[candidate-development] Green Nanotechnology.

[John Walsh]

Here are reports from the recent Science magazine on the  
Nanotechnology Conference in Boston.  Note the final item deals with  
nanotech as a way to make solar cells allowing conversion of heat to  
electricity.
So I suggest that we not in the future be too reflexive (as in  
patellar reflex) in dismissing new technology.
Best,
jw

NANO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE NANOTECH 2008: Membrane Makes  
Plastic Precursor Deliver More Bang for the Buck
     Robert F. Service
     Science 20 June 2008: 1584.
     Researchers at the Nano Science and Technology Institute  
Nanotech 2008 meeting, held in Boston from 1 to 5 June, announced the  
development of a novel metal-ceramic membrane that enables them to  
produce ethylene, the starting material for polyethylene, more  
cheaply than current methods. Full Text »|   PDF »|
NANO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE NANOTECH 2008: Don't Sweat the  
Small Stuff
     Robert F. Service
     Science 20 June 2008: 1584-1585.
     At the Nano Science and Technology Institute Nanotech 2008  
meeting, held in Boston from 1 to 5 June, chemists reported an easy- 
to-use general technique for making dozens of different types of  
metal oxide nanoparticles that could have a major impact on  
everything from catalysts to electronics. Full Text »|   PDF »|
NANO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE NANOTECH 2008: Solar Cells Gear  
Up to Go Somewhere Under the Rainbow
     Robert F. Service
     Science 20 June 2008: 1585.
     At the Nano Science and Technology Institute Nanotech 2008  
meeting, held in Boston from 1 to 5 June, researchers reported  
harvesting infrared photons with arrays of antennas akin to those on  
televisions and in cell phones, a first step toward solar cells that  
convert heat to electricity. Full Text »|   PDF »|


John V. Walsh, MD
Professor of Physiology
University of Massachusetts Medical School
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