Two researchers were rewarded with the 2008 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience for their pioneering discoveries of quantum dots and carbon nanotubes.
A new service from Google, named Google Trends, graphs the number and source of searches on whatever term you wish. The results for nanotechnology: Top ten countries 1. India 2. Iran 3. Singapore 4. Malaysia 5. South Korea 6. Thailand 7. United States 8. Australia 9. Canada 10. Taiwan Top ten cities 1. Hyderabad, India… Continue reading Google Trends on nanotechnology
The Patent Baristas have brought together a collection of links relevant to the patent thicket problem, plus some advice paraphrased from a Business Week blog: "with such a fragmented market, few investors are going to be able to understand the competitive landscape. Therefore, many investors might be tempted to believe a patent means more than it does, setting some investors up for a big loss. They point out that very often small cap, nano-companies can skyrocket or plummet on the mere mention of a new patent. Let's be careful out there." Indeed.
Prizes are now all the rage. Fred Kavli is founding three new prizes including one in nanotech, to be selected by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. "I think we'll be more daring," than the Nobel awards, he said, because they would seek to reward scientific breakthroughs more quickly than the conservative Nobel system. [We at Foresight say: the more nano prizes, the better. Welcome to the nano prize community, Mr. Kavli! –CP]
Anonymous Coward writes "
Behind the public face of nanotechnology — the science fiction novels, environmental doomsday prophecies and excited research news — a debate has been evolving and swirling for the past decade around a fundamental question: Can tiny machines build things useful to humans by moving molecules or even individual atoms?
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Wendy Emanuel writes "Northbrook, Ill. ñ January 26, 2005 ñ Researchers at Nanosphere, Inc. today reported unprecedented benefits in the companyís technology for the medical analysis of human DNA. Nanosphereís nanoparticle-based technology allows for rapid, highly-sensitive and specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) genotyping, which is the direct detection of a particular gene and the extent to which it is normal or mutated.
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Drew Sauter writes "Nanoliter which has recently invented new, simple technology for a handheld "syringe" that can electrokinetically fly nanoliters, microliters and picoliters at targets or into vessles for application to MALDI TOF analysis of cancer biomarkers or for simple sample dilution has developed a course about its signature technology, Induction Fluidics(IBF).Along with Dr. Mitch Johnson of Duquesne University,the course will be given with Mr. Drew Sauter, the inventor of IBF. Schedules are being set and will be posted at Nanoliter.com."
Ed. Note: If you look at the site they list number sources for further information.
JohnFaith writes "This article at Wired tells the story of how K.Eric Drexler as lost control of the direction of the ideas he created.
While the article does give details from people who say that molecular manufacturing can't be done, it does not explain enough about how assembly atom-by-atom is possible. The fact that living systems assemble things all the time (existence proof) does not make it into this article, and we don't hear about the things that are already being done with STMs and similar tools.
There is also mention of how the term "nanotechnology" is now used for a broad range of chemistry and materials research. It is true that the word has been overused, but "nanosystems" seems less vague to me. How do other people feel? Is there hope for getting attention and funds for "real" nanotechnology research in the near-term?"
Gina Miller writes "New Study: Nanotechnology Poised to Revolutionize Tech, Manufacturing Markets; Market Will Rival Sales Volume of Combined Tech and Telecom Markets. Sales of products incorporating nanotechnology will total $2.6 trillion in 10 years, approximately one-fifth of the current Gross Domestic Product, greatly exceeding previous estimates, according to a new report released by a leading Wall Street financial analyst. Nano- enhanced products will account for 50 percent of all electronics and information technology products and 16 percent of all healthcare products by 2014, according to the report. This story was found at U.S. Newswire 10/29/04."
Ed. Note… Maybe its slowly sinking into the minds of those who are supposed to be predicting the future how disruptive nanotech is likely to be….
Foresight Institute Conference Tackles Nanotechnology Applications and Public Policy: Environment, Water Purification, Clean Energy, Medicine, Security, Space Exploration, Competitiveness, Zero-Waste Manufacturing and Societal Impacts to be Discussed
