D. in programmable assembly and nanotechnology is perched in his workshop, an aircraft control tower at an abandoned naval station across the bay from San Francisco.
Although the investments are U.S. centric, Rusnano ultimately hopes to build bridges between the two countries, and create relationships in nanotechnology, in particular.
He was giving a presentation on materials innovation and polymer chemistry related to next-generation electronics when Dr. Yi-Yan Yang, group leader at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore approached him.
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He was questioned on the mining and future availability of metals such as cobalt, platinum and titanium, as well as so-called "rare earth metals" which as used in magnets and nanotechnology.
Already, as Rob Atkinson points out, China has been making rapid progress in nanotechnology and materials technology as well as in genomics.
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America is not only the most competitive country in information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, but is also a frontrunner in agricultural innovation.
It has invested in more than 30 nanotechnology companies and is one of the most active nanotech investors in the world.
But here's the danger: While the U.S. gained an early lead and never lost it in the computer and Internet revolutions, it is not the early leader in all areas of nanotechnology.
It keeps 19 researchers working in fields like nanotechnology and fuel cells.
The Cambridge project is looking at the threats that could emerge from progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI), developments in biotech and artificial life including nanotechnology.
The technique and experiment have been published in Nature Nanotechnology.
In 2008, the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University and its collaborators at North Carolina State University held an NSF-funded citizens technology forum on the topic of nanotechnology and human enhancement.
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The teacher was K. Eric Drexler, who coined the term "nanotechnology" in 1986 and later founded the Foresight Institute.
This office has been responsible for critical breakthroughs in microelectronics, nanotechnology, and photonics with both defense and civilian applications.
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He invested in nanotechnology, space exploration, and robotics.
Prosecutors said during trial that Liu took a personal laptop computer to conferences on nanotechnology in Chongqing in 2009 and Shanghai in 2010 and, while there, gave presentations that described the technology he was working on.
In his latest paper Drexler and co-author Chris Phoenix of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN) propose a manufacturing model in which nanomachines could duplicate themselves without the risk of runaway replication.
Harris and Harris Group is a publicly traded company investing in nanotechnology.
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Officials have also described their desire to see a "living agreement" one that can accommodate future regulations, for example, in areas such as nanotechnology, biotechnology and cloud computing.
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STM, which now exists in dozens of variants, is a vital research tool in such fields as materials science, nanotechnology and microbiology.
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IBM, in partnership with the Singapore Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, has developed a hydrogel that can be smeared all over such implants, greatly reducing the risk of infection.
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Accordingly, NNI participating agencies produced their first NNI strategy for nanotechnology-related EHS research in 2008, and today provide a revised and updated 2011 NNI EHS Research Strategy.
Right now Europe also seems ahead in developing nanotechnology to create materials for industries like cosmetics and textiles.
In coming years, we will witness an explosion in the use of robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and synthetic biology.
Nanotechnology the emerging field in which scientists and engineers work on scales of billionths of a meter has the potential to significantly transform society in many key areas including materials, processes, and products for revolutionary applications in areas as wide-ranging as energy storage, medical diagnostics, and high-speed computing.
Engineers in Germany are busily using nanotechnology to protect surfaces from dirt and grime.
Other scientists are likewise mining the emerging field of nanotechnology and its largely unrealized potential for delivering high-impact devices in ultra-small dimensions.
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