Carbon nanotubes may reduce reliance on nuclear materials
increasing sensor sensitivity and selectivity for improved analytical, measurement, and monitoring instrumentation — and do so at a lower cost. Just think of the role this technology can play in the petrochemical industry, in home smoke detectors, and more.
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More about Nano-Proprietary
This is but the latest in a series of contracts Nano-Propietary has received in 2006 from the U.S. Air Force and DHS. The total value of these contracts is more than $1,800,000. Our readers could do worse than keep a close eye on the company: Its ANI subsidiary has numerous patents in the field of carbon nanotube electron source technology. The company also has more than 200 pending patents for various technologies. Dr. Zvi Yaniv, CEO of Applied Nanotech, does not mince words: “Our patent portfolio, coupled with the commercial application of our technology, establishes us as a leader in the field of Carbon Nanotube development and applications…. We are excited to see our technology transition from the laboratory to real world products such as Flat Panel TV’s, X-Ray sources, lamps, radar, microwave and communication devices.”
Nano-Proprietary is a holding company consisting of two wholly owned operating subsidiaries. In addition to Applied Nanotech and its activity in the fields of electron emission applications from carbon film/nanotubes, sensors, functionalized nanomaterials, and nanoelectronics, the company also owns Electronic Billboard Technology which offers technology related to electronic digitized sign technology.
More about nanotubes
* Rice University scientists have developed the first method for sorting semiconducting carbon nanotubes based on their size. This is a long-awaited development which could form the basis of a nanotube purification system capable of producing the necessary feedstocks for nano-circuits, therapeutic agents, next-generation power cables, and much more. Nanotubes are tiny cylinders of carbon no wider than a strand of DNA. They possess many properties which materials scientists are eager to exploit. Nanotubes are stronger than steel, but weigh one sixth as much. Some varieties are excellent semiconductors, while others are metals that conduct electricity as well as copper. The trouble is that there are dozens of varieties of nanotubes, each of which is slightly different in size and atomic structure and each with different properties. Many applications require just one type of nanotube, but until now there has been no way to select just the needed type because all production nanotube methods turn out a mishmash of types. See HSDW, 26 June 2006; and this Technewsdaily report
* Purdue University’s engineers have developed a technique to grow individual carbon nanotubes vertically on top of a silicon wafer. This is a step toward making advanced electronics, wireless devices, and sensors using nanotubes by stacking circuits and components in layers. Specifically, the technique will allow the creation of “vertically oriented” nanoelectronic devices. See HSDW, 2 August 2006
