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Gaming the Future: The Book!

Author: Foresight Editor

Northwestern tops Berkeley in earliest nanobusiness course

An earlier post discussed a new nanobusiness course at UC Berkeley, saying it was the first one, to our knowledge. Our knowledge has now expanded: Sean Murdock has taught such a course at Northwestern for a couple of years, and Rod Ruoff taught it for a year before that. Anyone earlier out there? –CP

DuPont and Environmental Defense advocate 10% for nanotech testing

[Update: see comments for link to full article] In an opinion editorial expected to run in the Wall Street Journal (subscription only) today [Update: it ran June 14], Environmental Defense President Fred Krupp and DuPont CEO Chad Holliday outline the steps that policymakers, academics, businesses and nonprofits need to take to maximize the potential and… Continue reading DuPont and Environmental Defense advocate 10% for nanotech testing

New Nanotech Index, plus gentle teasing

Frost & Sullivan has issued a report titled U.S. Nanotechnology Industry: Investment Analysis and Growth Opportunities, which appears to be an analysis of 16 nanotech companies which make up their Nanotechnology Index. It costs US$4950, and is probably a useful report for high-level investors, but I’m afraid they are in for some gentle teasing —… Continue reading New Nanotech Index, plus gentle teasing

Nanotech Fortunes: Audio interview of the author

If you’re unsure about whether to buy the book Nanotech Fortunes: Make Yours in the Boom, you can wait for my review, or listen to this WallStreetReporter audio interview of the author. One point made is that he expects a series of booms and busts for the next 20 to 40 years. Sounds right to… Continue reading Nanotech Fortunes: Audio interview of the author

Frustrated scientist makes non-PC objection to public dialogue

Researcher John Warren writes about his (politically-incorrect) frustration with being asked to engage in two-way dialogue with the public. The headline writer summarized it as “Scientists are too busy discovering hard facts to engage the public in constant dialogue, says John Warren”, but that’s not right. Warren says: “The trouble is, for a meaningful two-way… Continue reading Frustrated scientist makes non-PC objection to public dialogue

Nanosensing and nanoelectronic animations

For those of us struggling to keep up with the very latest nanotech research: Get a quick intro of two key areas from the website of Harvard’s Prof. Charles Lieber, co-chair of this fall’s Foresight Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology research sessions. See the nanoelectronics animation on his homepage, and the nanosensing one here. Also on… Continue reading Nanosensing and nanoelectronic animations

2 million euros for biomolecular nanomachines

From Physorg.com: “Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, and from eight other scientific institutions in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Italy have received 2 Million Euro from the European Union for research on “Active Biomimetic Systems”…One long term vision is the construction of nanorobots, which can perform work and other… Continue reading 2 million euros for biomolecular nanomachines

Unsung hero of nanotech: U.S. Department of Energy

We in the U.S. who are interested in nanotech tend to focus on NSF, but DoE deserves substantial attention as well. See their overview page, and then download the pdf brochure on their nanoscale science research centers (worth the effort for the illustrations alone): Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Center for Nanophase… Continue reading Unsung hero of nanotech: U.S. Department of Energy

Nanotech: the future of computer chips

Just back from the INC1 conference on nanotechnology and the future of computer chips. Lots of great talks for those tracking this field. Favorites today: Paolo Gargini of Intel on roadmaps and Michiharu Nakamura of Hitachi on work in Japan. Mike Roco’s talk included 4th generation nanotech featuring robotics and guided assembly. Strong international participation… Continue reading Nanotech: the future of computer chips

New single molecule transistor controlled by one atom's charge

Appearing in Nature today is a report from Canada of a new single molecule transistor, wriiten up in the San Francisco Chronicle by Glen Martin: “Wolkow said his team demonstrated that a molecule could be controllably charged by a single atom while all adjacent atoms remained neutral.” There’s a quote by me, and as is… Continue reading New single molecule transistor controlled by one atom's charge

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