Posted: May 1, 2008 |
Drexler to be a headliner at nanoTX USA'08 |
(Nanowerk News) Organizers of the international
nanotechnology event held each year in Dallas, Texas, announced that K.
Eric Drexler will present his latest insights the second day of the event,
Friday, October 3, when he speaks to a crowd of nanotech business interests
at nanoTX USA’08, held this year at the Hyatt Regency Dallas convention
hotel.
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As a researcher and author, Drexler’s work focuses on advanced
nanotechnologies and directions for current research. His 1981 paper in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences established fundamental
principles of molecular design, protein engineering, and productive
nanosystems.
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Much of what Drexler saw coming is being realized today, indeed he worked
to create it. This field has been his basis for numerous journal articles and
books, including Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology
(written for a general audience) and Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery,
Manufacturing, and Computation (a quantitative, physics-based analysis).
And Drexler helped lead development of the 2007 Technology Roadmap for
Productive Nanosystems, a project managed by Battelle and hosted by
several of the U.S. National Laboratories.
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Drexler was awarded a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in Molecular Nanotechnology (the first degree of its kind). Dr. Drexler serves
as Chief Technical Advisor to Nanorex, a company developing open-source
design software for structural DNA nanotechnologies. He consults and
speaks on how current research can be directed more effectively toward
high-payoff objectives, and addresses the implications of emerging
technologies for our future, including their use to solve, rather than delay,
large-scale problems such as global warming.
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Other top minds at this year’s conference include people like Stan
Ovshinsky, world-famed pioneer in nanostructures, who was once named
Time Magazine’s “Hero of the Planet.” Ovshinsky has become a living legend
in the scientific and business communities, having once been profiled in a
one-hour PBS program on NOVA entitled “Japan’s American Genius.” The
most recent exciting advancement is his solid hydrogen storage system, a
metal hydride solid which can be stored in a granular, inert form in compact
tanks.
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Also speaking is scientist/businessman William Kroll, chairman of Matheson
Tri-Gas and who served on the Commission of Outsourcing and Off-shoring
for the governor of New Jersey; Mark Hakey, manager of IBM's Process
Integration team at Albany Nanotech); Dr. Zvi Yaniv of Applied Nanotech;
Monsanto’s Dr. Pradip Das; and Dr. Ray Baughman, Director of the Nanotech
Institute at UTD. Many other top names can be seen at
www.nanotxUSA.com, where special rates for early-bird registration are
offered, but will expire June 30.
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About nanoTX
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Conference/Trade Expo highlights advances in nanoscience, explains how
nanotechnology is being used today and how it will impact a broad range of
industries tomorrow, including: electronics, energy, aerospace, defense,
biomedicine, robotics, chemicals and more. nanoTX has established a
reputation for delivering solid content, compelling panel discussions, earlystage
investment opportunities and a world-class roster of presenters. The
signature Nobel Laureate Legends reception offers its fine networking
tradition with new surprises for exhibitors and their guests. Major sponsors
include the University of Texas, Dallas, and other leading universities;
Applied Nanotech; the international law firm of Baker Botts L.L.P.; MANCEF
and a host of others. For more information and to register, please visit
www.nanotx.biz.
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