Nanophase Presents at NASA Symposium Sponsors Nanopowders 2000 Conference
BURR RIDGE, Ill., Aug 17, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Nanophase
Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: NANX), a leader in engineering advanced
materials using nanocrystalline materials, announced that Dr. Gina R.
Kritchevsky, Nanophase vice president of technology and engineering, was invited
to make a presentation at the American Association of Crystal Growth and Epitaxy
as part of a NASA workshop to explore emerging technology for continued
research. Dr. Kritchevsky's discussion covered the broad nanotechnology field
and, more specifically, commercial applications in which nanomaterials provide
economic and technical benefits in applications including healthcare,
electronics, energy and biology.
Nanophase also announced that it would be a corporate sponsor of the 3rd BCC
Conference to explore the gamut of processing technologies, applications and
business issues related to fine particles. Fine, Ultrafine and Nanopowders 2000
provides a forum for industry executives, scientists, engineers and researchers
to discuss topical issues, technical trends and commercial subjects in the
rapidly growing field of nanotechnology. The conference will be held from
October 29 to November 1, 2000 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Dr. Thomas Abraham, Vice President of BCC and Co-Chairman of the conference,
said, "since its inception the BCC conference on fine and nanopowders has become
industry's top conference attracting all those who are involved in the field as
researchers, developers, investors, producers and users. If the response so far
is any indication, this year's conference will be fully subscribed in attendance
and exposition booths," he added.
As part of its participation Dr. D.J. Freed, vice president of business
development for Nanophase, will make a presentation on "Commercial-Scale
Nanoparticle Manufacturing." This presentation will demonstrate the integration
of Nanotechnologies to provide optimally engineered solutions to customers. The
commercial-scale production of cost-effective nanoproducts capable of performing
innovative functions will be illustrated with discussions of current commercial
applications incorporating the company's nanocrystalline materials.
Nanophase Technologies Corporation provides engineered solutions utilizing
nanocrystalline materials for a variety of industrial product applications.
Using proprietary technology to produce nanocrystalline materials, the company
creates products with unique performance attributes. The company's global
customer base includes a number of Fortune 500 companies. Nanophase trades on
the Nasdaq NMS under the symbol "NANX." Visit the company's web site at
www.nanophase.com .
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