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Corporate engagement in nanotechnology

RobertBradbury writes "Well, it finally appears that large corporations are about to seriously engage in the nanotechnology area. A recent article by Manufacturing and Technology News indicates that Motorola is aware of the trends and is taking advantage of them. They are attempting to develop nano-velcro for chip connection technologies. This contrasts with recent efforts by Sun to develop capacitive chip interconnects (which also have advantages). These are not exclusive technologies and may well complement one another once they are fully developed. It should of course be noted that these are still top-down vs. bottom-up technologies for the design and manufacture of nanoscale materials But step by step, inch by inch we are going there."

ETC Group Again

Gina Miller writes "The ETC group has spoken publicly again. While presenting at the 4th World Conference of Science Journalists, director of ETC Pat Mooney stressed that nanotechnology needs to be addressed by the United Nations due to his concerns of economic upheaval and intellectual property issues. While Mr. Mooney states that his group is not against nanotechnology, he believes nanotechnologies will replace current market applications and thus widen the gap between the rich and the poor. There was no mention of the known ways that nanotechnology could be implemented to narrow this gap. This article was found at SciDev."

Ehud Shapiro at Stanford

Keck writes "Ehud Shapiro of the Weizmann Institute Laboratory for Biomolecular Computers will be giving a special seminar Oct. 7 at Stanford: Injecting Life With Computers: Thursday, October 7, 3:00PM; Gates 104, Stanford University. While there's no way to be sure what the turnout will be, I'd suggest getting there early if you want a seat."

NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer Launched

Chad Cooper writes "On September 13, 2004 the National Cancer Institute (NCI) launched the NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer an integrated $144.3 million, five-year initiative to develop and apply nanotechnology to cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment. The Alliance will encompass researchers, clinicians, and public and private organizations that have joined forces to translate cancer-related nanotechnology research into clinical practice. Nanotechnology has already demonstrated promising results in cancer research and treatment. This initiative builds on the scientific advances in genomics and proteomics and our understanding of the molecular underpinnings of cancer by facilitating cross-disciplinary and cross-sector collaboration with nanotechnology, which is ripe for biomedical application. http://nano.cancer.gov/nano_highlights_alliance-la unch.asp"

US public approves more government nanotechnology funding

A press release published at Yahoo Finance, "U.S. Leadership in Nanoscience Should Be A Government Priority, Say Survey Respondents," revealed that the US public is not very knowledgeable about nanoscience and nanotechnology, but that when the current applications and implications are explained, they strongly support US government research funding to maintain US leadership in the technology.

Catching the nano wave

molecool writes "CNN reports that a proposal is now making the rounds to create a partnership between government, academia and the semiconductor industry to foster advanced nanotechnology research in the United States. Could this become something like the Manhattan project for creating the first molecular assembler?"

China has embraced nanotechnology

Anonymous Coward writes "China has embraced nanotechnology. Alexandr Nemets reports on the 'nanotechnology revolution' that has been taking place in China during the past five years. http://www.scidev.net/Features/index.cfm?fuseactio n=readFeatures&itemid=319&language=1"

Feynman Prize Finalists announced

The Foresight Institute announced the Feynman Prize Finalists, and also announced doubling the prize purse. Once again separate prizes will be awarded for theoretical work and for experimental work in molecular nanotechnology, and will be presented at the 1st Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology, Research, Applications, and Policy, to be held October 21-24, 2004, at the Crystal City Marriott Hotel (Washington, DC Area).

Jurvetson sees nanotechnology innovation wave

Michael Kanellos of CNET News.com writes of a recent lecture by venture capitalist and Foresight Senior Associate Steve Jurvetson: "Nanotech will tap nature's potential, investor says". "Speaking at the Hot Chips conference at Stanford University, Jurvetson asserted that nanotechnology–the ability to make products on the molecular level–will usher in the next great wave of innovation despite the recent cancellation of Nanosys' high-profile initial public offering. That revolution will occur, in part, because scientists will be able to harness or imitate the power of nature."

Advanced Nanotechnology Conference

1st CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED NANOTECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, APPLICATIONS, AND POLICY, October 22-24, 2004, Crystal City Marriott Hotel Washington, DC area. Join us as we examine nanotechnology from three different perspectives. Choose your areas of focus: FRIDAY — Research SATURDAY — Applications SUNDAY — Policy and Funding. While Friday is designed for researchers and technologists, Saturday and Sunday will make this revolution accessible to public interest representatives, investors, general public, and those aiming at a career in the field. https://foresight.org/conference/AdvNano2004/index.html

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