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Contact: Michael Bezilla mxb13@psu.edu 814-865-9481 Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State will receive $4.2 million over the next three years from the National Science Foundation to continue the work of the National Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Network (NACK Network), founded at the University with a four-year grant from the NSF in 2008.

The NACK Network provides national coordination of workforce development programs and activities on behalf of NSF in an effort to meet industry needs for skilled micro- and nanofabrication workers.

"The continuation of NSF support reflects the successes the NACK Network has achieved in working with industry and educational institutions in finding ways to meet the growing needs for highly trained personnel," said Stephen Fonash, NACK Network director and Kunkle Chair Professor of Engineering Sciences.

The market value of U.S. products incorporating nanotechnology will total $1 trillion by the year 2020, according to an NSF report, and nanotechnology's share of the gross domestic product (GDP) will be 5.0 percent. The nation in 2020 will require 2 million people in the primary workforce engaged in nanotechnology production.

"Jobs in nanotechnology demand advanced skills and critical thinking, and offer the opportunity for so many 'gee whiz' moments that can excite students, even in secondary schools," Fonash said. "To have faculty and teachers who understand nanotechnology's workforce impact and who can create these eye-opening moments, they must be trained and have educational materials and equipment resources in hand, including web-accessed and web-operated tools. NACK's objective is to create and sustain these resources and to develop pathways from high school to skilled manufacturing careers across the country."

The NACK Network is a working, productive nanotechnology workforce development partnership involving educational institutions across the U.S. The network's mission is to enable core-skills nanotechnology education at two-year community and technical colleges and four-year universities and colleges through partnerships with research universities. It emphasizes broad student preparation and fosters sharing of such resources as course lecture information and lab materials, workshops for curricular development and faculty preparation, and industry-developed workforce skill standards.

The NACK Network currently has hubs built on this concept of nanotechnology education partnerships between a research university and other post-secondary institutions in place in seven states and Puerto Rico. Its Pennsylvania hub, for example, involves more than 30 undergraduate institutions and Penn State. Educators from all 50 states have accessed and used NACK Network materials and services, which are available at http://www.nano4me.org. A report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recently cited NACK's success in "bringing meaningful core-skills nanotechnology workforce education to technical and community colleges across the nation."

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend next year will add an intensive, 18-credit summer nanotechnology study program that is expected to draw students from across Indiana and possibly from other states.

The new program will be funded with a $165,000 National Science Foundation grant awarded to the South Bend campus. The grant will allow the campus here to develop a Nanotechnology Application and Career Knowledge (NACK) Network teaching site hub here, one of just seven such hubs in the nation.

The teaching site here is being developed in partnership with Penn State University.

Nanotechnology involves research and technological development at a scale so tiny it's measured in nanometers -- billionths of a meter. It creates and uses structures that have novel properties because of their size, and it offers the ability to manipulate individual atoms and molecules.

Jobs prospects are expected to be good in the growing field of nanotechnology.

The initial 10-week summer program will have room for 20 students. The program will be intense: six courses, requiring class work eight hours a day, five days a week.

Ivy Tech in South Bend last year became the first -- and so far the only -- college in Indiana to offer an associate's degree program in nanotechnology.

Abdollah Aghdasi, chair of Ivy Tech's nanotechnology program, expects the summer program to draw students from Ivy Tech's other campuses around the state and also from some four-year colleges and universities.

"You don't need to be an Ivy Tech student. We can take students from Notre Dame, IUSB, Western Michigan University -- anyone who wants to come and get the exposure to nanotechnology," he told the South Bend Tribune (http://bit.ly/SVBSLT ).

Although the nanotechnology degree currently is offered only in South Bend, students at other Ivy Tech campuses could take their general education requirements at their home campus, attend the intensive summer of nanotechnology courses in South Bend, then arrange to complete requirements (including an internship) for the nanotechnology degree back at their home campus, Aghdasi said.

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Source: ISNA, Tehran

According to The Secretary of Iran's Nanotechnology Initiative Council, Saeed Sarkar, Iran has been mass producing more than 35 types of nanotechnology laboratory equipments designed and made by Iranian researchers.

Iran's Nanotechnology Initiative Council Iran Nano 2012 was held October 4-8 in in Tehran

In an interview with ISNA, Sarkar, stressing on lack of laboratory equipments as one of the barriers of technology development, stated, Western countries had presumed that by imposing sanctions against Iran they are able to prevent it from developing the new technology, but the Nanotechnology Initiative Council identified the necessary advanced equipments and planed for their production in order to overcome the obstacles.

Iran currently stands at the 9th place in international ranking of nanoscience and technology production, the Secretary of Iran's Nanotechnology Initiative Council said and added, the country has succeeded in design and mass production of more than 35 kinds of advanced nanotechnology devices.

Various Iranian industries including laboratory equipments, antibacterial strings, power station filters and construction industries have employed domestic nanotechnology productions.

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NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions, today announced that the Company has entered into a distribution agreement with DuPont Powder Coatings Andina to serve as a distributor in Columbia and Venezuela for the Companys patented Nansulate(R) product line of thermal insulation and protective coatings for the Oil and Gas Industry. Since 2004, Nansulate(R) coatings have been used as an innovative solution for effective thermal insulation and corrosion prevention for pipes, tanks, and other equipment and for the prevention of corrosion under insulation (CUI).

We look forward to working with DuPont Power Coatings Andina, stated Francesca Crolley, V.P. Business Development for Industrial Nanotech, Inc. They have a broad and extensive experience in the design, manufacture and supply of high-performance protective coatings focused on Oil & Gas and specialized industry. Their knowledge and experience supplying external coatings for pipelines and storage tanks, industrial process plants, petrochemicals, refineries, water industry, mining industry and many other sectors will greatly benefit the growth of our products in this region, as well as offer the opportunity for their company to supply leading edge sustainable technology to their customers."

One of the world's largest suppliers of powder coatings for heat setting, DuPont Powder Coatings has sixteen independent companies and fifteen research and development laboratories in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. DuPont Powder Coatings is a leading manufacturer of powder coatings in North America and the industry leader in decorative and functional coatings of high quality heat setting.

About DuPont Performance Coatings

Founded in 1922 and headquartered in Wilmington, Del., DuPont Performance Coatings is the leading global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of advanced coating systems primarily for the transportation industry. The company comprises four segments: refinish, OEM, industrial liquid and powder. The company operates manufacturing sites on six continents, serving customers in 120 countries directly and through 4,000 distributors.

About DuPont

DuPont has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace in the form of innovative products, materials, and services since 1802. The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment. DuPont has been operating in Columbia since 1963. For more information, visit http://www.dupontpowder.com.co

About Nansulate(R)

Nansulate(R) is the Company's patented product line of award winning, specialty coatings containing a nanotechnology based material and which are well-documented to provide the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate(R) Product Line includes industrial, residential, agricultural and solar thermal insulation coatings. Additional information about the Company and its products can be found at their websites, (www.inanotk.com) and (www.nansulate.com). Blog: http://www.nansulate.com/nanoblog, Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/NanoPioneer, Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Nansulate.

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A conversation with the Pixelligent Technologies CEO about what is behind the latest nanotech boom and what it means to the industry.

Since moving its operations to Baltimore in 2011, nanocrystal additive manufacturer, Pixelligent Technologies, has seen the kind of explosive growth and market success that seems only possible in business school fantasies and start-up legends.

In these past 17 months, the company has seen its customer pipeline increase tenfold and has grown to include some of the world's largest chemical-polymer manufacturing companies, prompting a 150% increase in its workforce and an expansion to a 13,000-square-foot facility.

According to CEO Craig Bandes, though this success appears to have struck fast, it has been long in coming for the industry.

"For ten years, people have been saying nanotechnology is going to hit next year," he joked. "Well, now it is actually happening and these companies are finally seeing that nanotechnology is real -- that it is having real, significant impacts in a number of different technologies and products."

"There is a convergence going on between a receptive market that is out there looking for nano-enabled solutions and companies like Pixelligent that have cracked the code on the technology." - Craig Bandes, CEO, Pixelligent Technologies

Of course, this newly realized and matured technology wouldn't mean much without a receptive market. Luckily, today's manufacturers seem very much in the mood for progress.

"In the industrial world, there is a real focus now on how to incorporate next-generation materials into what they are doing today," he explained. "There is a convergence going on between a receptive market that is out there looking for nano-enabled solutions and companies like Pixelligent that have cracked the code on the technology."

This convergence is translating into what many are calling a "nanotech revolution," as the long-awaited mainstream adoption of the technology finally takes hold.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Assessment

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However, while the hype may have slowed somewhat, there is still some out there. Growing public awareness combined with the complex, diverse nature of the technologies that are commonly grouped together under the heading of nanotechnology virtually invites misunderstanding, if not actual misrepresentation. For example, in 2010, a respected journalist wrote a series of stories for AOL News entitled "The Nanotech Gamble: Bold Science, Big Money, Growing Risks" that faulted the U.S. government's performance in identifying and protecting the public against alleged health hazards posed by nanotechnology. One interviewee asked rhetorically, "How long should the public have to wait before the government takes protective action? Must the bodies stack up first?"

So stinging was the piece to the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) and the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) that the director of the NNCO felt compelled to issue a formal rebuttal. According to the rebuttal, the author "takes an alarmist perspective," "uses irrelevant examples" and "fails to balance the risks against the benefits of nanotechnology." As some observers have noted, the debate over the AOL News article (which was still simmering when this report was written) is at best a distraction from the research that needs to be done.

Business, academia, the media, all have an incentive to attempt to cash in on nanotechnology. Various manufacturers have tacked "nano" onto their products and processes, whether or not they deal in nano-size elements, in an attempt to boost sales. Companies that have nothing to do with nanotechnology have "nano" in their names to make them sound more technologically advanced than the competition. Some academic researchers worry that the buzzword nano is being misused to bring in research dollars for dubious technologies and applications at the expense of legitimate research.

Hype inevitably carries with it the risk of a backlash because it can create unrealistic expectations for nanotechnology. Then, when expectations are not met, people tend to withdraw, or worse, turn oppositional. A blog entry on The Bespoke Investment Group's website observed that:

"Back in the 'good ol' days' of the mid-2000s, investors were riding a bull market wave and looking for 'the next big thing.' One of those 'next big things' was nanotechnology. Ever since the collapse began in 2007, however, the nanotech craze seems all but forgotten. We can't remember the last time we read or watched something about nanotech. Stocks and ETFs relating to nanotech have also lost investor interest."

As a result, legitimate nanotechnology products and applications are hurt along with the pseudos as funding and markets dry up. The dot.com boom and bust provides a cautionary example of the dangers of hype, but nanotechnology has a more tangible nature because it is a set of technologies. This report takes a realistic look at the nanotechnology field and offers a road map to the technologies and applications that are most likely to be commercialized in the next five years.

These differences reflect not only different analytical methods and assumptions, but also different definitions of the nanotechnology market (e.g., whether to include decades-old technologies such as carbon black rubber reinforcers and photographic silver, or whether to base the market value on nanotechnology inputs alone, as opposed to the total value of products that nanotechnology incorporates).

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NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets: INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving and sustainable solutions announced today that the Company has signed an agreement granting Boral Roofing, LLC the exclusive rights to market Nansulate(R) Crystal, the Companys patented clear roof coating, in the US, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Nansulate(R) Crystal is manufactured and sold exclusively by Industrial Nanotech, Inc.

We look forward to working with Boral Roofing, LLC to make the benefits of Nansulate(R) Crystal, combined with the extraordinary performance qualities and aesthetic beauty of concrete roof tile, the standard for fine quality roofs, states Francesca Crolley, VP of Business Development for Industrial Nanotech, Inc.

About Boral Roofing:

Boral Roofing LLC is a subsidiary of Boral USA, the country's largest premium provider of complete roofing and re-roofing solutions for architects as well as commercial and residential builders. Boral Roofing operates 15 clay and concrete tile manufacturing plants throughout the U.S. and Mexico.

About Boral USA:

Headquartered in Roswell, Georgia, Boral USA is a leading manufacturer in the building material industry. Boral USA's subsidiaries include Boral Bricks: #1 manufacturer of brick in the United States, Boral Roofing: the nation's leading manufacturer of clay and concrete roof tiles, Boral Stone Products, manufacturer of Cultured Stone: #1 Brand of manufactured stone veneer, Boral Composites Inc., manufacturer of Boral TruExterior Trim: #1 Brand of poly-ash exterior trim products.

About Nansulate(R)

Nansulate(R) is the Company's patented product line of award winning, specialty coatings containing a nanotechnology based material that provides the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation.

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JOHNSTOWN - Fulton-Montgomery Community College will use federal grant money to help train people in nanotechnology.

The program, which is still being designed, will help workers who lost their jobs as a result of increased imports or shifts in production out of the United States. The program also will help unemployed veterans.

"What we are looking to do is find a way to put together a one-year program in nanotechnology and get them ready for a new job, versus our typical two-year curriculum," FMCC President Dustin Swanger. "I expect this could help 50 or more students locally over the next two years."

A Fulton-Montgomery Community College student works on the Atomic Force Microscope in May at FMCCs clean room classroom. The Leader-Herald/Amanda Whistle

The college will receive nearly $100,000 from the federal government for the job-training program.

Swanger said the program will be designed to aid people that have technology backgrounds and out of work by adding to their existing knowledge in the field. As a result, this program will only be offered to those with experience and not brand new, incoming students.

Swanger said he hopes to have the program available to the community by the fall semester next year.

Richard Prestopnik, a professor of electrical technology at the college, will head the program.

"Part of the funding is to allow us to do some curriculum development work," Prestopnik said. "We are concentrating on nanotechnologies and semiconductor manufacturing. We are attempting to design a program that will grant a one-year certificate targeted toward individuals with experience in advanced technical fields."

He said the course will include a lot of hands-on work so students can be prepared for what it will be like in the actual job.

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As the nano-knowledge base expands crowd-source thinking makes it clear that connecting more resource partners is the key.

Scott E. Rickert is the Chief Executive Officer of Nanofilm Ltd.

I just got my nanotechnology world view expanded by an order of magnitudeor three. After 20+ years in field, I didnt think much of anything could surprise me. Yet, a simple webinar -- where I expected to give more insight than I got -- has me thinking bigger than ever about the future of nanotechnology.

The impetus? A webinar by the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, sharing plans for and soliciting views about a redesign for the National Nanotechnology Initiative website, http://www.nano.gov. Dont roll your eyes. This wasnt about color palettes or typefaces. The crux of the discussion was fundamental: who wants to know what about nanotechnology?

The explosive answer: everyone wants to know more of everything. Scientists and congressmen. Third graders and PhD candidates. Environmental health specialists and their employees on the assembly line. News reporters and job seekers. Start-up funders and ordinary consumers.

And thats the aha-moment. The quest for knowledge across so many audiences shows that nanotechnology is in the rushing, roaring mainstream of our thinking. And I believe thats the beginning of feedback loop in which answers come from everywhere and all kinds of people -- a crowd-sourcing process, as innovation gurus call it.

Today, were creating a community where researchers can hear consumer voices. Funders and manufacturers can view markets more clearly. EHS professionals can see the big picture on concerns and educators can find a road map for classrooms.

Oh, were not there yet. But let me share five fundamental shifts I took away from the nano.gov webinar that suggest were well on our way.

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MIAMI, Fla., Oct. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abakan Inc. (ABKI) ("Abakan") a nanotechnology materials company that designs, produces and has recently commenced sales of protective coatings for metal, metal formulations and advance energy management solutions, announced today that it has filed an application to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The NASDAQ listing application is subject to review and approval by NASDAQ's Listing Qualifications Department for compliance with all NASDAQ Capital Market Standards.

Robert Miller, Abakan's CEO, commented: "Abakan is ready to list on a larger, higher profile exchange and believes that NASDAQ is the right marketplace for our shares to trade given the focus on technology based companies. Listing on NASDAQ should enable us to broaden our investor reach, increase visibility in the investment community and add liquidity to our shares."

About Abakan Inc.

Abakan, Inc. is a publicly listed acquisition company that provides critical financial, management and intellectual support to innovative companies and technologies for realizing their true market potential. Abakan invests in companies that have developed transformational technologies on the cusp of commercialization. Abakan is the largest shareholder in MesoCoat and Powdermet, each of which is a nanotechnology material science company involved in technology development and commercialization. MesoCoat is focused on metal asset protection and life extension by providing advanced wear and corrosion solutions, while Powdermet is focused on metal formulations as well as advanced energy management solutions. MesoCoat was recently recognized by Forbes as one of 'The Most Promising American Companies' and was the highest ranked material science and nanotechnology company. MesoCoat is also the recipient of four prestigious R&D 100 awards, a Technology Innovation Program Award (TIP) for 100 year life coatings by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), two NorTech Innovation Awards for breakthrough materials and surface engineering solutions, and several other federal and state grants and awards. Powdermet is a nationally recognized nanotechnology and advanced materials research and development organization that has won approximately 100 federal and state awards, along with being a recipient of several technology innovation awards like R&D 100 and NorTech Innovation Award.

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Forward Looking Statements

A number of statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including technological obsolescence, market acceptance of future products, competitive market conditions, NASDAQ approval for listing of our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market, and the sufficiency of capital resources. The actual results Abakan may achieve could differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. Abakan encourages the public to read the information provided here in conjunction with its most recent filings on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Abakan's public filings may be viewed at http://www.sec.gov.

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ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel Announces New Co-Chairs from Public and Private Sectors Register Now for October 30 NSP Meeting in Washington, DC New York September 27, 2012

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is pleased to announce that Shaun Clancy, Ph.D., and Ajit Jillavenkatesa, Ph.D., have agreed to serve as the co-chairs of the ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel (NSP), which will hold its next meeting on October 30, 2012, in Washington, DC.

Dr. Clancy is the director of product regulatory services for Evonik Degussa Corporation, and is the current chair of the American Chemistry Councils Health, Product, and Science Policy Committee. Dr. Jillavenkatesa is the senior standards policy advisor for the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC), and serves as executive secretary of the Subcommittee on Standards within the National Science and Technology Councils Committee on Technology. Both Dr. Clancy and Dr. Jillavenkatesa serve as active members of the ANSI-accredited U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 229, Nanotechnologies. Dr. Clancy is also the current chair of ISO TC 229s Task Group (TG) 2, Consumer and societal dimensions of nanotechnologies. Dr. Clancy and Dr. Jillavenkatesas joint leadership of the ANSI-NSP reflects the role of the NSP as a public- private-sector collaborative for the coordination and discussion of nanotechnology standardization issues.

Nanotechnology, linked to nanoscale science and engineering, involves the understanding and control of matter at the nanoscale (approximately 1-to-100 nanometers), where unique phenomena allow for innovation and novel technological applications. Formed in 2004, the ANSI-NSP serves as the cross-sector coordinating body and works to provide a forum for standards developing organizations (SDOs), government entities, academia, and industry to identify needs and establish recommendations for the creation or updating of standards related to nanotechnology and nanomaterials.

The ANSI-NSP meeting on October 30, 2012 will be from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the offices of the law firm Sidley Austin LLP (1501 K Street NW, Washington, DC. The meeting will consider whether current nanotechnology standards activities meet existing stakeholder needs, as well as discuss the impact of existing standards on research and development and possibilities for greater collaboration between stakeholders in this area.

Attendance at the meeting is free. Individuals planning to attend the October NSP meeting may register online here. For more information, visit the event Web page or contact Heather Benko (hbenko@ansi.org), ANSI senior manager, nanotechnology standardization activities.

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ScienceDaily (Sep. 24, 2012) A pioneering mobile device using cutting-edge nanotechnology to rapidly detect malaria infection and drug resistance could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated.

Around 800,000 people die from malaria each year after being bitten by mosquitoes infected with malaria parasites. Signs that the parasite is developing resistance to the most powerful anti-malarial drugs in south-east Asia and sub-Saharan Africa mean scientists are working to prevent the drugs becoming ineffective.

The 5.2million (4million) Nanomal project -- launched September 26-- is planning to provide an affordable hand-held diagnostic device to swiftly detect malaria infection and parasites' drug resistance. It will allow healthcare workers in remote rural areas to deliver effective drug treatments to counter resistance more quickly, potentially saving lives.

The device -- the size and shape of a mobile phone -- will use a range of latest proven nanotechnologies to rapidly analyse the parasite DNA from a blood sample. It will then provide a malaria diagnosis and comprehensive screening for drug susceptibility in less than 20 minutes, while the patient waits. With immediately available information about the species of parasite and its potential for drug resistance, a course of treatment personally tailored to counter resistance can be given.

Currently for malaria diagnosis, blood samples are sent to a central referral laboratory for drug resistance analysis, requiring time as well as specialised and expensive tests by skilled scientists. Additionally, confirmation of malaria is often not available where patients present with fever. Very often, drug treatments are prescribed before the diagnosis and drug resistance are confirmed, and may not be effective. Being able to treat effectively and immediately will prevent severe illness and save lives.

The Nanomal consortium is being led by St George's, University of London, which is working with UK handheld diagnostics and DNA sequencing specialist QuantuMDx Group and teams at the University of Tuebingen in Germany and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. It was set up in response to increasing signs that the malaria parasite is mutating to resist the most powerful class of anti-malaria drugs, artemisinins. The European Commission has awarded 4million (3.1million) to the project.

Nanomal lead Professor Sanjeev Krishna, from St George's, said: "Recent research suggests there's a real danger that artemisinins could eventually become obsolete, in the same way as other anti-malarials. New drug treatments take many years to develop, so the quickest and cheapest alternative is to optimise the use of current drugs. The huge advances in technology are now giving us a tremendous opportunity to do that and to avoid people falling seriously ill or dying unnecessarily."

QuantuMDx's CEO Elaine Warburton said: "Placing a full malaria screen with drug resistance status in the palm of a health professional's hand will allow instant prescribing of the most effective anti-malaria medication for that patient. Nanomal's rapid, low-cost test will further support the global health challenge to eradicate malaria."

The handheld device will take a finger prick of blood, extract the malarial DNA and then detect and sequence the specific mutations linked to drug resistance, using a nanowire biosensor. The chip electrically detects the DNA sequences and converts them directly into binary code, the universal language of computers. The binary code can then be readily analysed and even shared, via wireless or mobile networks, with scientists for real-time monitoring of disease patterns.

The device should provide the same quality of result as a referral laboratory, at a fraction of the time and cost. Each device could cost about the price of a smart phone initially, but may be issued for free in developing countries. A single-test cartridge will be around 13 (10) initially, but the aim is to reduce this cost to ensure affordability in resource-limited settings.

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SKOKIE, IL--(Marketwire - Sep 24, 2012) - NanoProfessor, the global leader in hands-on undergraduate nanotechnology education, announced today that Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) will expand its leadership in nanotechnology education by implementing the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program.This advance was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) supporting the Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena (CRISP), a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Yale University and SCSU.NanoProfessor's curriculum and NanoInk's NLP 2000 Desktop NanoFabrication System will be housed within the newly established Connecticut State University System Nanotechnology Center located in the Physics Department at SCSU.

"We are excited for the opportunity to enhance our students' understanding of the nanoscale through hands-on work with NanoInk's NLP 2000 Desktop Nanofabrication System, which operates without the need for a cleanroom and allows students to quickly and easily build custom-engineered nanoscale structures using Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN)," said Christine Caragianis Broadbridge, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Physics at SCSU and Education Director for CRISP."NanoProfessor's curriculum will complement our existing curriculum by engaging students with cutting-edge, hands-on, nano-focused experiments designed to teach them important scientific concepts about the nanoscale."

"We are delighted to have Southern Connecticut State University be the first college in the Northeast to implement our NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program into its curriculum," said Dean Hart, Chief Commercial Officer of NanoProfessor."SCSU is a recognized leader in nanotechnology education and research and we are honored that it has chosen the NanoProfessor Program to broaden its students' understanding and experience in working at the nanoscale."

Southern Connecticut State University is a flourishing community of more than 11,000 students located less than three miles from downtown New Haven.Founded as a teachers college in 1893, SCSU has evolved into a comprehensive university offering 114 graduate and undergraduate programs.More than 1,000 faculty members lead students through a wide range of studies and research specialties.More information on Southern Connecticut State University is available at: http://www.southernct.edu.

In just over 24 months, the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program has been chosen to serve as the foundation for undergraduate, hands-on nanotechnology education by over 20 educational programs in five countries.The NanoProfessor Program alternates between classroom lectures and exciting, hands-on nanoscale lab work.The NanoProfessor curriculum includes a textbook authored by leading nanotechnology experts and educators covering the topics of Nanotechnology Instrumentation, Imaging and Nanofabrication techniques, Nanophysics, Nanochemistry, Nanobiology, and perspectives on Environmental, Health, and Safety within nanotechnology.In conducting the hands-on lab experiments, students learn the fundamentals for building custom-engineered nanoscale structures while working with state-of-the-art, nano-centric instrumentation including NanoInk's NLP 2000 Desktop NanoFabrication System, a student-friendly atomic force microscope (AFM), a best-of-class fluorescence microscope, and an advanced nanoparticle characterization instrument.

Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions between approximately one and 100 nanometers (nm), where unique phenomena enable novel applications which are not feasible when working with bulk materials.A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter.Encompassing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology, nanotechnology involves imaging, measuring, modeling, and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.A study funded by the National Science Foundation projects that six million nanotechnology workers will be needed worldwide by 2020, with two million of those jobs in the United States.However, as of 2008, there were only 400,000 estimated workers worldwide in the field of nanotechnology, with an estimated 150,000 of those in the United States.

About the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program The NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program aims to advance undergraduate nanotechnology education and address the growing need for a skilled, nano-savvy workforce.The NanoProfessor Program, including state-of-the-art instruments, an expert-driven curriculum, and student/teacher support materials, is available for high schools, community colleges, technical institutes, and universities worldwide.More information is available at http://www.NanoProfessor.net or (847)679-NANO (6266).You can also like NanoProfessor on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NanoProfessor1 and follow on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nanoprofessor1.

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A HEALTH and safety consultancy firm that was spun out from British Coal in the 1990s is opening its first overseas office, in Singapore, and is targeting the growing nanotechnology industry, examining how tiny particles could affect workers’ health.

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NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving and sustainable solutions announced today that the Company has planned a trade visit to India in late October as the next step in their plan to significantly increase sales and availability of their energy saving and protective Nansulate(R) coating line. The visit will coincide with the International conference on Nanotechnology, Nanocon012, at which their coatings will be presented.

The efforts we have made to expand into India have laid the groundwork for this trade visit, stated Francesca Crolley, VP of Business Development for Industrial Nanotech, Inc. We have secured support in the region for application and local availability of our insulation and protective coating line, and have seen an increasing number of requests for factory visits coming in. As manufacturers and other energy users learn of our innovative and affordable technology for insulating and protecting from corrosion equipment and buildings, they are eager to learn how they can implement our solutions in their facilities. We have received visit invitations from several manufacturers, which range from the textile, pulp and paper, plastics, chemical, and electronics industries as well as clients for real estate construction and institutional related building applications. The response to our marketing plan in India has been remarkable in terms of sales inquiries and additionally the invitation to submit product information and a full length article to leading chemical industry publications in that country, which we expect to see in the upcoming September and October issues. We have additionally built strong relationships there with local companies to increase on the ground support, and look forward to cementing those relationships and bringing further new business for increased market share in India during our visit next month.

India's energy demand continues to grow significantly and at a faster pace than countries such as the United States. According to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), Indian diesel demand soared to massive levels in late July after flooding and the collapse of three national grids blacked out more than half the country. Opec increased their 2012 oil demand forecast following a small increase in US consumption and a drastic rise in Indian demand.

About Nansulate(R)

Nansulate(R) is the Company's patented product line of award winning, specialty coatings containing a nanotechnology based material that provides the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation.

About Industrial Nanotech Inc.

Industrial Nanotech Inc. develops and commercializes new and innovative applications for sustainable nanotechnology which are sold worldwide.

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UC researchers using hoki eye protein in world-first nanotechnology research

September 14, 2012

University of Canterbury (UC) scientists have started using cutting edge nanotechnology to turn protein from fish eye lenses into tiny components for use in devices to help doctors detect various illnesses such as cancer.

UC this week received more than $1 million to launch the project which will be breaking new barriers of scientific research.

They will be testing hoki fish eye lens protein nanofibres that are up to 10,000 times smaller than a strand of human hair and not visible to the naked eye. Every year more than 110,000 tonnes of hoki is fished in NZ waters and Christchurchs based Independent Fisheries Ltd company are supplying UC researchers with all the hoki eyes they need.

``They can only be seen using big electron microscopes. Eye lenses contain approximately 90 percent proteins, so it is an easily accessible source to extract proteins for research, project leader and UC scientist Dr Madhu Vasudevamurthy said today.

``By spending hours, days and weeks researching and analysing we have mastered a method of protein nanofibre manufacture using hoki eye lenses, a source unique to New Zealand. Through this research funding we want to produce results that could help in the detection of such illnesses as diabetes and cancer, he said.

For the past two and half years, Dr Vasudevamurthy has been working in collaboration with Professor Juliet Gerrard, a world leading bionanotechnology expert at the UCs state of the art Biomolecular Interaction Centre.

Bionanotechnology - nanotechnology developed using biological molecules - is still a growing area of science. UC has developed bionanotechnology expertise over the last eight years and they are now poised to focus on pioneering research.

``To our knowledge, we are currently the only group in the world with an ability to manufacture protein nanofibres on a large scale which will be hugely helpful in DIAGNOSING illnesses along with many other potential applications.

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UC researchers in world-first nanotechnology research

NSF (Arlington, Va.) said this week it is awarding $55.5 million to three university consortia to work with U.S. industry to advance nanotechnology science and engineering and transfer innovations to manufacturers. "Our understanding of nanoscale phenomena, materials and devices has progressed to a point where we can make significant strides in nanoscale components, systems and manufacturing, Thomas Peterson, NSFs assistant director for engineering, said in a statement on Monday (Sept. 10).

Along with research on electromagnetics and manufacturing, the new engineering research centers in North Carolina, Texas and California also will focus on the human health and environmental implications of nanotechnology.

A research center at the University of California Los Angeles will focus on reducing the size and increasing the efficiency of electromagnetic components and systems.

North Carolina State engineers will concentrate on wearable computers with integrated environmental and health sensors.

A third nanotechnology engineering center at the University of Texas (Austin) will pursue nanomanufacturing processes and demonstrate the manufacture of mobile nanodevices.

The new engineering centers will be linked to NSFs Network for Computational Nanotechnology for distribution of computational and simulation tools. The centers will also be a component of the National Nanotechnology Initiative launched in 2000.

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Millions of dollars have been invested in nanotechnology since Thailand was hit by devastating flooding in 2011.

The Nanotec labs specialise in home-grown solutions suitable for the Thai market but its creations could help save lives further afield.

Dan Simmons takes a look at the raft of innovations to help in the aftermath of any future flooding and discovers that part of the answer may also be to redesign homes and even whole cities.

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VIDEO: How nanotechnology helps after flooding

ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire -09/06/12)- The applications of nanotechnology are vast and have potential to revolutionize medicine, environmental protection methods, and lead to the development of new and innovative systems and devices based on nano materials and processes.

On April 24th, 2009, the Georgia Institute of Technology dedicated the new Marcus Nanotechnology Building; named after its prime sponsor, Mr. Bernie Marcus of the Marcus Foundation. The building is dedicated to exploring new fields of science, technology, and engineering for the benefit of humankind. It is also the headquarters for the Georgia Tech Institute of Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN).

This signature facility embodies Georgia Tech's dedication to improving the human condition through advanced science and engineering.

In support of this mission, ClassOne Equipment, a leading supplier of high quality refurbished equipment to the semiconductor, MEMS, LED, wireless, and emerging technology markets, has made a significant contribution of key process equipment.

"We appreciate this significant contribution of equipment that is now contained within the Marcus Organic and Inorganic Cleanroom Laboratories," said Mark Allen, executive director of the IEN.

ClassOne has core expertise in Suss Microtec, EVG, SPTS, Oxford, Plasmatherm, Semitool, and KLA-Tencor equipment. They can provide a turn-key solution which includes full refurbishment to original specifications, 6-month warranty, and full installation and training by experienced factory trained technicians. ClassOne currently has 40 full-time employees. ClassOne engineers and technicians have worked in technical positions at Suss Microtec, EVG, Semitool, STS, and KLA-Tencor. Since its founding in 2002, ClassOne has refurbished and sold over 2,000 pieces of equipment to more than 500 satisfied customers around the world, including some of the best-known institutes and semiconductor industry labs. In addition to its headquarters in Atlanta, GA, ClassOne has offices in California, Germany, UK, and China.

The IEN is a Georgia Tech interdisciplinary research center designed to enhance support for rapidly growing research programs spanning biomedicine, materials, electronics and nanotechnology.

The IEN is comprised of multiple Electronics and Nanotechnology research units, each offering a unique intellectual focus ranging from basic discovery and innovation to systems realization for academic, industry and government sponsors. Faculty leadership within the IEN centers includes global experts, several of whom are Eminent Scholars and National Academy of Engineering members. IEN faculty and researchers are capable of providing a broad spectrum of research and development activities ranging from basic discovery to systems prototypes.

These research programs are enabled by the IEN Nano, Micro, and Bio Cleanroom Laboratories valued in excess of $400M. These open-user, fee based laboratories are available to global academic, industry, and government clientele, offering a unique and comprehensive laboratory and teaming environment. For more information about IEN please visit: http://www.ien.gatech.edu/

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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Awareness of nanotechnology is still low, but there are some surprising differences in opinion.  Perhaps not surprisingly, reports of having heard at least a little ...

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Nanotechnology Awareness May Be Low, But Opinions Are Strong