ABSTRACT
This report was commissioned to investigate the current and future trends of nanotechnology in the automotive industry. Furthermore, its purpose is to ascertain whether it is necessary, and how it could be achieved for students undertaking a BSc (Nanotechnology) at Curtin University to be equipped to work in the automotive industry. To investigate this issue a wide and varied multimedia research task was undertaken to fully identify all the factors involved. A report was then compiled detailing the findings and the recommendations that arose from the research. The results indicate that there is a fast growing trend of nanotechnology in the automotive industry, that has started already and is moving rapidly. By 2010 nanotechnology will represent a significant portion of the industry, and will be vitally important to everyone involved, especially the large automotive companies.
There are many exciting job prospects in this highly profitable field for experts in nanotechnology, therefore it is recommended that the BSc (Nanotechnology) offered at Curtin University be adapted to include two new units. The first will be run in first year in collaboration with the Curtin Business School, and will offer students a chance to learn about the business side of the automotive industry. They will learn how to manage companies, and fit in with large ones, in a business sense. The second unit will be offered in third year, when students have a solid foundation of physics, chemistry and nanotechnology. It will be a unit shared with the appropriate engineering degrees and taught by the engineering staff. The unit will give students a thorough understanding of conventional engines and car production procedures. They will then have a good idea of how to adapt their vast knowledge of nanotechnology to the process. The writer would like to thank Dr Drexler for giving up his precious time to answer our questions and Dr Abbs for providing a good base of support and help.
1 Introduction
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Nanotechnology today is a very broad and varied field. It has ramifications across all many industrials areas, including the automotive industry. As the field develops and the technology advances, the applications in conventional areas will broaden. Therefore, it is essential that those studying nanotechnology today be properly equipped to affect, and adapt to, these changes. The term ‘nanotechnology’ is not clearly defined. There are many different definitions, and meanings. However, it is often described as either, future nanosystems, including nano assemblers and robots, or as a broad term meaning any current technology which deals with small systems.
The small size ranging from 0.1 to 10 micrometres of nanobots make it difficult to be constructed. The process of working atom by atom and molecule by molecule is monotonous work and the miniaturization of synthetic mechanisms to a nanoscale will only be achievable with the advancement of research in metallurgy.
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Material science, which is also known as material engineering, is considered an interdisciplinary field and it mainly applies the properties of matters on the earth to a variety of areas concerning science and engineering. In the more advanced stage, the discipline will reach a new scientific field to explore the connection between the structure of materials at the atomic or molecular level and their macroscopic attributes. Moreover, it also includes factors of applied physics and chemistry in which Nano science and nanotechnology have been put the most attention. With the further development, material science is more known as a particular field for science and engineering (Newey, etal, 1990)It should be noted that most of the difficult scientific issues in the world at the current stage, are caused by the limitation and restriction of materials which are available. Hence, once breakthroughs are made in this field it will have a far-reaching impact on the future development of technology. It is the purpose of this paper to explore the disciplinary literacy of material science, the method of building knowledge in this specific field so as to inform learners in the process of learning.
Honey I shrunk the technology! It’s not a movie anymore; it’s the direction of global technology. Nanotechnology is this century's equivalent of the Industrial Revolution and it will change everything. The revolution isn’t just around the corner. It has only just begun.
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Imagine a world where you could have anything you wanted. Gold? Here it is. A new car? Presto. Diamonds? Oh, here, please have some of mine, there's more in the back. Of course, this is not our world at the present, but it might be the world of the future. Molecular nanotechnology will be able to provide whatever one needs or wants, for free or for a minuscule amount of payment. However, it will not only affect commercial and material goods. It will affect medicine, war and weaponry, law enforcement, espionage, entertainment, disposal of waste and garbage, and even literature. Literature will perhaps be affected in a greater way than one may think. But before I get to that, let me explain what, exactly, molecular nanotechnology is.
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Scientific Literacy is the ability to grasp scientific concepts for personal decision making. This project will demonstrate an understanding of scientific knowledge achieved through ERAU Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics degree program. Nanotechnology plays by a unique set of rules in some forms that other materials under the same stressors do not. With that being said, traditional laws may not always be applicable to certain areas of nanotechnology. Nanotoxicology will be covered in order to elaborate on the aspect of possible hazards of nanomaterials and nanocomposites as well as the mechanics behind these materials will be explored. Meteorology will play a role in determining the feasibility of some nanomaterials like nanocoating on aircraft. The examination will cover some adverse weather phenomenon effects on nanocoated aircraft. A key component for identifying some potential materials will be the exploration of publications on quantum mechanics to understand how these materials perform on a nano-scale as opposed to their macro or micro counterparts. For example, research sponsored by the Division of Materials Sciences found the molecular dynamics method of calculations may be unstable and unreliable when calculating the structure of some nanotechnology applications. (Noid, 2014).
In a world that is quickly becoming ever dependant on technology, people take many things for granted. For example: nearly every day you and I get into our cars to go to work, school, shopping, or anywhere else you can think of. Naturally, car manufacturers are constantly coming up with new technologies to get people to buy their car over the next manufacturers; and a lot of these new inventions seem straight out of a sci-fi movie, or book in this case.
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