Welcome to National Nanotechnology Initiatives - In recent years, we are
seeing that nations around the globe are funding nanotechnology programs in
record amounts.
All across the globe, nations are pouring large
amounts of money into nanotechnology research and development. At stake is
both benefits and perils. The benefits of developing advanced
nanotechnology is that the country will be able to clean its waterways and its
soil, will be able to enhance its products into longer lasting and lighter, will
be able to provide cheap fuel, etc. The perils come in the form of
advanced weapons which are much, much more powerful than the atomic weapons that
ended World War II and endured throughout the Cold War era.
The above video relates to the United States nanotechnology research and
development. From Lawrence Berkeley National Labs to Silicon Valley,
researchers are manipulating particles at the atomic level, ushering in
potential cures for cancer, clothes that don't stain, and solar panels as thick
as a sheet of paper.
Many, many countries have nanotechnology initiatives. Here are nations who
have information about their nanotechnology programs via the Internet... Click
to visit...
Here's a Bit of History About the United States Initiative
The National Nanotechnology Initiative is the
federal nanoscale science, engineering, and technology research and development
program for the United States. The american initiative has four goals...
To maintain a world-class research and
development (R&D) program; To facilitate technology transfer; To develop
educational resources, a skilled workforce, and supporting research
infrastructure and tools; and To support responsible development of
nanotechnology.
In 2003 George Bush signed into law the 21st
Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Actwhich authorizes expenditures
for five of the participating federal agencies totalling $3.63 billion over four
years. There are many federal agencies involved in the Initiative that are
not covered by the Act, and requested budgets under the Initiatve for all
participating agencies in Fiscal Year 2006 totalled over $1 billion.
The following video is an interview with a Dr. Goldstein - who discusses the
potential dangers of a nanotechnology society. We need to also look at the
dangers as well as the potential benefits of nanotech initiatives for mankind.
Let's look into a practical application of a personal nanofactory. Here -
we have a machine similar to a desktop printer, but it uses sophisticated
intelligence and precise molecular nanobots to manufacture essentially anything
from feeder stock of various types of atoms. Visualizing the following
productive nanosystems and molecular manufacturing is made possible by this
enormously engrossing animation.
Thanks for stopping by
NationalNanotechnologyInitiatives.com. In this growing
website, we will be adding special articles and news items from around the world
- covering the increasing volume of new information about national naotech
initiatives. When the blog is operational in a few weeks, it will present the
nanotechnology initiatives of various nations as distinct categories within the
portal. If you can, please bookmark this important website - www.NationalNanotechnologyInitiatives.com
- as a good resource for keeping abreast of the emerging field of
nanotechnology. Thanks for stopping by.
