"Argonide's nanometals group is an active participant in the US. National Nanotechnology Initiative. Our focus is the production of novel nano metal powders and certain ceramics as well as applications of them for catalysis, nanodevices, nanoelectronics, nanosensors, powder metallurgy, corrosion and wear resistant coatings and as additives to lubricants. In addition to our in-house R, D and E efforts, our nano focus involves a cooperative research and development program (CRADA) with the U. S. Department of Energy to employ a large group of scientists in Tomsk, Russia. Several U.S. National Laboratories (Los Alamos, National Renewable Energy and Allied Signal's Kansas City Operations) are also contributors to this nano effort."
"Molecular Nanotechnology requires technological advances in three areas: nanomanipulation, mechanochemistry, and system design. We are here to enhance system design.
The mission of Atomasoft is to develop, in colloboration with other
organizations as much as possible, software and design for nanotechnology.
Molecular Manufacturing will impact all aspects of our lives. Nanocomputers
and their software will also play a key role in the development of molecular
manufacturing. In view of the crucial importance of various types of software,
Atomasoft will focus its efforts on building a community able to create
software and design. We will encourage the developement of software and
design for nanotechnology and related to nanotechnology. We will open discussion
and provide tools to create and publish software and design on our website;
we will also provide information about nanotechnology. Later we will create
software for simulations, to test and to search for bugs in nanometer-scale
devices. We will research how to design nanomachines faster, and how to
create new applications with these nanomachines. Our goal is to provide
tools for the development of nanotechnology."
California Molecular Electronics Corporation (CALMEC)
"California Molecular Electronics Corporation (CALMEC) is a new company dedicated to the advancement and commercial development of the field of Molecular Electronics. The Company is developing important intellectual property in this emerging field with an aim to accelerate its advancement from concept to reality. Included in the Company's patent portfolio is the Chiropticene Switch, the first practical molecular switch with applications in many fields including computation, telecommunications, and imaging."
Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc."Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc. (CNI) is the world leading producer of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT). SWNT have phenomenal material properties: the stiffest, strongest, and toughest fibers known; pure carbon polymers that conduct electricity like metals; thermal conductivity higher than diamond, etc. The application opportunities for SWNT are very broad, and include vast markets, such as conductive plastics; energy storage (batteries, fuel cells, solar cells); high-performance fibers (pure and composite), and so on."
For more information contact Dr.
Daniel Colbert: Vice President, Major Development Strategies
The Centre for Large Space Structures and Systems (CLS3 Inc.)
"Canada's first and only research institute related to this field, CLS3, was established "to pursue excellence" in research and development of "advanced technologies", "the eyes and ears" for aerospace structures and realted systems.
"Innovating from the technologies related to large space structures towards the micro/ nano devices and systems of the future.""
For more information contact Milind Pimprikar:
President
CUSTER COMPANY Ltd
FULLERENE CENTER Ltd
"The Scientific-Production companies "CLUSTER COMPANY" Ltd and "FULLERENE
CENTER" Ltd are aimed at technologies, equipment and R&D in fields
of fullerenes and carbon nano-structures production. We are developing
new technologies for commercial scale production of fullerenes - C60, C70,
fullerene containing soot, fullerene extract.
As a result of our R&D the new type of arc discharge reactor for
fullerene containig soot production has been built with high productivity.
Also, the new methods for fullerene extraction and separation are being
developed and together with reactor they form a production complex which
is available for sale.
The research in different fullerene applications is being carried out.
"
For more info contact Dr.Eduard
Millrud: Director General
DEAL International Inc.
"We are a manufacturer of Carbon Nanotubes (Bucky tubes) for research and commercial requirements. We currently manufacture multi-walled carbon nanotubes and are in the process of making single-walled carbon nanotubes. We also have capabilities to do reasearch and development of devices using carbon nanotubes in the fuel cell and other research programs. We are looking forward to help supply the needs of the research institute currently working on this product. We are capable of manufacture in commercial quantities of both the single walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes of very high quality."
For More Information Contact Mr.
Manish Damani, Marketing Manager
"Hybrid Plastics Inc. is the manufacturer of POSS™ Nanostructured™ Chemicals. POSS™ nanobuilding blocks marry the beneficial properties of plastics with those of ceramics. The products dramatically improve thermal, dielectric, permeability, and mechanical properties of traditional polymers while offering easy incorporation using existing manufacturing protocols. They neither produce nor release VOCs. POSS™ nanomaterials can be used as both direct replacements for petroleum-based materials or as low-density performance additives to traditional plastics. They are biocompatible, recyclable, non-flammable and competitively priced with traditional polymer feedstocks."
"Opening new frontiers for computing sometimes means looking in places where we cannot see anything... at least with the naked eye. IBM Research teams are hard at work on projects on the tiniest scale, exploring the manipulation of materials - and even data -- at the atomic level. These tiny marvels are bringing new advances for fields such as computer storage technology."
IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory"IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory is the European branch of IBM Research and is located in Rüschlikon, Switzerland. Our activities are an integral part of IBM Research's overall strategy, and are conducted in our three scientific departments: Communication Systems, IT Solutions, and Science & Technology."
Invest Technologies"The Invest-Technologies closed company was founded in the year 1997.
However our advanced technology has inherited the solid experience of long
standing scientific researches and practical engineering findings of soviet-russian
specialists. Thanks to their outstanding efforts the principally new technological
process for production of ultrafine powders of Ni, Co, W, Mo, Cu and Fe
on the base of recovery reaction of metal salts was developed. In the year
2000 our company achieved the level of industrial production of nanocrystal
materials in the volume of 50 tons yearly. The Invest-Technologies closed
company has nowadays in its disposal unique industrial base. The companies
equipment was designed according to our technical RFP and constructed by
leading european firms. Our company participates active in the work of
russian Comity for Ultrafine (Nano) materials which deals with the production,
research and application of UFP. We also cooperate with the leading scientific
centers in this field."
"Keweenaw Nanoscience Center specializes in the development of Quantum
Optics and Nanotechnology for applications in life sciences and the electronics
industry. We customize this technology to fit your specific needs, making
your business more efficient and profitable."
Luna Innovations
"Luna nanoMaterials, Inc. is a pioneer in the new field of nanotechnology.
Its top priority is carbon fullerene materials, specializing in endohedral
metallofullerenes-- hollow molecules of carbon atoms that encapsulate various
metal and rare earth elements.
Luna Innovations was created to identify market opportunities, develop new technologies and provide the launch pad to fully develop their potential. Luna Innovations is driving innovative technologies through the development cycle all the way to fully-functioning, independent spin-off companies in nanoMaterials, telecommunications, biotechnology, and other key market segments. Luna currently has an ATP-funded project with the initial focus on using Luna’s TNT metallofullerenes to develop enhanced contrast agents used in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) process. The secondary focus will be cell-targeting diagnosis and treatment, which is a promising technology in the fight against cancer."
For more information contact Karin
Clark: Directo of Marketing and Communications
"MBN developed a proprietary process for producing Mechanomade powders
by HIGH ENERGY MILLING. This process is highly flexible and allows the
production of nanophased materials by combination of: reaction milling,
mechanical alloying and high energy mixing. Mechanomade materials range
from high speed steels to copper and intermetallic alloys, from ceramics
to metal matrix nanocomposites and metal flakes."
"MITRE's work is focused within two Federally Funded Research and Development Centers that perform systems engineering and integration work for Department of Defense C3I, and systems research and development work for the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation authorities."
"Molecular Manufacturing Enterprises, Incorporated (MMEI) was founded
to help accelerate advancements in the field of molecular nanotechnology.
Molecular nanotechnology involves manipulating structures with atomic precision.
By working at a molecular level in a directed fashion, tremendous advantages
are possible over any manufacturing methods currently available."
"MicroPowder Solutions is a high technology company with core competencies in nanomaterials, nanotechnology, ultra fine materials, advanced ceramics, and technical due diligence. We combine theoretical knowledge with practical experience to define and implement real world solutions. From seminars introducing the technology and marketplace, to a full time member of the team; we bring value, expertise and results."
For more informtion contact Dr.Yuval Avniel: President
"MicroTechNano distributes high quality of nanotube materials.
Also we are seeking the collaboration to adopt nano material to develop
new application with nanotechnologies.
In addition, we offer computational research as services to challenge the possible new nano applications with quantum chemistry, simulation calculations and molecular modeling to study material structure with nanometer scale."
For more information contact: Jiaan
Yang: General Manager
nABACUS
nABACUS is a Nanotechnology consulting and analysis
company providing a well-defined range of expert services to a variety
of industries. nABACUS core business is in the brokerage of
Nanotechnology at large. Nanotechnology brokerage brings developers and
manufacturers of Nanotechnology together with trading and distribution
companies. nABACUS analyses Nanotechnology and companies for
their product, technology, trading, and investment readiness.
"NanoCarbLab (NCL) is a nanotechnology division of MedChemLabs
Inc.(MCL). MCL is one of the biggest
suppliers of chemical compounds for HTS and exist on this market for
about two years. The NanoCarbLab
(NCL) division was founded in the summer of the year 2001. In close
cooperation with number of scientists we
see our main purpose in supplying of carbon nanotubes of highest grades
of purity and development
methods of bulk producing. NanoCarbLab (NCL) is relatively young company
but some of the company
co-founders are well known scientists who have a great experience in
the field of nanotubes research
and forming. We collaborate with major academic institution and Universities
on the territory of
former USSR."
For more info contact Gleb Burchak: CEO
"NanoDevices leverages MEMS fabrication to enhance precision nanoscale
metrology and to build a foundation in nanotechnology.Our state of the
art nanofabrication facility enables us to meet our customers' demands
for consistency and quality while remaining the industry leader in microcantilever
probe innovation.
At NanoDevices,our customers are our colleagues, and our mission is
to equip our customers with the tools to realize the potential of the nanoscale
revolution."
For more information contact: Dennis
Adderton: Vice President
"Nanochron develops technology for various applications in communications (nanophotonics), computation (smart photonics)and nanochronometry."
For more information contact Michael Pender: Executive Manger
"NanoEnergy Corporation is a recognized leader in the development and manufacture of high-performance nanoscale powders and related technology. NanoEnergy produces nanomaterials with superior catalytic, electrical, chemical, structural, optical and other characteristics. A commercial manufacturer of nanoscale powders, NanoEnergy builds upon 7.5 years of pioneering nanomaterials work and an investment of over $19 million in research and development which has resulted in 11 issued and allowed U.S. patents and numerous additional patents pending. Already working with over 100 companies worldwide interested in Nanotechnology, in 2001, NanoEnergy entered into strategic relationships valued at over $20 million. NanoEnergy is located in Longmont, Colorado and 100% commercially financed."
For more information contact Tapesh
Yadav: Chairman & CEO
"Formed in 1993, Nanogen has developed technology that integrates advanced microelectronics and molecular biology on proprietary semiconductor microchips. The technology has broad commercial applications in biomedical research, medical diagnostics, genomics research, genetic testing and drug discovery. It also is potentially applicable to environmental, industrial and agricultural analyses. Nanogen's technology uses active microelectronics to move and concentrate charged molecules to designated test sites on the semiconductor microchip. The ability to concentrate and move molecules electronically provides unique advantages of flexibility, speed, accuracy and efficiency, including:
"NanoGram Corporation, founded in 1996, is a recognized leader in nanomaterials synthesis, processing, and application development. The company has developed the only commercial manufacturing process capable of producing the full complement of active and passive silica glass materials used to produce optical amplifiers, waveguide lasers and passive planar waveguides. The company's customer-engineered chip solutions uniquely enable integration of active amplification and filtering functions into planar waveguide product platforms.
Strategic investors include NEC, ABB and Dow Corning. The company's web site is at www.nanogram.com. NanoGram, LRD, and NPM are trademarks of NanoGram Corporation."
For more information contact Michael Bryan: Vice President of business development
"NanoLab develops devices based on carbon nanotubes. We grow aligned
carbon nanotubes on various substrates and manufacture bulk nanomaterials,
with control over diameter and length. Current products fabricated from
aligned carbon nanotubes on substrates include: field emission arrays,
supercapacitors, STM tips, infrared detectors, and others are in development."
"A private corporation.
Our Vision: Integration of nanotechnology into computers.
Our mission: Create extreme performance processors in novel
logical architectures and develop new applications of nanoeelctronics in
the consumer market."
"NANOMAT, Inc. is a high-technology company, which comprises the Materials Science and Engineering Division (MSED) and the Human Resources Division (HRD). The MSED provides the following services to its clients:
"NanoMaterials Company specializes in the manufacture of nanomaterials having complex composition and the R&D of new nanopowder process technology. Using a proprietary process based on techniques developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the early 1990's we can continuously produce bulk powder with custom complex composition with specified average particle sizes of 3 - 20 nm. Current development efforts focus on optical grade, complex oxides and nitrides, control of size distribution, and large component sintering yielding nanostructured components. We have also developed essential purification technology yielding solvents and liquids (impurities in the parts per quadrillion range) suitable for solution processing of nanopowders without introducing undesirable impurities or surface contaminants."
For more information contact Dr.
Nicholas V.Coppa
Nanomix Inc.
"Nanomix is working to commercialize the first products made with nanoelectronic components - sensors that integrate nanotube-sensing elements into a silicon chip. The sensor chips offers the highest sensitivity in the smallest possible package. Large-scale sensor arrays on a single chip will ultimately displace many expensive technologies like mass spectroscopy. Applications include toxic gas leak detection, medical monitoring and industrial process control.
On a parallel track, Nanomix is working on novel high-density hydrogen storage alternatives based on our expertise in gas adsorption on nanostructured materials. Using novel new nano-materials, Nanomix is prototyping new hydrogen storage systems that exceed the performance of high-pressure gas and metal hydride storage alternatives.
Note: Nanomix Inc. was formerly known as Covalent Materials Inc.
Fro more information contact Mr. Wyatt:
Director Business Development
"NanoPac is commercializing a process to produce bulk, sintered ceramic
materials with a nanoscale grain size. Such materials have exhibited significant
improvements in wear resistance, toughness, lowered coefficient of friction,
and improved surface finish. Among the materials produced to date are single
phase alumina, titania, silicon nitride, and zirconia. Also, we have been
able to extend our method to be able to produce ceramic-ceramic composites
in which both phases retain the nanoscale in fully dense bulk ceramics.
Potential uses for our materials are engine components, cutting tools,
impact plates, and medical implants, among others."
Nanophase Technologies Corporation
"The origin of Nanophase can be traced back to research performed during
the 1980s at Argonne National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy facility.
Interested in studying the properties of nanocrystalline materials, researchers
at Argonne conceived a unique process to fabricate them. This process,
commonly referred to today as gas phase condensation, could produce small
quantities of materials with unique characteristics. Besides their sizes
being measured in nanometers, the particles were of high purity, had no
residual surface contaminants, were spherical, and were non-porous. Convinced
that these materials were commercially important and that gas phase condensation
could be scaled to produce them in large quantities at reasonable cost,
Argonne scientist Dr. Richard Siegel founded Nanophase in 1989."
NanoPowders Industries (NPI)
"NanoPowders Industries (NPI) is an outstanding young company in the
field of precious metal powders and flakes that is producing silver powder
and other special alloy powders for the electronics components."
Nanoscale Materials Inc. (NMI)
"Nanoscale Materials Inc. was founded in 1995 to develop and commercialize
reactive nanoparticles, and other related technologies. These reactive
nanoparticles are extremely small particles of matter having extraordinary
physical and chemical properties which hold promise for meeting a wide
range of needs in both civilian and military markets."
For more information contact Shwan
Decker
NanoSource Technologies Inc. is the TiO2 development and manufacturing
operating unit of NanoSource Holdings, Inc. Formed in 1999, NSTI began
development work to establish the premier processing technology for nanopowders
- initially TiO2.
In January, 2001 in cooperation with its technology development partner,
NSTI began distribution of the first articles from a novel design manufacturing
system that yields high quality, narrow distribution of true nanoparticle
TiO2.
For more information contact Mike
Moradi: VP, Business Development
Nanostructured & Amorphous
Materials, Inc.
"Nanostructured & Amorphous Materials, Inc. is a company dedicated
to the research, synthesis, processing, and applications of nanostructured
and amorphous materials. With the development of various advanced processing
techniques, the company has capabilities to supply more than fifty high-quality
and low-cost nanostructured materials for research and industrial applications.
Most of the developed techniques have the possibility for easily scaling
up to tonnage or more quantities of nanostructured materials. In addition,
the company would also synthesize and process amorphous alloy powder and
bulk metallic glasses to meet its customers’ requirements."
Nanotechnology Development Corporation (NTDC)
"Nanotechnology Development Corporation (NTDC) is a technology company
formed to rapidly exploit the advances being made in the field of Digital
Matter Control."
INT Media Group (INTM)
INT Media Group, Inc. recently announced the launch of NanotechPlanet.com - the first Web site devoted to in-depth coverage of the nanotechnology industry.
NanotechPlanet.com
was created to serve the emerging nanotechnology business community. NanotechPlanet.com
offers weekly features, news, and financial briefs updates, interviews
with executives from leading nanotech companies at all stages of development,
a free e-mail newsletter and an ever-growing database compiled to serve
nanotechnology professionals and investors.
For more information contact Mary
Ann Boland: Marketing & Public Relations Associate
"nanoTITAN's mission is to be the premier provider of software, information
and services to the nanotechnology community and to assume a central role
in the evolution of nanotechnology from research and development to profitable
application. The company is developing nanoML, an XML-based markup language
for the description of nanodevices, and offers both open source and premium
scientific software libraries and applications. Services include modeling
and simulation, studies and analyses and custom visualization."
Nyacol Nano Technologies, Inc.
"Nyacol Nano Technologies is a leading producer of nano sized inorganic oxides. Nyacols manufacturs and markets innovative products into many markets worldwide."
For more information contact Dr.Vincent
OGrady: Chief Executive Officer
"Report on nanotechnology - covers the whole field of research, including molecular nanotechnology, micromachining, biological and chemical approaches, nanolithography etc. It describes the basic science behind each area of research before analysing the prospects for each field... it is one of the first reports to cover the entire field at a reasonably detailed scientific level. It is around 40,000 words in length."
Author: Dr. David Howie, CEO, Oxford Nanotechnology
Oxford Applied Research USA,
Inc.
"The NC200U produces beams of well-defined nanocrystalline particles
using the gas-condensation method. Sputtered material is induced
to condense into nanometer sized particles in a high pressure, cold clustering
zone. The emerging beam consists of nanocrystalline particles with
a narrow size distribution. A quadrupole option is available to monitor
the beam or reduce still further the distribution. The NC200U allows
for the investigation of zero-dimensional systems without recourse to thermal
or lithographic processing. Alternatively, an ionized cluster beam
can be accelerated toward the substrate to produce highly adherent and
uniform coatings. Some emerging applications include; contact hole
filling, magnetic and optical data storage, catalysis, and investigations
of the luminescence properties of Silicon clusters."
"Pacific scanning develops, markets and manufactures atomic force
microscopes for research, development and process control in universities,
government laboratories and companies."
"Powdermet designs, develops, and manufactured nanoengineered meal and
ceramic
materials using a "nanolaminate" particle approach. Powdermet has combined
two
approaches to nanomaterials, nanoparticles and vapor deposition technology,
to
synthesize ulk 3-D nanocomposites from metals and ceramics using a
powder metallurgy
approach. Powdermet's technology is unique in that the nano-scale control
is built in to
a starting particle "building block", which does not neccesarily have
to be nanosize."
For more information contact Andrew Sherman: President
The
Potential of Nanotechnology for Molecular Manufacturing
SuNyx Surface nanotechnologies,
Germany
"SuNyx develops functional materials surfaces and devices based thereon with previously unattained properties and functions by the use of nanotechnologies.
Basis of SuNyx technology are patents related to functional surfaces with advanced optical and wetting properties invented at Bayer. SuNyx was spun-off to focus research in the field of surface nanotechnologies and to accomplish a fast-paced development of its technology into products."
For more information contact Dr.
Rolf Claessen: Project manager Thin Film Development
Tetronics
Ltd.
"Tetronics has been active in the field of nanopowder production since
1984 and has a wealth of knowledge in this exciting area. The high temperatures
and steep thermal gradients present in the plasma hot zone, combined with
the inherently clean, controllable nature of plasma makes it ideal for
the production of a vast range of metallic, non-metallic and ceramic nanopowders.
Tetronics has developed a range of techniques for the production of
nanopowders based around single plasma torch or graphite electrode systems
and Tetronics own unique twin torch process.
For more details please visit our website."
For more information contact Jas
Manik: Marketing Manager
Tiny Technology, Inc.
"Consultation in the field of nanotechnology
Nanotechnology curriculae development
Public speaking on the subject of nanotechnology."
For more information contact Mr.Ken
Buckingham: Founder
"UHV Technologies, Inc. is an advanced materials R&D, thin film
coatings/equipment manufacturing company, with emphasis on development
of thin film cathodes (nanocrystalline diamond/carbon, nanotubes, aluminum
gallium nitride and ferroelectric cathodes)and their applications. Currently,
we have 7 government funded projects in these areas, and have more than
$1.5 million backlog in commercial orders."
Xerox Palo Alto Reasearch Center (PARC)
"The Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) performs pioneering research that covers a broad spectrum of research fields ranging from electronic materials and device research through computer-based systems and software, to research into work practices and technologies in use. The center's mission is to pursue those technologies that relate to Xerox's current and emerging businesses. PARC has contributed to user interfaces, electronic components, embedded software and architectures for each new line of Xerox copiers, printers and systems reprographics products."
"Zyvex's goal is to build one of the key pieces of molecular nanotechnology;
the assembler. The term assembler is fuzzy and should be more clearly defined.
In our context, nanomanufacturing plant might be a better definition. This
is a system of unspecified size (possibly quite large), capable of manufacturing
bulk materials or arbitrary structures with atomic precision, getting nearly
every atom in the desired place. It probably performs its task by doing
mechanochemistry, which is a chemical reaction helped over its normal reaction
barriers by mechanical force. Another possibility is positional electrochemistry,
which overcomes the reaction barriers by careful use of electric charge."
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