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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…
