Dendrimers have been the redheaded stepchildren to carbon nanotubes and all the other nanomaterials that have made headlines in the past few years. But you can’t keep a good technology down forever.
The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) just wrapped up its latest show in Washington, DC, last Thursday. Although it may not seem like a very exciting conference to attend, this event draws politicians and high-level bureaucrats, as well as industry players.
My impression of the lack of tech representation at a conference clearly geared toward tech is that: There remains relatively little interest in distech investing since the meltdown in 2000, and distech firms haven’t made the case with a majority of investors.
Appropriately enough, while the world looks back to the events of September 11 five years ago, I’m perusing the nanotech and distech news I make part of my daily ritual and see some individuals that answered the question “Do you feel safer?” with a resounding “Yes.”
As I get ready to launch my nano/disruptive-edge investment service, I thought it might be helpful for you to get a better understanding of how I view this nascent marketplace.
Two technologies that sit on the periphery of nanotech are dendrimer research and spintronics. And both have been in the tech news of late.
Rather than some new product for the hype machine to latch onto, people were amazed by a device that’s been out for more than a year and has already generated sizable (tech) press attention.
Scandanavian countries (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland) have been big players in the cell phone and wireless data sectors. So I was curious how they’re viewing nanotech development within the region.
For investors, especially those who are internationally oriented, one of the most important developments this week is President Bush’s visit to India. As things stand, no one knows what the US wants from India, while the world found last summer that India is mainly interested in receiving US civilian nuclear technology.
Two stories on German companies and alliances illustrate the reality of developing nano and disruptive-edge technologies—the US isn’t the only player in the game and it’s hardly the most influential.
