Forum at OMSI: Nanotechnology and Alternative Energy April 2, 2008

"Nanotechnology and Alternative Energy"
with presentation by Dr. Shankar B. Rananavare, research associate professor of chemistry at Portland State University http://www.chem.pdx.edu/~ranavas/shankar11a.html
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Climate change concerns, rising energy costs, and dwindling natural resources are causing people everywhere take a closer look at the relationship between human activity and our environment. The emerging field of nanotechnology presents great promise to address these issues, but it carries a great deal of uncertainty - and perhaps its own environmental risks. In this forum, participants become the decision makers, weighing the possible environmental benefits of nanotechnology against its potential pitfalls. Should the bulk of research funding be dedicated to the implementation of existing technologies and to conservation, or should more effort be dedicated to designing new nanotechnologies that might be of greater long-term impact?

Forum participants will have an opportunity to hear from experts and engage in small-group discussions.

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