2008 NTI Nanotechnology Conference Presentations
The NTI 2008 Nanotechnology Conference was held October 28 at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia. The regional nanotechnology community, anchored by the Nanotechnology InstituteTM and the NanoBusiness Alliance, created a unique conference focusing on:
Key Technology Sectors: Biotechnology and Energy
Key Obstacles to Commercialization: Manufacturing, Intellectual Property and Finance
Key Policy Issues: Regional and National
Keystone speakers included: E. Clayton Teague, Ph.D., Director, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office; Rebecca Bagley, Deputy Secretary, Department of Community and Economic Development, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Brad Pietras, Ph.D., Director, Nanotechnology Programs, Lockheed Martin Corporation; and Josh Wolfe, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Lux Capital.
Please see the list below for presentations that have been posted to this site.
PA Department of Economic and Community Development
Energy Challenges and Nanocatalysis
Nanotechnology at Arkema
Nano is Small – Energy is Big
Enabling the Commercialization of Nanotechnology
Nano Energy
Nano Delivery of Cancer Therapeutics & siRNA
The Smart Nano Battery
Why Is Small So Big?
Nanotechnology deals with products and processes that are measured in almost unbelievably small increments called “nanometers”—one billionth of a meter.
At the nanoscale, materials differ from larger objects in their physical, chemical and biological properties; therefore, they lend themselves to new and improved materials, systems and devices. Nanotechnology is behind the development of such diverse advancements as:
- Drug Delivery
- Biofiltration and Separation sciences
- Improved coatings for medical devices
Thanks to rapid advances in this exciting new field, we now have the tools and talents to manipulate materials on the molecular scale—a technology literally changing the world as we know it.