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The National Nanotechnology Initiative is a United States federal nanotechnology research and development program. “The NNI serves as the central point of communication, cooperation, and collaboration for all Federal agencies engaged in nanotechnology research, bringing together the expertise needed to advance this broad and complex field."
A timeline of United States inventions (after 1991) encompasses the ingenuity and innovative advancements of the United States within a historical context, dating from the Contemporary era to the present day, which have been achieved by inventors who are either native-born or naturalized citizens of the United States.
Nanotechnology is the science and engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale. In its original sense, nanotechnology refers to the projected ability to construct items from the bottom up making complete, high-performance products. One nanometer (nm) is one billionth, or 10 −9, of a meter.
From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.
Thomas Owusu Mensah (1950 – 27 March 2024) was a Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor who contributed to the development of fiber optic manufacturing and nanotechnology. [2] He had 14 patents, and was inducted into the US National Academy of Inventors in 2015. [3]
In 2014 two monographs by him were published - "Advanced Polymer Concretes and Compounds" (USA) [18] and "Nanomaterials Based on Soluble Silicates" (Germany), and in 2017 "Green Nanotechnology" (USA) got published. He is a member of the European Academy of sciences.
Credit - D JI’s Neo is the Chinese drone maker’s lightest, most compact quadcopter yet. Weighing under five ounces, the easy-to-use, app-connected device takes off from the palm of your hand ...
Priestley, who migrated to the United States in 1794, was the first of thousands of talented scientists drawn to the United States in search of a free, creative environment. [6] Alexander Graham Bell placing the first New York to Chicago telephone call in 1892. Other scientists had come to the United States to take part in the nation's rapid ...