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Worldwide Experts Evaluate NanotechnologyFrom durable drill bits and drugs to disk drives; cosmetics to infrared camouflage; hard ceramics to biological structures, research on nano-scale science and engineering is leading to changes in the way we live. New concepts and methods in generating and applying functional nanostructures will be the subject of an upcoming workshop led by top scientists and engineers from universities and government, and highlighted by speakers from Kodak, Motorola and Exxon. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is planning a $75 million investment in nano-scale science and engineering research in FY 1999. The novel physical, chemical and biological functions of nanostructures are obtained by assembling molecules and atoms under controlled conditions. This process results in examples such as metals and ceramics that can be made several times harder and more ductile and become superconductors or optical devices. Nanoscale applications also may make electronic circuits many thousands of times more efficient and increase the effectiveness of medicines and implants in biomedical applications. The nanotechnology workshop is directed to researchers, industry, investors and policy-makers, and is open to the media. Government experts from NSF will be joined by those from the Department of Energy, Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Institutes of Health, Office of Naval Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
To register for the free conference, or for an agenda, see: http://itri.loyola.edu/nano/workshop.htm For more information contact:
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