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Ending its quest to be the first high-profile nanotech startup to go public, Nanosys, based in Palo Alto, CA, has withdrawn its planned IPO. While nanotech observers have suggested that the move was the result of waning optimism over nanotech's short-term market potential, the company cited "adverse market conditions" that it said meant it "is not advisable at this time to proceed."
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