Political Quotes

“the University of Oregon has a well- established nanotechnology program that along with its partners at Oregon State University occupies a special niche in the field of nanoscience research. The University of Oregon is working closely with Oregon State University to put nanotechnology to work in real micro systems with applications in sensors for human safety, reactors for reduced environmental impact, more efficient energy sources, life saving medical devices, and integrated circuits for the next generation of computers and communications systems. The legislation speaks to the need to apply nanoscale research to microscale devices and will strengthen national research policy in support of such work. Beyond that, the University of Oregon is pioneering research into inherently safer materials and manufacturing or ``green nanoscience''. Through deliberate design at the moelcular or nanoscale level, University of Oregon researchers aim to produce products and processes that pose dramatically less risk to human health than traditional manufacturing methods. The potential impact of nanotechnology derives from the fact that unprecedented material properties are being discovered in nanoscale materials. These properties can be harnessed to invent entirely new products and processes.…”