The Office of
Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) hosted the first in its
series of Hot Topics in Science and Technology
seminars on August 10, 2005, in the Indian
Treaty Room of the Eisenhower
Executive Office Building. A panel of five
distinguished scientists described for a general audience how nanotechnology could
help revolutionize energy technologies for our
Nation's future energy needs during the two-hour meeting (10:00 a.m. - noon).
Richard M. Russell, Associate Director of OSTP for
Technology, provided introductory remarks and welcomed the
speakers. Five 20-minute presentations followed:
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Eisenhower
Executive Office Building |
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16.1
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Energy Needs: The Big Picture |
Patricia Dehmer,
DOE |
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7.8 MB |
Nanotechnology 101 |
Paul
Alivisatos, LBNL |
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0.8 MB |
Nanotechnology for the Hydrogen Economy |
George
Crabtree, ANL |
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7.6 MB |
Nanotechnology for Solar Energy |
Prof. Nathan Lewis,
Cal Tech |
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16.8
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Nanotechnology for Solid-State Lighting |
Harriet
Kung, DOE |
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6.6 MB |
Agenda
and all five presentations |
Two
slides per page |
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A
short video clip from the meeting
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| Paul Alivisatos, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
began his
Nanotechnology 101 lecture by drawing
an analogy between the theory of the Greek
philosopher, Democritos (c.455 - 370 BC),
and the miniaturization of features on
modern day computer chips. Democritos
envisioned "atoms" because he
believed that matter could not be divided ad infinitum.
Likewise, computerization is approaching
atomic scales, which requires knowledge of
matter at the nanoscale in order to make
future advancements. |
Alivisatos
lecture movie clip (16.1
MB; mov format; 1:33) Free QuickTime
Player |
Paul
Alivisatos: Nanotechnology 101 |
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Images
from the meeting
Click
thumbnail to enlarge photograph
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Final
set-up and coordination |
Four
speakers collaborating |
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Harriet
Kung; Kevin Hurst |
Preparations |
Pat
Dehmer; George Crabtree |
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George
Crabtree and the audience |
Members
of the audience |
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Nate
Lewis |
Presentations |
More
of the audience |
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View
from the window
White House mansion and West Wing |
Original
1879 English Minton tile floor |
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Nate
Lewis and the balcony |
Ambiance |
Original
1879 lighting fixture |
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List |
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