Nanotechnology
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Technology Map Detailed Contents November 2003
Recent Developments
- Development of A 10-Gbit Nanotube Memory Array
- Targeted Therapeutics with Polymer Nanoparticles
- Carbon Nanoscrolls
- Advances in Bioelectronics
- SRI's Nanocell Battery Technology
- Reverse Genetic Engineering: Artificial Polio Virus
- Plastic Solar Cells
- Nanocoatings
Updates
Importance of the Technology
The Technology in Brief
- Enabling Materials
- Fabrication Approaches
- Precision Engineering: Engineering Nanoparticles
- Precision Engineering: Lithography
- Precision Engineering: Nanoprinting
- Precision Engineering: Atomic and Molecular Manufacturing Technologies
Commercial Development Parameters
- Timing
- General Constraints
- Required Resources
- Synergistic Technologies
- Competing Technologies
- Demand Factors
- Regulatory Factors
Areas to Monitor
- Advanced Materials
- Nanoelectronics, Optoelectronics, and Magnetics
- Advanced Computers and Computational Methods
- Nanobiotechnology
- Environmental Improvements
- Energy and Storage Systems
- Characterization and Diagnostic Tools
- Funding Sources
- Public Attitudes
- Liability Issues
- Wild Cards
Implications of Commercialization
- Investment Opportunities
- Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
- Diversification of the IT Market
- Nanobiotechnology Opportunities
- National Security
Market Development
Applications
- Materials and Engineering Structures
- Information Processing
- Sensors/Effectors
- Energy and Storage Systems
- Nanobiotechnology