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"As conventional chip electronics continue to shrink, Moore's Law is on a collision course with the laws of physics. Excessive heating and defective device operation arise at the nanoscale. What we've been able to do is combine conventional CMOS technology with nanoscale switching devices in a hybrid circuit to increase effective transistor density, reduce power dissipation, and dramatically improve tolerance to defective devices."
--Stan Williams, Senior Fellow, Hewlett-Packard Labs.
"Nano will allow us to create value and wealth for the U.S. to continue our growth. Nanotechnology represents two things: first, a very distinct possibility of creating cures, treatments and diagnosis for all the terrible ailments that people are facing because they are living longer, and secondly, it's creating an environment where the U.S. can maintain its lead in the world in innovation, creating new jobs so citizens can feed their families, and having higher standards of living and a stable economy."
—Bernie Marcus, Founder, The Home Depot
Richard Dawkins has said, "When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong."
"The future is not a roulette wheel that we sit back and watch as worried spectators. It's a matter of work. We should see the risks, see the possibilities, and do what we can to make sure that future outcomes are the ones that we desire." —Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University
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From Ex parte Reexamination and Nanotechnology.
We should not take for granted that just because a patent has issued it is valid. Patent validity may be resolved in a reexamination process and anyone can request it. When a patent owner becomes aware of a problematic reference that may have an impact on the validity of a patent, he or she can bring that prior art and propose amendments to get around the prior art to the attention of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to get a second review of the patent and hopefully a second stamp of approval. It is more difficult to break a patent in court if the PTO has already examined the prior art. The major advantage in choosing to seek a reexamination over litigation is that the reexamination costs in terms of time and money are much lower. But reexamination is limited to the review of published documents; other grounds of invalidity such as lack of enablement, prior use, or form requirements are not considered. The issue that the requester has with the patent is its broad and sometimes sweeping coverage of a very familiar application of the technology. In nanotechnology, this question highlights the complexities of the subject matter of a technology where definitions are still unsettled. Read the Whole Article
— Magda Carvalho, Patent Agent (PhD, JD), Patent Law at M. Carvalho
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From Goldilocks, X-rays, and Nanotechnology
X-rays - electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths that are typically of the order of 0.05 nm to 1 nm - are finding growing importance in nanoscale measurement technology and metrology. Their sub-nanometer wavelengths and their typical weak interactions with solids make X-ray probes a nearly ideal way of studying the structural characteristics of thin layer and nanoscaled structures that underlie much of modern nanotechnology. The fact that the probing wavelength is commensurate with the sizes of nanostructured objects results in interactions (in particular, scattering processes) that occur over practically measureable length and angular scales. Read the Whole Article
— Richard Matyi, Professor of Nanoscience, UAlbany - College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering
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From The 2nd International Festival of NanoArt
The 2nd International Festival for NanoArt organized by NanoArt21 ( http://www.nanoart21.org ) will be hosted in Stuttgart, Germany by NAHVISION Institute for International Culture Exchange, between November 1st and November 30th, 2008.
NanoArt is the expression of the New Technological Revolution raising the people awareness of Nanotechnology and its impact on our life. Read the Whole Article
— Cris Orfescu, artist and scientist, NanoArt21
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From The Consumer Products Safety Commission, Nanotech, and the ‘Wait and See Approach'
In late August, the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) released a report assessing the ability, or lack thereof, of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to ensure nanoproducts are safe. The report, written by consumer product expert E. Marla Felcher, concludes, "[t]he agency lacks the budget, the statutory authority and the scientific expertise to ensure the hundreds of nanoproducts now on the market … are safe." In 2007, millions of children's toys coated with lead paint were recalled, making it clear that government oversight had failed and that the CPSC was stretched too thin from years of neglect. It is against this background that we need to ask the question: Is the CPSC adequately prepared to deal with nanotechnology, which is now associated with more than 800 manufacturer-identified consumer products ranging from infant pacifiers to paints to appliances to clothing? Requiring industry to report on nanomaterials used and risk assessment performed, along with increasing nanotechnology expertise in the agency, would better equip the CPSC to succeed. The alternative is to wait for injury, death, or chronic effects to emerge and force further action. Read the Whole Article
— David Rejeski, Director, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
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