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Advanced Materials and Devices, Inc. (AMAD)
www.amadinc.com
Booth: 113

Advanced Materials and Devices, Inc. (AMAD) will exhibit their research and development efforts in the area of nanomaterials and their applications. These applications include: fuel cells, electronics cooling, heat transfer enhancement, and energy absorption. The fuel cell technology focuses on intermediate-temperature (600°C) solid-oxide fuel cells utilizing mesoporous films and supramolecular proton exchange membranes which has directionally anisotropic conductivities. AMAD’s heat transfer efforts are on enhancing electronic cooling by nanofluid and improving boiling heat transfer efficiency utilizing nanoporous technology. These efforts are funded by the US Army, US Navy and the National Science Foundation.

Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX)
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/rx/
Booth: 202

The Materials and Manufacturing directorate, headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, with an additional research facility at Tyndall AFB, Fla., develops materials, processes and advanced manufacturing technologies for aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, rockets and ground-based systems and their structural, electronic and optical components. Their research includes revolutionary nano-scale and biotechnologies, as well as nonstructural materials such as coatings, fluids and greases.  Air Force product centers, logistics centers and operating commands rely on the directorate’s expertise in metallic and nonmetallic structural materials, nondestructive inspection, materials used in aerospace propulsion systems, sensor materials, laser-hardened materials, systems support and advanced manufacturing methods to solve system, expeditionary deployment, and operational challenges.

Anton Paar USA
http://www.anton-paar.com/
Booth:  108

Anton Paar produces high-quality measuring and analysis instruments for industrial and research applications. Among others, its product portfolio instruments for microwave synthesis and microwave decomposition. Openness to the requirements of customers and attention to developments in markets are the basis for new product ideas.

API Nanofabrication & Research Corp.
www.nanoopto.com/
Booth: 214

API Nanofabrication & Research Corp. d/b/a NanoOpto uses wafer scale Nanofabrication techniques to build optical devices

Using photolithography & atomic layer deposition (ALD) can custom fabricate optics having reduced size, weight, high damage thresholds and tailored performance not available using standard optics.

Asylum Research
http://www.asylumresearch.com/
Booth: 216

Asylum Research is the technology leader for atomic force and scanning probe microscopy (AFM/SPM) for both materials and bioscience applications.  Founded in 1999, we are a company dedicated to innovative instrumentation for nanoscience and nanotechnology, with over 200 years combined AFM/SPM experience from our scientists, engineers and software developers.  Our instruments are used for a variety of nanoscience applications in material science, physics, polymers, chemistry, biomaterials, and bioscience, including single molecule mechanical experiments on DNA, protein unfolding and polymer elasticity, as well as force measurements for biomaterials, chemical sensing, polymers, colloidal forces, adhesion, and more.  Asylum’s product line offers imaging and measurement capabilities for a wide range of samples, including advanced techniques such as electrical characterization (CAFM, KFM, EFM), high voltage piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM), magnetic force microscopy (MFM) with our unique variable field module, quantitative nanoindenting, and a wide range of environmental accessories and application-ready modules.

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BAE Systems
http://www.baesystems.com/rad750
Booth:  103

BAE Systems is the premier global defense, security and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces. The Space Systems and Electronics division develops and produces a wide array of space products, from single-board radiation-hardened computers to complete space payloads. The company specializes in radiation-hardened electronics and space applications, including application-specific integrated circuits, memories, and single-board computers and has over 500 computers in space, including the GVSC1750 (16-bit), RAD6000® (32-bit), and today’s RAD750® family of space computers. BAE Systems’ state-of-the-art foundry supports a wide range of specialty microelectronics including Carbon Nanotube Technology (CNT), Electronic Photonic Integrated Circuit Technology (EPIC), Micro Bolometers, Chalcogenide technology (C-RAM™), MEMS filters and more.

Battelle
www.battelle.org/index.aspx
Booth: 313

A leader in science and technology, Battelle develops and commercializes products and provides management and technical solutions for industry and government.  Our world-class science capabilities, innovative technologies, and keen market insight are changing the world, making it a better place to live and work.

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Carl Zeiss SMT, Inc.
http://www.zeiss.com/nts
Booth:  107

Carl Zeiss SMT Inc., is a leader in SEM, TEM and Ion Beam instruments.

CFD Research Corporation
http://www.cfdrc.com/
Booth:  105

CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) specializes in engineering simulations and innovative designs for Aerospace, Biomedical, Defense, Materials, Energy, and other industries. Using our software and experimental facilities, we develop new hardware concepts, innovative designs, and prototypes (Over 40 patents awarded or pending in the areas of biotechnology, propulsion, and materials). Most of these technologies are available for further joint developments and licensing. Specific technologies being exhibited at the booth include a Bio-Battery and low-temperature CNT growth process.

Conductive Composites Company
www.conductivecomposites.com
Booth: 205

The booth will present a suite of materials that are used to create conductive composites, resins, coatings and elastomers for electromagnetic management.

CONTACT Program
http://www.contact.rice.edu/
Booth:  104

The Consortium for Nanomaterials for Aerospace Commerce and Technology or CONTACT is a research consortium including Rice, Air Force Research Laboratory, and six other Texas universities including UT Austin, UT Dallas, UT Brownsville, UT Pan American, UT Arlington, and University of Houston focused on developing and commercializing new nanomaterials for the defense aerospace industry. The CONTACT Program provides the basis for cooperative nanotechnology research in Texas and in the Air Force Research Laboratory to provide breakthrough technological solutions. It is strengthened by cross‐cutting intellectual collaborations and the availability of state‐of‐the‐art equipment and focuses on technology transfer to aerospace, commercial, and defense sectors. CONTACT is a critical part of the Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology.

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency, R&D Enterprise, Chem-Bio Technologies (DTRA RD-CB)
http://www.dtra.mil/rd/cbt/index.cfm
Booth: 201

We are the DTRA Research and Development Enterprise Chemical and Biological Technologies Directorate (DTRA RD-CB) and our Agency’s focal point for chemical and biological scientific and technical expertise. We are also dual-hatted as the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) for Chemical and Biological Defense under the DoD Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP). In these roles we seek to provide cutting edge technology solutions that reduce the threat from weapons of mass destruction and empower warfighters to achieve their missions in a chemical, biological or radiological environment.

Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Environmental Agency (DTSC CAL EPA)
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/TechnologyDevelopment/Nanotechnology/index.cfm
Booth: 209

Department of Toxic Substances Control is a department of California Environmental Agency. The mission of Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is to provide the highest level of safety, and to protect public health and the environment from toxic harm.
Nano materials enable novel applications in many fields, including electronics, coatings, children’s items, cosmetics and others. However, because of their unique properties, nano materials also have the potential to adversely affect human health and the environment. DTSC intends to request information regarding important emerging nano material. DTSC has begun the chemical call-in of information for carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are of interest to DTSC because they are currently used in many available commercial products and data on analytical methods, toxicity, physicochemical properties, or fate and transport are largely unavailable.  DTSC is exercising its authority under California’s Health and Safety Code, Chapter 699, Sections 57018-57020. 
DTSC will collaborate with manufacturers throughout the process to identify and prioritize information gaps, and develop strategies to address those gaps.  DTSC also intends to include carbon nanotubes manufacturers outside California in these discussions.

DWA Aluminum Composites
http://www.dwa-dra.com/
Booth: 307

DWA Aluminum Composites (DWAAC) is a manufacturer of powder metallurgy based Metal-Matrix- Composites (MMCs) specializing in Silicon Carbide (SiC) particulate reinforced aluminum. DWAAC has successfully transitioned this materials technology into a variety of aerospace-centric, series production applications. Since 1999, DWAAC has been active in the development of nano-scale aluminum and its MMC derivatives. In 2008, DWAAC became the recipient of a US Army Research Laboratory Cooperative Agreement (W911NF-08-2-0026) to establish the manufacturing technologies necessary for the scale-up of Tri-modal Aluminum MMCs. A Tri-modal aluminum MMC is a “multi-scale” advanced material combining nano-grain aluminum, Boron Carbide (B4C) particles, and coarse-grain aluminum. Aluminum powder, along with B4C particles, is cryogenically milled in an attritor using liquid nitrogen (LN2) to create the nano-grain component. The nano-grain aluminum and B4C is blended with coarse-grain (-325 mesh) aluminum powder, vacuum degassed at an elevated temperature, and consolidated into billet. Tri-modal Aluminum MMCs exhibit remarkable specific strength and large failure strain under high impact loads and are a candidate material for advanced armor solutions to meet emerging threats for current and future ground combat vehicles. The processing of Tri-modal Aluminum MMCs, including manufacturing technology challenges and the innovative solutions being developed, will be highlighted along with recent experimental data obtained from this unique class of composite material.

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Electrox Corporation
Booth:309

 "Electrostatic Printing of Nano-Materials"

We will show electrostatic printing and coating of nano-materials on glass, metal, film, and paper surfaces.  The nano-particles are dispersed in a linear hydrocarbon as liquid toners.  The nano-materials include:

        a.  TiO2 and ZnO for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells.
        b.  Fullerenes (C-60) for hybrid solar cells.
        c.  Carbon nanotubes for general industrical and electronic use.
        d.  The self-assembly of virgin CNT's into a functioning transistor.
        e.  The printing of solder powder for the "bumping" of silicon wafers.

Earlier work on the printing of "plastic electronics" will be displayed.

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FEI Company
www.fei.com
Booth: 115

FEI brings a new dimension to microscopy with Phenom, its unique imaging tool. Phenom makes high-end imaging practical and affordable for a variety of applications. Phenom is a high resolution desktop imaging tool that is fast and easy to use. Through your world in seconds. Phenom - The Perfect Combination.

First Nano, a Division of CVD Equipment Corp.
http://www.firstnano.com
Booth: 102

First Nano specializes in the manufacture of innovative, high quality process equipment suitable for the synthesis of a variety of one-dimensional nanostructures and nanomaterials. In addition to the EasyTube™ System, which is applicable to nanoscale research that intersects cross-functional disciplines in semiconductor, applied physics, biotechnology, chemical, and mechanical engineering fields, our engineering team can design customized systems for specific applications and research development.

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HORIBA Scientific
http://www.HORIBA.com/Scientific
Booth: 208

HORIBA Scientific offers a wide range of Spectroscopic Ellipsometers used for the characterization of multi-layer film thickness, optical constants, and materials composition of any type of materials. HORIBA Scientific
also provides In-Situ End Point Detectors based on Optical Emission Spectroscopy or Laser Interferometry for Real Time plasma analysis and trench depth monitoring of dry etch and deposition processes.

Hysitron, Inc.
http://www.hysitron.com/
Booth: 117

Hysitron is the world leader in developing nanomechanical test instruments and has designed cutting edge technology for the scientific community since 1992. As the pioneers of in-situ imaging with nanoindentation and nanomechanical property measurement capabilities, Hysitron has grown with the nanotechnology market for almost two decades.

In addition to nanoindentation and microindentation, Hysitron's instrument capabilities include tribology, modulus mapping, dynamic mechanical analysis, acoustic emission monitoring, electrical contact resistance and in-situ SEM and TEM nanomechanical testing. Our instruments are custom designed to solve your nanomechanical property needs and our team of expert scientists is always on hand to answer your questions and help solve your problems.

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Integrated Surface Technologies
www.insurftech.com
Booth: 110

IST produces RepellixTM, a nano-composite coating for electronics and fabrics that creates a super-hydrophobic barrier for protection from liquid damage and corrosion.

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Man-Tech Sales Thinky
http://mantech-sj.com/
Booth: 210

Mixing and degassing have been considered as completely different problems and have been applied differently in various technologies to solve each of the problems, although many researchers and engineers have always looked for “bubble free homogeneous mixture" for their viscous engineered compounds.
 
THINKY mixers disperse, mix and de-gas at the same time all in one container.
 
The material container rotates and revolves at the same time. When a difference of vector of two high speed centrifugal forces are applied to materials, the materials start a circulation in the container from top to the bottom that results in  quick mixing. As mixing is done in high pressure of more than 400G force, air bubbles in the material are pushed out at the same time.
 
To improve degassing quality and accelerate dispersion of powder, THINKY also offers built in vacuum models that evacuate and mix materials simultaneously,  although most  applications can done satisfactory with a non-vacuum mixer.

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Naval Research Laboratory
http://www.nrl.navy.mil
Booth: 206

As part of its mission, NRL engages in multidisciplinary research. In April 2001, in a departure from traditional working relationships between Laboratory scientists, NRL established an Institute for Nanoscience to conduct multidisciplinary research at the intersections of the fields of materials, electronics and biology. While still belonging organizationally and performing research for their respective divisions, scientists may also be part of the Nanoscience Institute.

National Composite Center
http://www.compositecenter.org/
Booth: 305

The National Composite Center is all about commercialization of composite technology including design, prototyping, and pilot production of thermoset and thermoplastic processes and materials.  The incubation of new composite companies with their enabling technologies and the related economic development are the metrics by which NCC is measured.  Buckeye Composites located at NCC is a new Ohio division of NanoTechLabs that specializes in providing nano-particles in a format that can be incorporated into composite laminates for use in products for aerospace and commercial markets.

National Nanomanufacturing Network
http://www.internano.org/content/view/63/171/
Booth: 106

The National Nanomanufacturing Network is an alliance of academic, government and industry partners that facilitate and expedite the transition of nanotechnologies from core research in the laboratory. Partners will find value added through a range of services including training and education, technology roadmap development, thematic conferences and workshops, a comprehensive information clearinghouse on the latest in nanomanufacturing, user forums for ES&H discussions, description of evolving processes, trends, and technologies in the area of nanomanufacturing.

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Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative
http://www.greennano.org/
Booth:  111

The Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative [SNNI] develops new nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing approaches that offer a high level of performance, yet pose minimal harm to human health or the environment. Research under the Initiative merges the principles of green chemistry and nanoscience to produce safer nanomaterials and more efficient nanomanufacturing processes in the context of producing nanoparticles and nanostructured materials for applications in fields such as in photovoltaics, nanoelectronics and sensing.

Southwest Nanotechnologies
http://www.swentnano.com/
Booth:  109

Southwest Nanotechnologies is a leading manufacturer of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes.  The development of applications for these remarkable materials has been hindered by such issues related to chirality control, metrology and characterization, and scalability to production quantities.   Our CoMoCat® process allows the greatest degree of chiral control of any established synthesis process.  Swent employs rigorous discipline to the characterization and consistency of its products.  And Swent’s processes are completely scalable – substantial increases in capacity are accompanied by dramatic reductions in cost.   SWNT have shown great promise for sensors, semiconductor devices, transparent electrodes, enhanced carbon fiber, smart textiles, conductive polymers, printed semiconductors and antennas, RFID, reinforced resins, etc.  Southwest Nanotechnologies seeks partnerships and funding to develop these applications.

SRI International
www.sri.com
Booth: 218

SRI International's MicroSystems Innovation Center employs MEMS fabrication processes and materials science to develop innovative micro- and nanometer-scale structures, devices, and systems to solve important problems.

Whether you are seeking R&D, technology development assistance, MEMS/NEMS, testing and evaluation of prototypes, or in-depth analysis to guide your decisions, SRI can deliver. We have the facilities and the expertise to study, evaluate, and create new science and technology.

Systems & Materials Research Corporation (SMRC)
http://www.systemsandmaterials.com/
Booth:  315

Systems and Materials Research Corporation (SMRC) is a Texas-based small business that engineers innovative solutions to difficult challenges facing its military and commercial customers. Nanoconstituents are integral to many of SMRC’s solutions, such as QwikSeal®, a disruptive pre-sealed fastener technology that could fundamentally change the way airplanes are assembled, and RIFFS™, a fastener fill technology aimed at increasing production rates of the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter. Also featured in SMRC’s exhibit will be its MNDE Toolkit™, a software-defined, multi-functional inspection system for coating thickness measurement and detection of corrosion and airframe features under paint and specialty coatings.

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Torrey Pines Research
www.tpr.com
Booth: 207

Torrey Pines Research (TPR) specializes in nano-material deposition, by utilizing its expertise in technologies and processes for digitally controlled metering and/or deposition of uniquely formulated dry powders & liquids onto 2D and 3D surfaces.  Since 1986, TPR has been a highly recognized independent product development, engineering, technology consulting and manufacturing services firm.  TPR’s expertise includes all digital printing technologies, product/equipment design, multi-discipline system integration, testing, problem solving, and turn-key manufacturing.  TPR’s staff, which includes its TPR Fellows, provides a one-of-a-kind heritage of deep subject matter expertise in TPR’s core technology fields, and represents hundreds of man-years of technology experience together with nearly one thousand patents. 

Through its TurnKey Plus Division, TPR provides world-class manufacturing of complex electro-mechanical systems, thus providing complete “turnkey solutions” for its customers.  TPR’s development centers are located in Carlsbad, CA (company headquarters), Rochester, NY, and Austin, TX.

For more information, visit www.tpr.com or feel free to call Randy Sanders at (760) 929-4800 x201, or send email to rsanders@tpr.com .

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U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command
http://www.arl.army.mil/wmrd
Booth: 114

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is an Army leader in materials research and manufacturing science. We are pursuing nanomaterials research in a wide range of areas of endeavor with the primary goal of developing disruptive technologies to enhance the operational effectiveness of future warfighters and platforms.

U.S. Photonics, Inc.
http://www.usphotonics.com/
Booth:  317

Conducts research & development utilizing nanotechnology for alternative power devices including unique battery designs

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