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Beyond Today 2008 IEEE Wireless HIVE Networks Conference HIVE Networks Conference Keynote Address Walt Trybula, Ph.D., IEEE Fellow, SPIE Fellow e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

“It's hard to make predictions, especially about the future.” - Yogi Berra Courtesy of Mike Polcari

Moore’s law But, things are not always what they seem to be e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Moore’s Law Extended http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0134.html?printable=1 What we know might be different from another vantage point e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

“ Prey ” by Michael Crichton NANO gone wild? NANO gone wild? e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

SWARM Theory A single ant or bee isn't smart, but their colonies are. The study of swarm intelligence is providing insights that can help humans manage complex systems, from truck routing to military robots. Swarm Theory - National Geographic Magazine http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/07/swarms/miller-text e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Self-Organizing ‘Bots http://www.swarm-bots.org/ Dr. Francesco Mondada e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Arthur C. Clark Space Elevator http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast07sep_1.htm Arthur C. Clarke's, Fountains of Paradise www.enterprisemission.com/moon5.htm e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Black Line Ascending http://www.blacklineascension.com/ e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

MORE PRACTICAL MATTERS e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Nano Everywhere • There are hundreds of available consumer products being spawned as companies manipulate matter at the atomic level, according to The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, a Washington, D.C. initiative associated with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Center for Scholars. • The group released a products inventory containing descriptions of more than 600 1 consumer goods purportedly made with some type of nanotech process or nanomaterial. • Link to Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory - http://www.nanotechproject.org/index.php?id=44&action=view 1 April 2008 data e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Nano Technology Applications 1 - Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) for displays 2 - Photovoltaic film that converts light into electricity 3 - Scratch-proof coated windows that clean themselves with UV 4 - Fabrics coated to resist stains and control temperature 5 - Intelligent clothing measures pulse and respiration 6 - Bucky-tubeframe is light but very strong 7 - Hipjoint made from biocompatible materials 8 - Nano-particle paint to prevent corrosion 9 - Thermo-chromic glass to regulate light 10 - Magnetic layers for compact data memory 11 - Carbon nanotube fuel cells to power electronics and vehicles 12 - Nano-engineered cochlear implant e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu Compiled by Jo Twist, BBC News On-Line, July 28, 2004

Window coatings SEM image of self-cleaning glass Ref: Dr. Helmut Hohenstein of Institut fur Fenstertechnik SEM image of lotus leaf There is a great interest in the design and development of the so-called “hygienic surfaces”, referring to surfaces that not only provides biocidal activity but also to those that are easy to clean and even self- cleaning. Achieving these properties on a surface is possible by means of coatings and treatments on specific surfaces, and in which nanotechnology plays a key role. Most of these coatings acquire their biocidal/self- cleaning capacity by incorporating specific nanoparticles: basically silver (Ag) and titanium oxide (TiO 2 ). Ref: Nano Tsunami - Hygienic surfaces, biocidal and self-cleaning coatings e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Smart fabric Passive fabric Interactive fabric SEM photograph of functional material coating on polyester fiber surface SEM photograph of the fiber surface coated with functional material Electric Plaid: a handwoven, color-changing textile. Photo by International Fashion Machines. TEM photograph of a cross-section of Journal of Materials fiber coated with Vol.57, No. 7 functional material Firefly dress Ref: Toray Institute e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Stronger materials IsraCast has recently tested one of the most shock-resistant materials known to man. Five times stronger than steel and at least twice as strong as any impact-resistant material currently in use as protective gear. Certain inorganic compounds such as The material withstood the shock pressures WS2, MoS2, TiS2 and NbS2 that generated by the impacts of up to 250 tons per normally occur as large flat platelets The "Onion like" nano-structure of the square centimeter. The rendering above is of a can be synthesized into much smaller IF materials, is the result of a possible armor vest. (Material production is nano-spheres and nano-tubes which sophisticated manipulation on the they named inorganic fullerene-like currently a few kilograms per day. original layered material. This unique nanostructures (IF) structure is responsible for its remarkable strength and durability Ref. http://www.isracast.com/tech_news/091205_tech.htm e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Self healing paints Nisson will start offering a self-healing paint. After an encounter that creates scratches to the paint, the paint starts to reform itself over the scratch. An overnight reformulation should occur over night. Ref. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1901520,00.html Ref. http://www.bayer.com/medien/pages/4248/20051208rdinvestordaypaterson_automotive.pdf e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

HOW FAR HAVE WE COME? e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Vacuum Tubes – a Flip/Flop e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Printed Wiring Board e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Transistors to Integrated Circuits Reproduced by Permission of the IEEE, Inc. Reproduced by Permission of the IEEE, Inc. Used with permission of the Estate of John Bardeen Reproduced by Permission of the IEEE, Inc. Courtesy of Texas Instruments, Inc.

Integrated Circuits Images Courtesy of IBM Research Center Web Site e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Integrated Circuits e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Wireless Growth http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0134.html?printable=1 e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Opportunities “The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be…” It Used to Be…” - Yogi Berra e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Future Applications? • Automotive • Health Care • Apparel • Medicine • Medicine • Appliances • Entertainment • ‘Bots e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Automotive http://ercim-news.ercim.org/content/view/52/83/ e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Health Care http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/HONSHI/20070626/134794/ e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Apparel LilyPad components for wearable clothing LilyPad Button Board $1.59 LilyPad Arduino Main Board LilyPad Starter Kit $87 LilyPad Accelerometer LilyPad Power Supply http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=lilypad&x=0&y=0&search_section=products e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Med-bio prosthetics Requirements: Breakthroughs in •neural control, •sensory input, •advanced mechanics and actuators, and •prosthesis design and integration (Ref.) Other Requirements: Significantly enhanced computing power Reduced power consumption New electronic interfaces New electronic interfaces •Analog to neural converters (A to N) •N to A converters •Digital to neural converters (D to N) •N to D converters Ref: http://www.defensetech.org/archives/cat_medic.html Note: DARPA is also working on complete arm replacements with neural control. e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Med-bio monitoring Untethered signal transmission permits remote monitoring permits remote monitoring Dietary tracking with remote sensing http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/NewsDetails.asp?News_id=11705 Ref. http://www.cs.indiana.edu/surg/Projects/TRIGGERS_SURG_Page/TRIGGERS.html e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Appliances A model touches a panel screen installed in a newly introduced "Internet Refrigerator" at the opening of the PC World Expo in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1998. The unique refrigerator is connected with all household connected with all household euipment like, telephone, air conditioner, bath, television, security, etc., which could be controlled by the touch panel or verbally through a built-in michrophone. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/100198/tec_124-3962.shtml e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu

Entertainment • Multimedia Disaster? Or a Potential application of technology? • How does the cell phone talk to the TV or the Media Player to remotely program the channels and the time for a program? • Does the computer become an integral part of the • Does the computer become an integral part of the system? How? • Does biometrics permit viewing options? Parental control? • Where is the systems approach? And how does it work? e-mail: w.trybula@txstate.edu