Local officials hope to hear within the next two months whether they will be allowed to make key moves to ready a site being marketed to nanotechnology firms.

A major stumbling block has existed with plans to attract a nanochip fabrication plant to land at SUNYIT: A standoff with the federal Army Corps of Engineers.

Local officials want to make the site as ready as possible for a potential buyer and the many jobs that could be brought to the site.

But the Army Corps doesnt want the sites wetlands to be touched until a buyer is found.

Developers want a site that is shovel and permit ready, said Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente. Thats a big piece that holds us up.

In December, Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote a letter to President Barack Obama requesting that the Army Corps reconsider their policy.

Now, a separate branch of the federal agency is reviewing the situation. Mohawk Valley EDGE officials said they expect an answer within the next 30 to 60 days.

In September, Cuomo announced $4.4 billion in private investment in nanotechnology initiatives in New York state. That was in addition to the 2009 announcement that $45 million in state funds would be spent at SUNYIT to create a state of the art nanotechnology research and development compound.

The nanotechnology industry may be shifting to the use of differently sized chips and will need plants to fabricate those, EDGE President Steven DiMeo said.

With the industry shift to 450 mm technology, there are growing opportunities for new plants to be sited, and we are positioning Marcy Nanocenter at SUNYIT as that site, he said. Our goal is to reduce time to market for the next fab by performing some of the initial site preparation activities.

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ScienceDaily (June 11, 2012) New groundbreaking research by scientists at Trinity College Dublin has found that exposure to nanoparticles can have a serious impact on health, linking it to rheumatoid arthritis and the development of other serious autoimmune diseases. The findings that have been recently published in the international journal Nanomedicine have health and safety implications for the manufacture, use and ultimate disposal of nanotechnology products and materials. They also identified new cellular targets for the development of potential drug therapies in combating the development of autoimmune diseases.

Environmental pollution including carbon particles emitted by car exhaust, smoking and long term inhalation of dust of various origins have been recognized as risk factors causing chronic inflammation of the lungs. The link between smoking and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis has also been established. This new research now raises serious concerns in relation to similar risks caused by nanotechnology products which if not handled appropriately may contribute to the generation of new types of airborne pollutants causing risks to global health.

In their research, the Nanomedicine and Molecular Imaging team at Trinity College Dublin's School of Medicine led by Professor of Molecular Medicine, Yuri Volkov investigated whether there was a common underlying mechanism contributing to the development of autoimmune diseases in human cells following their exposure to a wide range of nanoparticles containing different physical and chemical properties.

The scientists applied a wide range of nanomaterials including ultrafine carbon black, carbon nanotubes and silicon dioxide particles of different sizes, ranging from 20 to 400 nanometers, to human cells derived from the lining of the airway passages, and to the cells of so-called phagocytic origin those cells that are most frequently exposed to the inhaled foreign particles or are tasked with cleaning up our body from them. At the same time, collaborating researchers from the Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (Morgantown, WV, USA) have conducted the studies in mice exposed to chronic inhalation of air contaminated with single walled carbon nanotubes.

The result was clear and convincing: all types of nanoparticles in both the TCD and US study were causing an identical response in human cells and in the lungs of mice, manifesting in the specific transformation of the amino acid arginine into the molecule called citrulline which can lead to the development of autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis.

In the transformation to citrulline, human proteins which incorporate this modified amino acid as building blocks, can no longer function properly and are subject to destruction and elimination by the bodily defense system. Once programmed to get rid of citrullinated proteins, the immune system can start attacking its own tissues and organs, thereby causing the autoimmune processes which may result in rheumatoid arthritis.

Commenting on the significance of the findings, TCD's Professor Volkov says: "The research establishes a clear link between autoimmune diseases and nanoparticles. Preventing or interfering with the resulting citrullination process looks therefore as a promising target for the development of future preventative and therapeutic approaches in rheumatoid arthritis and possibly other autoimmune conditions."

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Mihail Roco is a sometimes-polarizing figure in the development story of nanotechnology. On the one hand, he gave shape and purpose to what became the US National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) and led it through its early formative years, but on the otherespecially among those who support a vision of nanotechnology involving molecular manufacturing (MNT)he was at least one of the agents behind moving US funding away from MNT and towards material science. A sin some still have not forgiven him for.

Whichever side of the fence you may be on that characterization, its hard to deny that Roco has been one of the most influential figures in nanotechnology, not just for the US but for the world. Roco was the man behind turning a scattering of papers in condensed matter/solid state physics or chemistry into a national initiative. In doing so, he unwittinglyor notlaunched an international nanotechnology arms race, which has seen at least 35 countries jump on to the bandwagon since the NNI was started.

Make no mistake, this race is no joke. There are billions of dollars at stake and national reputations seem to be built up on success in crossing the vague finish line before some other country.

Beyond mere reputation or pride, countriesincluding the USbelieve that by pumping money into nanotechnology (which up to this point has largely gone to building new research facilities) they will create for themselves an economic zone, a Silicon Valley of nanotech. Theres no sense in trying to explain that Silicon Valley was a complicated recipe that is probably nearly impossible to duplicate; governments are giving the money away so why not build a new microscopy lab in the middle of nowhere.

On top of everything, this past week we witnessed what may be the height of the nanotech arms race with the arrest and indictment of a nanotechnology scientist from Sandia National Labs, who is accused of sharing research information with the Chinese.

So after unleashing this billion-dollar nanotech arms race, Roco now is urging collaboration in nanotech to provide the push the field needs to progress.

International collaboration in nanoscale science and engineering is essential at this moment because the field is growing rapidly with different focuses and multidisciplinary breakthroughs in different countries, and the synergism of such contributions determines faster and more efficient development, said Roco in an interview with Korea Herald when he was attending the 9th Korea-US Nano Forum held at Hanyang University in Seoul.

Well, yes, of course, and its about time somebody said it. It probably couldnt have come from a better source either. Many have said that it took the virulent anti-communist Richard Nixon to open detente with China. Perhaps it will take the man who created national nanotechnology initiatives to urge that nanotechnology research is better served when national borders come secondary to scientific inquiry.

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Cycling in the rain wearing jeans used to be unthinkable, but not any more thanks to innovations in fabric technology.

The new Commuter range from Levi's, designed specifically for the urban cyclist, is water resistant and dirt repellent, while offering just the right amount of stretch for mobility.

Coming in a work shirt, trousers, jeans and trucker jacket, they are an example of the growing trend for performance apparel a blend of function and fashion, where outdoor functionality meets urban style.

One of the key components of the Commuter range is NanoSphere Technology, invented by Swiss textile company Schoeller, which allows water to simply run off the surface of the denim. This also works for ketchup, honey, coffee or red wine. If they don't run off, they can easily be rinsed off. NanoSphere textiles require less frequent washing and can be washed at lower temperatures.

As fashion brands like Levi's make their garments more functional, the trend is reciprocated with streetwear style influencing outdoor and ski products.

Outdoor brand Icebreaker is already on the mark. This winter, two new innovations to be added to its range are Realfleece Nano and merino-insulated soft shell jackets, designed to be worn both in the city and in the outdoors. Icebreaker creative director Rob Achten says the jackets were designed in response to customer demand for stylish, water-resistant merino jackets.

The Realfleece Nano jackets contain tiny nanoparticles that attach themselves to the merino fibre during the textile finishing process, leaving tiny pockets of air to maintain breathability. And while most fabrics have a large surface area for water droplets and dirt particles to cling to, nano particles have a ridged surface that reduces contact area. Water, oil and mud simply run off.

Nanoparticles are also the focus of Victoria University chemistry professor Jim Johnston and his former PhD student and now colleague Dr Kerstin Lucas, who last year pioneered a way of embedding tiny nanoparticles of gold and silver in New Zealand wool, resulting in colourful textiles that have functional and aesthetic benefits.

Together they have formed company Noble Bond Ltd and are part of Creative HQ, Wellington's business incubator. They're now working in partnership with Wools of New Zealand to develop the technology into a business.

Luxury fashion brands and textile companies are now the target of their glittering yarn, which they've named AuLana (Au is the symbol for gold and Lana is Latin for wool). Benefits of AuLana include the ability to create coloured textiles without using traditional synthetic dyes, and the gold can also be reclaimed from the garment.

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SKOKIE, IL--(Marketwire -06/11/12)- NanoProfessor, a division of NanoInk, Inc. focused on nanotechnology education, announced today that Inter American University of Puerto Rico in Bayamn has chosen the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program to serve as the foundation for its new nanoscience education program. The Bayamn campus will become the first location in Puerto Rico to implement the NanoProfessor Program.

Inter American University has partnered with NanoProfessor through a grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) to promote long-range improvement in science and engineering education at predominantly minority institutions. The NanoProfessor Program fits well into the goals of the grant, as it aims to expand hands-on nanotechnology education from the cleanrooms of research-based universities to undergraduate classrooms, such as those at Inter American University of Puerto Rico.

"We are pleased that Inter American University of Puerto Rico has chosen the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program as the foundation for its new nanotechnology curriculum," said Dean Hart, chief commercial officer of NanoInk. "Aside from tourism, important industries within Puerto Rico's economy include pharmaceuticals, electronics, renewable energy, and aerospace; and nanotechnology is yielding breakthroughs in all of these areas. Students who complete the NanoProfessor Program at the Bayamn campus of Inter American University of Puerto Rico will help meet the nano-savvy workforce needs of these growing and high paying industries."

"Through the NanoProfessor Program, our students will gain hands-on experience and training with state-of-the-art instrumentation used by professionals in the nanotechnology field today," said Dr. Nedim Vardar, School of Engineering of Inter American University. "We are committed to providing our students with a meaningful education and the cutting-edge skills needed to help them land jobs and build careers in growth industries, such as those using nanotechnology to revolutionize their businesses and products."

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.

The NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program alternates between classroom lectures and hands-on lab work. The curriculum includes a textbook authored by leading nanotechnology experts, covering the topics of Nanotechnology Basics, Nanophysics, Nanochemistry, Nanobiology, and Environmental, Health, and Safety perspectives on 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 equipment including NanoInk's NLP 2000 Desktop NanoFabrication System, a student-friendly atomic force microscope (AFM), a best-of-class fluorescence microscope, an advanced nanoparticle characterization instrument, and various chemical and biological materials used today within current and emerging nanotechnology applications.

Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR) is a private, Hispanic Serving Higher Education non-profit institution founded in 1912, with eleven academic units throughout the Island. The Bayamn campus of Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPRBC) is a specialized academic unit with emphasis on technology, engineering, aviation, computing, communications, science, and business administration. More information is available at http://bayamon.inter.edu.

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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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 Companys plan to open a Corporate sales office in India is making significant positive progress. The company has already begun filling sales orders from new India manufacturing customers and has forged an alliance with an established equipment manufacturer in Bangalore who will act as a sales representative and applicator. The Company is also reviewing locations for warehousing and office space in Bangalore.

Since we began our plans to open a sales office in India, weve made significant progress, stated Francesca Crolley, VP of Business Development for Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Our marketing efforts have already produced over $18,000.00 US in sales to industrial manufacturers in India even before our office has officially opened. The companies there are truly progressive when it comes to energy savings, and have made it clear they are looking for the solutions that our patented Nansulate energy saving coatings provide. Additionally, after a meeting with a Bangalore based equipment manufacturer, we have forged a relationship where their company will not only promote the coating to their current clients, but also act as a sales representative and applicator for Nansulate in Southern India. This gives us a distinct advantage to grow sales and lead generation prior to our office opening, and should further accelerate our market penetration in this important country.

India's manufacturing sector kept up its steady expansion in May, with fast-rising output evened out by slowing growth of domestic order books. The HSBC manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by Markit, slipped marginally to 54.8 in May from 54.9 in April. It has stayed above the 50 mark, that separates growth from contraction, for a little over three years now. The PMI survey showed new export orders continued to grow at a strong pace in May, despite economic and political strife taking hold in Europe, one of India's main trading partners.

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Nansulate 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, fire resistance, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate 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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Industrial Nanotech Inc. is a global nanoscience solutions and research leader and member of the U.S. Green Building Council. The Company develops and commercializes new and innovative applications for sustainable nanotechnology which are sold worldwide.

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She says the next big thing is really small. In fact, its the title of her best-selling book on nanotechnology, and its a message that Deb Newberry will share with area interested learners during a fun-packed day in Rushford this Saturday.

All are invited to explore the world of nanotechnology on June 9 at Rushford-Peterson High School. Starting at 1 p.m., the Nanotechnology Conference promises the chance to learn more about the growing industry, and even have the chance to see how an atomic force microscope works.

According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), two million nanotechnology technicians will be needed over the next 15 years, with between 800,000 and one million needed by employers in the U.S. More than half of all new products will be developed with nanotechnology by 2015, estimates the NSA, which has also provided two grants to Southeast Technical for its nanotechnology program.

The conference runs from 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. At 1 p.m., author Deb Newberry, a consultant with the industry with 23 years of experience, will speak. She is currently director of the Nanocience Technology program at Dakota County Technical College.

Breakout sessions will be offered from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., including topics such as patents and changes in law, nanotechnology and business, and rural nanotechnology. Speakers will include James Cardel, patent attorney; Kevin Klungtvedt, chairman of the Rushford Institute of Nanotechnology; Jack Weimerskirch, Goodview Mayor; and Marc Kalis, instructor at Southeast Technical. At 3:30 p.m. attendees can tour the Rushford Institute of Nanotechnology, as well as observe an atomic force microscope demonstration.

From 7 a.m. until noon, families are encouraged to bike the Root River Trail as part of the event, with tee-shirts provided for the third annual Nanotek Bicycle Trek.

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A laboratory test used to detect disease and perform biological research could be made more than 3 million times more sensitive, according to researchers who combined standard biological tools with a breakthrough in nanotechnology.

The increased performance could greatly improve the early detection of cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other disorders by allowing doctors to detect far lower concentrations of telltale markers than was previously practical.

The breakthrough involves a common biological test called an immunoassay, which mimics the action of the immune system to detect the presence of biomarkers the chemicals associated with diseases. When biomarkers are present in samples, such as those taken from humans, the immunoassay test produces a fluorescent glow (light) that can be measured in a laboratory. The greater the glow, the more of the biomarker is present. However, if the amount of biomarker is too small, the fluorescent light is too faint to be detected, setting the limit of detection. A major goal in immunoassay research is to improve the detection limit.

The Princeton researchers tackled this limitation by using nanotechnology to greatly amplify the faint fluorescence from a sample. By fashioning glass and gold structures so small

"This advance opens many new and exciting opportunities for immunoassays and other detectors, as well as in disease early detection and treatment," said Stephen Chou, the Joseph C. Elgin Professor of Engineering, who led the research team. "Furthermore, the new assay is very easy to use, since for the person conducting the test, there will be no difference from the old one they do the procedure in exactly the same way."

The researchers published their results in two recent journal articles. One, published May 10 in Nanotechnology, describes the physics and engineering of the fluorescence-enhancing material. The other, published April 20 in Analytical Chemistry, demonstrates the effect in immunoassays. In addition to Chou, the authors include post-doctoral researchers Weihua Zhang, Liangcheng Zhou and Jonathan Hu and graduate students Fei Ding, Wei Ding, Wen-Di Li and Yuxuan Wang.

The work was funded by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency and the National Science Foundation.

The key to the breakthrough lies in a new artificial nanomaterial called D2PA, which has been under development in Chou's lab for several years. D2PA is a thin layer of gold nanostructures surrounded glass pillars just 60 nanometers in diameter. (A nanometer is one billionth of a meter; that means about 1,000 of the pillars laid side by side would be as wide as a human hair.) The pillars are spaced 200 nanometers apart and capped with a disk of gold on each pillar. The sides of each pillar are speckled with even tinier gold dots about 10 to 15 nanometers in diameter. In previous work, Chou has shown that this unique structure boosts the collection and transmission of light in unusual ways -- in particular, a 1 billion-fold increase in an effect called surface Raman scattering. The current work now demonstrates a giant signal enhancement with fluorescence.

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SKOKIE, IL--(Marketwire -06/04/12)- NanoProfessor, a division of NanoInk, Inc. focused on nanotechnology education, announced today that Forsyth Technical Community College (Forsyth Tech) is expanding its nanotechnology educational leadership in North Carolina by integrating the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program into its current nanotechnology curriculum. Students will have the opportunity to work with 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 biomolecules to metal nanoparticles using NanoInk's proprietary Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN).

Forsyth Tech's two-year Associate of Applied Science in Nanotechnology degree is the only one of its kind with graduates in the American Southeast. Classes are held in the rapidly expanding Piedmont Triad Research Park in downtown Winston-Salem. The college is also home to one of the largest biotechnology programs in the state.

"The NanoProfessor Program will not only enhance our existing nanotechnology curriculum, but it will enable students to conduct new, exciting hands-on lab experiments with NanoInk's NLP 2000 Desktop Nanofabrication System," said Kevin Conley, Program Coordinator of Nanotechnology Education at Forsyth Tech. "By expanding the skills and experience of our students as they work at the nanoscale, we will provide them with a competitive advantage for the rapidly growing number of nanobiotechnology jobs in North Carolina."

"We are extremely pleased that Forsyth Tech, a recognized leader in nanotechnology education, has selected the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program to complement its already impressive nanotech curriculum," said Dean Hart, Chief Commercial Officer at NanoInk. "By training a nano savvy workforce, Forsyth Tech will not only help the state of North Carolina accomplish its mission of being a global leader in nanotechnology, but will also help the U.S. maintain leadership in the growing global nanotech market."

"Forsyth Tech and NanoProfessor are globally recognized for their pioneering work in nanotech education," said Griffith A. Kundahl, Executive Director of the Center of Innovation of Nanobiotechnology. "This announcement is great news for North Carolina which depends on an educated nanotech workforce to maintain its position as one of the strongest nano clusters in the world."

The NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program aims to expand hands-on nanotechnology education from the cleanrooms of research-based universities to the classrooms of undergraduate institutions, and is especially well-suited to nanotechnology educational initiatives at the community college, technical institute, and undergraduate university level. Alternating between classroom lectures and hands-on labs, the NanoProfessor Program provides students with the opportunity to learn the fundamentals for building custom-engineered nanoscale structures while working with state-of-the-art equipment including NanoInk's NLP 2000 Desktop NanoFabrication System, a student-friendly atomic force microscope, an advanced fluorescence microscope, a nanoparticle characterization instrument, and various chemical and biological materials used today within current and emerging nanotechnology applications.

Forsyth Tech, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., is one of the largest community colleges in the state and provides students with exceptional technical education and training, as well as college transfer, adult basic education, and continuing and corporate education programs. The college responds to student, employer, and community needs with innovative, flexible programs and service delivery. The Nanotechnology Degree Program is founded on the six pillars of Nanotechnology: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, as well as Engineering, Economics, and Ethics. Program Coordinator of Nanotechnology Kevin Conley can be reached at kconley@forsythtech.edu or (336)734-7389. More information on the college is available at: http://www.forsythtech.edu.

Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions between approximately one and 100 nanometers (nm), where unique phenomena enable novel applications 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 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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GARDEN CITY, NY--(Marketwire -05/30/12)- Creating a symbiosis of eco-friendly nanotechnology and modern aesthetics that simply inspires, WAC Lighting continues to push boundaries with two new Organic LED luminaires that transform the future of lighting into a unique platform for today. WAC, a global manufacturing leader of decorative and architectural lighting, introduces the Vela Organic LED chandelier with a matching OLED wall sconce.

"Designed and engineered to stimulate curiosity and aesthetic appeal among the design and specification community, our next generation OLED luminaires raise the bar with a unique lighting experience of vision and sustainability," explained WAC Lighting President, Shelley Wald.

The Vela OLED Chandelier is defined by a dramatic contemporary profile laser-crafted of aluminum, with 12 OLED panels that illuminate surfaces below, and 12 additional OLEDs that shine upward to render a soft ambiance that evokes a lighter sense of space and visual comfort. The chandelier delivers a high light output of 2040 lumens while offering a CRI (color rendering index) of 80 and an efficacy of 35.2 lumens per watt. The luminaire features a total of 24 OLEDs with a CCT (correlated color temperature) of 4000K while using just 58 watts of power. Aircraft cables suspend the chandelier from the ceiling, with a height adjustment up to 36 inches.

"Our OLED luminaires are eco-friendly and sustainable," continued Ms. Wald. "They showcase a unique light source from an ultra-thin aesthetic design, integrated with the most advanced nanotechnology available today."

The Vela OLED wall sconce is designed in a unique decorative aluminum profile with six sophisticated OLED panels on its perimeter. Four square panels are connected in the center, by cross-shaped arms that are attached to two OLED panels on the ends. Housed within this exceptionally thin luminaire, the panels provide a wide, even illumination without glare. Perfect for use in hallways or as a decorative focal point, the brushed aluminum finished sconce uses 16.4 watts with OLED panels offering a 4000K CCT, a CRI of 80, and an efficacy of 31.1 lumens per watt while delivering 510 lumens. With a depth of merely 2.25 inches, the sconce is 24 5/8 inches long and 13 inches wide.

Inherently sustainable and precision engineered, the luminaires are individually crafted with the world's most revolutionary light source in WAC's wholly owned, zero landfill manufacturing campus. With instant on/off and dimming capabilities, the Vela family delivers mercury free, consistent beams of light without glare and a 10,000-hour rated life. The OLEDs are uniformly luminous and evenly spaced on the luminaires with utility, proportion and style.

Options include new materials and independently controlled micro-LEDs on a single circuit to enhance light intensity.

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EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire -05/31/12)- An expert in nano-electronics will lead Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) into its second decade. The NINT governing council has named Dr. Marie D'Iorio as its new Executive Director. Trained as a physicist, Dr. D'Iorio's expertise is in nano-electronics. She had been acting as NINT's interim Director General since last year.

"I am delighted to welcome Dr. Marie D'lorio to NINT and the University of Alberta," said Indira Samarasekera, President of the University of Alberta. "She is a remarkable leader who has, over the decades, had a prominent role in the science and technology sector, both nationally and internationally. I am thrilled that she will be focusing her time, energy and talents here as the Executive Director of NINT, building upon the momentum we have worked so hard to create."

During her time as acting Director General of NINT, Dr. D'Iorio led the strategic planning process for NINT's second decade. The resulting plan aims to increase industrial collaboration and re-organize the Institute's research and development activities into four application areas, including energy generation storage and hybrid nano-scale electronics.

"Nanotechnology can help Canadian companies be more competitive and NINT is key to them finding the right applications for their sector," said John R McDougall, President of the National Research Council of Canada. "Marie D'Iorio's mission is to expand NINT's engagement with Canadian industry and help them benefit from the potential of small tech."

Marie D'Iorio joined NRC in 1983, where she established the first very low temperature, high magnetic field laboratory in Canada to study low dimensional electron systems in semiconductor heterostructures. She served as Director General of the National Research Council of Canada Institute for Microstructural Sciences from 2003 to 2011.

"The National Institute for Nanotechnology proves that collaboration is a valuable cornerstone of Alberta's nanotechnology strategy," said the Honourable Stephen Khan, Alberta's Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education. "With the support of our federal and academic partners at NINT and Dr. D'lorio's focus on collaboration with industry, we can build on our province's nanotech capabilities and open even more opportunities in this field."

The National Institute for Nanotechnology is Canada's leading research and technology development organization working at the nano-scale. Founded in 2001, it is a joint initiative of the National Research Council of Canada, the University of Alberta, the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada. Its mission is to transform nanoscience ideas into novel, sustainable nanotechnology solutions with socioeconomic benefits for Canada and Alberta.

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EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire -05/30/12)- On the western edge of the University of Alberta's main campus lies the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT), one of the world's most advanced research facilities and Canada's quietest laboratory space.

One of the members of the Greater Edmonton Regional Technology Alliance, NINT's specialty is the world of individual atoms or molecules. The institute's research is about how to integrate nano-scale devices and materials (e.g. nano-coatings) into complex nanosystems connected to the outside world (e.g. heat or wear-resistant pipes or lab-on-chip devices similar to a blood glucose test for diabetics). For comparison, a strand of human hair measures up to 100,000 nanometres wide.

By enabling the nanotech community's collaboration and access to its facility and expertise, NINT helps Edmonton nanotechnology firms with commercialization and licensing.

Other Regional Alliance members include Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC), TEC Edmonton, novaNAIT, Northern Alberta Business Incubator, Business Link, TR Labs, the National Research Council's Industrial Research and Assistance Program, and Startup Edmonton.

"NINT is helping us all to better understand the emerging science of nanotechnology. As the only centre of its kind in Canada, it puts us in a leadership position. Being located at the University of Alberta creates great synergies," says Mike Wo, EEDC executive director of economic growth and development.

Mirroring the Regional Alliance, 12 private-sector companies have started a Greater Edmonton Nanotechnology Alliance to speak with a common voice for the emerging industry.

The Edmonton Research Park (ERP) houses dozens of research companies and is managed by Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC). The ERP is also a stakeholder in TEC Edmonton, a joint venture with the University of Alberta. For more information, visit http://www.edmonton.com Learn more about Edmonton through the stories of people who've experienced it at http://www.edmontonstories.ca

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Investigations of the shooting of nuclear-engineering head Roberto Adinolfi have confirmed the involvement of an eco-anarchist group.

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A loose coalition of eco-anarchist groups is increasingly launching violent attacks on scientists.

A group calling itself the Olga Cell of the Informal Anarchist Federation International Revolutionary Front has claimed responsibility for the non-fatal shooting of a nuclear-engineering executive on 7May in Genoa, Italy. The same group sent a letter bomb to a Swiss pro-nuclear lobby group in 2011; attempted to bomb IBMs nanotechnology laboratory in Switzerland in 2010; and has ties with a group responsible for at least four bomb attacks on nanotechnology facilities in Mexico. Security authorities say that such eco-anarchist groups are forging stronger links.

On 11May, the cell sent a four-page letter to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera claiming responsibility for the shooting of Roberto Adinolfi, the chief executive of Ansaldo Nucleare, the nuclear-engineering subsidiary of aerospace and defence giant Finmeccanica. Believed by authorities to be genuine, the letter is riddled with anti-science rhetoric. The group targeted Adinolfi because he is a sorcerer of the atom, it wrote. Adinolfi knows well that it is only a matter of time before a European Fukushima kills on our continent.

Science in centuries past promised us a golden age, but it is pushing us towards self-destruction and total slavery, the letter continues. With this action of ours, we return to you a tiny part of the suffering that you, man of science, are pouring into this world. The group also threatened to carry out further attacks.

The Italian Ministry of the Interior has subsequently beefed up security at thousands of potential political, industrial and scientific targets. The measures include assigning bodyguards to 550 individuals.

The Olga Cell, named after an imprisoned Greek anarchist, is part of the Informal Anarchist Federation, which, in April 2011, claimed responsibility for sending a parcel bomb that exploded at the offices of the Swiss nuclear lobby group, Swissnuclear, in Olten. A letter found in the remains of the bomb demanded the release of three individuals who had been detained for plotting an attack on IBMs flagship nanotechnology facility in Zurich earlier that year. In a situation report published this month, the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service explicitly linked the federation to the IBM attack.

The Informal Anarchist Federation argues that technology, and indeed civilization, is responsible for the worlds ills, and that scientists are the handmaidens of capitalism. Finmeccanica means bio- and nanotechnology. Finmeccanica means death and suffering, new frontiers of Italian capitalism, the letter reads.

The cell says that it is uniting with eco-anarchist groups in other countries, including Mexico, Chile, Greece and the United Kingdom. Mexico has already seen similar attacks: in August 2011, a group called Individuals Tending Towards Savagery sent a parcel bomb that wounded two nanotechnology researchers at the Monterrey Institute of Technology. One received burns to his legs and a perforated eardrum and the other had his lung pierced by shrapnel (G. Herrera Corral Nature 476,373; 2011). The package contained enough explosive to collapse part of the building, according to police, but failed to detonate properly.

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To battle tough performance gear competitors like The North Face, Dicks Sporting Goods

Consumers want more juice for the squeeze, explains Shian-Li McGuire, a brand manager at Dicks Sporting Goods. Hard-core sports enthusiasts, she adds, are especially pushing fabric innovation. So last year, the company hired a fabric specialist, who searches for new ways to manipulate fabrics.

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World's highest capacity NAND flash memory die, developed by Micron and Intel.

Across the country, Boise, Idaho-based chipmaker Micron

Without this technology, there would be no place for us, says Dean Klein, vice president of memory system development at Micron. We make the worlds most advanced chips.

Micron has spent billions of dollars creating fabrication rooms where chips are built.

Consumer goods companies have it easier than Micron. Some nanotechnology research labs and upstarts are supplying resins and chemicals that contain nanotechnology. For example Nano-Tex, which supplies Aquapel to Dicks Sporting Goods and other companies, sells chemicals that coat fabric.

Creating buzzworthy new products in crowded marketplaces is a must-do goal these days. So apparel makers like Eddie Bauer and Dockers, a unit of Levi Straus, count on nanotechnology to add strength, durability or other performance properties to their fabrics.

The tiny, powerhouse technology is also being harnessed in key industries like energy, building and construction, high-tech, paints and medical device industries.

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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 their patented Nansulate coatings for equipment and building energy efficiency have been featured in two recent green/sustainable manufacturing focused publications. The current May/June issue of Green Manufacturer Magazine contains a Nansulate customer case study for reduction of exterior oven surface temperature and improved safety, and their article about using nanocoatings to improve building envelope energy efficiency is published online at SustainablePlant.com. Both entities are focused on green and sustainable manufacturing and facility solutions.

Nansulate coatings continue to establish a solid reputation among both international and U.S. manufacturers for valuable and affordable energy saving and protective benefits, stated Francesca Crolley, V.P. Business Development for Industrial Nanotech, Inc. We are fortunate to be able to provide a unique and effective technology that pays for itself in a short period of time, helping corporations meet their sustainability objectives with a product that is also an excellent investment. The case study highlighted in Green Manufacturer Magazine is an excellent example of the combination of important benefits that our coatings provide. In addition to reducing the energy consumption of ovens used for heat block blasting, our coating also reduced the exterior surface temperature from 168F to between 100F-115F, which provided significant safety benefits. These articles featured in two well known publications with a commercial and manufacturing audience, focused on sustainability and reduction of energy consumption, are a good indicator that the track record of performance our coatings have built up since 2004 is taking a hold in multiple industries, and Industrial Nanotech and Nansulate are being looked at as a source for high quality, innovative energy saving products that provide short term payback for applications of all types.

About Nansulate

Nansulate 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, fire resistance, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate 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.

About Industrial Nanotech Inc.

Industrial Nanotech Inc. is a global nanoscience solutions and research leader and member of the U.S. Green Building Council. The Company develops and commercializes new and innovative applications for sustainable nanotechnology which are sold worldwide.

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EU researchers extensively characterised the self-organisation of nanotubes and developed novel compositions particularly appropriate to solar energy conversion applications.

Self-organized one-dimensional (1D) oxide nanotube systems are a hot research topic of late given that their inherently high surface area-to-volume ratio produces interesting and useful properties.

In particular, over the last 20 years, ordered arrays of porous titanium oxide (TiO2), or TiO2 nanotubes, achieved via electrochemical anodisation have been extensively studied. To date, TiO2 is the only material suitable for use as a photocatalyst (substance using light energy to enhance chemical reactions) due to its high efficiency and stability, low cost and safety profile toward humans and the environment.

European researchers set out to prepare and characterise self-organised TiO2 nanotubes with an ordered structure similar to that of porous aluminium oxide (Al2O3) and silicon (Si) nanotubes via funding of the Preparation, characterisation and application of self-organised titanium oxide - nanotubes (TI- Nanotubes) project.

In particular, investigators sought to understand key parameters governing self-organisation of TiO2 nanotubes, specifically those affecting tube dimensions, orientation and morphology. The ultimate goal was to develop novel functional and structural materials with superior performance characteristics to be used in solar energy conversion systems such as dye-sensitised solar cells.

Self-ordering mechanisms of TiO2 nanotubes were investigated via a plethora of surface analysis technologies including Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) and nuclear reaction analysis (NRA) for depth profiling.

The TI- Nanotubes consortium successfully produced TiO2 nanotube arrays doped with silver (Ag) or iron (Fe) that exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity important for solar energy conversion applications.

Commercial exploitation of TI- Nanotubes project results has the potential to enhance solar energy efficiency and use with important benefits for the EU economy, EU citizens and the planet.

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xkbjrg/nanostructured_mat) has announced the addition of the "Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology: Volume 1371. MRS Proceedings" report to their offering.

The fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology continue to have a major impact in a number of scientific and technological areas such as health, computing, sensing, catalysis, coatings and aerospace. For the past few years, the Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology Symposium, during the International Materials Research Congress, has been aiming to provide an international forum for the presentation of the latest developments in nanotechnology and nanomaterials research. As in previous years, a growing community of scientists, researchers, students and industry representatives gathered to present and discuss the different topics covered by the symposium, which ranged from theory to experiment and included new synthetic routes, processing, characterisation and modelling of nanomaterials, structure-property correlations at the nanoscale, fundamental phenomena occurring in nanoscale systems and processes, and the design, application and industrial development of nanostructured materials and nanosystems. This year the symposium also included a session devoted specifically to low-dimensional carbon nanostructures.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Size and shape dependencies of nanomaterial properties: thermodynamic considerations

2. Synthesis of silver nanostructures by the polyol method and their statistical analysis using design of experiments

3. Characterization of electron-beam-induced silver deposition from liquid phase

4. Synthesis of soluble carcerands

5. Near-equilibrium solubility of nanocrystalline alloys

6. VLS synthesis and characterization of SnO2 nanowires

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Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Professor Justin Cooper-White has spent a week sharing ideas with US defence force researchers in Washington DC.

Prof Cooper-White represented the Australian National Fabrication Facility Queensland node (ANFF-Q) as director and was among more than 30 leading Australian researchers at the week-long review program.

The program aimed to identify areas of collaboration in micro- and nanofabrication, with researchers sharing ideas in high-temperature and lightweight materials, smart sensing, nanoelectronics and data management.

The meeting was very well organised, Prof Cooper-White said.

I was impressed by the attendance of very high-profile personnel from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Research Laboratory, Air Force Research Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory, National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, exemplifying the commitment of the significant research powerhouses in the US to forging new ties with leading Australian researchers and institutions.

I was buoyed by the significant activity under way in these laboratories in biosensors and diagnostics, organic electronics and photonics, nanoelectronics, robotics, biofuel cells and regenerative medicine areas that are highly aligned with research at AIBN and ANFF-Q.

It was an open forum for exchange of ideas and discussions on research challenges and opportunities for co-operation and exchange of researchers between Australia and the US.

Prof Cooper-White said ANFF infrastructure put Australian researchers in a good position to underpin collaborations in micro- and nanofabrication.

Australia's ambassador to the US, Kim Beazley, welcomed the Australian researchers ahead of the meetings, saying international collaboration was important for Australian scientists.

We have some unique capabilities and some of the smartest people in the world, Mr Beazley said. But the truth is that no country not even one the size of the US can be self-sufficient in science in the 21st century.

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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 is opening a Corporate Sales Office in India with the next 4-6 weeks. Industrial Nanotech, Inc. has seen significantly increased demand in India for their Nansulate energy saving and protective coatings from OEM manufacturers as well as end manufacturing users to reduce energy costs. The company plans to establish an office first in Southern India, in or near Bangalore, with expansion to Northern India and Western India in the near future.

India has become an increasingly important country as their manufacturing sectors and economy as a whole continue to have a healthy growth rate, stated Francesca Crolley, VP of Business Development for Industrial Nanotech, Inc. We began a strategy this year focused on boosting our marketing and brand presence in India as an energy saving solution and it has returned significant results. These include multiple inquiries from manufacturers that want to use Nansulate coatings for insulation of their equipment for energy savings and surface temperature reduction, as well as a meeting with a leading OEM manufacturer of process cooling systems with 14 locations throughout India, and an international client base, that is interested in incorporating our technology into the process cooling systems they manufacture and sell. We have seen our marketing, which was focused on commercial and industrial, bring in sales and inquiries from multiple markets and at such a response level that it was obvious to us that setting up an Industrial Nanotech, Inc. office in India, staffed by a sales and technical support team which we hire and train, was the logical next step. The availability of a well educated workforce with an excellent work ethic presents a tremendous opportunity for the Company and will allow us to both accommodate factory visit requests from around the country with our own technical teams, as we do in the US, and the ability to more rapidly service and grow this vital market.

India's economic growth is expected to remain robust in 2012 and 2013, despite likely headwind of double-dip recessions in Europe and the US, according to a United Nations' annual economic report - World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012. The Indian economy is expected to grow between 7.7 per cent and 7.9 per cent this year, as per the report. India is the second most preferred destination for foreign investors, according to the report 'Doing Business in India' by Ernst & Young. The report explores India's key sectors, investment climate, funding scenario, laws and regulations, to aid companies that are doing, or plan to do business in India.

About Nansulate

Nansulate 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, fire resistance, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate 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.

About Industrial Nanotech Inc.

Industrial Nanotech Inc. is a global nanoscience solutions and research leader and member of the U.S. Green Building Council. The Company develops and commercializes new and innovative applications for sustainable nanotechnology which are sold worldwide.

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A nanotechnology system that will allow sailors on Navy submarines to breathe easy has won Pacific Northwest National Laboratory a national award.

The 2012 Federal Laboratory Consortium Interagency Partnership Award was given to the Department of Energy national lab in Richland.

Researchers created a system that captures carbon dioxide directly from the air within a submarine to improve air quality, while providing a more environmentally friendly removal process.

The technology -- self assembled monolayers on mesoporous supports or SAMMS -- can be used to replace a system relied on for more than half a century by the U.S. Navy and many other countries.

The current system is a bulky, heavy, corrosive and malodorous liquid process that produces a significant amount of organic solvent waste, according to PNNL.

"This is a new application of a technology that was previously developed by PNNL to remove heavy metal contamination from ground and surface waters found at many DOE waste sites," PNNL material scientist Glen Fryxell, one of the key inventors of the SAMMS technology, said in a statement.

The SAMMS materials can absorb large quantities of liquid and airborne contaminants without creating secondary waste and can be disposed of as nonhazardous waste.

The SAMMS technology is based on a new class of hybrid nanoporous materials that can rapidly capture contaminants such as carbon dioxide, mercury or arsenic directly from the atmosphere or liquid environments.

For air rejuvenation systems, SAMMS can provide a controlled release of the carbon dioxide using a gentle application of heat or vacuum, according to PNNL.

"The technology could open doors to other large-scale or small-scale air quality treatments," Fryxell said.

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