stan_h writes “Speakers Discuss Big Hopes for Small Science – October 15, 2003 at the American Chemical Society “The Capitol Connection” report:
Senator John Warner (R-VA) opened a recent ACS Science and the Congress briefing entitled “Nanotechnology: from Theory to Commercialization.” Senator Warner was a featured participant in the program because he closely follows developments in the field of nanotechnology for two reasons: as chair of the Senate Armed Services, he is interested in seeing discoveries applied for use by the military; and he is hopeful his home state will be able to harness the economic growth that nanotechnology promises.
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