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Workshop 2

“Nanotechnology”

Convened April 20–21, 2000 | Foundation For the Future Building, Bellevue, Washington

Summary

The Foundation For the Future brought together researchers to present papers and discuss the field of nanotechnology. The four scholars presented a range of ideas, possibilities, and potentials for nanotechnology, varying from augmented humans on a biological substrate to rapid drug and toxin screening, to large-scale cellular measurement and control, along with a discussion of the simulation of structures at the atomic level.

No proceedings document was produced from this meeting.

Participants

J. Storrs Hall
Research Fellow
Institute for Molecular Manufacturing
Palo Alto, CA USA

Mark A. Reed
Professor, Departments of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics
Yale University
New Haven, CT USA

Priya Vashishta
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA USA

William L. Warren
Program Manager
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Arlington, VA USA