After long consideration, I’ve decided to make my first legitimate post about Nanotechnology. I should preface it to say that I am not an expert on this subject, but simply an interested party in the development of this relatively new field. Nanotechnology is basically the study of very very very very small technology. This field has actually existed for decades, though its actual application in society to produce things that are really exciting have only become prevalent in the last 15 or so years.
Typically the extension of Nanotechnology into a discussion among laypersons means work being done by tiny automated machines that will perform functions that humans (or our current outdated processes) won’t have to. They will be able to work at such a rate and precision that our current processes will be made more effective by thousands (some say tens of thousands) of percent. Science fiction application of Nanotechnology frequently involves the creation of super soldiers, or tiny machines that can create all the food that is needed for human kind to survive. While this type of application is fun to Think about, some at the forefront of the field think that it is not too realistic.
In any event, strides are being made daily to use Nanotechnology to benefit our society and it is one of biggest growth markets around today. If I had a lot of money to invest, this is where I would start. I’ve provided a few links if people are interested. Go ahead and give them a click. I currently subscribe to the nanodev newsletter and am fascinated weekly by the things that are going on in the industry.
if i was on a game show and stood to win millions of dollars if i could answer true or false “is your brother seriously interested in nanotechnology?” i think i would have lost the money…additionally if a gun was too my head, i would have a head full of bullets. how is it possible that i didn’t even know this was on your radar? i suppose living 2,000 miles away from each other doesn’t help. let’s talk more so that i win millions and don’t have a head full of bullets…
still, good post. interesting.
By: 1979semifinalist on November 20, 2007
at 2:51 pm
I agree that Nanotechnology is an excellent investment seeing as how it is the future. Another smart investment is any company developing and manufacturing carbon nanotubes. If a space elevator is ever going to be developed then the nanotubes are going to be key to it’s creation. So, lets start investing and get rich.
By: kfugrip on November 20, 2007
at 7:32 pm