Nanotechnology News

EPA Backs Nanomaterial Safety Research (Washington Post)
Activists Say $4 Million Is Far Too Little for Studies.

Nanotech Critics Say Effort Glosses Over Risks (Washington Post)
A new effort by industry leaders and others to engender public trust in nanotechnology, the young science of making invisibly small materials, has run into difficulties on the eve of its first meeting after environmental and citizen groups declined to join for now because of doubts the initiative will serve the public interest.

Doctors Use Nanotechnology to Improve Health Care (New York Times)
Nanotechnology's bag of tricks for inventing new molecules and manipulating those available naturally could be dazzling in its potential to improve health care.

Scientists Debate Viability of Nanotechnology (The Times of New Jersey)
Science's growing ability to design and build microscopic particles promises to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs in every industry from food flavoring to weapons development.

Nanotech job creation viewed as long-term goal (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Chicago- One of the catch phrases at the nanotechnology conference here is "real products, real revenue." But no one is willing to take the next step: real jobs.

Nanotech's not-so-hot models (Red Herring)
Drug-discovery company Accelrys and a host of startups are staking claims in the emerging nanotech modeling sector. Are customers ready for the products?

Global Investment in Nanotechnology by Nations to Rise (Wall Street Journal)
About 1,500 companies world-wide have announced nanotechnology research plans, including 19 of the corporations in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to an industry analysis being released.

Building Blocks for a Tiny World (Wired)
Scientists at Purdue University have built nanostructures of various shapes and sizes using a substance in the human body that is proving to be an increasingly valuable piece in the biological puzzle.

Nanotechnology Precaution Is Urged (Washington Post)
The invisibly small particles and fibers that scientists are producing in the hot new field of nanotechnology pose health and environmental risks.

Nanosys: The Giant Dwarf (Forbes)
Little things are about to become a big deal on Wall Street.

Betting big on nanotech (San Francisco Chronicle)
Nanosys Inc., an early-stage nanotechnology company, is going public at a price that suggests investors are willing to bet heavily on the relatively unproven field.

Stamping Out Good Science (Wired)
Should science tell the truth? You'd think that question would need no answer. But in the vortex known as Washington, DC, the obvious too often gets bent.

Nanotechnology Patents Surge As Companies Vie to Stake Claim (Wall Street Journal/NASVF)
The new-frontier buzz around nanotechnology -- the effort to develop infinitesimally small structures into futuristic products -- has companies, universities and investors hustling for patents, the key to markets that the government estimates at $1 trillion by 2015.

Nanotech IPO may lead to new bubble (San Jose Mercury News)
Silicon Valley thrives on reckless optimism, a commodity that's lately been in short supply.

Venture capitalist chastises buzz around nanotech (San Jose Mercury News)
One of the valley's most successful venture capitalists is railing against what he sees as the latest bubble: nanotechnology.

Nanotechnology is hot: For mundane products (Philidelphia Inquirer)
The technology is now used to strengthen coatings, plastics, paints.

Nanotech being seen as next big thing States, colleges jockey for research dollars (NASVF)
Not so long ago, almost every state wanted a "silicon" of some sort, a forest, a prairie, or even just an alley. Next, their longings turned to "bio." Today, everybody wants "nano." Nanotechnology is the latest rage among states and regional groups looking to revive battered economies.

Nanotech: 2003 Was A Banner Year (Forbes)
Last year was a monumental year for nanotechnology, from President Bush signing the historic $3.7 billion Nanotechnology Research & Development Act to Wall Street heavyweights like Merrill and Credit Suisse inaugurating coverage.

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