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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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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SKOKIE, IL--(Marketwire - Oct 3, 2012) - Wheeling High School, a recognized Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, announced today that Dr. WeonBae Ko, a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Sahmyook University in Seoul, South Korea, and the leader of the Korean Nanotechnology Researchers Society's Nanotechnology Education Committee, will give a presentation on the state of nanotechnology education in South Korea at its upcoming NANO Connect forum.

NANO Connect is a forum aimed at demystifying the rapidly emerging field of nanotechnology and demonstrating how nanotechnology education can be integrated into traditional high school science curriculums.It is sponsored by NanoProfessor, the global leader in hands-on undergraduate nanotechnology education, which has been chosen to serve as the foundation for undergraduate hands-on nanotechnology education by over twenty institutions in five countries.

"We are honored to have Dr. Ko speak at our inaugural NANO Connect forum and enlighten us on the state of nanotechnology education in South Korea," said Dr. Lazaro Lopez, Principal of Wheeling High School."Dr. Ko's presence at NANO Connect speaks to the growing importance of nanotechnology education both locally and internationally."

"I want to thank Dr. Lopez for inviting me to speak at NANO Connect, which will be a great opportunity to exchange ideas about nanoscience education," said Dr. Ko."South Korea is aiming to become one of the world's top three nations in global nanotechnology competitiveness by 2015.To do this, we are focusing on research and development, research infrastructure, and manpower cultivation, all of which start with education."

The NANO Connect forum will be held at Wheeling High School on Tuesday, October 9 from 8 a.m. to noon and will also feature keynote addresses from Illinois Congressman Bob Dold; Gayle E. Woloschak, Ph.D., Professor at Northwestern University; and Ted Fetters, Director of Program Management for the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition.The NANO Connect forum is open to students, educators, and those working in the nanotechnology field.In addition to the keynote addresses, graduate students from Northwestern University's International Institute for Nanotechnology will give hands-on demonstrations to Wheeling High School students, showcasing nanotechnology and its applications.

The event will also feature a display of the state-of-the-art, nano-focused instrumentation contained within the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program, including NanoInk's NLP 2000 Desktop Nanofabrication System, the first desktop nanofabrication system allowing students to quickly and easily build custom-engineered nanoscale structures with a wide variety of materials from metal nanoparticles to biomolecules using NanoInk's proprietary Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN).Local companies working in the nanotechnology industry will be in attendance, as well.More information about NANO Connect, including registration, is available at: http://whs.d214.org/academics/nano_conference.aspx

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.

Wheeling High School is a public, four-year comprehensive high school with a STEM focus that opened in 1964 and graduated its first class in 1966.It serves Wheeling and sections of Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Northbrook, and Prospect Heights and is one of the six schools in Township High School District 214.In the fall of 2010, Wheeling High School was officially rededicated as a STEM school and admitted as an institutional member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science, and Technology -- one of only three in Illinois.More information is available at: http://whs.d214.org.

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 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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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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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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Dr. Castros practice is focused on patent prosecution and counseling for clients across a variety of industries, including telecommunications, imaging, photonics, semiconductors and nanotechnology.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 02, 2012

"In addition to his vast understanding of the practice of patent law, Francisco brings a wealth of knowledge with respect to cutting edge technology fields, including nanotechnology and next-generation wireless communications, said Don Degnan, the firms Intellectual Property practice group leader. His drive and perspective will be an incredible asset to the firm as we continue to expand our practice nationally and internationally."

Dr. Castros practice is focused on patent prosecution and counseling for clients across a variety of industries, including telecommunications, imaging, photonics, semiconductors and nanotechnology.

Dr. Castro brings significant industrial experience on behalf of clients having worked as a Principal Staff Research Engineer at Motorola and also as a Member of the Technical Staff at Lucent Technologies.

He is a frequent speaker and has authored numerous articles on legal aspects of nanotechnology such as the impact of the America Invents Act on nanotechnology development, among other topics.

Dr. Castro earned a J.D. with honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University. He is licensed to practice law in Virginia and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

About Holland & Hart

With its firm-wide resources, local presence and coordinated efforts, Holland & Hart LLP delivers integrated legal solutions to regional, national and international clients of all sizes.

Since its inception in 1947, Holland & Harts more than 400 lawyers have consistently been recognized by leading national and international peer and industry review organizations for innovation and dedication to the practice of law.

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Researchers at N.C. State are leading a nanotechnology project on Centennial Campus to create self-powered medical devices.

The Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies developed the vision and assembled the team of researchers for the project, which includes many different schools doing specific jobs, according to the Veena Misra, director of ASSIST and a professor of computer and electrical engineering at the University.

The project is working to create efficient tools like heart rate and respiratory monitors that are powered by the patients themselves. This would eliminate the need for rechargeable batteries and wires. The devices will also be able to monitor environmental pollutants, like carbon monoxide and ozone, to pinpoint patients' health problems. The project is being funded by an $18.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

The University of Virginia will try to make the devices as energy efficient as possible; Pennsylvania State University will create the transistors and other electric material; and Florida International University will create the sensors used to gather data. UNC-Chapel Hill will provide medical guidance, and the University of Michigan will create radios used to send data from the devices to computers or other digital tools for analysis.

"NCSU has the biggest number of people involved, but it is important that everyone in the team from other universities are critical partners," Misra said.

The project can be broken down into two categories of devices: those efficiently harnessing patient energy, like body heat and body motion, and those using this harnessed energy to perform the necessary tasks researchers desire, like health and environmental monitoring.

The first category will be handled mostly by PSU researchers and the second category contains a few entities that will be focused on by several partners. The devices performing the medical tasks range from transistors and human physiological and environmental sensors that work at very low power levels to circuits and systems utilizing that power and managing it very efficiently.

In addition, the research team will work on packaging these components into wearable, comfortable and hassle-free monitoring systems. In the ASSIST center, the devices harnessing power and the devices using that power are co-designed and co-optimized to produce a very low energy, self-powered system, according to Misra.

The reason ASSIST is considered a nanotechnology project instead of strictly a medical one is because of the material that will be used to create the devices. Nanomaterials are used for the tools because they are small enough to access the body's energy through thermoelectric material and they will operate the devices with the smallest amount of energy possible.

These new devices have the ability to revolutionize the medial field by providing wireless and energy efficient devices that can allow doctors to relate patients environments with their health.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Importance of Age Groups BIONOVA, a pioneer brand based on Life Science Nanotechnology, offers customization based on Human physiology. As a result, there are no more same skincare products for Mothers and Daughters, Fathers and Sons even if they have identical skin concerns. Age is a very important criterion that affects general metabolism, speed of biochemical processes on a cellular level, hormonal balance, self-healing ability and much more.

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Power of Nanotechnological approachToday, personal trainer, personal diet became a common feature in our daily life. BIONOVA brought the same personal approach to the skin care by offering the N1-CUSTOM line. This line covers all criteria that effect skin function such as: Gender, Age, Ethnic background, Weight, and even the Weather condition. The technological ability composing NANO-COMPLEXES depending on a customer's Personal profile offers a solution to practically any skin concern.

The efficacy of BIONOVA products is determined by using NANO-COMPLEXES. Each NANO-COMPLEXES contains from 80 to 100 bioactive ingredients. It is remarkable that all these ingredients come in the same tiny quantities (Nano and Pico) as found in a human body. Due to this fact, the skin easily recognizes and absorbs what it needs to restore its normal functioning.

Unique business modelThe doctor's designed questionnaire is so precise that chances of formula repetition are 1 in 60 million! The unique proprietary database and software translate all answers into a formula. BIONOVA's lab technicians make a product from scratch as soon as it appears on the lab monitor. After making a product, it takes 12 hrs to reach equilibrium of NANO-COMPLEXES and after that the product is ready for shipment to any place in the world.

Future of Life Science NanotechnologyEach Century brings its new spin on any aspect of our lives. Life Science Nanotechnology is the next step in Skin Care and other Life Science disciplines: pharmaceutical and nutrition. Very soon, we will be able to customize our own medication and nutrition supplements. The ability to compose NANO-COMPLEXES allows gently, without interrupting the natural processes to assist the body to restore broken informational links. Life Science Nanotechnology is the future of life science disciplines for it's most logical, harmonious and healthy to the human body way.

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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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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.

NanoInk, NanoProfessor, and the NanoProfessor logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of NanoInk, Inc.

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China has been urged to carry out extensive safety studies and tighten regulation of its thriving nanotechnology industry to reassure countries importing nano-goods that there are no health risks associated with exposure to such materials.

Nanotechnology involves the control of atoms and molecules to create new materials with a potentially huge range of applications, from use in medicine to cosmetics and even food products.

However, concerns have been raised about the toxicity of such products given the unique chemical structure of nanoparticles one nanometre is one-billionth of a metre.

Zhao Yuliang, deputy director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences National Centre for Nano-science and Technology (NCNST), told a conference on nanotoxicology earlier this month that researchers in China need to heed these concerns, Nature reported.

We certainly dont want safety issues to become a trade barrier for nano-based products, he said. The main challenge is to tease out what characteristics make some nanoparticles hazardous.

China now has more patents in nanotechnology than Europe or the US, but only three per cent of its growing investment in the field is being spent on safety studies about half that spent in the US, Nature said.

Researchers are particularly worried about nanoparticles that can be absorbed into the body through food products or cosmetics, or those that workers may be exposed to.

The Chinese public is apparently not too concerned, according to a recent survey by Dalian University of Technology, but perhaps they should be, given Chinas track record on product safety, regulatory enforcement and workplace safety.

One of the most famous of numerous food scandals came in 2008, when Sanlu Group and other major dairy firms were found to have added melamine to their milk and infant formula products killing six babies and injuring hundreds of thousands more.

Nanotechnology has been linked in the past to lung damage and was blamed in 2009 for the deaths of two workers at a Beijing printing works.

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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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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.

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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

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today unveiled its next-generation EVG150 automated resist processing system. The high-volume coater/developer has been completely redesigned to provide customers with a flexible, modular platform that integrates spin coating and developing with EVG's advanced, proprietary spray coating technology.

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"Close collaboration with our customers made it clear that the next logical step for our coater/developer technology was to create a universal approach for high-volume processing of devices with more complicated structures and topographies," stated Markus Wimplinger, EV Group's corporate technology development and IP director. "This latest incarnation of our EVG150 system addresses customers' production needs for back-end lithography, conformal coating and planarization all in one modular, fully automated platform. Leveraging EVG's 15 years of experience in resist coating and developing, and particularly our spray coating, the EVG150 is ideally suited for high-volume coater/developer applications needing increased uniformity and process flexibility."

Part of EVG's resist processing equipment family, which addresses all wafer sizes up to 300 mm, the EVG150 platform can accommodate wafers from 50 mm to 200 mm in diameter, and enables up to four wet process modules to be combined with two stacks of hot plates, chill plates and vapor prime modules. The system performs spin coating, developing, spray coating and lift off, and its modular structure helps minimize system downtime and improve serviceability. Throughput is optimized via EVG's latest Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Framework software platform and unmatched process control.

EVG currently has more than 100 customers implementing its proprietary OmniSpray technology, which is also integrated into the new EVG150 resist processing platform. EVG's OmniSpray technology specifically allows the conformal coating of high topography surfaces via its proprietary ultrasonic nozzle. Spray coating technology is ideally suited for ultra-thin, fragile or perforated wafers. Additionally, the implementation of OmniSpray coating can result in a greater-than-80-percent reduction in material consumption compared to traditional spin coating. Another available option for the EVG150 platform is EVG's NanoSpray technology, which is an enhanced, patented coating technique that can coat surfaces with vertical sidewall angles thus, for example, enabling conformal coating of through-silicon vias (TSVs) with polymer liners and photoresist.

The modular EVG150 automated resist processing platform is available immediately for demonstration and evaluation.

For media interested in learning more about EVG's technology solutions, please visit EV Group at booth #1076 at SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei, where the company will be exhibiting from September 5-7, 2012.

EV Group (EVG) is a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for the manufacture of semiconductors, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), compound semiconductors and power devices, and nanotechnology devices. Key products include wafer bonding, thin-wafer processing, lithography/nanoimprint lithography (NIL) and metrology equipment, as well as photoresist coaters, cleaners and inspection systems. Founded in 1980, EV Group services and supports an elaborate network of global customers and partners all over the world. More information about EVG is available at http://www.EVGroup.com.

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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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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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ScienceDaily (Sep. 4, 2012) The use of RNA in nanotechnology applications is highly promising for many applications, including the development of new therapeutic compounds. Key technical challenges remain, though, and the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of RNA molecules in nanotechnology approaches are presented in a review article in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Peixuan Guo and colleagues, University of Kentucky, Lexington, highlight the ability of RNA to self-assemble into nanoparticles with diverse structures. In "Uniqueness, Advantages, Challenges, Solutions, and Perspectives in Therapeutics Applying RNA Nanotechnology," the authors provide a detailed description of the main challenges faced by the RNA therapeutics industry, including the chemical and thermodynamic instability of the molecules, potential safety and side effect issues, difficulties in delivery and specific targeting, and low yield and high production costs in manufacturing.

"The remarkable structural and enzymatic properties of RNA continue to astound us," says Executive Editor Fintan Steele, PhD, SomaLogic, Inc., Boulder, CO. "It is exciting to see those properties increasingly realized for the benefit of human health and welfare, as described by Dr. Guo and his colleagues."

Nucleic Acid Therapeutics is under the editorial leadership of Co-Editors-in-Chief Bruce A. Sullenger, PhD, Duke Translational Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, and C.A. Stein, MD, PhD, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; and Executive Editor Fintan Steele, PhD, SomaLogic, Boulder, CO.

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A Northwest Arkansas company is in the national spotlight for its nanotechnology innovation.

NanoMech has won an Innovator of the Year Award from the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA).

NanoMech is an international material science company based in Springdale.

"We are very proud of this recognition," said Jim Phillips, NanoMech Chairman and CEO. "The breakthrough technologies the NanoMech team has developed, such as nGlide, TuffTek, and TriboTuff, have led to this tremendous honor for our family of loyal employees and very supportive investors. NanoMech is focused on innovating by applying breakthrough novel science into "must-have" products bringing immediate and drastic improvement into existing major markets."

The NanoBCA is the industry's top trade organization dedicated to promoting the advancement and commercialization of nanotechnology while helping companies bring affordable, life-improving nanotech products to the market.

Mr. Vincent Caprio, the CEO of the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association said, "We are very proud to single NanoMech out of the vast field of up and coming emerging nanotechnology companies in America. NanoMech is a clear leader in converting massive brainpower and applied research to market-ready products that will disrupt huge companies overnight in the energy and manufacturing sectors, bringing immediate efficiency and performance improvements to these global industries! They are clearly a company to watch and at the top of our list."

Dr. Ajay P. Malshe, the CTO of NanoMech said, "In 2012 NanoMech commercialized two nano-engineered product platforms never achieved before. TriboTuff is a nano-inspired industrial lubricant which reduces friction (to near zero) and wear of mechanical parts by orders of magnitude allowing hundreds of percent enhancement in wear reduction in machines, vehicles, and components such as valves, gears and much more. These performance increases also produce incredible energy savings. Our second nanotechnology platform of products is TuffTek coated cutting tool inserts and wear parts made of carbides, metals and ceramics. As natural resources such as metals and ceramics are depleting nationally and globally, TuffTek radically transforms surfaces with nano engineered coating solutions, that increase the life of cutting tools and wear parts by as much as 1000% while enhancing their performance and sustainability."

NanoMech Inc. was founded in 2002 and creates advanced engineering materials through patent and patent-pending nano-inspired and nano-manufactured product development.

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Solar Blocker helps to avoid sun damage to products while reducing energy costs

BRAMPTON, ON, Aug. 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Hy-Power Nano Inc. has launched its first nanotechnology enabled product, the Hy-Power Clear Liquid Solar Blocker, and demonstrated it to a group of customers at the International Conference Centre in Mississauga. The solar blocker is the first in a series of products to be developed by Hy-Power Nano and marks a key milestone in the company's progress in creating nanotechnology enabled products.

"While we all love sunlight, ultraviolet (UV) rays can be damaging and infrared (IR) rays are a source of energy costs," says Joseph Grzyb, President and CEO of Hy-Power Nano. "Our Clear Liquid Solar Blocker is so clear you can't see it on glass, yet it blocks 99.99 per cent of UV and 40 per cent of infrared rays. Since the product is liquid-based, it can be applied on a variety of glass surfaces and geometries."

"There are many applications for this product. For example, for retailers, that means products in windows won't fade from sunlight while allowing customers a completely unobstructed view of the goods in the window. Skylights coated with our product allow people to enjoy the comfort and natural light without any negative impacts. There are actually quite a range of needs addressed by this product," adds Grzyb.

Today's announcement is the culmination of two-and-a-half years work after Hy-Power's Grzyb recognized the potential impact of combining 46-years of industrial coating expertise with the promise of nanotechnology.

"We've had a tremendous response both from customers and investors who were in the room to see our product in action first-hand," adds Gryzb. "Companies have already approached us about partnerships and customers want to trial it on a variety of their properties. It's very exciting."

Hy-Power has already activated a sales campaign using internal and external sales teams and is working toward establishing strategic partnership to supply the Liquid Solar Blocker within Canadian, U.S. and global markets.

About Hy-Power Nano Inc.

Hy-Power Nano Inc. (www.hy-powernano.com) of Brampton, ON, is a subsidiary of Hy-Power Coatings Limited, Southern Ontario's premier coatings service provider with a 46-year track record of innovation and application of industrial coatings. Hy-Power Nano is developing "next generation" nanocoating products that can deliver exceptional solar blocking and thermal insulation benefits. Hy-Power has attracted the interest of a number of commercial partners seeking the use of nano-enabled coatings and paints to enhance the energy efficiency of their products and the growing demand for high quality nano oxides used as transparent conductors to enable touch screen functionality.

SOURCE: Hy-Power Nano Inc.

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