http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:15:29 EDT The market for nanomaterials, or particles that are a thousand millionths of a meter­, has risen from a few hundred million dollars several years ago to billions of dollars, analysts say... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/14214.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Senators John Kerry (D., MA) and Olympia Snowe (D., ME) have introduced legislation that would address concerns associated with the federal government’s National Nanotechnology Initiative... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/13284.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT  Evonik Industries and BASF say they have agreed to co-develop ceria-based slurries used in the fabrication of computer chips. The agreement will leverage BASF’s chemical... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/12854.html Fri, 4 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Cefic says a conference on nanotechnology it held yesterday in Brussels marks a significant step toward greater transparency relating to the manufacture and safety of nanomaterials in Europe... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/12667.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Two separate scientific studies have concluded that certain carbon nanotubes have the potential to be as dangerous to human health as asbestos fibers. The studies are among the first to identify... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/12236.html Mon, 2 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Some carbon nanotubes (CNT), tiny cylinders of graphite that exhibit extraordinary properties, could be as harmful to human health as asbestos, says a study published in the May 20 issue of... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/12072.html Fri, 23 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT ShengdaTech (Tai’an City, China), a manufacturer of nano-precipitated calcium carbonate (NPCC) products and coal-based chemicals, says it has... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/10780.html Mon, 10 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EDT Rohm and Haas (R&H) says it has entered into two agreements with IBM to jointly develop materials and processes for next-generation chips. Both collaborations will focus on enabling... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/10632.html Mon, 3 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EST Rohm and Haas (R&H) says it will work with IBM to create patterning materials and processes to enable ion implantation at and below the 32-nanometer (nm) scale. The companies will work... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/10544.html Mon, 25 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST PPG Industries says it has acquired NanoProducts Corp. (Longmont, CO), a producer of nanoproduct materials and... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/10293.html Tue, 12 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST