Comments on: Opening the Nano-World

By: surya

surya — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:21:33 +0000

more detailed information on defence based nanotech

By: surya

surya — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:17:46 +0000

more detailed information on defence based nanotech

By: David Woroner

David Woroner — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:30:02 +0000

Hello All, still on the mend. Cant get comfortable. So, here I am.
I have been studying not only nano tech, but molecular possibilties in not only the military realm, but the medical realm as well.
There are numerous possibilities for nano tech, some perhaps close in the future, some are years off. First, the supply of certain nano products has yet to be worked out.
However, I can say that there are uses in the following fields that I would see the military definitly being interested. Lens refinement, battery technology upgrading (which is a very big and important addition to the entire economy) Also, I’ve been waiting for years for the Natick Soldier Center to “put out” what they call “STF” or shear thickening fluid. The further we explore the great expanses, the more we must explore the inner and tiny world. They go hand in hand. I believe people will be surprised at how they end up working together in the end.
There are several nano web “news sites”, and yes they do carry on about the “newest and lastest and greatest” but they are worth scanning.
In any event, its a yin/yang situation and they will interface at some point.
Best, DW

By: chiropetra

chiropetra — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:29:08 +0000

The reason you don’t know what to make of this is that no one else does either, not really.
I’ve been writing about nano for several years now, (including stuff on nano and defense) and I’ve seen announcements like this just about weekly. What they amount to is anyone’s guess because its simply too early to know.
This might be significant _if_ it works consistently and _if_ someone finds a way to make a useful product with it. Note that there are a number of three-dimensional nano fabrication methods out there in the labs or bench tests. The approach is somewhat novel, but we’ll need a lot more testing to know if it is going to prove out.
Nano’s real, and it’s already changing things. But at this point there are far too many interesting lab results being reported and not nearly enough production or near-production devices.

By: C. Foskey

C. Foskey — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:32:28 +0000

Thanks for the deletion, Christian.
These 3D nano printers sound like microscopic versions of typical stereolithography. Hardly seems like “ink” is the right word for the medium, however.

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:43:39 +0000

You just took 2 min of my life I will never get back. Just the wrong place to say it and drugs to live it. So unless you have something to contribute to the topic, which is the point. Go-away, I believe your looking for sensitive_defensetech dot somewhere else.

By: C. Foskey

C. Foskey — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:30:24 +0000

Is this guy just using a Racter algorithm to make up these posts?

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:13:01 +0000

Fuel/manufacture of it has been identified as strategic by the military, so have I read. Consider, the primary cost of war is moving stuff to and from a location.
Battery Technology
Fuel Cells
Manufacturing Processes (Hydrogen, Coal, ???)
I am looking forward to the day when oil is 5 euros/barrel. Then we won’t have to subsidize all these knuckleheads whose GDP is oil exports.