The Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems charts a path beginning with current nanotechnology capabilities to advanced systems. The Roadmap is a first attempt to lay out a step-by-step course of development that must take place to move from one stage to another, with milestones for achieving each step. With the support and collaboration of our partners, The Waitt Family Foundation and Battelle, we identify the gap between the basic nanostructured materials of today, and the potential of productive nanosystems.
Access the roadmap and supporting material via the links below:
Productive Nanosystems: A Technology RoadmapWhat Industry Experts are Saying
Working Group Proceedings
About The Waitt Family Foundation – Helping Good People do Great Things
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The Waitt Family Foundation was established by Gateway Founder Ted Waitt in 1993 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California. The Foundation is affiliated with three institutes formed by Waitt, including the Institute for Historical Discovery, the Institute for Violence Prevention, and the Institute for Scientific Breakthroughs. The Foundation is led by its President, John Heubusch. For more information about The Waitt Family Foundation and its related institutes: www.waittfoundation.org
About Battelle
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Battelle is a global leader in science and technology. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, it develops and commercializes technology and manages laboratories for customers. Battelle, with the national labs it manages or co-manages, oversees 19,000 staff members and conducts $3 billion in annual research and development. Battelle innovations include the development of the office copier machine (Xerox), pioneering work on compact disc technology, medical technology advancements, and fiber optic technologies. For more information about Battelle: www.battelle.org
Roadmap Steering Committee Members
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Roadmap Partners
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Other Participants
Project Management
- Alex Kawczak, Battelle Memorial Institute
- K. Eric Drexler, Nanorex
- John Randall, Zyvex Labs
- James Von Ehr, Zyvex Labs
- Pearl Chin, Foresight Nanotech Institute
- Christine Peterson, Foresight Nanotech Institute
Editors
- K. Eric Drexler, Nanorex
- John Randall, Zyvex Labs
- Stephanie Corchnoy, Synchrona
- Jeffrey Soreff, IBM
- Damian Allis, Syracuse University
- James Von Ehr, Zyvex Labs
- Alex Kawczak, Battelle Memorial Institute
- Michael L. Steve, Battelle Memorial Institute
Front Cover Design
- Katharine Green, Zyvex Labs
Roadmap Working Group members
Radoslav R. Adzic Brookhaven National Laboratory | |
Damian Allis | |
Ingemar André
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Tom Autrey Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
Don Baer Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
Sandra Bishnoi | |
Brett Bosley Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Joe Bozell University of Tennessee | |
Philip Britt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Paul Burrows | |
David Cardamone Simon Frazer University | |
Ashok Choudhury Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Stephanie Corchnoy Synchrona | |
James Davenport | |
Robert J. Davis The Ohio State University | |
Shawn Decker South Dakota School of Mines | |
Mitch Doktycz | |
Eric Drexler | |
Joel D. Elhard Battelle Memorial Institute | |
Jillian Elliot Foresight Institute | |
Doug English | |
Leo Fifield Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
Keith Firman | |
David R. Forrest President | |
Robert A. Freitas Jr. | |
Glen Fryxell Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
Dan Gaspar Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
David Geohegan Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Anita Goel Nanobiosym | |
J. Storrs Hall Engineering Research Institute Institute for Molecular Manufacturing Research Fellow | |
Alex Harris Brookhaven National Laboratory | |
Amy Heintz Battelle Memorial Institute | |
Evelyn Hirt Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
Linda Horton Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Ed Hunter Sun Microsystems Senior Technical Assistant to the CTO | |
Ilia Ivanov Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Neil Jacobstein TeKnowledge CEO Institute for Molecular Manufacturing Chairman | |
Evan Jones Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
Richard Jones University of Sheffield | |
John Karanicolas University of Washington Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry | |
Alex Kawczak Battelle Vice President | |
David Keenan Nanoscience Technologies | |
Peter Kong Idaho National Laboratory Technical Leader | |
James Lewis | |
Alan Liby Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Kwiang Lee Lim Singapore Engineering Research Council | |
Eric Lund Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
Russ Miller, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Jim Misewich | |
Scott Mize Foresight Nanotech Institute | |
Lorrie-Ann Neiger Brookhaven National Laboratory | |
Lee Oesterling | |
Lori Peurrung Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
John Randall | |
Fernando Reboredo Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Mark Reeves Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Steven M. Risser | |
Sharon Robinson Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Paul Rothemund | |
Jay Sayre Battelle Memorial Institute | |
Christian E. Schafmeister | |
Thomas Schulthess Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Nadrian Seeman | |
Ida Shum Idaho National Laboratory | |
Mark Simpson Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Dennis Smith | |
Vincent Soh | |
Jeff Soreff IBM | |
Rob Tow Sun Microsystems | |
Mike Thompson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
Bhima Vijayendran Battelle Memorial Institute | |
Chiming Wei | |
Chia-Woan Wong Singapore Engineering Research Council | |
Stan Wong Brookhaven National Laboratory Associate Professor, Chemistry |