Nanotechnology: Replicating the Snowflake in the Fab, an article by Jeff Chappell in the Electronic News, reports the remarks of Thomas Theis, director of physical sciences for IBM research, in a keynote address at the SPIE Microlithography Conference, that containing the cost of fabrication may be the key to implementing nanotechnology in the information technology business.
Vik Olliver writes "Chemical & Engineering News has a report complete with video footage showing carbon nanofibres being created by 10nm particles of nickel catalyst. The nickel is actually temporarily deformed during the process, and the imaging tool brings the precise control of carbon nanofibre -also presumably nanotubes – much closer."
Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised the world?s most precise ruler, able to draw parallel lines separated by only a few hundred nanometers with a precision of under a nanometer. This has the potential to have a great influence on fields such as computer chips manufacturing as well as space physics. And, as says the MIT, this is a promising line of work. "The Nanoruler is 10 to 1,000 times faster and more precise than other methods for patterning parallel lines and spaces (known collectively as gratings) across large surfaces more than 12 inches in diameter. Such large surfaces are key to a number of applications involving gratings, such as larger wafers for the production of computer chips and higher-resolution space telescopes." This summary contains more details and references."
HLovy writes with news of a project at the University of South Carolina's center for societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology to explore how the ability of science writers to write about nanotechnology can be improved: Nanoscience writers as lab rats
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Bmelki writes "Nanovip.com has established comparative statistics from the number of nanotechnology companies that we have in our database. The companies were sorted by country and American state, then put into graphics. At this stage, America is the leading country by far; California being the leading state with the most nanotechnology involved companies."
JohnFaith writes "This article on nanotechweb.org describes a new virus detector using an AFM."
Paul C. Easton writes "Former Foresight Update editor Lew Phelps brings to our attention that The World & I magazine is soliciting articles about nanotechnology. Specific topics may include nanotechnology applications in materials design, electronics, robotics, health care, environment, energy conversion, transportation, and national security. Articles on the ethical and social implications of nanotechnology will also be considered."
dsiegel_spkn writes "Get a two year degree in nanotech [at Chippewa Valley Technical College]. Well, not quite yet."
Mike Treder writes "CRN Director of Research Chris Phoenix is currently attending a week-long IEEE Conference on Nanoscale Devices & System Integration in Miami, Florida. Chris will present a paper titled "Studying Molecular Manufacturing" at the conference later this week, and he'll be updating us with his impressions every day or two. Here is his first report:"
