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NanoScale
Corporation, based in Manhattan, Kansas, is
a marketer, developer, producer, and supplier of
high performance specialty chemicals, products,
services, and technologies to Customers worldwide.
The Company holds a substantial intellectual property
portfolio, which includes its patented NanoActive®
and FAST-ACT® product lines. NanoScale produces
and sells a wide variety of NanoActive brand nanocrystalline
materials in forms that include dry powders, granules,
and liquid suspensions. FAST-ACT is a chemical containment
and neutralization system for immediate response
to unexpected toxic chemical releases, including
industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents.
The Analytical Services Program offers a wide range
of laboratory testing services and characterization
methods to Customers.
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Photograph by Misha
Gravenor
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FAST-ACT
(First Applied Sorbent Treatment-Against Chemical Threats)
and company founder Dr. Kenneth J. Klabunde, were awarded
the prestigious Popular Mechanics 2005 Breakthrough
Award as one of seven products and an innovator that
will help shape the world's future through science and
technology. The 2005 November issue of Popular Mechanics
featured the recipients and called FAST-ACT a "terrorism
extinguisher." While the technology behind FAST-ACT
originally targeted the destruction of chemical warfare
agents, the product's utility goes beyond traditional
terror threats to also contain and neutralize a wide
range of more commonly encountered toxic liquid and
vapor chemical threats.
“I am
very pleased that NanoScale is being more widely known
for its exceptional products and services. In addition
to the Popular Mechanics Award, last year Business Week
identified our company as a ’Key player in Nanomaterials’
along with 3M, Dow Chemical, and DuPont. These prestigious
recognitions would not have been possible without the
support of our Stockholders, and the creative work of
our excellent team of scientists and engineers, including
a number of Kansas State graduates.” stated Olga
Koper, Ph.D., Vice President Technology and Technical
Services.
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