IEEE Fellows unveil nanotech predictions

Filed in archive Institutions by george elvin on November 4, 2006

The IEEE just released a survey of its Fellows that contains some interesting predictions about nanotechnology's future. These scenarios were voted likely to occur within the next 20 years:

"Smart dust" devices will be widely deployed in sensor networks.

Nanoelectromechanical systems will go commercial.

Robust design tools for fabrication at the nanoscale will become available.

Microscale robotics will become viable.

It will be commercially viable to manufacture nanostructured materials to exact specifications without machining.

Pretty tame compared to much of the hype we hear from the business side, and a useful reality check (hat tip to Christine @ Foresight.com)

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Response from: george (11/06/06 9:10am)

But should being elite and being conservative go hand in hand? Likewise, does being in business mean being reckless and flinging hype in the face of facts?

Response from: atlanta news (11/15/06 11:27pm)

Should it be elite and being conservative go hand in hand?

Response from: George Elvin (11/20/06 4:34am)

Being elite and being conservative shouldn't necessarily go hand in hand, but they often do.

Response from: neon tabela (09/08/09 8:05pm)

*very good thank you...

Response from: SciGuy

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE, is a sober organization dedicated to technology researchers and professionals. Its fellows program is reserved for elite members. In other words, these guys and gals aren't wide-eyed futur...