Richard Jones has proposed 6 experiments for validating his belief in diamondoid nanotechnology 1. Stability of nanoclusters and surface reconstruction.2. Thermal noise, Brownian motion and tolerance.3. Friction and energy dissipation.4. Design for a motor.5. The eutactic environment and the feed-through problem.6. Implementation path. It seems that Richard Jones has clearly outlined his areas of concern …
Ohio State University researchers have invented a process for uncoiling long strands of DNA and forming them into precise patterns. Ultimately, these DNA strands could act as wires in biologically based electronics and medical devices They used a tiny rubber comb to pull DNA strands from drops of water and stamp them onto glass chips. …
Arrowhead research, symbol:ARWR is a bridge between university lab research and Venture Capital. They have a $98.5 million valuation as of Dec 13, 2005. Headed up by Bruce Stewart. They invest in early university nanotechnology. Wait for it to mature and then help to spin it off into a commercial business. By getting in early …
Nanoscience Technology, NANS trades over the counter as of Dec 13, 2005. Market capitalization is $5.7Million. New York University owns most of the shares. They have licensed Ned Seeman’s DNA technology.
At Sarnoff Corporation in Princeton, NJ, and Columbia University, researchers have succeeded in operating circuits at 100 megahertz — as much as a hundred times faster than previous ones on plastic. The Sarnoff/Columbia advance could lead to displays measuring three meters or more diagonally that can also be rolled up and easily transported. 10-100 times …
Imaging chip breakthrough: 50 times less power, 100 times better dynamic range, 1% of the computing power to compress the images, more energy efficient. The next advance in cameras is becoming a reality at the University of Rochester. First tests on the chip show that at video rates of 30 frames per second it uses …
CEVP has developed a fabrication tool to commercialise the revolutionary low temperature carbon nanotube growth process developed by the University of Surrey’s (UniS) Advanced Technology Institute (ATI). The new tool – NanoGrowth – is currently being trialled and characterised by UniS, and the two partners anticipate releasing the technology for commercial use in March 2006. …
An Israeli company, Apnano materials, has recently tested one of the most shock-resistant materials known to man. Five times stronger than steel and at least twice as strong as any impact-resistant material currently in use as protective gear, the new nano-based material is on its way to becoming the armor of the future. A sample …
Polyyne-containing carbon has attracted attention as a new type of carbon material for its unique triple-bond linear structure. It is recognized not only as a new carbon but also as a precursor for the preparation of new types of carbon materials. The polyyne-containing carbon was prepared by electrochemical reduction of a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film with …
Scientists from Bar-Ilan University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology say that using nanotechnology, they have discovered a material 40 times harder. Professors Eli Altus, Harold Basch and Shmaryahu Hoz, with doctoral student Lior Itzhaki have published their findings in the Internet edition of the world’s most influential chemistry journal, Angewdte Chemie. The team broke …
Here is a list of the problems with an article by David Rotman called Fictional Science which attacks supporters and those that work towards living forever or self-replicating nanobots: 1. An example of applying logic to parts of the article. Rotman disparage the opinion of “non-researchers” and claim that they should not be given attention. …