Re: NANO: Passive nanofilter

Technotranscendence (neptune@mars.superlink.net)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 22:21:13 -0700

On Monday, July 19, 1999 4:43 PM Billy Brown <ewbrownv@mindspring.com> wrote:
>Don't osmotic filtration systems already work this way? I think I've heard
>of other related applications as well, but the details escape me.

Yes. I'm not saying the idea for such a filter as a filter is new. What is different about it is that it would be built to specification on the nano-level -- not by relying on membranes made of grosser level materials. A passive nanofilter would be much smaller and would, hopefully, have fewer imperfections.

Plus, it would be a wonderful proof of concept that sounds like it would be doable with current technology -- at least, in the prototype stage. With such devices, it mgiht be easier to sell the idea of nanotech to the rest of the engineering and investment communities.

Cheers!

Daniel Ust
http://mars.superlink.net/neptune/