Q&A

What Puzzles You About Nanotechnology?

Do you have a question for our panel of nanotechnology experts? If so, send your question for a future Q&A to the Editor of Nanotech Briefs, Cathleen Lambertson, at: cathleen@abpi.net.

● What are the benefits of nanotech to the electronics and life sciences industries? Answered by Jim Hollenhorst, Vice President and Director of the Molecular Technology Lab, Agilent Laboratories.

● What are some of the risks of working on the nanoscale? Answered by Dr. E. Clayton Teague, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO)

● What is the DOE’s interest in nanotechnology? Answered by Kristin Bennett, Program Manager of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Nanoscale Science Research Centers (NSRC).

● How does nanotechnology affect Moore’s Law?
Answered by Robert S. Chau, Intel Fellow of the Technology and Manufacturing Group and Director of Transistor Research and Nanotechnology at Intel Corp.

● How are Nano-Optic Filters used in commercial applications?
Answered by Hubert Kostal, Vice President of marketing and sales for NanoOpto Corporation

● Why are Nanomaterials so attractive to industry?
Answered by Dr. Michael Meador, Chief of the Polymers Branch within the Materials Division at NASA Glenn Research Center

● What is the U.S. Army’s Interest in nanotechnology?
Answered by Dr. Steven McKnight, a materials scientist at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL)

● What needs to be accomplished to make Nanotech Innovations ready for industry to develop and market?
Answered by Leonard Yowell, lead of the Nanomaterials Project at NASA’s Johnson Space Center

● What are some of the Risks of working at the nanoscale?
Answered by Dr. Clayton Teague, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, which supports the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council