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Nano-Network Initiative transition
NORTECH has announced it will Network operations is a result of polymer and advanced materials
transition operations of its Nano- NorTech’s strategic planning process industries with potential
Network initiative to PolymerOhio, a that was completed in mid 2008. While collaborators/partners, researchers,
statewide organization that accelerates nanotechnology will continue to be suppliers, customers, and economic
commercialization activities across a integral to NorTech’s focus on industry development resources will help to
wide range of applications in the building and technology broaden the geographic scope of
polymer and advanced materials commercialization, PolymerOhio is Nano-Network’s activities to be
industries. better positioned to now manage the statewide. Additionally, PolymerOhio
Since 2005, NorTech has been organization and carry the supports various events throughout the
supporting, staffing and managing the nanotechnology message statewide in state that further enhance connections
Nano-Network. Over the past four years, Ohio. across a broad range of
the Nano-Network has been active in “The Nano-Network has made a nanotechnology-related applications.
educating the public about great and important impact on “I appreciate NorTech’s leadership
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nanotechnology and related issues; Northeast Ohio to-date. We have and efforts over the past four years to
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communicating Northeast Ohio’s role in certainly increased our region’s national make Nano-Network one of the best-
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the nanotechnology industry at local, and international visibility and credibility known privately funded, ‘grass roots’
state, and national levels; sponsoring in the nanotechnology arena; attracted nanotechnology organizations in the
and supporting activities to expand external investment and talent as a U.S. I look forward to building upon the
nanotechnology commercialization result; and helped our business and group’s success by mobilizing the
efforts in Northeast Ohio and abroad; academic communities cultivate resources and connections of Ohio’s
and advocating for resources and collaborations and stimulate advanced materials industry to
funding to continue nanotechnology commercialization. I am confident that encourage adoption of nanotechnology
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business and research in Northeast Ohio. with PolymerOhio’s leadership, the throughout the state of Ohio,” said
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Major Nano-Network programs Nano-Network will continue to be Wayne Earley, President and CEO of
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have included the Annual Nano Week, successful with the added benefit of PolymerOhio.
Nano-App Summit, Nano Medicine now promoting and linking Ken Vaughan, Vice President of
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Summit, Nano Business Idea nanotechnology statewide,” said Alexis Programs for PolymerOhio, has been
Competition, Nanovate, “Nano 101” Abramson, Ph.D., Executive Director of appointed as successor to Dr. Alexis
seminars, Nano Manufacturer’s Forum the Northeast Ohio Nano-Network and Abramson and will serve as the new
and the Northeast Ohio Associate Professor at Case Western Executive Director of the Nano-
Nanotechnology Report. Reserve University. Network, under PolymerOhio’s
The decision to transfer Nano- PolymerOhio’s connections in the management.
Silicon Carbide wafers
DOW CORNING is now shipping underway to exploit in even larger
volumes of its newest silicon carbide diameter wafers up to 6 inches. “In fact,
(SiC) wafers based on technology we are seeing an improvement in defect
breakthroughs in crystal growth densities as the diameter is increased,”
announced late last year. These he said.
products provide state-of-the-art defect Dow Corning SiC wafers can be
densities that enable high power used in high power electronic
semiconductor devices and reliable applications such as communications,
manufacturing performance. solar and wind energy systems,
“This is a significant step in our electrical distribution, and hybrid and
efforts to eliminate the technical and electric vehicles.
commercial limitations related to the “We now have the wafer and
broad adoption and growth of SiC epitaxy technology and high volume broad cross section of the global
semiconductor devices,” said Jim production capabilities to supply our electronics industry. Our global
Helwick, Director, Dow Corning customers’ growing needs for expertise combined with our
Compound Semiconductor Solutions. affordable, leading edge quality SiC collaborative approach in working with
The new technology has been products,” he said. “Dow Corning is customers enables us to deliver
incorporated into wafers sizes up to 4 committed to continuing its leadership solutions that reliably perform, time
inches in diameter thus far, with work in supplying materials solutions to a after time.”
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