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5 Issue 12 - December 2012 |
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Case Studies in Nanomanufacturing Commercialization Through Effective Partnerships and Technology Transfer: Rolith Corporation 
With the increased emphasis towards nanomanufacturing and commercialization of nanotechnology-enabled products, one key challenge is enhancing the innovation cycle. Through the innovation cycle, fundamental discoveries in the nanosciences are translated to applications and product scale-up. As many start-up or small company innovators are resource limited, the strategy of establishing strong partnerships with academic institutions and researchers provides a very effective path to extended R&D activities. Such partnerships typically lead to intellectual property, licensing, and technology transfer that enhance the cultures of academic researchers and small businesses alike, both in providing new perspectives for each into the innovation cycle, as well as accelerating the time and path to commercialization. A recent prime example of this scenario combines innovations emerging from collaborations between an academic institution and a small business start-up. More.... Regards, Learn More about the The View From the Nano Trenches
The business climate continues to be challenging. The bankruptcies of A123 and Global Solar Germany highlight the difficulties of moving new businesses to larger scale, whether or not they are nano-related. Market and financial conditions as well as management missteps are no indicator of a promising or valuable technology. Scaling up to serve large markets in competition with powerful incumbents is a high-risk activity for any business. New energy is still a key growth area for nano applications but the economic problems worldwide are choking off many opportunities at the growth stage. Santa, Bring Me Nanotech
Nanotechnology in the Cement Industry - A Patent Analysis
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Recently Published Highly sensitive microscale in vivo sensor enabled by electrophoretic assembly of nanoparticles for multiple biomarker detection
Chemoselective Nanoporous Membranes via Chemically Directed Assembly of Nanoparticles and Dendrimers
Non-Invasive High-Throughput Metrology of Functionalized Graphene Sheets
Three-dimensional thermal analysis of wirelessly powered light-emitting systems
Development of antimicrobial stainless steel via surface modification with N-halamines: Characterization of surface chemistry and N-halamine chlorination
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As 2012 draws to a close, and 2013 begins, I thought I would share a personal, "from the trenches" perspective on the nano business.
They say good things come in small packages, so what could make a better holiday gift than nanotechnology? In the spirit of the season, let's make our gift list -- and wish list -- from the smallest of the small.
Cement is one of the most widely used materials in construction industry. In 2011, the expected total worldwide production of cement was 3,400 million tonnes. China is the largest producer accounting for 2 billion tonnes in production with India in second position (210 million tonnes) followed by the USA (68 million tonnes). Despite being widely used, cement-based materials have poor mechanical properties and are highly permeable to water and other aggressive chemicals, which reduces their durability. Moreover, the cement industry is one of the significant sources of CO2 emissions, which accounts for 5-6% of global man-made CO2 emission annually. However, the increasing demand for high performance structural materials and components has led to the rapid development of new classes of materials.
