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A nanometer is to a 1 yard: what 1 2 3 1/8 inch is to LA to NY
A pictorial definition of Nano 300 300
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The worlds smallest memory circuit (160 kilobits of memory) 300 300
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What Makes NanoTech a Worthwhile Taxpayer (and private) Investment??
Hummer Many technology challenges we face today are like making a car ?? ?? BIG, FAST & EFFICIENT CITY MPG 80 highway MPG 105
Treatment of Late-Stage, Metastatic Cancer • A drug needs to: • Find cancer cells throughout the body • Rapidly kill those cells • Limit toxic side effects Just like big fast & efficient!! Movie courtesy Hedi Hricak, MSKCC
Treatment of Late-Stage, Metastatic Cancer • A drug needs to: • Find cancer cells throughout the body • Rapidly kill those cells • Limit toxic side effects Just like big fast & efficient!! The solution is nanoparticles for drug delivery Movie courtesy Hedi Hricak, MSKCC
Only one consummable directly tracks standard-of-living Energy Consumption Standard of Living
Global Energy Consumption: Now and in 45 Years 14.5 Terawatts 220 M BOE/day 30 -- 60 Terawatts 450 – 900 MBOE/day
165,000 TeraWatts of sunlight hit the earth every day We only need to capture .02-.04% of this energy! • Lots of ‘big, fast & efficient’ problems • Light harvesting • Energy conversion • Energy transport • Energy storage …. • Nanotech will play a major role in meeting all of these!