Author Archives: Walt

About Walt

I have been involved in various aspects of nanotechnology since the late 1970s. My interest in promoting nano-safety began in 2006 and produced a white paper in 2007 explaining the four pillars of nano-safety. I am a technology futurist and is currently focused on nanoelectronics, single digit nanomaterials, and 3D printing at the nanoscale. My experience includes three startups, two of which I founded, 13 years at SEMATECH, where I was a Senior Fellow of the technical staff when I left, and 12 years at General Electric with nine of them on corporate staff. I have a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, an MBA from James Madison University, and a B.S. in Physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

“In-between” Manufacturing

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Walt | Permalink 0

The volume manufacturing of electronics has been around since the early 1900s.  The introduction of the printed wiring (or circuit) board has been the basis of most of [..]

Technology

Nano-Safety, Nano-Health Litigations

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Walt | Permalink 0

A report in Reuters dated October 29, 2016 indicated that a woman in California was awarded $70 million in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson claiming the company’s [..]

Nanotechnology Health, Nanotechnology Safety

Applications of Nano

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Walt | Permalink 0

There have been some interesting developments in the application of nanotechnology and related Micro/Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems.  Diabetes has been a growing medical issue/problem for a number of years.  [..]

Nanotechnology

Manufacturing with “Nano”

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Walt | Permalink 0

There are stages to the development of employing nanotechnology to various devices/products.  It has been an evolution in application and not a revolution. Among the earliest applications that [..]

Nanotechnology

Lithium, Graphene, and batteries

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Walt | Permalink 0

With the reliance of potable electronics on battery power, researchers are exploring various approached to increase the power density of materials for batteries.  The majority of batteries for [..]

Electronics

Polymorphism and nano-toxicology

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Walt | Permalink 0

What is polymorphism?  In the Oxford Dictionary, polymorph is an organism or inorganic object or material that takes various forms.  Polymorphism is defined, in material science, as the [..]

Nanotechnology Health

Is it Time for 3D Printed Food?

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Walt | Permalink 0

Why would you consider 3D printed food to be in the realm of nanotechnology?  Nanotechnology involves the usage of particles that are well below what we would consider [..]

Misc Ramblings, Nanotechnology

Interesting developments in nanotechnology

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Walt | Permalink 0

There are starting to be some interesting proposal being developed that use properties of nanomaterials.  This blog will cover three recent published reports relating to 1) food; 2) [..]

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology information

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Walt | Permalink 0

Currently, I am involved in writing a chapter on information reliability for a nano-safety book that should be published by early 2017.  My colleague, Evelyn Hirt, who has [..]

Nanotechnology

More “Nano” Scare Tactics

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Walt | Permalink 0

This past week has seen a number of headlines about the Johnson & Johnson been awarded a jury verdict requiring them to pay $73 million to the family [..]

Nanotechnology Risk Management, Nanotechnology Safety