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924    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1260" src="index_files/ND_Energy_s.jpg"
925    alt="Nano Energy"><a
926    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=139&amp;Itemid=98"><span
927    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
928    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
929    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Energy</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
930    </td>
931   </tr>
932   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:10'>
933    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
934    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
935    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1261" src="index_files/ND_Event_s.jpg"
936    alt="Nano Events"><a
937    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=159&amp;Itemid=99"><span
938    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
939    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
940    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Events</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
941    </td>
942   </tr>
943   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:11'>
944    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
945    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
946    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1262" src="index_files/ND_Environment_s.jpg"
947    alt=Environment><a
948    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=140&amp;Itemid=100"><span
949    style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
950    normal'>Environment</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
951    </td>
952   </tr>
953   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:12'>
954    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
955    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
956    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1263" src="index_files/ND_Food_s.jpg"
957    alt="Nano Food"><a
958    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=141&amp;Itemid=101"><span
959    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
960    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
961    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Food</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
962    </td>
963   </tr>
964   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:13'>
965    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
966    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
967    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1264" src="index_files/ND_Imprint_s.jpg"
968    alt="Nano Imprint"><a
969    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=142&amp;Itemid=102"><span
970    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
971    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
972    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Imprint</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
973    </td>
974   </tr>
975   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:14'>
976    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
977    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
978    width=75 height=52 id="_x0000_i1265" src="index_files/ND_Investments_s.jpg"
979    alt="Nano Investment"><a
980    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=143&amp;Itemid=103"><span
981    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
982    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
983    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Investment</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
984    </td>
985   </tr>
986   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:15'>
987    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
988    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
989    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1266" src="index_files/ND_Medicine_s.jpg"
990    alt="Nano Medicine"><a
991    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=144&amp;Itemid=104"><span
992    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
993    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
994    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Medicine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
995    </td>
996   </tr>
997   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:16'>
998    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
999    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1000    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1267" src="index_files/ND_Meet_s.jpg"
1001    alt="Nano Meet"><a
1002    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=145&amp;Itemid=105"><span
1003    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
1004    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
1005    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Meet</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1006    </td>
1007   </tr>
1008   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:17'>
1009    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
1010    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1011    width=75 height=75 id="_x0000_i1268" src="index_files/ND_Mems_s.jpg"
1012    alt=MEMS><a
1013    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=146&amp;Itemid=106"><span
1014    style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
1015    normal'>MEMS</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1016    </td>
1017   </tr>
1018   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:18'>
1019    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
1020    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1021    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1269" src="index_files/ND_Products_s.jpg"
1022    alt="Nano Products"><a
1023    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=150&amp;Itemid=107"><span
1024    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
1025    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
1026    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Products</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1027    </td>
1028   </tr>
1029   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:19'>
1030    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
1031    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1032    width=75 height=55 id="_x0000_i1270" src="index_files/ND_Reports_s.jpg"
1033    alt="Nano Reports"><a
1034    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=153&amp;Itemid=108"><span
1035    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
1036    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
1037    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Reports</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1038    </td>
1039   </tr>
1040   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:20'>
1041    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
1042    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1043    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1271" src="index_files/ND_Research_s.jpg"
1044    alt="Nano Research"><a
1045    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=136&amp;Itemid=109"><span
1046    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
1047    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span s
1047tyle='font-size:7.5pt;
1048    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Research</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1049    </td>
1050   </tr>
1051   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:21'>
1052    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
1053    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1054    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1272" src="index_files/ND_Storage_s.jpg"
1055    alt="Nano Storage"><a
1056    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=155&amp;Itemid=110"><span
1057    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
1058    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
1059    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Storage</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1060    </td>
1061   </tr>
1062   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:22'>
1063    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
1064    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1065    width=75 height=52 id="_x0000_i1273" src="index_files/ND_Textiles_s.jpg"
1066    alt="Nano Textiles"><a
1067    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=156&amp;Itemid=111"><span
1068    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
1069    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
1070    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Textiles</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1071    </td>
1072   </tr>
1073   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:23'>
1074    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
1075    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1076    width=75 height=48 id="_x0000_i1274" src="index_files/ND_Tools_s.jpg"
1077    alt="Nano Tools"><a
1078    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=157&amp;Itemid=112"><span
1079    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
1080    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nano</span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
1081    mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Tools</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1082    </td>
1083   </tr>
1084   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:24'>
1085    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
1086    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1087    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1275" src="index_files/ND_Odd_s.jpg"
1088    alt="Odd News"><a
1089    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=149&amp;Itemid=113"><span
1090    style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
1091    normal'>Odd News</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1092    </td>
1093   </tr>
1094   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:25'>
1095    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
1096    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1097    width=75 height=52 id="_x0000_i1276" src="index_files/ND_QuantumComp_s.jpg"
1098    alt="Quantum Computing"><a
1099    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=151&amp;Itemid=114"><span
1100    style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
1101    normal'>Quantum Computing</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1102    </td>
1103   </tr>
1104   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:26'>
1105    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
1106    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1107    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1277" src="index_files/ND_ReadingRoom_s.jpg"
1108    alt="Reading Room"><a
1109    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=152&amp;Itemid=115"><span
1110    style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
1111    normal'>Reading Room</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1112    </td>
1113   </tr>
1114   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:27;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'>
1115    <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>
1116    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana'><img border=0
1117    width=75 height=56 id="_x0000_i1278" src="index_files/ND_Spintronics_s.jpg"
1118    alt=Spintronics><a
1119    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=154&amp;Itemid=116"><span
1120    class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
1121    mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Spintronics</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1122    </td>
1123   </tr>
1124  </table>
1125  </div>
1126  </div>
1127  </div>
1128  </div>
1129  </div>
1130<!-- end of div 'leftcol' -->
1131  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1132  </td>
1133<!-- KPTABLE: end of linker kolom -->
1134  <td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><!-- KPTABLE: midden kolom -->
1135  <div id=maincol-broad-1024>
1136  <div>
1137  <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="98%"
1138   style='width:98.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
1139   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;
1140    height:17.25pt'>
1141    <td width="98%" style='width:98.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid #002E61 1.0pt;
1142    mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #002E61 .75pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;
1143    height:17.25pt'>
1144    <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><a name=content></a><span
1145    class=SpellE><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#002E61'>Nanorobot</span></b></span><b><span
1146    style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#002E61'> pioneer reveals status of
1147    simulator, stem cell work <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
1148    </td>
1149    <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;
1150    height:17.25pt'>
1151    <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span
1152    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><a href="javascript:void(0)"
1153    title=PDF><b><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="_x0000_i1279"
1154    src="index_files/pdf_button.png" alt=PDF name=PDF align=middle></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1155    </td>
1156    <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;
1157    height:17.25pt'>
1158    <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span
1159    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><a href="javascript:void(0)"
1160    title=Print><b><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="_x0000_i1280"
1161    src="index_files/printButton.png" alt=Print name=Print align=middle></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1162    </td>
1163    <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;
1164    height:17.25pt'>
1165    <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span
1166    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><a href="javascript:void(0)"
1167    title=E-mail><b><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="_x0000_i1281"
1168    src="index_files/emailButton.png" alt=E-mail name=E-mail align=middle></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1169    </td>
1170   </tr>
1171  </table>
1172  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
1173  font-family:Verdana;display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
1174  <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="98%"
1175   style='width:98.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
1176   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'>
1177    <td width="70%" valign=top style='width:70.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
1178    <p class=MsoNormal><span class=small1><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
1179    font-family:Verdana'>Written by <a
1180    href="http://www.merlinq.nl/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&amp;task=userProfile&amp;user=84"><b
1181    style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:Times;
1182    color:navy'>Jane <span class=SpellE>Salodof</span> <span class=SpellE>MacNeil</span></span></b><b>
1183    </b></a><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></span><span
1184    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1185    </td>
1186   </tr>
1187   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;height:7.5pt'>
1188    <td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:7.5pt'>
1189    <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:0%'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
1190    font-family:Verdana;color:#ABABAB'>Thursday, 24 February 2005 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1191    </td>
1192   </tr>
1193   <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'>
1194    <td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
1195    <div style='border:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #CCCCCC .75pt;
1196    padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:
1197    3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;float:right'>
1198    <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
1199    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><img border=0 width=150
1200    height=143 id="_x0000_i1248" src="index_files/w00084_cavalcanti_adriano.jpg"
1201    hspace=6 alt="Adriano Cavalcanti" title="Adriano Cavalcanti"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1202    <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:
1203    solid #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;margin-top:1.5pt'>
1204    <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#EFEFEF'><span
1205    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#666666'>Adriano <span
1206    class=SpellE>Cavalcanti</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1207    </div>
1208    </div>
1209    <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Adriano
1210    <span class=SpellE>Cavalcanti</span> is Chairman and CEO of <span
1211    class=SpellE>Center</span> for Automation in <span class=SpellE>Nanobiotech</span>
1212    (CAN) -- created in 2004 through the collaboration of private funds. CAN as
1213    a private company focuses on investigation of new paradigms for innovation
1214    in systems and automation design. CAN main thrust and aim is the
1215    development of commercial <span class=SpellE>nanobiotechnology</span>
1216    systems and devices that may benefit people around the globe with
1217    biomedical engineering advances.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1218    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Pedal back to 1966,
1219    and a miniaturized medical repair team caroming through the blood stream
1220    was the stuff of science fiction. Today the premise explored in the movie
1221    Fantastic Voyage is the stuff of nanotechnology, as scientists race to
1222    build <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> that can diagnose and heal the
1223    sick from within the human body. Human guinea pigs are a long way off,
1224    however.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1225    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Researchers need a way
1226    to design, test and refine <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> in
1227    real-life clinical conditions before they can hope to take <span
1228    class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> into the clinic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1229    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Enter Adriano <span
1230    class=SpellE>Cavalcanti</span>, PhD, and his colleagues in the <st1:PlaceType
1231    w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Electrical</st1:PlaceName>
1232    and Computer Engineering at the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
1233    of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Campinas</st1:PlaceName> in <st1:country-region
1234    w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Brazil</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
1235    They have designed a <span class=SpellE>Nanorobot</span> Control Design
1236    (NCD) simulator on which they are already exploring <span class=SpellE>aplications</span>
1237    in coronary disease and the use of stem cells to treat diabetes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1238    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>At the end of this
1239    month, <span class=SpellE>Cavalcanti</span> will describe this ongoing work
1240    toward making <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> viable in a tutorial at
1241    the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)&#8217;s Design
1242    Engineering Technical Conference in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Salt
1243      Lake City</st1:place></st1:City>. In advance of that presentation, <span
1244    class=SpellE>NanoBiotech</span> News interviewed him about his own work and
1245    why he believes the field will produce the first working <span
1246    class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> within the next 10 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1247    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>The Q&amp;A follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1248    <p><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Q: What is the
1249    NCD simulator?</span></strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
1250    Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1251    <p><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Cavalcanti</span></span><span
1252    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>: The NCD is software
1253    comprising several modules that simulate the physical conditions, run the <span
1254    class=SpellE>nanorobot</span> control programs determining their actions,
1255    provide a visual display of the environment in 3D, and record the history
1256    of <span class=SpellE>nanorobot</span> <span class=SpellE>behaviors</span>
1257    for later analysis. Our main thrust is toward implementing a practical,
1258    effective architecture and a scientifically valuable tool to enable
1259    investigation of <span class=SpellE>nanorobot</span> design, control, and
1260    automation. The range of applications envisioned is exciting, and a broad
1261    core of study cases is coming up. The possibility to customize code for new
1262    investigations is also a positive feature in the software. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1263    <p><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Q: What will
1264    be new in your presentation in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Salt
1265      Lake City</st1:place></st1:City>?</span></strong><span style='font-size:
1266    7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1267    <p><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Cavalcanti</span></span><span
1268    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>: The NCD has a modular
1269    architecture, and we are increasing gradually its complexity and the environment
1270    parameters -- as well as the different investigations in biomedical
1271    engineering applications. The work at the ASME conference will focus on the
1272    automation of <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> applied to controlling
1273    chemical concentrations for a 3D workspace monitored by <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>.
1274    <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1275    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>We are planning to
1276    include some new screen shots from the simulator. For example, in the
1277    coming months we will disclose the results from new work applying <span
1278    class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> to coronary problems, as well as a detailed
1279    investigation into <span class=SpellE>nanorobot</span> communication
1280    techniques. These new results will be fully available very soon with others
1281    we have previously published at&nbsp; <a
1282    href="http://www.nanorobotdesign.com/"><b>http://www.nanorobotdesign.com/</b></a>.
1283    <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1284    <p><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Q: Why are
1285    computer-generated models necessary to the development of <span
1286    class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>?</span></strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
1287    font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1288    <p><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Cavalcanti</span></span><span
1289    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>: The development of <span
1290    class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> is an emerging field with many open issues.
1291    Simulation is an essential tool for exploring alternatives in the
1292    organization, configuration, motion planning, and control of <span
1293    class=SpellE>nanodevices</span> exploring the human body. Simulation can
1294    include various levels of detail, giving a trade-off between physical
1295    accuracy and the ability to control large numbers of <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>
1296    over relevant time scales with reasonable computational effort.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1297    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Another advantage is
1298    that simulation can be done in advance of direct experimentation.
1299    Controlling large numbers of <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> is very
1300    challenging. It is most efficient to develop the control technology in
1301    tandem with the fabrication technologies, so that when we are able to build
1302    these devices, we will already have a good background in how to control
1303    them. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1304    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Hence, the design and
1305    the development of complex <span class=SpellE>nanosystems</span> with high
1306    performance can be well <span class=SpellE>analyzed</span> and addressed
1307    via simulation to help pave the way for future use of <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>
1308    in biomedical engineering problems. In vitro experimentation is at present
1309    possible only on the materials we expect to use in the fabrication of <sp
1309an
1310    class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> -- and not on entire <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>,
1311    which are still being developed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1312    <p><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Q: What are
1313    the challenges to development of medical <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>?</span></strong><span
1314    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1315    <p><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Cavalcanti</span></span><span
1316    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>: The main challenge is the
1317    need to a method for building complex devices to molecular precision. This
1318    is easiest in the biological realm, where biological <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>
1319    using genetic cassettes inserted into minimalist <span class=SpellE>microorganisms</span>
1320    (~250 genes) are already in fast development using the methods of synthetic
1321    biology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1322    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>More complex and
1323    capable medical <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> (www.nanomedicine.com)
1324    fabricated from <span class=SpellE>diamondoid</span> or other similarly
1325    rigid materials await mainly our ability to do positional <span
1326    class=SpellE>mechanosynthesis</span>. Diamond <span class=SpellE>mechanosynthesis</span>
1327    has been shown to be feasible in numerous recently published papers and
1328    books (foresight.org/stage2/mechsynthbib.html). There are theoretical
1329    proposals to create the first experimental tools for diamond <span
1330    class=SpellE>mechanosynthesis</span>, and <span class=SpellE>mechanosynthesis</span>
1331    using individual silicon atoms has already been demonstrated
1332    experimentally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1333    <p><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Q: You have
1334    suggested the first applications will be available in 10 years&#8217; time.
1335    Why is this a realistic timetable?</span></strong><span style='font-size:
1336    7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1337    <p><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Cavalcanti</span></span><span
1338    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>: Developments in the field of <span
1339    class=SpellE>biomolecular</span> computing have demonstrated the
1340    feasibility of processing logic tasks by <span class=SpellE>biocomputers</span>,
1341    a promising first step toward building future <span class=SpellE>nanoprocessors</span>
1342    with increasing complexity. There has been progress in building biosensors
1343    and <span class=SpellE>nanokinetic</span> devices, which also may be
1344    required to enable <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>&#8217; operations
1345    and locomotion. Classical objections related to the feasibility of
1346    nanotechnology have been considered and resolved, and discussions of
1347    techniques for manufacturing <span class=SpellE>nanodevices</span> are
1348    appearing in the literature with increasing frequency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1349    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Actually, the
1350    manufacturing of <span class=SpellE>nanotransistors</span> and <span
1351    class=SpellE>nanodevices</span> is being pursued gradually with remarkable
1352    successes. For example, by 2016 high-performance integrated circuits (ICs)
1353    will contain more than 8.8 billion transistors in a 280 mm area -- more
1354    than 25 times as many as on today&#8217;s chips built with 130 nm feature
1355    sizes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1356    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>At the present rate of
1357    progress, the first biological <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> should
1358    be available within five years or less. More sophisticated <span
1359    class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> will naturally appear through the
1360    development of <span class=SpellE>diamondoid</span> <span class=SpellE>mechanosynthesis</span>
1361    and structures. It will also be at least five years until diamond <span
1362    class=SpellE>mechanosynthesis</span> can be demonstrated in the lab, and at
1363    least five years after before any significant <span class=SpellE>diamondoid</span>
1364    structures can be built to specifications. In both cases, we will need
1365    proven control methodologies to be available. We can best prepare by doing
1366    simulations today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1367    <p><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Q: You have a
1368    paper in preparation on design of <span class=SpellE>nanorobot</span>
1369    control simulation for stem cell manipulation. Can you tell us about this
1370    work?</span></strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1371    <p><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Cavalcanti</span></span><span
1372    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>: We have a set of works in
1373    development for stem cells. The first announced work is to get an overview
1374    of possible approaches to using <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> to
1375    recognize and capture bone-marrow stem cells for medical applications. The
1376    second work announced recently is an applied study, where <span
1377    class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> inject bone marrow stem cells to treat
1378    diabetes. Nowadays we may see stem cells and <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>
1379    as one of the most intriguing fields of research, where the going advances
1380    in both fields together have a spectacular synergetic impact on our future
1381    life span. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
1382    <p><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Q: Do you have
1383    any plans to commercialize your work?</span></strong><span
1384    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1385    <p><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Cavalcanti</span></span><span
1386    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>: Considering the importance of
1387    <span class=SpellE>nanorobot</span> control, design and manufacturing, and
1388    observing the possible applications that <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>
1389    face, we plan to commercialize the system. Probably a first trial version
1390    could be included in one of the books that we are preparing. After that, we
1391    have also a project to disclose a more detailed NCD version with a module
1392    that could permit users to define specific parameters and load 3D models
1393    easily and more friendly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1394    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>As a research
1395    scientist, the plan is gradually to open a research <span class=SpellE>center</span>
1396    that could enable a growing technical international network exchange with
1397    private companies, research institutes and universities. This could be a
1398    practical way to enable investors to <span class=SpellE>participatein</span>
1399    the development of commercial <span class=SpellE>nanobiotechnology</span>
1400    systems and devices that may benefit people around the globe with
1401    biomedical engineering advances.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1402    <p><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Q: What is
1403    your next step?</span></strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
1404    Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
1405    <p><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Cavalcanti</span></span><span
1406    style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>: A keen observer could
1407    visualize with reasonable <span class=SpellE>acurity</span> that our
1408    society lives in a remarkable age, where bridges for the future are being
1409    constructed and pursued step by step. Today we can produce knowledge and
1410    technical advances in unbelievable speed, enabled by the actual computers
1411    as ancillary facilities. In this scenery, <span class=SpellE>nanobiotechnology</span>
1412    and robotics could be viewed as breakthroughs for the very near revolution
1413    that we are going to produce in human history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1414    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>My aim is to keep
1415    working on implementation of new concepts and investigation of control and
1416    design of <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>, focusing on the fast
1417    development of nanotechnology with its applications in medicine and biotechnology.
1418    The next possible steps could be the joint investigation of <sp
1418an
1419    class=SpellE>nanorobots</span> and <span class=SpellE>nanoelectronics</span>.
1420    With coming important technological developments, their link is very
1421    interesting -- it is possible that <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>
1422    could be composed by <span class=SpellE>nanolectronics</span> as well as
1423    that <span class=SpellE>nanoelectronics</span> and devices could be
1424    manufactured by <span class=SpellE>nanorobots</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1425    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>We have a set of
1426    projects and works on the way. For example, we are making extensive
1427    investigations into <span class=SpellE>nanorobot</span> designs, such as
1428    motion strategies for low energy consumption, <span class=SpellE>nanorobot</span>
1429    decentralized control techniques, and collective <span class=SpellE>behavior</span>
1430    design in face of biomedical parameters for specific cases, just to quote a
1431    few.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1432    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
1433    <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>Contact Adriano <span
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