TechConnect News™

Innovation & Investment:

• New Report Shows Silicon Valley Faces Long Road Out of Recession
  Increased global competition and California government gridlock spells long recovery period for the innovative region
• WPIO Reports Decline in Patent Filings
  Total declines attributed to slower economic activity worldwide
• Nanotechnology Education Act Introduced to Congress
  Representative David Wu of Oregon presented the bill in late January, and was co-sponsored by Representative Daniel Lipinksi of Illinois

Chemicals, Materials & Energy

• Bayer MaterialScience Unveils World’s Largest CNT Pilot Facility
  Company has invested more than $20M Euros into the German facility
  
• Researchers from Sweden and US Create Novel Lighting Component from Graphene
  Graphene can be printed onto large flexible sheets, are inexpensive to produce, and are 100% recyclable
• ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit 2010 To Be Held in Washington, D.C. Next Month
  Summit will convene the nation’s energy leaders to collaborate and identify key technology opportunities and challenges in clean energy

Electronics & Microsystems:

• South African company developing world-first superconductive integrated circuit design tool
  Stellenbosch University spin out company has secured $1.7m in funding
• Micron to Acquire Swiss Chip Maker
  Numonyx manufactures flash memory for mobile devices
• NanoEngineering Corporation Enters Into Agreement with US Army
  Company and Army researchers will collaborate on developing advanced virus detection tools for the field

Community News:

• TechConnect Summit-First Round Submissions Now Under Review!
  Participate, Collaborate, and Network at the Summit June 21-25, 2010!
  F1000 companies, universities, and young companies meet at Summit for corporate partnering and technology matchmaking opportunities
  

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