For the second year in a row, Akhlesh Lakhtakia has been named a winner in the second annual Nanotech BriefsŪ' Nano 50 Awards in the Innovator category.

Presented by Nanotech Briefs magazine - the monthly digital publication from the publishers of NASA Tech Briefs - the Nano 50 recognizes the top 50 technologies, products, and innovators that have significantly impacted, or are expected to impact, the state of the art in nanotechnology. The winners of the Nano 50 awards are the "best of the best" - the innovative people and designs that will move nanotechnology to key mainstream markets.

Nano 50 nominations were entered via an online submission form, and were judged by a panel of nanotechnology and MEMS experts. The technologies, products, and innovators receiving the 50 highest scores were named Nano 50 award winners.

The Nano 50 will be presented at a special awards dinner to be held during the NASA Tech Briefs National Nano Engineering Conference in Boston, November 9 and 10, 2006.