GDT::Nanotech::SmallBlog::Archive::Year 2009

   From yesterday (2009.12.29): 50th anniversary of Feynman's lecture 
   "Plenty of Room at the Bottom" http://ow.ly/R9kf (via @INBT_JHU)

Zyvex.com::There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom

[30 December 2009, top]

   "4D electron microscopy makes it possible to image photons 
    of nanoscale structures and visualize their architecture"

Media.Caltech.edu::Caltech Scientists Film Photons with Electrons

[26 December 2009, top]

Nanotech-now.comNanotechnology Basics

[26 December 2009, top]

   "Computer scientists' expertise in networking and software 
    agents is invaluable when it comes to programming and 
    controlling armies of nanites."

Nanites?

Computing.co.uk::Are we invited to the nanotechnology party?

[13 December 2009, top]

We are entering the age of "new materials," which implies it is a great time for budding material scientists.

Inhabitat.com::New Nano-Material Paves Way for Self-Washing Solar Panels and Windows

[10 December 2009, top]

I like how the NanotechWeb.org's "looking back to think ahead" ends.

   "It seems likely that when we look back again ten years 
    from now, we will continue to see key discoveries, 
    unanticipated today, that will have reshaped the 
    field of nanotechnology."

NanotechWeb.org:: Nanotechnology: looking back to think ahead

[08 December 2009, top]

From the University of Arkansas: "Carbon Nanotubes Are Able To Penetrate Plant Seed Coat and Dramatically Affect Seed Germination and Plant Growth"

NanotechWeb.org::Advance in 'nano-agriculture': Tiny stuff has huge effect on plant growth

[25 October 2009, top]

   "The spin-polarized scanning probing microscope (LT-SPM) 
    is a wonderful addition to the many tools available to 
    researchers at the CNM," said interim CNM director Derrick 
    Mancini. "Nanomagnetism is a burgeoning field, and the 
    LT-SPM will provide the most cutting-edge technology 
    for this research." 

NanotechWeb.org::Argonne dedicates new microscopy facility at Center for Nanoscale Materials

[25 October 2009, top]

   "On September 3, 2009, Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. signed a 
    cost reimbursement contract with the U.S. Army RDECOM Acquisition 
    Center ("U.S. Army") for up to $1,749,965.00 (the "Contract"). 
    The Contract calls for Altairnano, Inc. to conduct primary 
    research of sensitive and selective nanosensors through a 
    single molecule-multiple excitation source approach to synthesize 
    a single sensing molecule coupled with metal nanoparticles to 
    better understand how the molecule responds to nerve and toxic 
    industrial chemicals and to incorporate the technology into a 
    portable sensing device. The term of the Contract runs through 
    September 2, 2010."

In addition, I found it interesting that the dollar amount of the contract did not appear to be subjected to rounding (unless to the nearest whole dollar).

Altairnano.com::Altairnano to Conduct Nanosensor Research for the U.S. Army

[13 October 2009, top]

The following tweet was received on 11 September 2009.

   nanotechwebTech Update: Nanodiamonds deliver genes 
   http://bit.ly/5rxDm

The NanotechWeb.org posting starts with... "Nanodiamonds could be used as efficient gene delivery vehicles, according to new work by US and Japanese researchers."

I need to keep an eye on Dean Ho at Northwestern University.

NanotechWeb.org::Nanodiamonds deliver genes

[11 September 2009, top]

   When I think IBM, I think computing. But IBM is also a 
   nanotechnology/nanoscience leader. http://bit.ly/jWC2B 
   {cool video embedded}

Molecular nanotechnology requires being able to "see" the atomic structure of molecules.

IBM.com::IBM Scientists First to Image the 'Anatomy' of a Molecule

[Extra] The IBM press release contained the following. "A new facility for world-class collaborative nanoscale research, the Nanoscale Exploratory Technology Laboratory, will open in 2011 on the campus of IBM Research--Zurich. The nanotech center is part of a strategic partnership in nanotechnology with ETH Zurich, one of Europe's premier technical universities."

[03 September 2009, top]

   nanotechweb Tech Update: DNA scaffolds could make 
   nano-circuits http://bit.ly/4pfuVg

When it comes to nanotechnology, I need to keep on eye on IBM, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and DNA-origami.

NanotechWeb.org::DNA scaffolds could make nano-circuits

[27 August 2009, top]

Nanowerk.com::Nanotechnology experiments could lead to more spectacular firework displays

[17 August 2009, top]

   "Nanoparticles constructed to carry a therapeutic payload 
    are studded with proteins that act as keys for gaining 
    entry to tumor cells."

And...

   "Nanoscale therapies deliver precisely targeted treatments 
    to tumors while avoiding healthy tissues."

ScientificAmerican.com::Nanomedicine--Revolutionizing the Fight against Cancer

[20 July 2009, top]

   "DARPA's new pet project: remote controlled mosquitoes that 
    inject nanobots into the blood stream of enemy combatants."

Hmmm... What will the nanobots do?

Again, I don't know who is responsible for this quote, nor do I know if it is true. But if it's not true, then that's probably a problem for the United States.

[11 July 2009, top]

IR.Nanosphere.us::Nanosphere Co-founder and Board Member, Dr. Chad Mirkin, Awarded Prestigious Lemelson-MIT Prize for Revolutionary Advancements in Nanotechnology

[25 June 2009, top]

   Dear Customer,

   This is confirmation of the renewal of the domain you registered
   with Gandi: AZNANOTECH.NET

   Your domain has been renewed for 1 year(s) without error. The new
   expiration date is: 2010-06-12 15:56:25

AzNanotech.net was created on 12 June 2003 (i.e. six years ago).

[08 June 2009, top]

   "Alex Zettl and colleagues say enclosing an iron nanoparticle in 
    a hollow carbon nanotube could serve as the foundation for a 
    memory material for the next generation of iPods, smartphones, 
    and other mobile devices."
    
   "The experimental memory device offers a storage capacity of 
    1 trillion bits of information and a lifetime of more than 
    1 billion years. An increasing amount of digital images, music, 
    and other data is being packed onto silicon chips, but the 
    10 to 100 gigabits of data per square inch on current memory 
    cards only have a lifetime of 10 to 30 years."

Portal.ACS.org::New memory material may hold data for one billion years

[01 June 2009, top]

   "By building the boat with Arovex®, the 54-foot boat will 
    weigh less than 8,000 pounds, fully equipped. This is approximately 
    75% less than fiberglass boats its size, and 33% less than 
    conventional carbon fiber boats. The drastic weight reduction 
    allows the new boat to require 75% less horsepower, considerably 
    reduced emissions, and extended range."

Nanotech-Now.com::Zyvex Performance Materials revolutionary new boat utilizing next generation carbon nanotube-enhanced prepreg.

[15 May 2009, top]

AzNanotech.net::Nanonewbies Presentation at SCC on 29 April 2009

[03 May 2009, top]

   "A team of researchers has developed a new process to make 
    flexible, conducting 'nano skins' for a variety of applications, 
    from electronic paper to sensors for detecting chemical and 
    biological agents. The materials, which are described in the 
    March issue of the journal Nano Letters, combine the strength 
    and conductivity of carbon nanotubes with the flexibility of 
    traditional polymers."

RPI.edu::Nano Skins Show Promise as Flexible Electronic Devices

[20 April 2009, top]

Today, Sunday, 5 April 02009, will be Nano Day at the Arizona Museum of Natural History in Mesa, Arizona (53 N. Macdonald). Nano Day 02009 runs from 1-4pm and admission is less than a nanocent (i.e. free).

Speaking of nanotechnology/nanoscience...

Scottsdale Community College (9000 E. Chaparral) is offering a "Survey of Nanotechnology" 1-credit course that meets on Friday afternoons at 1:00pm for 50 minutes. The first class is on 28 August 02009. The course (ECE106), which has no prerequisites, involves "reading and discussion on topics in nanotechnology and it includes key issues in the development of nanoscale engineering." This year the class took a field trip to visit ASU's nanotechnology facilities.

I noticed that Glendale Community College (6000 W. Olive) is also offering "Survey of Nanotechnology" this fall. Glendale's section of ECE106 is a "hybrid" course, which means it combines face-to-face classroom instruction with distance learning.

[05 April 2009, top]

   "I think accelerating research in nanotechnology will help 
    to improve the efficiency in any other engineering field."  

   "The uses of nanotechnology are almost endless."

   "Nanotechnology as a tool, not as an accomplishment."

Pablo Arco quotes were obtained from...

EngineeringChallenges.org::Ideas

[09 March 2009, top]

   "How small is the writing? The letters in the words are 
    assembled from subatomic sized bits as small as 0.3 nanometers, 
    or roughly one third of a billionth of a meter." [ScienceDaily.com]

Richard Feynman (1918-1988) was an American physicist whom many consider the father of nanotechnology.

   "Feynman offered a $1,000 prize for anyone who could find a way 
    to rewrite a page from an ordinary book in text 25,000 times 
    smaller than the usual size (a scale at which the entire contents 
    of the Encyclopedia Britannica would fit on the head of a pin)."
    [ScienceDaily.com]

ScienceDaily.com::Stanford Writes In World's Smallest Letters

[22 February 2009, top]

[24 January 2009, top]

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