A table by Gregor Wolbring University of
Calgary
N or y
impacted by
Z
developments enabled by Nano will impact on
Figure 7.2
Sixteen
Technology Applications Scoring Highest in the RAND Study(1)
|
Application |
Synbio trad gen code/artificial gen code/Cyborg cell |
Biotech/nanobio |
Nano molecular manufacturing/ nanobot/nanoscale material/nanoscale |
|
Rural wireless communications |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
Genetically modified crops |
x/x/x |
x/x |
y/-/x/x |
|
Filters and catalysts for water purification |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Cheap housing for adaptable shelter and energy |
|
|
|
|
Rapid assays to detect specific biological substances |
x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Green manufacturing |
x/x/x |
x/x |
x/-/x/x |
|
Ubiquitous radio-frequency identification tagging of products
and people |
-/-/- |
-/- |
-/-x/x |
|
Hybrid vehicles |
x/x/x |
-/- |
-/-/x/x |
|
Drug delivery targeted to specific tumours or pathogens |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Improved diagnostic and surgical methods |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x/ |
|
Quantum-mechanical cryptography for secure information transfer |
-/-/-/ |
-/- |
-/-/x/x |
|
Communication devices for ubiquitous information access |
-/-/- |
-/- |
-/-/x/x/ |
|
Pervasive sensors |
x/x/x/ |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Tissue engineering |
x/x/x/ |
x/x |
x/-/x/x |
|
Computers embedded in clothing or other wearable items |
-/-/x/ |
-/- |
-/-/x/x |
|
Cheap solar energy |
x/x/x/ |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
WHAT ARE EMERGING AREAS OF POTENTIALLY
SIGNIFICANT STRENGTH FOR |
Synbio trad gen code/artificial gen code/Cyborg cell |
Biotech/nanobio |
Nano molecular manufacturing/ nanobot/nanoscale material/nanoscale |
|
Clean fossil fuel technologies; CO2 sequestration; etc. |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Clean renewable
energy wind, biofuels, etc. |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Energy recovery
technologies e.g. oil sands; gas hydrates |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Fuel cells and the
hydrogen economy |
x/x/x |
-/- |
-/-/x/x |
|
Next generation
nuclear technologies for medical, energy and materials science Applications |
?/?/? |
?/? |
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Improved diagnostic
and surgical methods |
x/x/x |
x-x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Genetically
"customized" health care |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Drug delivery
targeted to specific tumours or pathogens |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Tissue engineering
(including stem cells, etc.) |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Rapid assays to
detect specific biological substances (including pathogens) |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Advanced bio-based
materials |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/-/x/ |
|
Genetically modified
crops |
x/x/x/ |
x/x |
-/-/x/x/ |
|
Filters and
catalysts for water purification |
x/x/x/ |
x/x |
-/-/x/x/ |
|
Sustainable
development and the extractive industries |
x/x/x/ |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Green manufacturing |
x/x/x |
x/x |
x/-/x/x |
|
High performance
computing |
x/x/x/ |
x/x |
-/-/x/x/ |
|
Ubiquitous
radio-frequency identification (RFID) tagging of products |
-/-/- |
-/- |
-/-/x/x |
|
Public and personal
security technologies |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
Quantum cryptography for secure information transfer |
?/?/? |
-/- |
-/-/x/x |
Appendix 4: Survey Results on
197 Sub-Areas(1)
|
Applications: |
Synbio trad gen code/artificial gen code/Cyborg cell |
Biotech/nanobio |
Nano molecular manufacturing/ nanobot/nanoscale material/nanoscale |
|
1Oilsands and Related* 316 6.41 |
X |
y/y/y/ |
-/-/x/- |
|
2 Conventional Oil & Gas Exploration/Extraction*
305 5.66 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
3 Hydroelectric Power* 291 5.56 79 2 22 9 Nat Res |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
4 Resource Production in Cold Climates* 254 5.48 |
Xxx |
y/y/y/ |
-/-/x/- |
|
5 Geology 234 5.44 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
6 Mining Exploration* 249 5.35 |
Xxx |
y/y/y/ |
-/-/x/- |
|
7 Mineral Extraction & Primary Processing* 237
5.34 |
Xxx |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
8 Aluminium Production* 120 5.34 |
|
x/x/x |
? |
|
9 Physical Geography, Remote Sensing 247 5.32 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
10 Petroleum / Polymer Eng 244 5.24 |
Xx |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
11 Genetics (Medical) 381 5.24 |
Xx |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
12 Geochem &
Geochronology 170 5.23 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
13 Mining & Mineral Processing 218 5.22 |
Xx |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 Offshore Oil and Gas* 287 5.21 |
|
x/x/x/ |
? |
|
15 Comms & Network Eng
233 5.20 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
16 New Media, Multimedia, Animation, Gaming* 169
5.19 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
17 Geophysics & Seismology 198 5.19 |
X |
y/y/y/ |
-/-/x/- |
|
18 Genetics, Genomics & Proteomics 474 5.18 |
xx |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
19 Hydrology 208 5.17 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
20 Telecom Equipment* 313 5.17 |
|
y/y/y |
-/-/-/x |
|
21 Broadband Networks* 302 5.16 |
|
|
-/-/-/x |
|
22 Oceanography 241 5.15 |
|
|
? |
|
23 Cancer Research 441 5.14 |
Xx |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
24 Pipelines* 260 5.12 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
25 Climate Science 265 5.11 |
Xx |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
26 Wireless Networks* 330 5.09 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
27 Cold Climate Construction* 217 5.08 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
28 Optics, Lasers 188 5.05 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
29 Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology 207 5.05 |
|
x/x/x |
? |
|
30 Neurobiology / |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
Neurosciences 331 5.02 67 11 39 14 Health & Rel |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
31 Computer Software |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
Development & Theory 258 5.00 |
X |
y/y/y |
? |
|
32 Telecom Services* 277 5.00 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
33 Aerospace Products and Parts* 184 4.98 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 Electricity Distribution* 246 4.96 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
35 Forestry Engineering 208 4.95 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
36 Genomic and Proteomic Technologies* 408 4.94 |
Xx |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
37 Circulatory & Respiratory 337 4.93 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
38 Infection & Immunity 384 4.91 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
39 Artificial Intell,
Robotics 262 4.91 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/x/x/x |
|
40 Electronic & Photonic Eng 240 4.90 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
41 Meteorology 208 4.90 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
42 Visual & Creative Arts 126 4.89 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
43 Neuroscience, Mental |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
Health, Addiction 340 4.89 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
44 Quantum Informatics 167 4.89 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
45 Electrical Engineering 231 4.89 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
46 Satellite-based Systems and Services* 270 4.88 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
47 Fuel Cell & Hydrogen* 241 4.87 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/-x |
|
48 Geography; Urban & Environmental Planning 165
4.85 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
49 Computer Databases, Information Systems 234 4.85 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
50 Pulp & Paper* 129 4.85 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
51 Timber Harvesting Technols*
262 4.84 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
52 Library & Archive Science 107 4.83 60 12 34
14 |
|
|
? |
|
53 Software Development* 336 4.82 |
|
|
? |
|
54 Communications, Media & Cultural Sciences 171
4.81 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
55 Nuclear Power* 292 4.81 |
X? |
x/x/x/y/y/y/ |
-/-/x/- |
|
56 Humanities "Computing" 100 4.81 |
|
|
? |
|
57 Soil Science 177 4.81 |
Xx |
y/y/y/ |
-/-/x/- |
|
58 Building Construction* 150 4.80 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
59 Food Safety Assurance Technologies* 157 4.80 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
60 Organic Chemistry 150 4.79 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
61 Language & Literature 134 4.78 |
|
|
|
|
62 Aerospace Engineering 284 4.77 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
63 Civil Engineering 233 4.77 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
64 Hydrocarbon Refining* 232 4.77 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
65 Medical Imaging Technols*
401 4.76 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
66 Other Non-conventional Hydrocarbons* 252 4.75 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
67 Environmental Engineering 239 4.75 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
68 ICT Systems Engineering* 233 4.72 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
69 Plant Biotechnologies* 316 4.71 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
70 Cell Biology 380 4.71 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
71 Nutrition, Metabolism & Diabetes 314 4.70 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
72 Biomedical Engineering 225 4.69 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
73 Polymer Chemistry 163 4.69 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
74 Aquaculture* 166 4.67 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
75 Agricultural Engineering 179 4.67 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
76 e-Learning* 177 4.67 |
|
|
|
|
77 Materials Engineering & Sci
234 4.67 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
78 Physical Chemistry 165 4.67 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
79 e-Government* 175 4.66 |
|
|
-/-/-/x |
|
80 Clean Water Technologies* 253 4.66 |
X |
y/y/y |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
81 Motor Vehicle Parts/Products 181 4.65 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
82 Nuclear Engineering 210 4.65 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
83 Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 331 4.65 |
x |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
84 Advanced Industrial Materials* 159 4.64 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
86 Stem-cell Therapeutics* 406 4.64 |
X |
y/y/y/ |
-/-/x/x |
|
87 Biochemistry 389 4.64 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88 Robotics, Automation & AI* 290 4.63 |
X |
y/y/y |
x/x/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
89 Law & Criminology 142 4.63 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
90 Inorganic Chemistry 147 4.63 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
91 Population & Public Health 339 4.62 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/-x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
92 Condensed Matter Physics 166 4.61 |
X? |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
93 Nanotechnology(Electronics,
Photonics)* 181 4.60 |
|
x/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94 Political Sci &
Public Admin 168 4.59 |
Z |
Z |
Z |
|
|
|
|
|
|
95 Data - Architecture, Processing Security* 251
4.59 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
96 Microbiology 342 4.58 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
97 Aging 375 4.57 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/-x |
|
98 Computer - Human Interfaces 221 4.57 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 Plant Biology 321 4.57 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/x |
|
100 Applied Math 207 4.56 |
|
|
|
|
101 ICT-enabled Commercial Services* 155 4.56 |
Z |
Z |
Z |
|
|
|
|
|
|
102 Other Chemical Engineering 192 4.56 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
103 Sawmills/Primary Processing* 220 4.56 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
104 Animal Biology 317 4.56 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
105 Food Processing Technols*
144 4.56 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
106 Business & Management Sci
170 4.55 |
Z |
Z |
Z |
|
|
|
|
|
|
107 New Food Development & Food Biotechnologies*
164 4.54 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
108 Nuclear Physics 169 4.54 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
109 Clinical Research 357 4.54 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
110
Nanomaterials* 192 4.53 |
|
x/x/x |
|
|
111 Economics 187 4.53 |
z |
z |
Z |
|
112 Human Development, Child & Youth Health 317
4.53 |
Z |
z |
Z |
|
|
|
|
|
|
113 Gender & Health 307 4.53 |
z |
Z |
Z |
|
114 Environmental Monitoring & Systems* 239 4.52
|
X |
y/y/y/ |
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
115 Pure Math 190 4.52 |
|
|
|
|
116 Systems Biology & Bioinformatics 373 4.51 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/n |
|
|
|
|
|
|
117 Demography 131 4.51 |
z |
z |
Z |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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118 Musculoskeletal Health & Arthritis 299 4.51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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119 Analytical Chemistry 149 4.51 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
120 Catalytic Processes* 105 4.50 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
121 Fish Harvesting & Processing* 153 4.50 |
|
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
122 Computer Engineering 253 4.50 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
123 Aboriginal Health 362 4.49 54 22 |
|
|
|
|
124 Food Handling & Marketing* 131 4.49 |
z |
z |
Z |
|
|
|
|
|
|
125 Education 172 4.48 |
Z |
z |
Z |
|
126 Health Services & Policy 353 4.48 51 21 |
z |
z |
Z |
|
127 Infrastructure Construction * 140 4.48 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
128 e-Commerce* 175 4.48 |
|
|
|
|
129 Polymer Synthesis, Plastics* 122 4.47 |
X |
y/y//y |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
130 Nanoscale
Physical Science 200 4.47 |
|
y/y/y |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
131 Elementary Particle Physics 158 4.44 |
|
|
-/-/x/n |
|
|
|
|
|
|
132 Social Psychology 136 4.44 |
z |
z |
Z |
|
133 Kinesiology 242 4.44 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
134 Microelectronics Components & Systems* 270
4.43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
135 Veterinary Science 254 4.43 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
136 Global Health 346 4.42 |
z |
z |
Z |
|
137 Math Statistics 173 4.42 |
|
|
|
|
138 Experimental Psychology 238 4.42 |
|
|
|
|
139 Air Transport Technologies* 130 4.41 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
140 Nanobiotech & |
X |
y/y/y |
Y |
|
Biomimetics* 64 4.41 |
|
|
|
|
141 Bioinformatics* 335 4.41 |
|
|
|
|
142 Nano and
Regenerative xMed 282 4.41 |
X |
y/y/y |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
143 History 124 4.41 |
|
|
|
|
144 Metal Products* 136 4.41 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
145 Physiology 295 4.40 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
146 Linguistics 131 4.39 |
|
|
|
|
147 Space Science 223 4.37 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
148 Architecture (Design) 105 4.37 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
149 Animal Biotechnologies* 280 4.35 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
150
Nanostructures & Fabrication* 176 4.34 |
|
x/x/x |
|
|
|
|
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151 Industrial & Environ Biotech* 311 4.32 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
152 e-Health* 165 4.30 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
153 Steel-making* 119 4.30 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
154 Other Medical Devices* 146 4.30 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
155 Anthropology 150 4.28 35 17 16 18 |
z |
z |
Z |
|
156 Sociology 164 4.27 |
z |
z |
Z |
|
157 Philosophy 105 4.26 |
z |
z |
Z |
|
158 Agro-Chemical Technologies* 149 4.25 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
159 Industrial Engineering 212 4.24 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
160 Other Mechanical Eng 226 4.23 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
161 " |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
162 Printing Technologies* 89 4.22 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
163 Clean Air* 221 4.20 |
X |
y/y/ |
-/-/x/- |
|
164 Nursing Science 263 4.19 |
x/x/x |
x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
165 Pharmaceutical Development* 433 4.18 |
X |
y/y/ |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
166 Computer & Related Equipment* 287 4.18 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
|
|
|
|
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167 Other Transportation Equipment* 125 4.17 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
|
|
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|
|
168 Automotive Engineering 255 4.15 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
169 Nanoscale
Biosciences 267 4.14 |
x |
y/y/y |
|
|
170 Archaeology 91 4.14 |
|
|
|
|
171 "Clean" Hydrocarbons* 231 4.13 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
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|
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172 Religious Studies 87 4.13 |
|
|
|
|
173 Agricultural Machinery* 131 4.09 |
|
x/x/x |
-/-/x/- |
|
174 Dental Science 243 4.09 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
175 Smart Energy & Conservation* 250 4.08 |
X |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
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|
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176 Medical
Nanotech* 152 4.07 |
X |
y/y/y |
|
|
177 Recycling & Recovery* 249 4.06 |
|
|
-/-/x/- |
|
178 Energy Cogeneration* 229 4.06 |
x |
y/y/y |
-/-/x/- |
|
179 Computer Hardware 92 4.03 |
|
|
-/-/x/x |
|
180 Plasma Physics 125 4.02 |
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181 Architectural Eng 160 4.01 |
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182 Biofuels* 259 4.00 |
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183 Rail Transport Technologies* 148 3.99 41 40 17
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184 Solid Waste Management* 239 3.96 |
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185 Road Transport |
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Technologies* 137 3.90 |
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186 Furniture & Related Products* 124 3.88 27 33
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187 Classics 103 3.86 |
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