Drs. Pourrezaei and Chen at Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) Nanotech 2008
The NTI was a sponsor of Nanotech 2008, where Drs. Porrezaei and Chen presented Technology Development and Tech Transfer in the Nanotechnology Institute – A Comprehensive Model for Nano-based Development, a paper they co-authored with Drs. Robert Carpick, Tammy Heesakker, and Anthony Green on Monday, June 2.
The NSTI is chartered with the promotion and integration of nano and other advanced technologies through education, technology and business development. Dr. Carpick will describe the NTI model and discuss the most recent progress made toward commercializing nanotechnology research. Nanotech 2008 is the largest and most comprehensive technical and business event in nanotechnology in the world.
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.