Smart Materials Bulletin

In brief
pp. 5+7-5+7(1)

UK government offers threadbare £10m for new high tech R&D programme
pp. 1-1(1)

Keeping track of US$1bn+ nanotechnology facilities
pp. 1-2(2)

...And $20m in Zurich
pp. 2-3(2)

Grafting 'smart' onto polymer fibre
pp. 3-3(1)

In Japan
pp. 3-3(1)

Nanocor teams up with Mitsubishi Gas Chemical
pp. 4-4(1)

Nanopaint project
pp. 4-4(1)

Infrared scope nanoscale
pp. 4-4(1)

Long stroke actuator, controlled solenoids
pp. 4-4(1)

Anchoring metals to metal oxides
pp. 4-4(1)

Printheads and ink
pp. 5-5(1)

US Display Consortium
pp. 5-5(1)

Making CdTe nanowires
pp. 5-5(1)

Smart quantum tunnelling
pp. 5-6(2)

SOXESS for UV opto
pp. 6-6(1)

Smart polymer screws
pp. 6-6(1)

Liquid chromatography
pp. 6-6(1)

Plasma for filtration
pp. 7-7(1)

Rhode Island red, blue, green and yellow
pp. 7-7(1)

CDT, GDT and MTC
pp. 7-7(1)

3i proposes 3 key 'D' recommendations
pp. 8-8(1)

Space technology moves textiles'smart'
pp. 9-10(2)

Why is 'smart' still a frontier technology?
pp. 11-12(2)

Polymers' biomedical applications
pp. 13-13(1)

Built-in piezoceramics networks
pp. 13-13(1)

PV performance of polythiophenes
pp. 13-13(1)

Hysteresis in shape-memory alloys
pp. 13-13(1)

Polymer PV with conducting anodes
pp. 13-13(1)

Li-ion battery cathode materials by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis method
pp. 13-13(1)

Stents for peristaltic motion
pp. 14-14(1)

High frequency shaving system
pp. 14-14(1)

Medical electrosensitive gel devices
pp. 14-14(1)

Vehicle suspension control system
pp. 14-14(1)

Having lost in chips to Europe, the US, and Japan, nano now looks to be late in the UK
pp. 16-16(1)