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Following on from our "Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery" series of reports we are turning the focus onto medical diagnostics with our latest report: "Nanotechnology for Medical Diagnostics"

Nanotech enabled medical diagnostics promise to improve just about everything that can be improved from a diagnostics point of view: earlier detection of disease, higher sensitivity, higher accuracy, higher throughput capability, more results per assay; time saving and cost-effectiveness.

As with our "Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery" series of reports, this report provides a market numbers for the nanotech enabled medical diagnostic market between 2000-2010 and a market forecast for the period 2011-2021.

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Two sets of data are presented in this report:

The TAM growth for NMBD between 2000-2010;TAM forecast for NMBD between 2011- 2021.

Both sets of data are segmented into;

TAM (US$ millions, % share, and CAGR) for:

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The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) in a landmark agreement entered into a strategic collaboration with Nagarjuna Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited (NFCL) of Hyderabad, India, to develop the next generation of nanotechnology based plant fertiliser solutions.

It was the first technology providing programme from the country to the international market, SLINTEC science team leader, Professor in Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Professor Veranja Karunaratne said.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Technology and Research Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi and India High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel on March 15.

These are next generation nanofertliser products aimed at increasing productivity and income for farmers and creating a sustainable business for stakeholders engaged in agri-business, he said.

As part of this strategic partnership, SLINTEC is selling two patents covering their first generation nano plant fertiliser products, taking it from proof of concept to proof of value for commercialisation, he said.

In addition we are entering into a long-term strategic technology development programme for the second and third generation nano

plant nutrition products. For SLINTEC, this is an opportunity to work with a global partner to take the product development journey from the lab to the field, Professor Karunaratne said.

Head of Research and Innovation (Professor of Electronics Engineering Cambridge University) Professor Gehan Amaratunga, said however that SLINTEC has reserved the rights for Sri Lanka to exploit this technology on its own. Sri Lanka is known only for selling commodities and this deal between SLINTEC and NFCL heralds a new era in technology development in Sri Lanka, he said.

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Contact: James Cohen cohen@kavlifoundation.org The Kavli Foundation

Imagine a test that sifts through millions of molecules in a drop of a patient's blood to detect a telltale protein signature of a cancer subtype, or a drug ferry that doesn't release its toxic contents until it slips inside cancer cells.

These and other nanotechnologies could be game changers in how we diagnose, monitor and treat cancer, according to Mark Davis, Professor of Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, and a member of the Experimental Therapeutics Program of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the City of Hope.

Davis discussed how nanotechnology was revolutionizing the battle against cancer when he gave the Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience at the fall meeting of the Materials Research Society a lecture that has since become available on the web. Focusing on nanoparticles, Davis said during the lecture, "We're trying to create these nanoscale particles for solid tumors [and] there really is, in my opinion, a very high potential to creat new types of therapies and allow people to have a high quality of life."

Later discussing these advances with three other researchers, Davis elaborated, saying, "What's really exciting to me is the patient evidence that reveal nanoparticles are actually going into tumor cells and releasing their payloads [We're also] starting to see preliminary evidence that these therapies are having some effects in patients while also giving them a high quality of life."

According to Michael Phelps, Norton Simon Professor, and Chair of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at the University of California Los Angeles, another promising technology is PET molecular imaging probes, which can rapidly search for cancer throughout all tissues of the body, as well as characterize each cancer lesion it detects within an individual patient. "All cancer treatments are in need of better molecular diagnostics... to better characterize the biology of cancer," said Phelps.

"Nanotechnology is an amazing discovery tool ...giving us a new set of eyes that are opening up a whole new world," said James Heath, Professor of Chemistry at Caltech and a founding Board member of Caltech's Kavli Nanoscience Institute. "All evidence suggests that when you do careful engineering of these nanotechnologies, the benefits are great."

Anna Barker agreed. The Former Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and current Director of Arizona State University's Transformative Healthcare Networks, she said, "The nanotechnologies that are currently in use in the cancer community are actually making cancer therapies safer. They are uniformly increasing the efficiency, while reducing the toxicity for patients."

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Sri Lanka will be a destination for nanotechnology research and development, said Chairman (SLINTEC) Dr. Mahesh Amalean, at a ceremony to launch the partnership between SLINTEC and Nagarjuna Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd,(NFCL), India to develop the next generation nanotechnology-based plant nutrition solutions.

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The number of tourists arrivals during the first two months of this year recorded a 21 percent growth with 169,423 visitors compared to 139,994 recorded in the corresponding months last year. Latin America and the Caribbean market dominated arrivals with a 83.8 percent growth notching 430 visitors compared to 234 recorded in the corresponding period last year.

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Standard Chartered Bank introduced SME banking to Sri Lanka last week. It offers facilities and tailor made solutions that are commonly accessible by large corporate and (MNCs), to the Sri Lankan SME sector covering four the areas of ; working capital management, business protection, yield enhancement and business expansion.

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A single visa system is important, to achieve the objectives of the South Asian Subregion Tourism Forum (SASTF) said the director of Shangri la Tours and the President of Nepal Tours Association, Ashok Polkharel told SASTF in Colombo last week.

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Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), launched a Technology Experience Centre a platform where enterprise and SME customers can experience first-hand, the companys enhanced services provided through state-of-the-art technology. The one-of-a-kind SLT Technology Experience Centre is at the Companys head office premises at Fort, Colombo.

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Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7d08dd/nanotechnology_for) has announced the addition of the "Nanotechnology for Medical Diagnostics" report to their offering.

Cientifica's "Nanotechnology for Medical Diagnostics" looks at emerging nanoscale technologies

The healthcare market, poised to see some of the earliest benefits of nanotechnology over the next decade, will be one of nanotech's highest growth sectors. Technology is advancing on all fronts, from highly affordable point-of-care diagnostics with the potential to make mass screening and early detection of disease possible, through to highly targeted therapeutics with drugs being delivered and released only where needed.

Nanotechnology promises to revolutionize medical diagnostics: earlier detection of disease, higher sensitivity, higher accuracy, higher throughput capability, more results per assay; time saving and cost-effectiveness.

The implications are enormous, said Tim Harper, CEO of Cientifica Ltd. Diagnostic tools using nanotechnology are pushing the envelope in terms of speed, sensitivity and cost and are beginning to have an impact on almost every sector. In 10 years' time the idea of taking a blood sample and sending it away to be analyzed will be seem as old fashioned as buying music from a 'record' store.

Cientifica estimates medical imaging is the sector showing the highest growth and impact of nanomaterials. Already a $1.7-billion market, with gold nanoparticle applications accounting for $959 million, imaging will continue to be the largest nanodiagnostics sector, with gold nanoparticles, quantum dots and nanobiosensors all easily exceeding $10 billion.

Getting onboard with the right technology at the right time is crucial, said Harper. The use of exosomes in diagnosis, for instance, a relatively new technique and a tiny market, is set to reach close to half a billion dollars by 2021.

Nanotech enabled medical diagnostics promise to improve just about everything that can be improved from a diagnostics point of view: earlier detection of disease, higher sensitivity, higher accuracy, higher throughput capability, more results per assay; time saving and cost-effectiveness.

This report provides a market numbers for the nanotech enabled medical diagnostic market between 2000-2010 and a market forecast for the period 2011-2021.

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DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Cutting-edge artists from across the world will participate in the Art of the Small, a juried exhibition held in conjunction with the Nanotech Commercialization Conference (http://www.nanoevent.org), April 4-5, 2012 at the American Tobacco Campus, in Durham, NC. Artists were invited through an open call to exhibit work inspired by nanotechnology, nanobiotech, biotechnology, genomics, DNA, and genetics. Winning artists in several categories will receive a cash award to be announced at the awards and VIP reception. The art exhibition is open to the public on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 from 5 to 7pm at Bay 7 of the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, NC.

Nanotechnology is rapidly transforming industries from medicine to manufacturing to energy. Since the passage of the 21st Century Nanotechnology R&D Act by the U.S. Congress, billions of dollars have been invested in the science of nanotechnology which is rapidly becoming the business of nanotechnology, creating thousands of new start-ups, bolstering nearly every industry across the globe, creating jobs, and bringing life changing innovations to market. The field has also inspired a new category of art, whereby the forms and images of the atomic world are being transformed into new forms of art by the scientific and artistic communities.

The show will be curated by artist and NanoBusiness Alliance founder, F. Mark Modzelewski, an installation artist, who has shown at galleries around the world and curated numerous shows in Boston, Washington DC, and New York. A panel of expert judges drawn from the worlds of art, science, and science communication will select the winning entries. The art will be judged on three key criteria: depiction and representation of the theme, creativity of image representation and innovation in style or technique.

Its inspiring to see these inventive and expressive worlds collide to create new art forms, said Griffith Kundahl, Executive Director of The Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology (COIN). We are delighted to support and showcase this artwork at this nanotech conference in Durham, a city well-known for both the arts and sciences.

My career has combined duel passions for art and technology, noted curator F. Mark Modzelewski. I am excited by this opportunity to work with COIN to expose leaders in the nanotech and biotech communities to leading artists from around the world that are taking science and transforming it into art.

Dozens of entries have flooded in from leading figures in the art and science fields, from countries ranging from the United States to Cyprus to South Korea. Following the conference, images of the works from the exhibition will appear in an online gallery supported by COIN for a period of 36 months.

Sponsors for the event and exhibition include:

NanoBCA: The NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA) http://www.nanobca.org is a 501(c)(6) trade organization lead by Vincent Caprio http://www.vincentcaprio.org, Executive Director, dedicated to promoting the commercialization of nanotechnology and helping companies bring affordable, life-improving nanotech products to the market. Founded in 2001, the organization has been at the forefront of policy and advocacy for the nanotechnology community for over a decade.

NCBST: In 1963, the North Carolina General Assembly established the North Carolina Board of Science & Technology to encourage, promote, and support scientific, engineering, and industrial research applications in North Carolina. To meet these goals, the Board works to investigate new areas of emerging science and technology and conducts studies on the competitiveness of state industry and research institutions in these fields. The Board also works with the General Assembly and the Governor to put into place the infrastructure that keeps North Carolina on the cutting edge of science and technology.

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Newswise Imagine a test that sifts through millions of molecules in a drop of a patient's blood to detect a telltale protein signature of a cancer subtype, or a drug ferry that doesn't release its toxic contents until it slips inside cancer cells.

These and other nanotechnologies could be game changers in how we diagnose, monitor and treat cancer. To more fully understand the impact, The Kavli Foundation held a roundtable teleconference with four pioneers in the field.

* Anna Barker - Former Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and current Director of Arizona State University's Transformative Healthcare Networks; * Mark E. Davis - Professor of Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and a member of the Experimental Therapeutics Program of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the City of Hope; * James Heath - Professor of Chemistry at Caltech and a founding Board member of Caltech's Kavli Nanoscience Institute; * Michael Phelps - Norton Simon Professor, and Chair of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at the University of California Los Angeles.

The researchers discussed how nanotechnology holds the promise of revolutionizing the way medicine wages war against cancer, from providing new ways to combine drugs to delivering gene-silencing therapeutics for cancer cells. "What's really exciting to me is the patient evidence that reveal nanoparticles are actually going into tumor cells and releasing their payloads," said Davis. "[We're also] starting to see preliminary evidence that these therapies are having some effects in patients while also giving them a high quality of life."

Another promising technology is PET molecular imaging probes, which can rapidly search for cancer throughout all tissues of the body, as well as characterize each cancer lesion it detects within an individual patient. "All cancer treatments are in need of better molecular diagnostics... to better characterize the biology of cancer," said Phelps.

These technologies add a layer of precision, insight and invention to cancer treatment that can be transformative. Said Heath, "Nanotechnology is an amazing discovery tool ...giving us a new set of eyes that are opening up a whole new world." Regarding the future, he added, "All evidence suggests that when you do careful engineering of these nanotechnologies, the benefits are great." Barker agreed. "The nanotechnologies that are currently in use in the cancer community are actually making cancer therapies safer. They are uniformly increasing the efficiency, while reducing the toxicity for patients."

For the complete dialogue, visit: http://www.kavlifoundation.org/science-spotlights/nanoscience-fighting-cancer-nanotechnology

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NEW YORK, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2014

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In the coming years, nanotechnology is set to play a pivotal role in various industry segments. The evolving technology has already influenced a large number of industrial segments, and the economic activity generated from it has been high in magnitude and wide in scope. The nanotechnology-based products, which have had a huge impact on almost each industrial sector, are now entering the consumer market in a big way. As per the findings of our latest report, increased applications of the technology in sectors like electronics, cosmetics, and defense, would propel the growth of the global nanotechnology market, which is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of about 19% during 2011-2014.

According to "Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2014", electronic companies are finding new ways of incorporating nanotechnology into consumer products like music systems and mobile phones in order to improve their processing capabilities. Similarly, the technology could help improve cosmetics by changing their physical properties. We also observed that the use of nanotechnology in defense technologies provides enhanced performance at lower cost. Besides, the budding technology has revolutionalized dental care as it decreases the healing time and improves the Osseo-integration during dental implant. Our report discusses in detail these application areas and the key market trends.

Though nanomaterials would continue to dominate the nanotechnology market in the coming years, nano devices, comprising nanolithographic tools for manufacturing the next generation semi-conductors, are estimated to grow at a much faster rate than nanomaterials in near future. The crucial country-level analysis, included in the comprehensive research, identified that the US is the world's most prominent nanotechnology market and will continue to enjoy the biggest pie of the global industry in the years to come, despite developing economies like China, Korea, India, and Brazil investing huge sums in the nanotechnology R&D. Our report elaborates the application areas and regulatory environment relating to nanotechnology in these countries, along with the patent analysis.

With a view to providing a balanced outlook of the global nanotechnology market to clients, our report also includes the profiles of key industry players, like Altair, Nanophase Tech and Nanosys, among others. Overall, the objective of the study is to help clients understand the prospects of the industry, and make sound investment decisions in view of those.

1. Analyst View2. Research Methodology3. Nanotechnology - An Introduction4. Key Market Trends and Developments4.1 Nanotechnology: The New Buzz Word in Dental Care4.2 Nano-sand: Preventing Water Loss4.3 NanoRobots: Boon for Medical and Other Industries5. Nanotechnology Market Overview6. Industry Performance: Current and Future Outlook6.1 By R&D Funding6.1.1 Government6.1.2 Corporate6.1.3 Venture Capital6.2 By Major Applications6.2.1 Electronics: Potential of Solid State Nano-electronics6.2.1.1 Nanocircuits6.2.1.2 Nanowires6.2.1.3 NanoSensors6.2.2 Energy: Application of Nanotechnology in Value Added Chain6.2.2.1 Energy Source6.2.2.2 Energy Conversion6.2.2.3 Energy Storage6.2.2.4 Energy Distribution6.2.3 Nano-Cosmetics: Beyond Skin Deep6.2.3.1 Skin Care6.2.3.2 Hair Care6.2.3.3 Perfumes6.2.4 Biomedical: Nanotechnology Developing Medical Application6.2.4.1 Drug Delivery6.2.4.2 Therapeutics6.2.4.3 Medical Materials & Implants6.2.4.4 Analytical Tools & Instruments6.2.4.5 Diagnostics6.2.5 Defense: Nanotechnology Bringing Innovative Opportunities6.2.5.1 Military Vehicles6.2.5.2 Aeronautics6.2.5.3 Satellites7. Country Level Analysis7.1 US7.2 Brazil7.3 Germany7.4 France7.5 UK7.6 Ireland7.7 Russia7.8 Japan7.9 South Korea7.10 Taiwan7.11 China7.12 India7.13 Australia8. Patents Analysis9. Competitive Landscape9.1 Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.9.2 Nanophase Technologies Corporation9.3 Nanosys, Inc.9.4 Unidym, Inc.9.5 Ablynx9.6 NanoScale Materials, Inc.9.7 Zyvex Corporation9.8 Acusphere, Inc.

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Figure 5-1: Global - Nanotechnology Market (Billion US$), 2009-2014Figure 5-2: Global - Nanotechnology Market by Component (%), 2011Figure 5-3: Global - Forecast for Nanotechnology Market by Component (%), 2014Figure 5-4: Global - Nanotechnology Market by Region (%), 2009Figure 6-1: Global - Nanotechnology Funding (Billion US$), 2008 & 2009Figure 6-2: Global - Nanotechnology Funding by Source (%), 2009Figure 6-3: Global - Government Funding in Nanotechnology (Billion US$), 2008 & 2009Figure 6-4: Global - Corporate Funding in Nanotechnology (Billion US$), 2008 & 2009Figure 6-5: Global - Corporate Funding in Nanotechnology by Leading Countries (Billion US$), 2008Figure 6-6: Global - Venture Capital Funding in Nanotechnology (Billion US$), 2008 & 2009Figure 6-7: Global - Venture Capital Funding in Nanotechnology by Region (%), 2009Figure 6-8: Global - Use of Nanoparticles in Electronic Applications (Million US$), 2009-2014Figure 6-9: Global - Use of Nanoparticles in Energy Applications (Million US$), 2009-2014Figure 6-10: Global - Use of Nanoparticles in Cosmetic Applications (Million US$), 2009-2014Figure 6-11: Global - Use of Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications (Million US$), 2009-2014Figure 6-12: Global - Share of Defense in Nanotechnology Market (2007 & 2015)Figure 7-1: US - Funding in Nanotechnology (Billion US$), 2008 & 2009Figure 7-2: US - Federal Funding in Nanotechnology (Billion US$), 2010-2012Figure 7-3: US - Forecast for Proposed Federal Funding by Category (%), 2012Figure 7-4: US - Nanotechnology-enabled Products Market (Billion US$), 2007 & 2009Figure 7-5: Brazil - Government Investment in Nanotechnology (Million US$), 2004-2009Figure 7-6: Brazil - Share of Public and Private Funding in Nanotechnology (2008)Figure 7-7: Germany - Funding in Nanotechnology (Million US$), 2009-2012Figure 7-8: Germany - Forecast for Share of Active Participants in Nanotechnology (2012)Figure 7-9: UK - Funding in Nanotechnology (Million GBP), FY 2010 & FY 2011Figure 7-10: Ireland - Share of Government Funding by Activity (2001-2009 & 2010-2014)Figure 7-11: Russia - Investment in Nanotechnology (Billion US$), 2009-2015Figure 7-12: Russia - Nano-enabled Products Market (Billion US$), 2009-2015Figure 7-13: Russia - Nano-enabled Products Export (Billion US$), 2009-2015Figure 7-14: Russia - Forecast for Share in Global Nano-industry Products Market (2014)Figure 7-15: Japan - Public Funding in Nanotechnology/Materials (Billion JPY), FY 2007 to FY 2010Figure 7-16: Japan - Government Funded Projects (2001 to 2014)Figure 7-17: South Korea - Government Investment in Nanotechnology (Billion KRW), FY 2008 & FY 2009Figure 7-18: South Korea - Investment in Nanotechnology by Segment (%), 2009Figure 7-19: South Korea - Investment in Nanotechnology by Ministry (Billion KRW), 2009Figure 7-20: South Korea - Distribution of Nanotech Companies by Technological Field (%), 2009Figure 7-21: South Korea - Distribution of Nanotech Products by Technological Field (%), 2004 to 2008Figure 7-22: South Korea - Distribution of Commercialization Success by Technological Field (%), 2008Figure 7-23: South Korea - Location of Nanotechnology Development Infrastructure (2009)Figure 7-24: Taiwan - Allocation of Funds in NNP, Phase I (%), 2003 to 2008Figure 7-25: Taiwan - Allocation of Funds in NNP, Phase II (%), 2009 to 2014Figure 7-26: Taiwan - Nanotechnology Industry Output (Billion US$), 2008 & 2010Figure 7-27: China - Funding in Nanotechnology (Million US$), 2009 & 2013Figure 7-28: China - Nanotechnology Market (Billion CNY), 2008 & 2013

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Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving and sustainable solutions is pleased to update its shareholders and supporters of recent activity and progress. The Company has been working diligently to cultivate several valuable sales channels, identify new markets and sources of revenue, and has produced tangible results including initial implementation and resulting installations for corporate and government projects.

1. Upgrading the energy efficiency of windows, especially in large older factories is becoming a very significant source or revenue for the Company. Older factories were built with walls of windows, which were effective at letting light in, but very energy inefficient. Applying the Companys translucent Nansulate(R) Energy Protect is a cost effective solution that still lets the light in, but reduces heat transfer through the glass. As an example, a factory in Ohio utilized Nansulate(R) on their windows and the result was a real dollar energy saving amount equal to eight times the amount of their original investment in Nansulate(R) was achieved in the first four months subsequent to the application.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, commercial and residential buildings account for nearly 40 percent of energy used in the U.S. With energy costs soaring, the green building materials industry has grown to $156 billion a year. With their coatings already being used on other areas of the building envelope - walls, roofs, ceilings, skylights - to reduce energy costs, the Company is aggressively pursuing factory windows in older buildings, as well as other building applications.

Windows are one of the largest energy wasters in any building as they allow a great deal of heat transfer, stated Francesca Crolley, VP Business Development for Industrial Nanotech, Inc. There are thousands of factories and commercial buildings built with single pane windows, and building owners are finding that replacing these windows is cost prohibitive. Our technology offers an affordable and effective way for the existing windows to be insulated easily with a spray on application that can also be sprayed over frames to further reduce thermal bridging. Our Energy Protect coating allows through over 90% of the visible light, while reducing heat transfer and resulting energy costs, and also reducing UV light, which is desirable by museums trying to protect artwork from fading.

2. The Company has expanded into the historical preservation and restoration market. Upcoming projects include a U.S. military museum and a New York State historic restoration project to install the Companys clear lead encapsulation product, Nansulate(R) LDX. Additionally, the company has submitted an abstract to speak at the Annual Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) Conference held in September, to illustrate the benefits that nanocoatings can provide for preservation and restoration of historic sites.

3. Industrial Nanotech moved into the OEM market, including integration of the Companys Patented Nansulate coatings into building products. Application of Nansulate by several large major customers to their products at the factory is expected to begin in the very near future and will substantially impact revenues.

4. A multi-year project with a Southeast Asian government is beginning by midyear, resulting in a high dollar volume marque project for resistance of mold growth and surface protection on a high profile building which is well known throughout the region and globally. This will add to the Companys profile of providing multi-solution nanotechnology products which not only save energy, but perform a variety of other tasks, such as mold resistance, corrosion prevention, moisture resistance, UV resistance, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation.

5. One of the Companys European distributors has been working with a major provider of rail transportation, who after completing initial testing, has approved a field study over several tunnels for Nansulate(R) coatings to trial the ability of the coating to prevent icicle formation in tunnels and overpasses in order to reduce train derailment due to ice dropping on rail tracks. This study is ongoing and expected to be completed in 2012.

6. The company has been presenting their nanotechnology based solutions to a number of fortune 500 companies and companies on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes over the past two years. Many of these companies have completed or are close to completing initial due diligence projects at U.S. based factories with the technology, and the Company anticipates several multi-plant projects beginning in 2012 and continuing into 2013 and beyond.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Crocus Technology, a leading developer of magnetically enhanced semiconductors, today announced that it has signed a research and development agreement with Kintech Lab, a leading researchcompany in Russia, specializing in the development of advanced methodologies and multi-scale software tools for modeling complex electronics and other physical phenomena.

Under the terms of the agreement, Kintech Lab will develop a modeling platform and perform complete physical simulation of Crocus' TAS MLU memory cell.The simulation results will provide deeper understanding of the nano-scale performance of the TAS MLU cell and enable Crocus to optimize materials and processing for enhanced functionality and reliability.

"Crocus is delighted to collaborate with Kintech Lab on advanced modeling of our MLU technology," said Ken MacKay, Crocus' director of Magnetic Technology Engineering. "Kintech's world-class expertise in physics and modeling will be instrumental to Crocus as we migrate our process technologies to state-of-the-art lithography."

In May 2011, Crocus announced that it will invest over $5 million into Russian research organizations to develop advanced technology and manufacturing solutions. This partnership with Kintech represents the first step towards achieving that objective, as set forth in Crocus' agreement with RUSNANO to develop advanced magnetic nanotechnology manufacturing and science in Russia.

"This initiative with Crocus is setting the foundation for model-based advanced nano-magnetic research in Russia," said Boris Potapkin, chief executive officer of Kintech Laboratory. "We look forward to working with Crocus on solving problems essential to the deployment of leading edge technologies."

About CrocusCrocus is a leading developer of magnetic semiconductor technology for dense, non-volatile, high-speed, scalable chip solutions used in general and special purpose applications. The company's Magnetic Logic Unit (MLU) architecture, featuring a revolutionary self-reference technique, is a scalable evolution of Crocus' patented Thermally Assisted Switching (TAS) technology. MLU enables practical implementation of advanced magnetic logic and memory capabilities. Crocus' first generation magnetic technology was originally conceived at the Grenoble, France-based Spintec, a world leading magnetic research laboratory affiliated with two leading French labs, CEA and CNRS. It was further developed for production at SVTC in California and is in its final phase of implementation at Tower Jazz semiconductor. In October 2011, Crocus announced a joint development agreement with IBM to further advance the technology, focusing on advanced development of the MLU architecture. Crocus' technology is covered by a comprehensive patent portfolio. In May 2011, Crocus and RUSNANO formed a joint venture, Crocus Nano Electronics (CNE), to build and operate an advanced manufacturing facility for magnetic semiconductors. Find Crocus at: http://www.crocus-technology.com

About Kintech LabKintech Lab develops and implements integrated computer simulation software and information systems for first principles-based predictive multi-scale modeling and analysis of the properties of new processes, materials and devices. Kintech Lab carries out scientific research projects in the fields of combustion and plasma technologies, catalysis, advanced energy systems including fuel and solar cells, batteries, light sources, nanotechnologies and new materials. In 2011, Kintech Lab obtained status as a Skolkovo resident, and in January 2012 was awarded with a $1.3 million grant supporting a projected titled, 'Technique of predictive multi-scale modeling and mechanistic development of processes for efficient power engineering, chemical industry and the design of new materials.' For more information about Kintech Lab, visit http://www.kintechlab.com.

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In his regular IndustryWeek nanotechnology column, Nanofilm president and CEO Scott Rickert suggests a bootcamp for nanotechnology and industry about commercialization to capitalize on the current interest in advanced manufacturing.

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Rickert, a 20+ year veteran in nanotechnology, suggests that companies approach their commercialization efforts as they would a military campaign.

1. Send out more scouts. Cast a wide net to find compatible partners, he notes, saying that Nanofilms R&D labs are constantly doing hands-on testing of early-stage technology to identify potential product advancements.

2. Meet with the generals. Avoid a buyer-vendor relationship by building a task force with C-Level personnel in all disciplines.

3. Keep the battle plans flexible. Consider all forms of partnership, including joint development, tech sharing, market sharing and licensing.

4. Embrace guerilla warfare. Dont miss the smaller incremental opportunities in the search for a silver bullet

5. Be ready for hand-to-hand combat. Be sure everyone gets out of the lab and into the real world.

6. Never retreat. When necessary, tweak, reformulate, rethink; find another path, another partner, another idea.

The full article, titled The Six Secret Weapons of Nanotechnology Commercialization, can be read at IndustryWeek.com.

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Nanotechnology has a checkered past in improving fuel cell technology. I have cataloged some of the missteps previously. At the time, the areas in which researchers were attempting to apply nanotechnology to fuel cellsnamely improved catalysts and hydrogen storagedidnt address the real problems that have prevented fuel cells from receiving wider adoption.

One of the fundamental problems with fuel cells has been the cost of producing hydrogen. While hydrogen is, of course, the most abundant element, it attaches itself to other elements like nitrogen or fluorine, and perhaps most ubiquitously to oxygen to create the water molecule. The process used to separate hydrogen out into hydrogen gas for powering fuel cells now relies on electricity produced from fossil fuels, negating some of the potential environmental benefits. So in the last few years, a new line of research has emerged that uses nanomaterials to imitate photosynthesis and break water down into hydrogen and oxygen thereby creating a more cost-effective and environmentally-friendly method for producing hydrogen.

Angela Belcher at MIT reported on just such a method two years ago when she used man-made viruses to serve as a scaffold to attract molecules of the catalyst iridium oxide and a biological pigment (zinc porphyrins). Once these two molecules attached themselves to the scaffold, the viruses would become wire-like, which enabled them to split the water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen because of the precise spacing in the wire.

Now researchers at University of California, San Diego have developed a quite different approach to mimicking photosynthesis for splitting water molecules by using a 3D branched nanowire array that looks like a forest of trees.

According to Deli Wang, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, this tree-like structure enables both trees and the nanowire arrays to capture the maximum amount of solar energy. To illustrate what he means, Wang points to satellite imagery in which flat surfaces like oceans or deserts simply reflect the light back and forests remain dark because they are absorbing the light.

The nanowire forest that Wang and his colleagues have created uses the process of photoelectrochemical water-splitting to produce hydrogen gas. The method used by the researchers, which was published in the journal Nanoscale, found that the forest structure of the nanowires, which has a massive amount of surface area, not only captured more light than flat planar designs, but also produced more hydrogen gas.

With this structure, we have enhanced, by at least 400,000 times, the surface area for chemical reactions, said Ke Sun, a PhD student in electrical engineering who led the project.

While it appears from the press release that the researchers are more interested in pursuing the photosynthesis aspect of this research to expand its use into capturing carbon dioxide, it could be a cost-effective way for producing hydrogen gas.

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Mobile phone giant Nokia and Cambridge Universityhave been working for a number of years on nanotechnologyapplicationsfor cell phones. In 2008, they announced the much-ballyhooed Morph phone that featured plastic electronics; the flexible circuits allowed the handset, whichI like to call it the Dick Tracy phone,to wrap around your wrist like a watch.

I guess its impressive to duplicate a tech gadget used by a comic book character developed in the 1930s, but I never could see the point. Adding to the head scratching on that one was their admission that they didnt expect to commercialize that phone for another 20 years.

As a marketing toolas Ive heard the Morph phone describedit was effective in that it got a lot of press coverage. But it left me thinking: Does Nokia really have a handle on what nanotechnology can do for mobile phones?

It seems the researchers there did. In fact, Nokia published an entire book on the subject back in 2010 called Nanotechnologies for Future Mobile Devices. So there remained considerable hope that Nokia would focus its attention on the technologies that would really make a difference in cell phones, namely longer lasting batteries.

So, when news came out this week that the big breakthrough it had made in pairing cellular telephony with nanotechnology was to make handsets waterproof, I couldnt help but be disappointed.

Okay, I'll admit that waterproofing is a good featureand sure is a step up from a Dick Tracy phone. But really, Nokia? Five years of collaboration with Cambridge University and this is the result? I have water-resistant nanotechnology on my cycling apparel. At this point, water resistance is just not one of those added features made available by nanotechnology that I can get too excited about anymore, even if it is the super-hydrophobic variety.

Sure, duplicating the lotus effect and other biomimicry on the nanoscale is a worthy feature for a score of products, but some of these products have already been on the market for nearly a decade now.

While I know people who have ruined their phones by dropping it in water, when Chris Bower, the principal scientist at Nokia Research Center in Cambridge, claimed in the video that a coating of the super-hydrophobic material could manage to help a phone dropped in water survive, he seemed less than certain and I was less than impressed.Dont get me wrong. Keeping a phonefrom becoming waterlogged is a big deal. I suppose I just expected an evenbigger one. Worse still for Nokia, at least one news reportseems to have contradicted Bower's claim, pointing out that because of all the openings on a cell phone, water would still find its way into the electronics.

I'll give the researchers their due: The graphene sensor they rigged upto help themfilm the water droplet falling on the coating in super slow motion is quite impressive. But it seems Im still going to have to wait for Nokia and Cambridge to announce a mobile phone that will operatefor a monthwithout recharging .

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Hearts and minds need to be won in the battle to commercialise nanotechnology, if it is to avoid going the same way as GM food, according to a new study.

Public acceptance of such new technology being introduced to the food and agriculture sector is a major challenge for stakeholders, according to the study published in called Implications of nanotechnology growth in food and agriculture in OECD countries.

The report, by Guillaume Grure of the International Food Policy Research Institute, USA,comes as a FoodNavigator.com poll found that 73% of readers believe the European Commission should heed calls to ban GM crops .

Published in the April issue of Food Policy, the study identifies three main policy challenges; funding and investment, risk governance, and public acceptance.

Public acceptance is seen as critical and researchers have emphasized the importance of delivering the right message from a trusted authority.

However, the author states: The GM food rejection in OECD countries provides an illustration of what needs to be avoided. At the same time, despite all warning, there are signs that nano food products may face the exact same consumer rejection as GM food.

Similarly he suggests that industry needs to proactively communicate transparently on the use of nanotechnology in food.

Nano

Nanotechnology-enabled products were defined as those derived or issued from materials at scales measuring less than 100 nm in at least one dimension.

They are being developed and commercialized for improved processing and nutrition, among others, but its rapid emergence has raised concerns.

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I am not certain why there is this hullabaloo about the so-called nanotech race. To me it just seems as though scientists around the world are working on their research, they publish it in journals, other scientists read it and then build on that research and so it goes. I dont see how that translates into a competition between countries, but it seems to be a matter for which some are enormously preoccupied.

The latest news is that China is soaring ahead of India in nanotechnology research. China and India are nearly always discussed in this great nanotechnology race. This is to be expected. These two countries represent two of the fastest growing economies in the world, and much of that growth has been leveraged upon technology.

However, its not always clear that these countries efforts in the field of nanotechnology should give Europe, North America or any other advanced OECD countries in nanotechnology any reason for alarm. One day it seems one of these countries (China, in this instance) has a lead and then the next it doesnt.

In this latest study published in Scientometrics, once you get past the quantification of the race (i.e. how many articles are published, how many times they are cited, etc.), you discover the interesting bit. It seems China is focusing its efforts in nanotechnology research on nanomaterials and their applications whereas India is focusing their work on addressing their developmental problems, such as clean drinking water.

To be honest though, Im not clear on how this makes China more sophisticated than India in its nanotechnology development. Further there seems to be a distinction here without much difference: Indias aim of developing nanotechnology solutions for clean drinking water will clearly require nanomaterials and their applications. I think what the study is trying to say is that China is approaching nanomaterials development in a more systematic way.

Nonetheless when all is said and done, what matters is the impact nanotechnology can have on a country or life in that country. Cientifica has its measuring stick for this impact. But ultimately perhaps the impact that comes to China and India from nanotechnology may not originate from research in those countries, but from somewhere else entirely, which still leaves me wondering why all of this measuring of which country publishes what matters.

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A technical seminar on nanotechnology and its industrial applications was held by the Qatar chapter of the Institution of Engineers (India) at the Doha Grand Hotel. Narendra Kumar Agnihotra, who has specialised in nano-science and interfacial engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, was the chief guest. In his presentation, Agnihotra deliberated on the evolution of nanotechnology and various milestones achieved by the scientific research community in this field in the 20th and 21st centuries. He spoke on various opportunities for new phenomena, new materials and new science offered by nanotechnology. The speaker stressed nanotechnology could lead to a new industrial revolution, through its wide application in engineering, materials as well as biology. Animesh Sarkar, chairman, Qatar chapter, welcomed the gathering and later gave away a plaque of appreciation to the guest speaker. Debashis Roy gave away the IEI memento of appreciation to the speaker. Abdul Sathar compeered and conducted the proceedings while Dipak Dahake proposed a vote of thanks.

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Expert stresses key role of nanotechnology

MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

A high-performance package of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (TOF-MS) systems from Bruker will further strengthen the role of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) as a center of excellence for Nanoscience and Micro-Nanotechnology research in Mexico. Four Bruker high-end research instruments comprise this package, namely AVANCE III 750 and AVANCE III 400 NMR spectrometers , as well as MicrOTOF-QII ESI-QTOF and Autoflex Speed MALDI TOF/TOF mass spectrometers. All instruments will be located in the Institutes new Center for Nanoscience and Micro- and Nanotechnology (CNMN). With the AVANCE III 750, the Institute will host the highest field NMR spectrometer in Mexico.

The NMR and MS spectrometers will promote the Centers mission in supporting scientific research and knowledge with core competencies in nanosciences and nanotechnology, for eventual transfer of high-impact technical developments to the private and public sectors in Mexico and abroad.

The AVANCE III 750 includes a 750 MHz (17.6 Tesla) magnet based on Brukers latest Ascend magnet technology. Ascend magnets feature advanced superconductors and proprietary magnet technology resulting in smaller physical size and lower weight for easier installation in customer laboratories. The AVANCE III 750 includes Bruker CryoProbe technology, enabling IPN researchers to benefit from the increased sensitivity of this cryogenically cooled probe, ideal for detecting small amounts of sample. Combining the CryoProbe with the AVANCE IIIs unprecedented level of digital control, speed, flexibility and exceptionally pure NMR frequency generation provides IPN an NMR platform perfectly suited to many of IPNs research strengths, including nanotechnology, biotechnology, medicine and materials.

The micrOTOF-Q II ESI-Qq-TOF mass spectrometer features the latest technology to provide confidence for small molecule identification, metabolomics and proteomics. Easy molecular sum formula determination of small molecules, metabolic studies, analysis of complex mixtures, protein digests and intact proteins are key applications.

The Autoflex Speed MALDI TOF/TOF incorporates Bruker's proprietary smartbeam-II laser technology for uncompromised laser performance to combine the advantages of both the proven analytical performance of nitrogen lasers and all-solid-state laser reliability. The Autoflex Speed is optimized to be a robust system for applications such as detailed protein/peptide characterization, synthetic polymer analysis, high resolution MALDI imaging and glycan analysis.

Dr. Gerardo Cabaas Moreno, Director of the CNMN of IPN, stated: We are very pleased with our decision to select Brukers NMR and mass spectrometry instrumentation to equip our new Center. These advanced, new platforms will have an immediate and significant impact in a broad range of experiments, focused on nanotechnology, biotechnology, life sciences and several engineering fields. This shows again the clear commitment from IPNs General Director, Dr. Yoloxchitl Bustamante Dez, to improve the standing of our Institution at the national and international level.

Dr. Werner Maas, President of Bruker BioSpin, added: Bruker is honored to support the growing science community in Mexico. The establishment of the CNMN exemplifies the commitment of the Instituto Politcnico Nacional to increasing the quality of research and establishing an international presence with the addition of these state-of-the-art NMR and MS instruments.

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