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To fund nanotechnology, shop at Home Depot

Bernie Marcus, co-founder and one of Home Depot’s largest individual shareholders, has been named “Forbes/Wolfe 2006 Nanotech Person of the Year”. I was a little surprised until I read this interview; he’s quite a visionary and is putting Read more

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Afn wrote on January 6, 2007 9:31 AM

"Nanotechnology will have a far greater impact on society and medicine by an order of magnitude than penicillin…”

“The next Bill Gates will come from nanotechnology. There is no doubt in my mind…”

“We’ve already lost our manufacturing base and are losing to cheaper labor overseas. Nano will allow us to create value and wealth for the U.S. to continue our growth. Nanotechnology represents two things: first, a very distinct possibility of creating cures, treatments and diagnosis for all the terrible ailments that people are facing because they are living longer, and secondly, it’s creating an environment where the U.S. can maintain its lead in the world in innovation, creating new jobs so citizens can feed their families, and having higher standards of living and a stable economy. If technology allows you to do both of these, it’s real…”

Agree 100%. As a side effect, any nanotech innovations in materials will allow for Home Depot to sell better products. A stable economy is when everyone has advancement and stable jobs, they may move from position to position and company to company, but they do not have to worry about being "left behind" or homeless because they can not find a profitable skill they can perform that makes them an income that creates a social contribution that creates the income needed to prosper and interact positively in society.

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