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TechAmerica names Tripwire’s Jim Johnson exec of the year (The Oregonian)
TechAmerica cited Tripwire’s 19 percent revenue growth and Johnson’s involvement with the Oregon University System and the ONAMI nanotech research center. (read on…) Related items U.S. broadband speeds rise in 2009 (CNET) U.S. wind power capacity up in 2009 (CNET) Lords criticise nanotech secrecy in food industry (ZDNet UK) Industry ‘too secretive’ about nanotech research (Food Navigator Europe) What’s in store... »
Bayer MaterialScience Opens Carbon Nanotube Pilot Facility (Industry Week)
Forecasts are for an annual growth rate of 25% for carbon nanotubes. (read here…) Related items Frogs, foam and fuel: Solar energy converted to sugars (Science Daily) Researchers Convert Solar Energy To Sugars (redOrbit) Carbon nanotubes fuel thermowave power (EE Times Asia) A huge step toward mass production of graphene (PhysOrg) Fashion And IT (Medical News Today) »
Manhattan Beach Project to reverse aging by 2029 (ZDNet)
Human life expectancy may see a hockey stick growth curve in the coming years as a result of leaps made in fields such as molecular nanotechnology, gene therapy, robotics, and regenerative medicine. Seizing the potential for radical longevity, an effort dubbed the “Manhattan Beach Project”, is a focused and targeted “all-out assault on the... »
What’s in store for the next decade? (KMIR 6 Palm Springs)
Bigger government, with more regulation and higher taxes, could mean slower-than-normal economic growth, higher interest rates and inflation, and continued weakness in the dollar. (read on…) Related items What’s in store for the next decade? (KIVI Boise) €56m to develop ‘smart economy’ (Irish Examiner) Has China Surpassed the US in Nanotech? (IEEE Spectrum) Abu Dhabi Seeks Investment to Boost Technology... »
Finding new ways to grow in Silicon Valley (The Washington Times)
While established Silicon Valley companies weather the recession as best they can, newly emerging tech pioneers are showing the way back to economic growth. Many of yesterday’s moneymakers remain mired in hiring freezes and job losses. Two of the high-tech areas that lost jobs in 2008 — semiconductor and computer equipment manufacturing — have... »
