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Title: Nanotechnology Briefing


1
Nanotechnology Briefing
Meet George Jetson Kitchen Bathrooms of
Tomorrow
  • Feb. 20th, 2007

2
Material Sciences
  • Shifting around atoms to make better or entirely
    new materials
  • Apollo Diamonds, Gemesis Corp.
  • Manipulate carbon atoms to create two-carat
    diamonds for 100
  • Economies of scale -gtlarge companies using the
    technology
  • Nanophase, Oxonica
  • Self-cleaning windows, stain-resistant pants,
    scratch resistant frames
  • Nantero
  • Memory-based product for massive data storage

3
Material Sciences
  • Carbon Nanotechnologies
  • Carbon nanotubes 100x strength of steel
  • Aspen Aerogels
  • frozen smoke among lightest known solids in
    world
  • Molecular Imprints, NanoInk
  • Nanolithographyscale semis to 10 nanometers
  • Dip-Pen process to write patterns with atoms
  • Arryx
  • Holographic optical trapping-cell manipulation
  • Cambrios
  • Proteins that bind to electronic, magnetic
    materials for growth

4
Publicly-Traded Companies
  • Accelrys
  • Molecular modeling-drug discovery
  • Symyx
  • Leader of high throughput experimentation
  • Speeds up process for creating new materials
  • FEI, Veeco
  • Scanning electron microscopes, transmission
    electron microscopes
  • Semiconductors and life sciences

5
Small and Green
  • Headwater
  • Nanocatalysts to heavy oils in Canada sands
  • Liquefying coal
  • Konarka
  • Nanoparticles that convert natural light and
    indoor light into electricity
  • Nanonsys, NanoSolar
  • Flexible solar cells as thin as wallpaper
  • Self-assembling solar cells

6
Healthcare
  • NanoBio
  • Detect/diagnose individual cancer cells
  • Starpharma
  • Vivagel prevents HIV spread
  • Nanosphere
  • Detect medical conditions at very early stage

7
Other Options
  • Harris Harris
  • V.C. firm invests in nanotech
  • Arrowhead Research
  • Invests in nanotech research and dvelopment in
    university and federal labs
  • PXN ETF
  • Profits? Blue chips?
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