Foreign Energy A Big Problem? Think Small
Date: Monday, May 05, 2003 @ 21:01:27 UTC
Topic: General
Do you think dependence on foreign oil is a problem in America? One expert in nanotechnology testified to a Senate committee on May 1 that a concentrated program to develop and implement new technology could roll back dependence and pave the way for future that's less polluted and more prosperous.
Jim Von Ehr, founder, chairman, and CEO, of pioneering nanotechnology company, Zyvex, told a U.S. Senate committee meeting that nanotechnology could hold the key to eventually reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil by up to 50 percent.
A story on Von Ehr’s testimony at the May 1st Senate Commerce, Technology and Transportation Committee meeting appears on KurzweilAI.net. (
http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=news_single.html?id%3D1923
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Von Ehr recommends that a "man on the moon" declaration, reminiscent of President John F. Kennedy’s challenge, be issued to accomplish this goal.
You can find his complete testimony at
http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=745&wit_id=2015
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