
models, as well as cargo beds for the Hummer H2 and exterior panels for the
Chevrolet Malibu sedan. (Enquirer Cincinnati 7/11/04) <A
href="http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/07/11/biz_nanocars11.html">http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/07/11/biz_nanocars11.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wall Street falls for nanotech. The chief executive
of Nano-Tex LLC warned about the mounting hype around his company and other
nanotechnology startups at a recent investor conference. But the first question
from the audience showed how his message had been digested. "When is your IPO?"
Nanotechnology, or science at the atomic level, has become the latest fad on
Wall Street as the stock market shakes off its dot-com funk. Bankers and venture
capitalists are pushing for initial public offerings of nanotech startups.
Everyone, from day traders to fund managers, seems eager to get in early on what
they hope will be the next big thing. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Globandmail 7/13/04) <A
href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040713.gtnano0713/BNStory/Technology/">http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040713.gtnano0713/BNStory/Technology/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Trade Group Calls for More Nano. Despite the best
efforts of the Bush administration, the U.S. semiconductor industry will still
need a $1.5 billion shot in the arm to succeed in nanotechnology. The
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today called for the creation of a
Nanoelectronics Research Institute (NRI) to direct and coordinate a massive
research effort and assure continued U.S. leadership. "The price for not
starting now on a massive, coordinated research and development effort in
nanoelectronics could be nothing less than a loss in just two decades of U.S.
economic and defense leadership," said John E. Kelly, III, senior vice president
and group executive of the IBM Technology Group, in a statement. (Earthweb
6/10/04) <A
href="http://news.earthweb.com/ent-news/article.php/3366581">http://news.earthweb.com/ent-news/article.php/3366581</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Interview) Tim Harper on NanoWater. Questions by
Rocky Rawstern, Editor Nanotechnology Now. Please talk about NanoWater, the
reasons behind it, and the goals and timeframe. Why water, as opposed to food or
shelter, or other basic needs? NanoWater is a very simple idea that grew out of
a meeting with Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres at the World
NanoEconomic Congress in Washington DC last year. He made the only speech I have
ever seen that got a standing ovation at a nanotech conference, with the simple
message that perhaps technology could do something positive. We followed this up
with a visit to Israel just before Christmas last year to understand at
first-hand the problems facing countries with scarce water resources.
(nanotechnow 7/12/04) <BR><A
href="http://nanotech-now.com/Tim-Harper-NanoWater-July04.htm">http://nanotech-now.com/Tim-Harper-NanoWater-July04.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Laser Tweezer Traps Nanotubes. Researchers from
Arryx, Inc. and New York University have demonstrated that it is possible to
trap and move carbon nanotubes with optical tweezers. This is tricky because
nanotubes' diameters are orders of magnitude smaller than the wavelength of
light used to move them. The researchers used a wavelength of light that was
strongly absorbed by the carbon nanotubes. By strongly focusing the light, the
researchers were able to trap the nanotubes. <BR>(MIT Technology Review 7/13/04)
<A
href="http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/rnb_071304.asp">http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/rnb_071304.asp</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is Small Different? Not Necessarily Say Georgia
Tech Researchers. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and NASA
suggest that materials on the nanoscale may sometimes be subject to the same
physical rules as their macro-world counterparts. The findings provide an
exception to the conventional scientific notion that objects small enough to be
measured in nanometers (one-billionth of a meter) behave according to different
rules than larger objects. A team led by Lawrence Bottomley in Georgia Tech's
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Jonathon Colton in the School of
Mechanical Engineering found that the mechanical response of a multi-walled
carbon nanospring was remarkably similar to the rules that govern the mechanical
properties of springs on the macro scale. The results are published in the
American Chemical Society journal Nano Letters, Volume 4, Number 6. <BR>(Ascribe
7/12/04) <A
href="http://www.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/spew4th.pl?ascribeid=20040712.091847&time=09%2028%20PDT&year=2004&public=1">http://www.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/spew4th.pl?ascribeid=20040712.091847&time=09%2028%20PDT&year=2004&public=1</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(2pages) The Methuselah Report. Living to be 120
might be attainable, but is it desirable? "I believe extraordinary longevity is
absolutely inevitable," says Donald Louria, a professor at the New Jersey
Medical School. "It's not a matter of if we'll have extraordinary longevity, but
when." -Genetics and nanorobots discussed- (AARP July/August04) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourhealth/Articles/a2004-07-07-methuselah.html">http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourhealth/Articles/a2004-07-07-methuselah.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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