The existing set of technology companies have taken us part of the way there, but bridging that gap will require energy tech companies that take these exciting new technologies from the lab to the living room.

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As exciting as these new technologies are, people must take a step back to consider the moral implications of their use, as well as the responsibilities such advancements may entail.

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Those new technologies open up an exciting frontier.

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Steven Milunovich, an analyst at Merrill Lynch, thinks that the tech industry evolves through waves lasting 10-15 years, as innovation leads to a burst of spending on new technologies, then to a less exciting period of assimilation.

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"We believe that working closely with Nanosys will help us to develop exciting new products for our customers that will address needs in the world's largest markets across a number of technologies, " said Seungho Ahn, Senior Vice President of the Intellectual Property Center, Samsung Electronics.

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