TEDxHouston 2011 - Wade Adams - Nanotechnology and Energy

Dr. Wade Adams is the Director of the Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Rice University. The Institute is devoted to the development of new innovations on the nanometer scale. Some of the institute's current thrusts include research in carbon nanotubes, medical applications of nanoparticles, nanoporous membranes, molecular computing, and nanoshell diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
Wade was appointed a senior scientist (ST) in the Materials Directorate of the Wright Laboratory in 1995. Prior to that he was a research leader and in-house research scientist in the directorate. For the past 36 years he has conducted research in polymer physics, concentrating on structure-property relations in high-performance organic materials. He is internationally known for his research in high-performance rigid-rod polymer fibers, X-ray scattering studies of fibers and liquid crystalline films, polymer dispersed liquid crystals, and theoretical studies of ultimate polymer properties.

[@jimandkrisandgrace]

Outstanding explanation of what Nanotechnology is; why we need to develop it and WHY we as adults need to help kids turn ON to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM. Educators always have an acronym, so I guess its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics! Thank you Dr. Wade Adams.

[@caihao816]

Great Speak. Awesome. Give u further hints for energy. Vacuum energy. Fractal geometry in Nano size.

[@Kianquenseda]

Hemp produces a natural graphene material at 1/10,000th the cost of other sources. "Hemp is the future of the world, if there is a future" -Jack Herer

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[@alexzgao]

this video needs to be spread around

[@GabrielFrosty]

Great TED video, I love watching about nanotech!

[@13thdvl]

Very good talk. Can't wait to see progress on those nano fibers. More important I can't wait to see implementation.

[@carpejkdiem]

Research Morgellons disease you'll see what they are up to. Combined with 5G MILITARY INSTALLATION MIND CONTROL KILL GRID.

[@Biochemistry-Debunks-Corona]

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[@Qasimumar86]

motivational his lecture has hope for better future and motivation for scientific research

[@ok95valen]

Be a scientist save the world!

[@miss-astronomikal-mcmxcvii]

valen av Or a nanoscale engineer!

[@Tej517]

@valen 'i disagree"-Greta

[@michaelcoles6176]

Good stuff hey girls

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[@tyrionlannister1498]

What are some universities that offer Nanotechnology in Energy?

[@user-ti6me3xd7x]

Amazing lecture

[@thecrum69]

Fantastic talk I really enjoyed his ideas. Does anyone know about attending these talks?

[@Alex06CoSonic]

8:50 "[...] were 100% effective in killing the tumors." WOW.

[@Tomyuliu]

I want to know how to download this video.

[@lilithdaat515]

That’s awesome I’m all for good technology for the future 💕💕💕💕

[@london187]

Good lecture. Great point.

[@PlanetBongoSan]

@Lifter1212 they are laughing though, its just very quiet on the audio

[@shailzabhati7248]

Be a scientist---- save the world 👏👏👌

[@TENJHOTENGE1]

cant wait for 2013

[@2112design]

Dr Adams, if the science thing doesn't work out i'm sure you'll have a great career in standup comedy

[@carpejkdiem]

These dorks have a great time telling us they are our Saviors when in reality they are the ones creating the cancer/Morgellons disease and bio attacking us with man-made virus' puppets for the UNITED NATIONS NWO BEAST SYSTEM TOTALITARIAN ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT AGENDA TAKEOVER UNDER WAY under the guise of covid FREEDOM GRAB PSYOP BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS WEATHER MANIPULATION Ect..

[@marilisehaycock8383]

Science will NOT work out, that's why JESUS died for us!

[@stochastic24]

@Lifter1212 I think they were a bit blown away by the cure for cancer bit... I certainly am...

[@jasonmerrifield4538]

We don’t have to wait 50 years for this technology we have the ability to get free clean power right now right out of the earth, more than we all could ever use.

[@latika565]

00:22 Exploring the surprising strengths of materials in the nanoworld. 02:01 Designing materials with both lightweight and high strength is challenging. 03:53 Micro lattices are the world's lightest material. 05:24 Nano materials can exhibit surprising strength and weakness. 07:06 Reducing wall thickness of ceramic nanotruss by a factor of five makes it stronger and able to recover after deformation. 08:42 Nanomaterials and architectural constituents allow new material classes with unprecedented properties 10:17 Nanotrusses offer lightweight mechanical stability and high surface area for various technological applications. 11:55 Nanomaterials can be scaled up and utilized in various shapes and forms.

[@johndoe7033]

Wonderful lecture.

[@angelosesquillin5222]

this shit is truly Amazing...wish there was time enough for myself to be a scientist just to be at the forefront of something Incredible...WoW..

[@marilisehaycock8383]

Thank JESUS you are NOT!!!!!

[@CorbinHaresnape]

Great great stuff!

[@RayMartini]

Awesome job !!! :)

[@Andyvdv]

Me 9 years ago doing engineering choosing Energy and Nanotechnology

[@elbow005]

Old man is hilarious..great work

[@astrovicis]

@lenciC7 I'm glad I'm still in high school because I think this might have just persuaded me to reconsider my major.

[@Tej517]

Hi, how did future treat you?

[@TheSpeenort]

I sincerely hope that this technology will be soon released to technicians as in roofing,siding, roofing, and electrician companies. Please, PLEASE, don't wait for mega-corporations to eat this alive.

[@elhamimam1283]

abt the solar energy, there is a MASSIVE solar energy plant situated in the mojave desert and it uses mirrors and over 10000 solar panels the size of garage doors

[@styles7887]

Could we sink large numbers of water turbine generator in the gulf stream, for a green sustainable power. Could that even work?

[@handfullocheez]

i think you're right about the media..at least overall..maybe some of the media is just nuts..i have no idea

[@handfullocheez]

and i don't see us running out of internet in the near future

[@iswarprasadkoirala1229]

i like it !!

[@bradydc3203]

So....where is this cure for cancer? It seemed to have saved %100 percent of the mice tested.

[@daultonbaird6314]

+Brady DC Dude ..... big pharma bought out the patent and supressed it ..... too effective .... no money in a rapid complete cure ..

[@bradydc3203]

For sure. People need to wake up.

[@Islamisthecultofsin]

The cancer treatments that people spend 100's of thousands of dollars doing don't work. May as well not bother.

[@Islamisthecultofsin]

You should lose control of a patent if you don't act on it.

[@Brainbuster]

8:55

[@prabindhar]

Watch from 16:55 to 17:45, He says if we cover our planet with that much space of solar panels, we would have more than enough energy. Why don't we put the panels on the dessert. Almost a third of Earth is desert, then we would have more energy that we can imagine.

[@Brainbuster]

Play at 1.25x playback speed. ;-)

[@Islamisthecultofsin]

You're a genius

[@Hrvoje0V]

Kinda South Park

[@rgaleny]

Build a 350 MW A/C dynamo to transport the solar power to where you need it.;

[@mdsartazalam5323]

The diametre of a mind

[@meltx5371]

Water...safe water ...definitely

[@sal7t5]

Does anyone know if this can cure brain cancer?

[@MorbidBullet]

Amazing.

[@whatchunoeboutme]

8:53. mind-blown even more. fuck cancer.

[@14skillz]

last 5min the sound is bad

[@shayeedie]

"and i'll show you in just a minute how you can cure cancer with that." Casual.

[@vishnu439]

Be a scientist-Save the world. Nice

[@francisrodrigod.ceblano7318]

"making small stuff do big things" HA! THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID

[@seemlyme]

9:53 Energy

[@sonjak8265]

Earth cannot sustain 8 billion Americans, but it can easily sustain 80 billion ordinary people.

[@Zavannt]

damn, this deserves more views than those stupid youtube videos.

[@whatchunoeboutme]

8:27. mind-blown. fuck cancer.

[@crwalker07]

Yes he's a real genius! making alien contact and all that back engineering of superior alien technology. PFFT dumb****! Then all the swearing rants at folks on the internet. he's real special.

[@CalumnMcAulay]

two years till a cure for cancer? wow

[@lionpress999]

@CalumnMcAulay lol couldn thelp but laugh at the laugh

[@stephenlangsl67]

Sorry.I assumed that You would Personally attack Me too.

[@qojont]

@lenciC7 yo mamas coachie

[@stephenlangsl67]

People have been Personally attacking Me on KZbin for absolutelly no good reason.

[@markyruss]

Fix one problem you gain another ... When will the government tax it ?

[@Tomyuliu]

You"re right! But I think they"ll not accept your opinion.

[@eliteministas]

Answer: put solar panels ON EVERY SQUARE NANOMETER of the moon's surface(except maybe the dark side)

[@veronicawicker5273]

The dark side is only called that because we can never see it.

[@CalumnMcAulay]

did anyone hear the rather embarrassing and inappropriate yet slightly amusing laugh around the 14.14 mark? gawd! :-)

[@victorhugosanchezm2834]

? Pm

[@pugazhgeth1750]

I need that PPT can you please help me out?

[@handfullocheez]

cancer if part of the shield against famine imo

[@andyrooney12]

So you decided to be rude to me because other people are attacking you?

[@ravindraprasad6067]

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[@prabindhar]

8:08 Did he really say target the tit??? I hope this doesn't offend any breast cancer patient as my own mother is suspected of having breast cancer, but that is hilarious. Yes NanoTechnology needs to speed up, it will be the next revolution.

[@yaCantGetFooledAgain]

you are from an alien species, NOT race, got it. btw - I loved you in Avatar but I thought you were sent there to crush the Na'vi - did you become one too?

[@pcpeterchen]

aperture science? - -any portal guns?

[@nvd_vlogs3057]

ANY NANOTECH STUDENTS?

[@andyrooney12]

One of the biggest applications of nano-technology will be for paralyzed people. Think about it. There are only a few million paralyzed people in the entire USA but, while there aren't that many SCI (Spinal Cord Injury) cases, people get paralyzed EVERY YEAR! Unfortunately, even as we get advanced, unless we develop some unbreakable titanium spinal cords, people will always get into some sort of accidents every year in the future & nanotechnology will continue to be an effective tool.

[@handfullocheez]

i think people will figure out how to clean their water pretty quickly--maybe not--sure doesn't seem to be the case in third world countries..or "the south" as my shitty textbook refers to them-however that may be less offensive..but it shouldn't be complicated..i guess i would blame it on shitty education or something..but even just making a series of reynold's wrap sheets across a set of poles (above/below) each other allows rain water to filter to an acceptable drinking level

[@andyrooney12]

What on earth are you talking about? "...batteries weraring"? Your mother? Did you even read my comment or did you respond to the wrong person?

[@seemlyme]

10:13

[@ChrisOrillia]

ITS A JOKE PEOPLE, LAUGH.

[@minivancoupe]

RICE must be a asian inventor btw im asian

[@stephenlangsl67]

The answer to that problem is actually Stem Cell Research.The problem with what Youre talking about is the batteries weraring out.Let's not have "band aid"so-called" Cures". Of course You would probably respond to this with a meaninless insult that has nothing to do with Nanotech or Biology.Probably some meainingless insult joke about My Mother.

[@mchaelhsu]

REDDIT

[@SekarBsekar-gh5ct]

Oll

[@bca9415]

본인이 키워드 정리하러 온 연세인이면 개추 ㅋㅋ

[@Self_control]

일단 나부터 ㅋㅋ

[@stephenlangsl67]

Sorry,but that statement makes no sense.How about not using cuss words next time.

[@oiaadavid]

J.F.K

[@jcjensenllc]

lots of hype not much substance for a TED talk.

[@whatchunoeboutme]

his jokes. i don't get it.

[@handfullocheez]

revive capitalism and remove all patent rights..we'll probably be fine

[@andreastw3638]

Population no 10???? really? lets talk to richmond valentine n dr alexander isaac shall we? 😁