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New IoP journal

qftconnor writes "I just noticed that IoP has launched a new journal called the Journal of Neural Engineering. According to the Editorial in the first issue, 'The scope of Journal of Neural Engineering encompasses experimental, computational and theoretical aspects of neural interfacing, neuroelectronics, neuromechanical systems, neuroinformatics, neuroimaging, neural prostheses, artificial and biological neural circuits, neural control, neural tissue regeneration, neural signal processing, neural modeling and neuro-computation.' All articles are available without subscription through December 2004. Perhaps the first conference on neuroengineering, held last year in Capri, and the formation of this new journal are signs that the field is becoming mainstream."

The nanonaysayer box shrinks

RobertBradbury writes "Science is reporting (here) that using a special STM scientists at Berkeley and LBL have selectively added potassium atoms to buckyballs. A public summary is available from Science Daily here. This may cause some of the naysayers with regard to real MNT to begin to wonder why the chairs they are sitting in are becoming so uncomfortable."

Long nanotubes fabricated

WillWare writes "Nature reports that Alan Windle and colleagues at the University of Cambridge, UK, have created unusually long nanotubes. "The team mix ethanol ó the carbon source ó with a catalyst called ferrocene and another chemical called thiophene that helps the threads to assemble. The mixture is squirted into a hot furnace in a jet of hydrogen gas. Nanotubes form as a tangled mass, rather like candyfloss, and are then wound onto a spindle to form strands… So far, the fibres aren't outstandingly strong ó they're no better than typical textile fibres. But Windle thinks that there's still plenty of scope for improving the process to make stronger fibres, for example by finding ways to make the nanotubes line up better. In Kevlar it's the good alignment of molecules that generates the high strength.""

Nanotechnology's Debut on the Cereal Box!

Gina Miller writes "Tired of re-reading those same old boring statistics on your cereal box, well I bet you would have loved to have this one on your breakfast table this morning! The German division of the Kellogg company has afforded room for nanotechnology on the entire backside of their 'Toppas' cereal. Now you see it … (PDF file)."

This Biochip Makes Nanoliter Droplet Test Tubes

Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have devised a new programmable biochip which can manipulate nanoliter droplets. In this article, Technology Research News says that this biochip "uses an array of electrodes to place water droplets on a surface, insert substances into the droplets, and move and merge the droplets." The device, which has no moving parts, could help to identify pathogen agents in the field. Even if the researchers plan to have a protoype ready by the ned of the first half of 2004, they don't expect to have a miniaturized, fully-automated device available for field testing before two years. This overview contains more details and a picture of the biochip."

NEC claims carbon nanotube monopoly

Three Nanodot readers wrote with news that "NEC Corp. asserted Wednesday (March 3) that it owns essential patents on carbon nanotubes and, as a result, all companies seeking to make or sell carbon nanotube materials must obtain licenses from NEC." EE Times article

New law and business journal for nanotechnology

Starting publication February 2004, Nanotechnology Law & Business (NLB) "is the first authoritative source of information entirely devoted to the legal, business, and policy aspects of nanotechnology and more generally small scale technologies. NLB will provide valuable expert insights and analysis for all professionals involved in these fast-developing fields."

Integrated Nanosystems Conference

3rd Integrated Nanosystems: Design, Synthesis & Applications Conference and Nanotechnology Showcase, September 22-24, 2004, Pasadena, California. "Papers are solicited on the subjects of Devices and Systems; Nanoscale Phenomena, Nanomanufacturing, and General Topics." http://nano.asme.org/CallforPapersIN04.pdf or http://nano.asme.org/integrated04 (page to be activated in March 2004)

Call For Papers on Nanotech Challenges

Two journals have issued a Call for Papers on Nanotech Challenges (print version in pdf). The deadline is June 30, 2004. Particularly welcome are papers on disciplinary challenges, epistemological challenges, ontological & metaphysical challenges, and ethical and sociological challenges.

Zyvex Making Heat Sink Compound for Intel?

JohnFaith writes "This story at EETimes describes commercialization and research efforts at Zyvex and a few other companies. Intel is researching using Zyvex's carbon nanotube compounds for dissipating heat."

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