July 14, 2009

Nanotechnology methods for creating stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric substances with unusual combination of properties by lattice level composition engineering are described. The modified properties described include electrical conductivity, dielectric constant, dielectric strength, dielectric loss, polarization, permittivity, critical current, superconductivity, piezoelectricity, mean free path, curie temperature, critical magnetic field, permeability, coercive force, magnetostriction, magnetoresistance, hall coefficient, BHmax, critical temperature, melting point, boiling point, sublimation point, phase transformation condition, vapor pressure, anisotropy, adhesion, density, hardness, ductility, elasticity, porosity, strength, toughness, surface roughness, coefficient of thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, specific heat, latent heat, refractive index, absorptivity, emissivity, dispersivity, scattering, polarization, acidity, basicity, catalysis, reactivity, energy density, activation energy, free energy, entropy, frequency factor, bioactivity, biocompatibility, thermal coefficient of any property and pressure coefficient of any property.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/449,278 filed on May 30, 2003 entitled "INORGANIC COLORS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY" now U.S. Pat. No. 6,830,822 which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/150,722 filed on May 17, 2002 entitled "NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR INKS AND DOPANTS" now U.S. Pat. No. 6,602,595 and is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/274,517 filed on Mar. 23, 1999 entitled "MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS USING NANOSTRUCTURED NON-STOICHIOMETRIC SUBSTANCES" now U.S. Pat. No. 6,344,271 which claims the benefit of provisional application No. 60/107,318, filed Nov. 6, 1998, entitled "MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS USING NANOSTRUCTURED NON-STOICHIOMETRIC MATERIALS," all of which are incorporated herein by reference. The present application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/790,036 titled "NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR DRUG DELIVERY, CONTRAST AGENTS AND BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS" filed on Feb. 20, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,933,331 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/083,893 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,228,904 filed on May 22, 1998, which is incorporated herein by reference and which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional applications 60/049,077 filed on Jun. 9, 1997, 60/069,935 filed on Dec. 17, 1997, and 60/079,225 filed on Mar. 24, 1998. Application Ser. No. 09/083,893 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,228,904 is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/739,257, filed Oct. 30, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,905,000, titled NANOSTRUCTURED ION CONDUCTING SOLID ELECTROLYTES, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/730,661, filed Oct. 11, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,952,040 titled "PASSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM NANO-PRECISION ENGINEERED MATERIALS" which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/706,819, filed Sep. 3, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,851,507 titled "INTEGRATED THERMAL PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUOUS SYNTHESIS OF NANOSCALE POWDERS" and U.S. Ser. No. 08/707,341, filed Sep. 3, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,788,738 titled "METHOD OF PRODUCING NANOSCALE POWDERS BY QUENCHING OF VAPORS". This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/753,806 filed Jan. 3, 2001 titled "LOWCOST MULTILAMINATE SENSORS" now U.S. Pat. No. 6,513,362 which is a divisional of U.S. Pat. No. 6,202,471 filed as 09/074,534 on May 7, 1998 titled "LOW-COST MULTILAMINATE SENSORS" all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

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