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Nanotech Briefs Announces Call for Nominations for the Fourth Annual Nano 50(TM) Awards
NEW YORK, January 28 /PRNewswire/ --
Nanotech Briefs has announced a Call for Nominations for its fourth
annual Nano 50 awards competition, which launched on January 7. The Nano 50
recognizes the top 50 technologies, innovators, and products with the
greatest potential to advance the commercialization of nanotechnology.
Nominations are accepted at no cost via an online submission form at the
official awards Web site: www.nanotechbriefs.com/nano50. The awards
categories are:
-- Technology -- A nanotechnology breakthrough that has, or is expected
to have, a significant impact in one or more application areas.
-- Product -- A product that incorporates nanotechnology in its design
and/or operation, with significant current or near-term commercial
applications.
-- Innovator -- An individual recognized as a leader or pioneer in a
specific area of nanotechnology, with a significant background of
accomplishments in advancing the state of the art in nanotechnology.
All nominations must be submitted by March 21, 2008. Entries are judged
by an independent, expert panel. Awards will be presented at the Annual Nano
50 Awards Dinner scheduled for November 12, 2008, at NASA Tech Briefs'
National Nano Engineering Conference taking place at the Boston Colonnade
Hotel.
For complete rules or to submit a nomination, please visit the official
Web site at: www.nanotechbriefs.com/nano50.
About Nanotech Briefs
Nanotech Briefs is a monthly email newsletter and web site from the
publishers of NASA Tech Briefs that provides the best of government,
industry, and university nanotech innovations with real-world applications in
areas such as electronics, materials, sensors, manufacturing, biomedical,
optics/photonics, and aerospace/defense.
Web site: http://www.nanotechbriefs.com/nano50
