Impact of Nanotechnology on Wireless Communication

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Impact of Nanotechnology on Wireless Communication

• Naveen P Rudra
• Summer 2005, CS898T, Wichita State University

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Topics Covered (1)

• Introduction
• Series in Technology Developments
• Wireless Revolution
• Introduction of Nanotechnology
• What is Nanotechnology
• Intervention of Nanotechnology
• Ethical Issues in Nanotechnology

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Topics Covered (2)

• Nanotechnology and Wireless Computing Strategies
• Effects of Nanotechnology over Wireless
  Communication
• Molecular Nanotechnology
• Research in Wireless Devices using Nanotechnology
• Future prediction of Wireless Technology using
  Nano-devices
• Glossary and References

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Introduction

• Deals with the Nanotechnology as a basis for the
  next generation of the mobile devices
• Projects the various ethical issues in
  Nanotechnology.
• Predicts the future communication channels and
  strategies for using the Nanotechnology over
  Wireless Devices.

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Series in Wireless Technology Developments

• Mobile wireless devices support
• Wide range of applications spanning voice and
  data communication
• Remote monitoring, and position finding.
• Examples of current mobile wireless
• Cell phones, Pagers
• Personal digital assistants (PDAs)
• Global positioning systems (GPS)
• Portable - even wearable - computers.

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Intervention of Nanotechnology

• Trend towards Miniaturization
• Trend towards Digitization
• Trend to cell-level biological control
• Trend to Pervasive Computing

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What is Nanotechnology?

• Nanotechnology is a branch of science and
  engineering devoted to the design and production
  of extremely small electronic devices and
  circuits built from individual atoms and
  molecules.
• Nanotechnology comprises any technological
  developments on the nanometer scale, usually
  0.1-100nm.

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Ethical Issues in Nanotechnology

• Advantages
• Reduced energy use
• Better medical treatment
• Lower costs for computing
• Disadvantages
• Environmental risks
• Privacy risks
• Social and political risks
• Other Issues
• When and how to regulate or not regulate the
  technological development?
• How to address inevitable ethical challenges?

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Effects of Nanotechnology over Wireless
Communication (1)

• The various effects of Nanotechnology over the
  Wireless Communication devices are classified by
• Wireless Technologies Advancements
• Demand for Wireless Communication
• Necessity for low-cost high-efficient system
• Wireless Connectivity
• Nanotechnology effect on Multimedia Market

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Molecular Nanotechnology

• Molecular nanotechnology ("MNT") is an
  anticipated manufacturing technology that would
  allow precise control and positional assembly of
  molecule-sized building blocks through the use of
  Nano-scale manipulator arms.
• Nanotechnology was first introduced in 1959, in a
  talk by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard
  Feynman, entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the
  Bottom".

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Future Predictions of Nanotechnology

• Earrings that become your cell phone by allowing
  listening amplification and location-focused
  microphones to interface with voice-activated
  technology.
• Chips in your jacket, shirt, blouse, or pants
  that can be downloaded with your ID, allowing
  fast access to secure items.
• Holographic lenses in eyeglasses that work like
  bifocals. While one hemisphere of the lens is
  unaffected, the other is connected to networks of
  information, providing the ultimate in virtual
  reality for users.

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