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What Should We Call the (Nano)technology in Your Stain-resistant Pants? (IEEE Spectrum)
My first blog entry for Spectrum two-and-a-half years ago was on the struggle not only between wet and dry approaches to molecular nanotechnology (MNT) but also the competition for ownership of the term “nanotechnology” that seems to persist between the adherents to MNT, as exemplified by the Foresight Institute , and those who use... »
American Chemical Society Touts Nanobots as Nanotechnology’s Big Impact (IEEE Spectrum)
Folks at the Foresight Institute can take heart that at least the American Chemical Society (ACS) is promoting the idea that nanobots and nanoassemblers are how nanotechnology will have its big impact. (read the story…) Related items Step forward for nanotechnology: Controlled movement of molecules (EurekAlert!) Advance in ‘nano-agriculture’: Tiny stuff has huge effect on plant growth (EurekAlert!) ‘NanoPen’... »
