Nanotronics Imaging
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| hq_location = Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio{{cite news|last1=Mackinnon|first1=Jim|title=Nanotronics Imaging in Cuyahoga Falls seeks to revolutionize industries by making a big deal out of the smallest things|url=http://www.ohio.com/business/nanotronics-imaging-in-cuyahoga-falls-seeks-to-revolutionize-industries-by-making-a-big-deal-out-of-the-smallest-things-1.563699|accessdate=5 April 2016|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal|date=February 2, 2015}}
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Nanotronics Imaging is a nanotechnology startup in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. It has an office in Brooklyn, New York at New Lab and manufactures its devices in California.
History
Nanotronics was founded by Matthew Putman, a materials science professor at Columbia University, and his father John Putman.{{cite news|last1=McKenzie|first1=Hamish|title=Matthew Putman's super resolution and the poetry of nanotechnology|url=https://pando.com/2012/11/02/matthew-putmans-super-resolution-and-the-poetry-of-nanotechnology/|accessdate=5 April 2016|publisher=PandoDaily|date=November 2, 2012}} Nanotronics has received $7 million in venture capital funding from Founders Fund and PayPal founder Peter Thiel,{{cite news|last1=Finley|first1=Klint|title=New VR Tech Lets You Explore Worlds at the Nanoscale|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/04/vr-meets-nanotech-make-80s-cyberpunk-dreams-come-true/|accessdate=5 April 2016|publisher=Wired Magazine|date=April 24, 2015}} who sits on the company's board of directors.{{cite news|title=Peter Thiel's Newest Obsession: Nanotechnology. |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/20/idUS167252283620140220 |accessdate=5 April 2016 |publisher=Reuters |date=February 20, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310203247/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/20/idUS167252283620140220 |archivedate=March 10, 2014 }}
In 2015, Nanotronics acquired Franklin Mechanical & Control, a manufacturer of optical equipment based in Hollister, California.{{cite news|title=Nanotronics Imaging Acquires Franklin MCI To Become Full-System Provider of Custom Nanoimaging Solutions|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150519005381/en/Nanotronics-Imaging-Acquires-Franklin-MCI-Full-System-Provider|accessdate=5 April 2016|publisher=BusinessWire|date=May 19, 2015}}
Products
Nanotronics builds hardware and software that can be used to see features down to the nanometer scale. It integrates off-the-shelf high resolution microscopes with custom software, including machine learning and artificial intelligence. Nanotronics technology has a number of medical applications, such as screening for cervical cancer.{{cite news|last1=Gaglani|first1=Shiv|title=Seeing the Invisible: Interview with Nanotronics CEO|url=http://www.medgadget.com/2014/03/seeing-the-invisible-interview-with-nanotronics-ceo.html|accessdate=5 April 2016|publisher=Medgadget|date=March 24, 2014}}
In April 2015, Nanotronics announced a new virtual reality system, called nVisible, that allows anyone to "walk through" a 3D model of objects at the microscopic scale.{{cite news|last1=Murphy|first1=Mike|title=A new microscope uses virtual reality to let you walk through atomic-level vistas|url=http://qz.com/389989/a-new-microscope-uses-virtual-reality-to-let-you-walk-through-atomic-level-vistas/|accessdate=5 April 2016|publisher=Quartz|date=April 24, 2015}}
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