nanotechnology in the forest products industry update phil jones ted wegner june 19 2005 www swst org nanotechforest fpl fs fed us nano gov presentation overview what is why it important national initiative workshop deliverables outcomes next steps af&pa agenda 2020 topic areas approved december 2004 cto meeting nanoscience and nanoscale not just another step towards miniaturization a qualitatively new scale where materials properties such as melting point or electrical conductivity differ significantly from same bulk seeks to understand these develop structures that exhibit novel improved physical chemical tribiological functions due their size goals of are predict at manufacture components bottom up integrate into macroscopic objects devices for real world uses dna 2 1 nm diameter things natural manmade microelectromechanical 10 100 m wide red blood cells pollen grain fly ash 20 atoms
