Tech Zone with CNBC's Cory Johnson: Nanotechnology
CNBC's Jim Goldman and Candice Tahi contributed to this story.

December 17, 2004

In Emeryville Calif. a company called Nanomix is using carbon nanotubes inside sensors to detect individual molecules of carbon dioxide, hydrogen and other gases, shrinking room-sized equipment into something the size of an employee name-tag. The sensor can alert lab workers to the presence of hazardous gases far sooner than what's available today. And it can give emergency workers unprecedented capabilities out in the field, to save lives.

"Information that's available in the operating room, for example, can now be obtained in an ambulance," said Nanomix CEO David Macdonald. "We take a sensing device that's about the size of a coffee can and reduce it down to a chip about the size of the pupil of your eye."

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Nanomix is a leading nanotechnology company currently launching a menu of nanoelectronic detection devices combining carbon nanotube electronics with silicon microstructures. These sensors will add value across a broad range of industrial and medical applications where the attributes of nanotechnology -- low power consumption, small size, and high sensitivity offer significant performance advantages and enable unprecedented access to critical information. Founded in 2000, Nanomix is located in Emeryville, California. For additional information, please visit www.nano.com or email info@nano.com.