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VROOM! Nanocars and Nanofactories

Feb 15, 200728 min
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Episode description

In this edition of SmallTalk, we hear from the man who builds the world�??s smallest vehicles. He calls them �??nanocars.�?? Dr. Jim Tour, a chemist at Rice University, tells us about his nanocars and how he thinks they might lead to nano-sized factories. We�??ll also hear from University of Florida graduate student Diane Hickey, who will tell us some of the interesting reactions she�??s run into when explaining nanotechnology. And we�??ll play our Nano News or Nano Nonsense quiz!
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