04 March 2010 (from Bayer MaterialScience)

First Commercial Application of Baytubes® Carbon Nanotubes in Japan

Bayer MaterialScience (Leverkusen, Germany) reports that aqueous suspensions of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) containing individual tubes offer interesting perspectives for a number of new applications which depend on a high [..]

01 February 2010 (from Bayer Material Science)

Bayer MaterialScience opens world’s largest carbon nanotube pilot facility

Leverkusen, January 29, 2010 – Bayer MaterialScience has opened a new pilot facility for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at CHEMPARK Leverkusen. The company has invested some EUR 22 million in the planning, [..]

09 December 2009 (from Katherine Bourzac, Technology Review)

Batteries Made from Regular Paper

A dip in nanotube ink turns ordinary office paper into a high-energy electrode. [..]

12 October 2009 (from Institute of Nanotechnology)

Converging Technologies for 21st Century Security

Keynote Speaker: Professor Mark Welland FRS FREng, Chief Scientific Advisor, Ministry of Defence [..]

02 September 2009 (from Grupo Kuo)

Macro-M to produce nanomaterials

The Mexican Kuo Group recently established a subsidiary Macro-M in Lerma, Mexico. This subsidiary will produce 250 metric tonnes of nanomaterials per year. [..]

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16 May 2010 - 17 May 2010 in Cairo, Egypt

Nano Cement, Steel and Construction Industries Conference

06 July 2010 - 07 July 2010 in Dresden, Germany

Nanofair 2010

29 June 2007

Nanotechnology and Civil Security

Security is becoming an increasingly important facet of global society. The issues are many-fold and include protecting citizens and state from organized crime, preventing terrorist acts, [..]

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06 November 2006

Nanotechnology and Construction

This report describes the impact that nanotechnology is having in the construction industry. It includes an analysis of applications in concrete; steel; wood; glass; coatings; fire [..]

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09 June 2006

Roadmap Report concerning the use of Nanomaterials in the Aerospace Sector

Nanomaterial Roadmap 2015

NanoRoadSME is an EU funded Strategic Support Action which has developed roadmaps on nanomaterials until 2015 for the benefit of SMEs in four sectors including Aerospace. [..]

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18 May 2006

TNO assists Covalent to commercialise quantum filtration

12 December 2005

The nano science of kajal

06 December 2005

Novel Mathematical Approach to Nanotechnology