<p>Nano-technology (NT) has started to fulfill the promises it had made while still in infancy. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Results on the possibilities of NT, coming from around the world, show that it would provide many solutions to everyday problems, said John S Preston, professor, department of engineering physics, McMaster University, Canada, here on Wednesday.<br /><br />He was speaking at the inaugural function of the first Indo-Canadian Symposium on Nano-Science and Technology, held at Prof CNR Rao Rostrum at National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysore.<br /><br />“Many different devices will be deployed to generate electricity sustainably as a variety of technologies can be developed to address the energy problem using NT,” he said.<br /><br />G U Kulkarni, dean-academic, chemistry and physics materials unit on nano-science at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, noted the ‘paradigm shift’ in the technology in a period of just three years.<br /><br />He said the developments were occurring at a rapid pace and will revolutionise health care, material sciences and digital electronics.<br /><br />S R Subba Rao, president, NIE, noted the progress achieved in micro-electronics in a span of few decades. “The future belongs to nano-fabrication, bio-computing, molecular computing and quantum computing,” he said. <br /><br />G L Shekar, principal, NIE, pointed out that the technology will influence a wide range of products and processes with far reaching implications to the Indian economy. <br />Nano-technology will cause the next industrial revolution, he said.<br /><br />More than 24 papers on modern developments and research in nano-sciences will be presented at the two-day symposium.</p>
<p>Nano-technology (NT) has started to fulfill the promises it had made while still in infancy. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Results on the possibilities of NT, coming from around the world, show that it would provide many solutions to everyday problems, said John S Preston, professor, department of engineering physics, McMaster University, Canada, here on Wednesday.<br /><br />He was speaking at the inaugural function of the first Indo-Canadian Symposium on Nano-Science and Technology, held at Prof CNR Rao Rostrum at National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysore.<br /><br />“Many different devices will be deployed to generate electricity sustainably as a variety of technologies can be developed to address the energy problem using NT,” he said.<br /><br />G U Kulkarni, dean-academic, chemistry and physics materials unit on nano-science at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, noted the ‘paradigm shift’ in the technology in a period of just three years.<br /><br />He said the developments were occurring at a rapid pace and will revolutionise health care, material sciences and digital electronics.<br /><br />S R Subba Rao, president, NIE, noted the progress achieved in micro-electronics in a span of few decades. “The future belongs to nano-fabrication, bio-computing, molecular computing and quantum computing,” he said. <br /><br />G L Shekar, principal, NIE, pointed out that the technology will influence a wide range of products and processes with far reaching implications to the Indian economy. <br />Nano-technology will cause the next industrial revolution, he said.<br /><br />More than 24 papers on modern developments and research in nano-sciences will be presented at the two-day symposium.</p>
