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The Foundation formerly published a newsletter of nanotechnology news and activities from November 2001 until the summer of 2007. These were generally published every month, sometimes more often. The newsletter is no longer published, but newsletters published since June 2003 can be downloaded from this page. 

 

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June 2007 (View)

National News

> Nanotechnology Now Used in Nearly 500 Everyday Products

Texas News

> US Department of Defense Funds Texas Nanotechnology Consortium

> Texas Student Win $25,000 at ORNL Nano Competition

> Norman Hackerman, Former President of UT and Rice Dies

University News

> Nanotube Flickering Reveals Single-Molecule Rendezvous

> Quantum Dot Recipe May Lead to Cheaper Solar Panels

> Bucky's Brother: The Boron Buckyball Makes Its Debut
> Advanced Manufacturing Center Wins $5.8M Grant on Fuel Cells from ONR

May 2007 (View)

National News

> Nano Summit 2007 to be Held at Texas A&M University on August 7-8
> Translational Optical Molecular Imaging: Nano to Macro May 21-23

> National Academies Keck Futures Human Healthspan Conference - Applications due June 7, 2007

> Russia to Invest $1 Billion in Nano Research

> nanoTX'07 Scheduled for October 3-4 in Dallas

> $300 Million Lures Sematech to the Region

Early Stage News

> XetaComp Receives Nanotechnology Commercialization Award from State of Oklahoma

Company News

> Probe to Detect Spread of Breast Cancer Co-Developed by UH Scientist

> University of Texas Team Wins Nano Product Competition

March 2007 (View)

National News

> Carbon Nanotubes Provide Critical Link to Block HIV
> Bringing Nanotechnology to Health Care for the Poor

> Regulatory Outlook for Nanotechnology

University News

> New Book Addresses Nanotechnology's Medical Promise

> Nanotube, Heal Thyself

> Steve Currall Invited to Join Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group

> Nobel Laureate Alan MacDarmid Dies

Company News

> Research Collaboration Presents Significant Findings

February 2007 (View)

National News

> Consumers Neutral on Risks, Benefits of Nano
> Nanopolymers Make Their Debut

> Bourne Research Reveals List of the Ten Coolest Consumer Products of 2006

State News

> Central Texas Students Investigated Nanotechnology during FIRST LEGO League Tournament

> Funding for Oklahoma Nano Companies Announced

Company News

> Molecular Imprints Ships System to Memory Maker

University News

> Alan Jankowski Joins Texas Tech University's College of Engineering

> Nanotechnology Trio at UT Dallas Named to Scientific American 50 List

> UT Dallas Names NFT Science Advisory VP for Research, Economic Development

> Hales Makes Esquire's Best and Brightest' List

> Buckyballs Used as 'passkey' into Cancer Cells

> Repetitive Motion Speeds Nanoparticle Uptake

October 2006 (View)

National News

> Analyst Sees Big Future for Nano
> FDA Forms Internal Nanotechnology Task Force

University News

> 2006 Ranking of Global Universities by Times of London

> Best Practices' For Handling Nanomaterials in the Workplace

> Four Rice Spinoff Companies Receive $4.5 Million in State Grants

> Rice Researchers to Publish Nano Paper

Company News

> TI and Others Investing $30 Million in Nano Program

> Zyvex Announces World's First Sailboat Mast Utilizing NanoSolve Materials with Carbon Nanotubes

> Nano Company May Relocate to Houston

> Fairway Medical Technologies Receives $2.7 Million Grant

 

September 2006 (View)

National News

> Small Times Names Rice Chemist Top Nanotech Innovator
> Michael Wong Honored as a Young Innovator in TR35

> NanoTX'06 Conference and Expo Held in Dallas

State News

> Texas Announces $21.5 Million for Nano Research

> Oklahoma Nanotechnology Sharing Incentive Act Gets Legs

University News

> UT Austin Nano Science and Technology Building (NST) Opening Ceremony

> NSF GIves $12M to Rice to Study Nanotech's Impact on Health, Environment

> Texas Tech Researchers Make Chemicle Warfare Protective Nanofibers Out of Deck Sealer

> UT Health Science Center Lands Grant to Support Nanotechnology Research

> MIT Unveils Plans for Major New Research Center in Singapore

Company News

> Quantum Logic Devices Announces Publication of Nanoelectronic Single-Molecule DNA Detection Results

> Human Blood Substitute Immanent, Details Revealed at NanoTX '06 Conference

 

August 2006 (View)

National News

> Nanotech Takes On Homeland Terror
> 2006 Ranking of World's Top 500 Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University

> Overview of Nano Particle Toxicity Published

> The 2006 Foresight Feynman Prize Finalists

Texas News

> David G. Nance Receives Albert Einstein Award

University News

> Top Ten University in Texas' Research Expenditures for 2005

> Three Rice Researchers Among Elite 'Nano 50'

> Rice Scientists Unveil 'Nanoegg'

> Donald Birx Named Vice President of Research for University of Houston System

 

July 2006 (View)

National News

> Quantum Dots Pose Minimal Impact on Cells

Texas News

> Texas to Pursue Nanotech Center

University News

> Rice Scientists Create Nano-Sized pH Meter

> Engineers Funded to Help Fight Chief Cause of Heart Attacks with Tailored Nanoparticles, Image Technologies

> U.T. Dallas Scientists Win Two Awards for Nanotechnology Breakthroughs

Company News

> Zyvex Names New Executives

> Nanoforce Inks Deal With New Jersey's Hionis Farms, LLC
> $866k Study to Improve Biocompatibility of Medical Implants

 

June 2006 (View)

National News

> Nanomaterials Advance Early Cancer Detection Methods
> Buckeyballs Boost Antibody's Chemotherapy Payload

University News

> Rice Develops Novel Method to Sort Nanotubes by Diameter

> Microreactor Process Developed for Biodiesel Refining

> California Teens Use Rice's NanoKids for Virtual Nanotech Training

Company News

> Breakthrough Sensor Platform to be Unveiled at nanoTX'06

> Quantum Logics Devices Announces Phase II SBIR for Molecular Profiling Platform

Other News

> Nanotechnology for Non-Techies at nanoTX'06
> It's a Nano World: An Exhibition on Nano Science

May 2006 (View)

National News

> Small Times Unveils Top Universities in Micro and Nanotechnology
> Carbon Nanotube Computers

University News

> ATDF and UT Launch Center to Help Bring Nanoelectronics to the Marketplace

> Engineers Discover Predictor of Mobility for Fluids at Nano-Scale

> Improving Solar Cells

> DNA Sequencing Work Recognized in Award for University of Houston Professor

Early Stage Company News

> Nano-Proprietary, Inc to Present Carbon Nanotube TV Paper

Other News

> Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SWRM)
> nanoTX'06 - Conference & Expo, The Promises of Tomorrow, The Business of Nanotechnology

 

April 2006 (View)

National News

> 148 Global Corporations Have Nanotechnology Initiatives Today; 290 Will in 2008
> Emerging Information Technology Conference to be Held at UTD

> NASA Commitment to Nanotechnology

> National Institute of Health Funded the Cancer Nanotechnology Centers of Excellence

State News

> 'Real Catch' in Emerging Field: Houston Targeting Nanotech

University News

> Nanostars May Become, Well, Nano Stars

> Rice Students Attach Motor to Single-Molecule Car

> Friction Based Quality Evaluation Method Developed
> Rice University Receives HHMI Funds for Undergrad Research

> HARC Publishes Fuel Cell Industry Assessment Report

> UT Researcher Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Other News

> Nanotechnologies Inc. Announces Spin-Off

> Smart Imaging Technologies Secures Venture Funding by Aegis Texas Venture Fund

> Call for Papers: International Conference in India

March 2006 (View)

National News

> NanoTx '06 Chosen as Site to Announce Major Prize Winners
> Nano-Scale Fuel Cells May be Closer Than We Think

> EPA Awards Grants for Nano Studies

> Global Crown Capital Launches Two New Nanotechnology Funds

State News

> Gov. Perry Announces Grant to Texas Tech for Agriculture Genomics Research

> Congressman John Culberson Urges to Restore Funds for NASA's Europa Mission and Space Science Research

University News

> Mauro Ferrari to Lead Alliance for Nanohealth

> Rice University Scientists Make 'Nanorice'
> U.T. Dallas Nanotechnologists Demonstrate Artificial Muscles Powered by Highly Energetic Energy

> University of Texas at Austin Researcher Gets $500,000 to Study Integrating Nano into Silicon Semiconductors

February 2006 (View)

National News

> Boston's Eight Research Universities Provide $7 Billion to the Regional Economy Annually
> Senator Hutchison Co-Sponsors Bill to Ensure America's Competitive Advantage

State News

> Ross Perot to Open Major Nanotechnology Event in Dallas

University News

> U.T. Dallas to Offer Graduate Degrees in Material Science and Engineering

> Quantum Leap Reported at Houston's Methodist Neurological Institute

> Navy, UH Team Up to Detech Biological Agent, Land Mines

Early Stage Company News

> Zyvex Announces Record Growth: Nanotechnology Company Exceeds $10 Million in Sales for 2005

> Nano-Proprietary Inc. to Receive $1 Million Biological and Chemical Air Purification System

Other News

> Other News

 

January 2006 (View)

National News

> Venture Capital Pours into Nanotech, but Exits are Uncertain
> Author Publishes Book on Investing in Nanotechnology

> Quick Takes: $435 Million for Nano Research at Albany

State News

> Congress Approves $11 Million for Nanotechnology Research at Texas Universities

University News

> Rice Names Institute in Honor of Smalley

> New Initiatives Under Way in Superconducting, Energy and Nanomaterials

> Nanotech Research Dominates UH Contest

> Nanotechnology Foundation of Texas Announces 2006 Outstanding Graduate Student Award Winners

Other News

> Nano Grants from US Department of Health and Human Services and US Department of Agriculture

 

December 2005 (View)

National News

> How Safe are Nanoparticles?
> Foresight Nanotech Institute Appoints Marc Lurie as President
> MOAT of the 21st Century for the United States!

> Semi Industry Association Announces Nanoelectronics Research Grants

University News

> Rice Professor to Head University's Technology Transfer Initiative

> In Effect

> World University Ranking and the Top 100 Universities from CA, TX and NY

> Baylor Nanomedicine Center Nets Shared Grant from NIH


Company News
> Rice Alliance Nanotechnology Forum Extends Invitation to NBMI

Other News

> 5th Annual Nanotechnogy Venture Forum

> A Workshop on Measurements and Standards Needs for NanoBiotechnology

 

November 2005 (View)

National News

> A Champion for Nanotechnology is Lost
> Nano World: National Ranking in Nanotech
> Gold Nanoparticles Show Potential for Noninvasive Cancer Treatment

> Bioengineering Nanotechnology Initiative (SBIR/STTR) Program Announcement

University News

> George Kozmetsky Award for Outstanding Graduate Research

> North America Postdoctoral Fellows to Visit UK Labs

> National Cancer Institute Announces $35 Million in Awards to 12 Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnerships

> UTD Creates New Strategic Senior Position to Become National Research Power

> Nanotechnology Pioneer James Von Ehr to Chair Development Board at UTD


Other News
> Nanotechnologies for a Sustainable Environment

 

September 2005 (View)

National News
> Federal Agencies Launch Nanobio Collaboration, Training Grants
> Nano-Tool Markets Rising
> Nano Coalition Unveils Environmental, Health and Safety Database

State News
> Dallas to Host Major Nanotechnology Event
University News
> Nanocrystals Light Up Early Cervical Cancer

> British & American Company Join Forces to Develop Next Generation in Chemical and Biological Agent Protective Clothing

> New Method Could Slash Quantum Dot Costs

Company News
> Applied Materials Announces Nano Interface Advance

 

August 2005 (View)

National News
> US Nanotech Leadership in Jeopardy, Says 'Issues in Science and Technology' Article
> Towards a Green Nanotechnology
> Ocean Tomo to Invest in Nanotechnology; Ross Perot is Lead Investor

State News

> Nano Summit Conference Held in Houston, Texas

> James Von Ehr Joins Foresight Nanotech Institute's Board of Directors

> Update on Winners of the Outstanding Graduate Student Award (2004)
University News
> Alliance for NanoHealth Announces Research Grants

> Nanoparticles Targets Tissues to Cure Eye Diseases/Conditions

> Nanotechnology Research Grant from Keck FUTURES

> AMRC Developing Nano-Metrology to Probe Chip Structures at Atomic Level

> UT Dallas-Led Research Team Produces Strong, Transparent Carbon Nanotube Sheets

> Texas Tech Facility Has Been Awarded a Grant for Self-Cleaning Cotton Nanofibers

Early-Stage Company News
> Smart Imaging Technologies Conducted Nanodispersion Analysis Workshop

Other News

> The First Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Nanomedicine Held in Baltimore, Maryland

July 2005 (View)

National News
> Foresight Nanotech Institute Launches Nanotechnology Roadmap
> Foresight Conference Deadline News

> Carbon Nanofibre Researchers Win International Award

> Nanotechnology and the Health of the EU Citizen in 2020

State News
> Texas Launches Regional Centers for Innovation and Commercialization
University News
> Biological Warfare, Mad Cow Disease on Students' Hit List

> Nano Night 2005

Other News
> Advanced Registration Deadline for 2005 Nano Summit Passes

> NFT Ann ounces Plans for George Kozmetsky Outstanding Nanotechnology Graduate Student Award

 

June 2005 (View)

National News
> NASA Goes Nano for Air Purification
State News
> Texas Legislative Action
University News
> Update on Los Alamos Management

> UT Researcher Receives $2.1M NIH Grant

> Saving Virtual Lives with Nanobots is Goal of UH-Led Project

Early-Stage Company News
> Goliaths Face a Nano Challenger

> Introgen's Nanoparticle Cancer Therapy INGN 401 Demonstrates Promise in the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Other News
> The Houston Intellectual Property Law Association Ann ounces its New Officers and Directors

 

May 2005 (View)

National News
> 2005 Nano Summit
> Quantum Wires: One of the Top 10 Technologies of the Future
> Nano Dictionary
State News
> TNI Elects Two Texas Nanotechnology Experts to the Board of Directors
University News
> NASA Awards Rice $11M for Nanotube Research

> The Economist Published the Work Done by TAMU Researchers: A Rapid Method of Identifying Dangerous Bacteria

> Trio of Researchers, Including UTD Chemist, Wins $1.1M Grant to Study Nanoparticles

> Nanotechnology to Detect Tumors

Early-Stage Company News
> Zyvez Sales Grow

Other News
> The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative is Accepting Applications

> Ready to Commercialize: Emerging Opportunities for Investors, Partners, and CXO's

 

April 2005 (View)

National News
> Presidential Panel Says NNI is Sound
> Systems Biology and Nanotechnology
> 2005 Nano Summit Advanced Registration Available

State News
> Governor Perry Highlights Need for Emerging Technology Fund
> Small Times Rankings: Texas Shares Fifth-Place with Michigan

University News
> Two UT Nano-Researchers Awarded NSF CAREER Award

Early-Stage Company News
> CNI Begins Shipping Product from New Commercial Plant
> Zyvex and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Announce Their Cooperative Agreement

Other News
> West Texas Nanotechnology Forum to Highlight Region's Newest Technologies

> Lux Nanotech Index(TM) Launches on American Stock Exchange

> Oklahoma EPSCoR Annual Conference

 

March 2005 (View)

National News
> Oklahoma 's Nanotechnology Initiative Is Now Ready to Play a Significant Role

University News
> UT Nanobelts Tackle Nerve Gases

> New UT Center to Promote Nanotechnology Research

> Texas A&M Researchers Develop Nanotechologies to Detect Bacteria

> More Engineering Programs on Tap at UT Dallas
Early-Stage Company News
> Zyvex and Arkema Announce Strategic Partnership
> Carbon Nanotechnologies Inc. Announces Availability of Double-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
> Nano-Proprietary Signs Agreement with The University of Texas at Austin
> BetaBatt, Inc Awarded SBIR Phase II Grant From the National Science Foundation

 

February 2005 (View)

National News
> President's Advisers to Consider Export Controls on Nanotech
> Proposal For a New Field of ISO on Nanotechnology

> Nanomedicines, Medical Devices Now in Development Total 152

> Deloitte Projects Nanotechnology as Mainstream Technology in 2005

State News
> Texas is 14th Best State for Nanotech According to Lux Research Inc.

University News
> Celik-Butler Named Director of Nanotechnology Facility
> Grant to Fund New Bionano Research at the University of Houston
Early-Stage Company News
> Zyvex Releases Sales Data
> Smart Imaging Technologies Presented New Solutions at NIST Workshop

Other News
Nano Calendar Events for February:
> "Small is Big: That's Changing The Quality of Your Life"

> Public Invited to Alliance for NanoHealth Workshop

 

January 2005 Supplemental (View)

National News
> How California Stem Cell Research Came To Life
State News
> "Emphasis on Research is Crucial" -Senator Kay Bailey Hutchisen
> Nanotech Initiative to Provide On-The-Job Training

University News
> NFT Asked to Help Locate Breakthrough Technologies

> UTD Nanotech Institute Wins $750,000 Grant
> Inexpensive, Mass-Produced Genes at Core of Synthetic Biology Advances at UH

> University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Licenses Research

> Gerold Breit Named Technology Transfer Executive Director at University of Manitoba
Early-Stage Company News
> Carbon Nanotechnologies Inc (CNI) Merges With C Sixty Inc.

> Nanospectra Biosciences Receives $750,000 Air Force Grant
Other News
> Nano Funding Announced by Federal Government

> Nanotechnology Colloquium Speaker Calendar


January 2005
(View)


NFT Announces 2004 Outstanding Graduate Student Award Winners

National News
> Rice University's Smalley Group Recognized as One of Top Ten in U.S.
State News
> Texas Governor Outlines $600 Million Economic Development Plan
University News
> Rice Recognized as Environmental Leader
> Rice, UT Health Sciences Center and Texas Heart Institute Researchers Collaborate
Early-Stage Company News
> BetaBatt Becomes an HTC Client Company
Other News
> NFT Contest Winner Announced

> Nano Event Calendar for January
> NFT Board of Champions Member, Steve Currall, Recognized for Entrepreneurship

 

NFT 2004 Achievements 2004 (View)

  1. Newsletter
  2. Website
  3. Research Funding
  4. Nano Summit Research Conference
  5. George Kozmetsky Outstanding Nanotechnology Graduate Student Award
  6. Other Activities
  7. Keck Futures
  8. Next Phase of Foundation Work
  9. Conclusion


December Supplemental 2004
(View)
  1. Texas Economic News
  2. U.S. Research Funding Continues to Grow
  3. European Union Takes Steps to Streamline Research Funding
  4. University News
    > UH Seeks to Raise Research Standing to Attain Top-Tier Status
    > UH Publishes its Annual Report
    > Smalley Group Wins $10 Million Grant
    > UTD Wins $5 Million DOD Contract
    > UH Professor Focusing on Biochip Research for Drug Development
    > Rice Continues Environment Research
    > UTD Reports Advances in Science Magazine Article
    > Southwest Research Receives Federal Funding
    > Alliance for NanoHealth Funding Now Totals $6.4 Million
  5. Early-Stage Company News
    > Nano Company Contest
    > Molecular Imprints Top Nano Company in 2004
  6. Other News
    > Events Calendar
    > California Continues to Fund Nano Work
    > Paul Frison, Foundation Board of Champions Member, Wins Entrepreneurship Award


December 2004 (View)
  1. NAS/Keck Futures Update
  2. Texas Cluster Study Underway
  3. University News
    > Rice Launches International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON)
    > ICON's First Activity: Standards for Nanomaterials
    > Halas, West Named Finalist for Nano Honor
    > TAMU Research Leads to Potential Nano Machine


November 2004 (View)

  1. 2005 Nano Summit Proceedings Published Online
  2. Milken Institute Issues New Study on the Economic Impact of Biotech
  3. Foresight Institute Recognizes Nanotechnology Leaders
  4. National Academy of Science/Keck Futures Update
  5. Austin/San Antonio Corridor Launches Nanobiotech Economic Development Initiative
  6. University News
    > Technology at University of Houston Holds Promise for Storage Industry
    > Rebekah Drezek Recognized for Cutting-Edge Research
    > UH and HARC Hold Energy Conference
    > UH and Max Planck Institute Collaborate
    > UT Austin Researcher Awarded $400,000 for Research at Nanoscale Level
    > UH Wins NIH Grant of $2.8 Million
    > SPRING Research Conference Scheduled for November 11 and 12 in Dallas
    > Rice Organizes Nanotechnology Council
  7. Early-Stage Company News
    > Rice Professor Launches New Company

October 2004 (View)

  1. Nano Science & Technology Institute Issues Call for Papers
  2. National Science Foundation Announces Six New Nano Centers
  3. Texas News
    > Alliance for NanoHealth (ANH)
    > National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) Visits Houston
  4. University News
    > Texas Researchers Attend Keck Futures Initiative
    > Buckyballs Damage Cell Membranes
    > Rice University Professor Named Top 100 List
    > UT Arlington Adds New Faculty
  5. Early-Stage Company News
    > N