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Dr. William Halal

Dr. Halal is Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology, and Innovation at George Washington University. An authority on emerging technology, strategic planning, and institutional change, Dr. Halal has worked with AT&T, the Department of Defense, the Asian Development Bank, and various government agencies. His work has appeared in journals such as Nature BioTechnology and Strategy & Business, and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Executive Excellence, and The Futurist.

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Renewable energy – primarily in the form of solar power – may be available on a mass-produced scale within ten years or so. Nanotechnology will have a great deal to do with this breakthrough.

Nanotechnology – building very small machines from even smaller parts – is leading-edge tech at the intersection of physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science.

Dr. Eric D. Isaacs, Director of the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory and Professor of Physics, James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, talks about his research in our SCIENCE AND SOCIETY interview. Dr. Isaacs discusses

• The energy crisis and the need for renewable energy sources such as solar energy
• Nanobiology – the interface between nature and technology
• Nanophotonics – nanoscale control of photons for use in information technology
• Nanoscale sensors and all-optical chips

Technorati Tags: alternative energy, Nanotechnology, physics