What's New on Howard Lovy's NanoBot

From: Howard Lovy (hlovy_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: 26 Jul 2004 15:56:09 GMT

What's New at Howard Lovy's NanoBot
Independent nanotechnology information and commentary
http://nanobot.blogspot.com

Do you care how nano plays in Peoria?
Here's a question, and give it to me straight: What kind of
nanotechnology information would you pay for that's not already being
provided by others? My specialty is not the financial analysis. Others
do that better than me. I think part of the appeal of this blog is that
I try to look at the science, business, culture and politics of
nanotechnology from the point of view of those outside the industry, and
I think public perception is going to become an increasingly important
issue -- especially in Europe. I have a mix of readers, ranging from
college students to scifi geeks to government, business and financial
leaders. Anecdotally, I know that many readers in the latter three
categories value this site because it's important to them how nano
"plays in Peoria." Do you care? Most of all, would you subscribe? Let me
know.
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/do-you-care-how-nano-plays-in-peoria.html

Cut NSF, but grow nano
The House Appropriations Committee apparently wants to see some cuts at
the National Science Foundation (NSF) for 2005. Nanotechnology, however,
appears to be one small exception. Judging from this quote provided by
SpaceRef.com, "nanotechnology" in this instance means the semiconductor
industry.
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/cut-nsf-but-grow-nano.html

Nano Bacon Brought Home
Looks like the seeds planted by Oregon's governor and senator are
beginning to produce a bumper crop. But NanoBot readers already knew
they would.
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/nano-bacon-brought-home.html

A night at the micro opera
Swinburne University of Technology's Centre for Micro-Photonics
constructed a model of the Sydney Opera House. Its dimensions are 64 x
38 x 41 micrometers, (yes, I know; not nano, but cool, anyway).
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/night-at-micro-opera.html

QuoteBot
"The next generation may be so small that they could be put in our
cereal packet and we may ingest them and be tracked without our consent."
Professor Ursula Gibson of Dartmouth College, quoted in Australia's ABC
Science Online, referring to smaller and smaller tracking devices during
a nanotechnology ethics debate
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/quotebot_23.html

'Terabyte territory'
Mark Frauenfelder, BoingBoinger, freelancer and one of my correspondents
in a previous life, quoted me in his latest column in the mobile
Internet news site The Feature:
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/terabyte-territory.html

Nanotech gets the keys to the lexicon
Just learned this from young nano-apprentice D.F. Moore: Coming soon in
the 11th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, sandwiched
in between "MP3" and "pleather," is this brand spankin' new entry:
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/nanotech-gets-keys-to-lexicon.html

Gonna send you back to nano schoolin'
This announcement for a Microsystems and Nanotechnology Masters
postgraduate diploma from Cranfield University in the U.K. reminded me
that I should probably review some of the education-related links I've
collected. This is by no means complete, and there's a mix here of K-12
to undergrad to postgrad, but I'll throw this out there and let you kids
take it from there.
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/gonna-send-you-back-to-nano-schoolin.html

Nano Meme Watch
Here's how nano played in the blogosphere today. Alert level: Jade
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/nano-meme-watch.html

Are nanoparticle studies 'one decade late'?
ETC Group Executive Director Pat Mooney, in a recent paper discussing
nanotechnology regulatory issues, brings up a reasonable point:
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/are-nanoparticle-studies-one-decade.html

NANO on NewsHour
Your NanoBot is always working for you. This evening, Max and I were
sitting down for a nice evening bottle, flipped on PBS NewsHour and
found this special report on nanotechnology. So, without Max missing so
much as a gulp, I continued to cradle the baby in my left arm, held the
bottle with the right, but in my left hand was my Motorola camera phone.
I hope PBS doesn't mind me running these pictures snapped off my TV.
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/nano-on-newshour.html

NanoPundits unite
Looks like a lot of shy, wallflower types who are afraid to voice their
opinions are going to spend a few days together in D.C. at the Foresight
Institute's 1st Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology: Research,
Applications, and Policy. Glenn Reynolds and I are co-chairs for Sunday,
Oct. 24. Dullsville. Also speaking that day is Tim Harper of Cientifica.
Yawwwn. Booorrrinngggg. But, you know, I wonder why the Foresight folks
scheduled Harper to speak on a different day than Chris Phoenix? Now
THAT would be exciting. Get your press pass now.
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/nanopundits-unite.html

Money for Memory
Here's a press release that links to a white paper that previews a
report on nanomemory and nanostorage that I wrote for NanoMarkets.
Here's an excerpt from the release:
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/money-for-memory.html

That's What NanoFriends Are For
Monday was among the most-memorable days of my career. It's during times
of crisis that you can see who your real friends are. The outpouring of
support has just been great and I've been getting all sorts of offers,
including some opportunities at major publications. Looks like my
readership is about to increase greatly.
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/thats-what-nanofriends-are-for.html

The children are our nano future
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/children-are-our-nano-future.html

Fools don't rush in
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/fools-dont-rush-in.html

Royal rulings
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/royal-rulings.html

SciFi 'drifting toward reality'
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/scifi-drifting-toward-reality.html

Here's the plain deal on biomedical nanobots
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2004/07/heres-plain-deal-on-biomedical.html

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