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NAC and nanoTox, Inc., participate in GHP Meeting
The Nanomaterials Application Center [NAC] of Texas State University-San Marcos and
nanoTox, Inc., of Houston and a NAC member company participated in the Greater Houston
Partnership "State of the Senate" meeting on March 18, 2008 at the InterContinental Hotel.
The meeting featured U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as the luncheon speaker. The meeting was attended by
well over 400 representatives of industry, academia, and foreign consulates.
The exhibit space, restricted to 10 organizations, provided an opportunity to provide information
on the NANO-SAFETY program and the commercialization efforts with industry that NAC is driving.
The NANO-SAFETY program
is directed at creating both a safe environment as well as training future workers
for the nanotechnology. The
commercialization efforts are focused on bringing researchers together with
industry needs to expedite the development of commercial products.
When asked about the use of all capitals in NANO-SAFETY, Dr. Trybula responded "The reason
we employ all capital letters if to emphasize that there is nothing small about the safety
requirements of nanotechnology."
Please contact Walt Trybula for additional
information about the specific efforts underway at NAC.
NAC Announces Collaboration with CCTech
The Nanomaterials Application Center [NAC] of Texas State University-San Marcos and
Composite Ceramic Technologies, LLC [CCTech] of Austin announced a collaborative
effort expediting the commercialization of CCTech's advanced ceramic composites.
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NAC Director Walt Trybula explained, "This technology incorporates passive components
into electronic assemblies in a manner that is similar to the developments that created
the integrated circuit. The overall potential for lower cost, higher reliability circuitry
will benefit the end consumer and change the manufacturing dynamics in favor of the better educated workforce.
"The US microelectronics industry has been steadily losing high-value manufacturing
and design jobs to lower cost labor markets overseas," he said. "The development of
this materials integration technology, which requires a well educated workforce, will
enable high value manufacturing to return."
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CCTech Press Release January 28, 2008.