Nanotechnology Companies
The applications pages on this site list companies that are involved
in working with nanotechnology by category and who have useful
information about their activities on their Web sites. We thought it would be useful
to you to have a handy listing of those companies in one place. This
isn't an exhaustive list, but a good jumping off point for those
interested in the world of nanotechnology commerce. Click a category
heading below to quickly go to the associated company list. Click a
company's name to go to its Web site.
Air Quality
| Company |
Product |
Advantages |
|
NanoStellar |
Nano-composite
catalyst for use in automotive catalytic converters |
Reduce cost due to
lower platinum usage |
|
American Elements |
Catalyst composed
of manganese oxide nanoparticles for use in removal
of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in industrial
air emissions |
Capable of
destroying VOCs down to part per billion level |
|
CO2 Solution |
Enzyme for removal
of carbon dioxide from industrial smoke stacks |
|
Batteries
| Company |
Product |
Advantages |
|
A123Systems |
Lithium-ion battery with the cathode
made from nano-phosphate, literature is unclear as to whether this is nanoparticles of
phosphate on a substrate or a nano-porous phosphate structure |
Higher power, quicker recharge, less
combustible than standard lithium-ion batteries |
|
NanoEner Technologies
|
Electrodes composed of nanoparticles
on a substrate for use in batteries |
Faster charge and discharge rate than
conventional electrodes |
|
Mphase Technologies |
Battery with chemicals isolated from electrode by
"nanograss" when the battery is not in use |
Very long shelf life |
|
Altaire
Nanotechnologies |
Lithium-ion battery with the anode composed of
lithium titanate spindel nanoparticles |
Higher power, quicker recharge, less combustible than
standard lithium-ion batteries |
|
Naoexa |
Lithium-ion battery using nanocomposite electrodes
using technology developed at Argonne National Laboratory |
Higher power, less combustible than standard
lithium-ion batteries |
| Zpower |
Silver-zinc battery using
nanoparticles in the silver cathode |
Higher power density, low
combustibility |
Chemical Sensors
Cleaning Products
| Company |
Product |
Advantage |
|
Altimate
EnviorCare |
Spray on film containing
titanium oxide nanoparticles |
Kills bacteria and reduces
odors |
|
Ai-Nano
|
Spray on film containing
titanium oxide nanoparticles |
Kills bacteria and reduces
odors |
|
EnviroSan Products |
Liquid cleaner using
nanoparticles called micelles to remove oils and dirt |
Replace solvents with lower
level of VOC's and other pollutants |
|
Nanofilm |
Liquid in which polymer
molecules will align with each other, when applied to a surface
such as a windshield, to bond with the glass and form a very
thin, strong polymer film |
Repels water and dirt to
increase visibility with longer lifetime then conventional fims |
|
Samsung |
Silver nanoparticles used in
household appliances such as clothes washer or refrigerator |
Kills bacteria and reduces
odors |
| Nanotec |
Spray on liquid containing nanoparticles which form a
hydrophobic film. |
Repels water and dirt |
Electronics
| Company |
Products or Projects |
|
Motorola |
Nanoemmissive
displays |
|
Freescale
|
Magnetoresistive
Random Access Memory (MRAM) |
|
Nanochip |
Memory chips that use nano-scale probe tips to read and write data |
|
HP |
Self-assembled
nanostructures |
|
Kodak |
OLED displays |
|
IBM |
Nanophotonics |
|
Intel |
Integrated circuits with nano-sized
features |
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