25-01-2012, 01:41 PM
Nanotechnology for the Environment
[attachment=16582]
Nanotechnology has the potential to substantially benefit environmental quality and sustainability through
Pollution prevention
Treatment
Remediation
Information
Biomolecular nanolithography
Biomimetic methods of organizing metal particles 1.5 nanometers in diameter.
Assembling the particles on a biopolymer template or scaffold stretched out on a surface.
Nanostructures are organized into well-defined chip architectures, such as lines and grids.
Process eliminates the current process chemicals that are harmful to the environment.
Nanoscale assemblies have been made that demonstrate stable, room-temperature electrical behavior that may be tolerant of defects and useful in building nanoscale circuits.
