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Nanotech Patent Publication Record Explosion Continues for 2012

Patent publications continued last week on Thursday, despite Thanksgiving. We checked. The USPTO continues to be on pace to publish about 4,000 nanotech class 977 patent publications in 2012. This...

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Nanotechnology Meets Spiderman and Robots (ok, Bio-inspired Adhesives) !

I saw this recent BBC article re spiderman and nanotechnology – enjoy.  The article notes the technology of one company, nanoGriptech, which is a spin-off company from Carnegie Mellon University (see...

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Lamar Smith New Chair of House Committee on Science, Space and Technology;...

In a move which could favorably impact the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), House Congressional Republicans recently selected Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) to chair the House Committee on...

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Updates With Materials Genome Initiative, $25M Grants Announced; Complex IP...

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently announced updates with the Materials Genonme Initiative (MGI). $25M in grants are noted, and the awardees include universities, national...

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A123′s Latest Twist Into Business History: Wanxiang Buy Out, Minus Government...

There is another update in the story of the nanotech/cleantech company A123, which recently declared bankruptcy. According to the Washington Post this weekend, “Wanxiang America, the U.S. arm of a...

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Nanotechnology: “What About the Next 60 Years?” (OSTP/PCAST Report)

PCAST recently submitted a very interesting, readable, and searchable report to the OSTP on federal policy for the future of basic research funding and commercialization (124 page pdf).  Nanotechnology...

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Momentum for Additive Manufacturing Continues to Grow: USPTO Customer...

Momentum for “additive manufacturing” (aka “3D printing”) continues to grow. The USPTO recently announced a customer partnership meeting to be held on January 23, 2013.  In addition, in August 2012,...

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University Patenting and Large Damage Awards – Latest Development

This week, press reports show Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) received a large, jury damage award ($1.17B) in a patent infringement lawsuit. This significant development is part of the on-going...

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2012 Remarkable Year for U.S. Nanotechnology Patenting – Over 4,000...

The nanotechnology patent filing boom continues. In 2012, the USPTO published 4,098 nanotechnology class 977 applications, which represents a 19.2% increase over last year. By way of comparison, in...

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Wall Street Journal Features Nanopore, High Speed, Cheap Gene Sequencing as...

The Wall Street Journal this week featured nanopore sequencing in its year end review of important health trends (both hard copy and electronic copies). The speed and low cost were stressed, as...

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Final Phases of Patent Reform Now Upon Us – Mark March 16, 2013 on Your...

The final phases of U.S. patent reform become active on March 16, 2013 when the U.S. patent system switches to a “first-to-file” system. The USPTO has to date only issued draft guidance on this switch....

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From Visioneers to 3D Printing – Where is Nanotech Going?

Another interesting nanotechnology book recently appeared, The Visioneers, by W. Patrick McCray, 2013, 323 pages, $29.95 hardback at Barnes & Noble (“How a group of elite scientists pursued space...

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Critical Materials a Post-Election Priority for Obama Administration, OSTP

The OSTP has provided updated information noting two efforts by the Obama administration related to materials. This includes the older Materials Genome Initiative and the newer Critical Materials...

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Learning from Germany re Advanced Manufacturing, including 3-D Printing and...

In Germany this week on business which has me thinking about some things related to Germany.  For example, what can we learn from Germany and their relative economic success, including energy policy...

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Nanomedicine Showing its Value ….and the Press is Noticing

The Economist, one of the more worthy media sources these days for connecting technology to larger society, included a page on nanomedicine in its special issue, “The World in 2013.” (page 128).  The...

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What is Cool About Additive Manufacturing? PTO Event Today Shows the Latest...

I attended today the USPTO partnership meeting on “additive manufacturing” (aka 3D Printing). The content was excellent, covering both talks and demonstrations. Companies presenting included 3D...

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One More Patent Jungle – This Time in Nanotechnology?

I saw this recent article on the “nanotechnology patent jungle.” The article refers to another recent article on the subject of making nanotechnology research “open-source.” Patent jungles are all...

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Another Exciting Nano Biotechnology Development – From IBM

Technology Review recently highlighted new published research from IBM and others on nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (or nanoscale NMR). Perhaps proteins can be imaged.  IBM nanoscale research is...

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3D Printing Updates: ExOne IPO, Antitrust, and Nanoscribe

Some important 3D printing updates, including micro- and nanoscale printing. First, the ExOne IPO had an early surge according to press reports.  ExOne is located in North Huntingdon, PA. Second, the...

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Safer and More Powerful Batteries – Dreamliner and Political

Batteries are all around us in the news. First, the Wall Street Journal and other media are reporting that the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating microscopic “dendrite” formation as...

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