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Nanotechnology is what happens between Newton and Einstein.

What Is Nanotechnology?

In the 1960s Feynman starts looking at the ultimate scale of miniaturization and predicts its importance within 40 years.

He was right.

Plenty of Room At The Bottom

• The scale of nature• The smallest physical devices• Convergence of physics, chemistry, and biology• Small is better• Small is different

The Ultimate Length Scale

Trouble ahead?

Moore’s Law in 2010

“When the length of the gate gets below 5

nanometers, tunneling will begin to occur.”

Paolo GarginiDirector of Technology Strategy

Intel

Trouble Ahead at Intel…And AMD

"At 5-nanometer gate dimension, I would have

to agree with [Intel].”

Craig Sander

VP of Process Technology Development AMD

Moore’s 2nd Law in 2010

We Need New Electronics

Prediction:

By 2010, molecular electronics will be

core components in some consumer

devices.

Another Form of Molecular Electronics: OLED

Not Your Father’s Flat Screen

Prediction:

Between now and 2010, the displays

market will undergo a revolution similar to the storage market

for the last 10 years.

"GE should invent a new light bulb every hundred years or so.”

Greg ChambersGE OLED lighting group

Shedding Some Light

• Energy Efficient• Compact Size• Low Wattage• Low Heat• Long Life• Extremely Robust• Backwards compatible with existing lighting• Form factor independent• Compatible with Integrated Circuits

“White light LED technology will change the lighting landscape as we know it.”

- GE Lighting

Bright Future

Prediction:

By 2010, OLED lighting will be mainstream.

By 2025, it may be dominant.

Materials World

Prediction:

Smart Materials will start to come into their own, moving from textiles and

sporting equipment to revolutionize other

industries.

Get Energized

Prediction:

Nanotech-based soft materials will make

solar cells efficient for some commercial

uses by 2010.

“Distributed energy” will become major

initiative.

…you’ll see it at the Nanotechnology Alliance /

Nanobusiness Alliance tradeshows.

May 17-19, 2006NYC

www.nanobusiness.org

And If Any Of This Happens…

Dan RatnerChairman

Nanotechnology Alliancedratner@ntalliance.org

888-382-7058

Thank You!