The following originally appeared in my complementary e-zine, Nanotech Investing News.

Four of my Pioneers are making headlines with recent earnings numbers, globally expanding business, cutting-edge advances and R&D growth, respectively.

Six years ago, I gave a keynote speech at the first IBF Nanotechnology Investing Forum (NIF) in Palm Springs, Calif., in which I gave my vision for the future of nanotechnology. My message was simple, “There is not, and there never will be, a nanotechnology industry.”

The following originally appeared in my complementary e-zine, Nanotech Investing News.

Activist investor and perhaps the only guy who can light a fire under the posteriors of the stifling upper management at Motorola, Carl Icahn is going to start a blog. Here's the story.

Motorola CEO Greg Brown assumed direct control of Motorola's handset business after the company said it was mulling whether or not it should sell the unit.

iRobot is on the verge of creating the grail of robotics with its next generation of machines.

A couple news items on QinetiQ reiterate the strong position the company’s North American operations are building.

Altairnano announced to today that the it just landed a $2.5 million contract with the US Navy for backup power systems for naval applications.

As noted last week, pSivida announced its results from the Phase IIa drug trials for pancreatic cancer that it's working through with its nanobio delivery system BrachySil. And things are looking very good.