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CENM
Physics in Andean countries: aperspective from condensedmatter, novel materials, andnanotechnology
P. Prieto
APS Fellow
Director of the Center of Excellence for Novel Materials – CENMUniversidad del Valle, Cali - Colombia
April Meeting Denver, Colorado May 2 2009
2009 APS April Meeting
FIP
Physics in Latin America
Feynman, 1959
There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom
K. Eric Drexler
Millennium Technology Conference14 June 2004
Explore & exploit unique phenomenaand effects at atomic, molecular, andsupra-molecular dimensions to creatematerials, devices, and systems withfundamentally novel properties andfunctions.
Nanoscale
gathersmultidisciplinary approaches: Physics,Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics,Materials Sciences, and TICs, all of great benefit to humanity.Applications are exciting; scientific &engineering potential is vast.
Nanotechnology represent an opendisposition by policy makers toexploit its full potential for thebenefit of society.
Nanotechnology and Novel Materials
ananometer
GateSiO
2
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1.2 nm
Householdappliances
Manufacturingand materials
CatalystsCoatingsCompositematerialsFabricsFuelcellsLubricantsMetalAircraftAutomobilesClothingFoodLumber Paper Sportinggoods
Electronicsand IT
EmbeddeddisplaysLogic chipsMemory chipsOpticalcomponentsSensorsSolar cellsStoragemediaComputersConsumer electronicsHarddrives
Healthcare andlife sciences
BiologicallabelsContrastmediaOrthopedicmaterialsDentalequipmentMedicalinstrumentsPharmaceuticals
> 1% of products insegment incorporateemergingnanotechnology> 10% of products insegment incorporateemergingnanotechnology
IntermediateproductsFinal goods
>10 years200420092014
Source: October 2004 Lux ResearchReport “Sizing Nanotechnology’s Value Chain”
otential and impact of Nanotechnologyotential and impact of Nanotechnology
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