Nana Tech

Friday December 20, 2007

It's Friday and the last day before I take off 11 days for Christmas. I am headed to Florida for a few days. I will post more when I get back after Christmas. Merry Christmas to all.

Nana Tech

One of the nice aspects of what I do is being involved in lots of different technological advancement. One area that I have been involved is in alternative energy. I have some knowledge of solar, geothermal energy, biomass, wind, and hydro. I have a close friend that converts automobiles to electric. In the plastics design, material properties have move from the micro to the nana tech. The nana technologies far outreach anything that we have experienced in micro technology. We are all familiar with the micro: computers and the microchips that is in everything that we use that has electronics. Nana doesn’t only apply to electronics but to materials as well. Examples in materials are the strengths, weight, and insulation properties to name a few. But there have been a couple of resent developments that we will all see in the near future. On is a battery that will store 10 times the energy of current batteries and a solar panel that produces power for under $1.00 a watt. Currently a solar panel cost about $4.00 a watt making it more expensive to produce electric with solar than coal or oil. The $1.00 gets that cost into a cheaper range than the coal or oil. This is going to change things. The other issue with solar is the storage of that power when there is no sun. In the past it has taken a lot of batteries. This new battery will definably help that. The next item is the electric cars. The issues with it are the cost and weight of the batteries that are required. My friend that converts cars to electric has vehicles that will go between 75 – 150 miles on a charge. These are good for getting back and forth to work but not for any distance driving. 10 times that distance and you have something. He has one that recharges while at work with solar panel. It doesn’t completely recharge but it does add a few miles that he can drive between charges. As you can see with these new inventions how it will help the development of the electric car and the hybrids. Can you imagine having 10 times the battery power in your truck? You could have heat, AC, and all the other niceties that require electric. There are no ends to the changes these inventions will bring. These items are already developed and are in the patent stages and will soon be available in the items we buy. Expect to see many new developments that are more life changing in the next few years than we have experience in the pass.

Here are some of the U.S. Statistics for the Year 1907 :

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The average life expectancy in the U.S. Was 47 years old.

Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. Had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City Cost eleven dollars.

There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more Heavily populated than California With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st Most populous state in the Union.

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower !

The average wage in the U.S. Was 22 Cents per hour. The average U.S. Worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, A dentist made $2,500 per year,A veterinarian $1,500 per year, And a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. Took place at HOME . Ninety percent of all U.S. Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard."

Sugar cost four cents a pound.

Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.

Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.

Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.

Five leading causes of death in the U.S. Were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.

The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn’t been invented yet.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Two out of every 10 U.S. Adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. (no wonder we miss the good old days)Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."

There were about 230 reported Murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.!

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Just Try to imagine..... What it may be like ....In another 100 years !