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Today, is a special day. We start the post with all our elements.
The Prince of Asturias Awards 2008 has been published recently their prizes in Science and Technology. They have sended a clear message to everybody: the future world will be smaller, smarter and stronger. Just as Ireneus expresed months ago when we presented the new ireneus manifest.
We think that we are achieving our target to show lines of researching and development to all investors that need to transform the scientifical numbers into monetary terms. And we continue on the track. Thanks to everybody.
The name of the great scientists awarded, Sumio Iijima, Shuji Nakamura, Robert Langer, George M. Whitesides, Tobin Marks, that they all come from the more advanced nanotechnology, energy and information researching areas.
It is very important too the explicit mention of the jury:
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Groundbreakers in the field of Nanotechnology worldwide, these scientists have created new, revolutionary materials and transcendental techniques for fighting diseases, such as those related to the brain and cancer, and for producing artificial tissues and organs. Their work also stands out for its contribution to the protection of the environment and energy saving via the use of new sources of clean energy that may be produced at a low cost. All these technological innovations and scientific discoveries are of special importance in the fight against poverty, such as the inexpensive purification of drinking water in the planet´s more underprivileged areas. The possibility of using reduced-cost, low-energy consumption sources of light in this fight is likewise worthy of mention.
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Well, congratulations to:
[1] Sumio Iijima was born in Saitama Prefecture (Japan) in 1939. He discovered carbon nanotubes, materials made from carbon atoms, and their inherent potential in 1991.
[2] Shuji Nakamura (Ehime, Japón 1954), who now holds American citizenship, is the inventor of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) or diodes that emit green, blue and white light.
[3] Robert Langer was born in Albany (USA) in 1948. He is considered the father of intelligent drug delivery on account of developing novel, biomimetic materials in the form of polymers, nanoparticles or chips which permit the controlled delivery of drugs throughout the human body.
[4] George M. Whitesides was born in Louisville (USA) in 1939.He has developed techniques for the fabrication of nanoscale materials that are both novel and efficient.
[5] Tobin Marks was born in Washington (USA) in 1944. He is considered a leader in the field of chemical catalysis, having developed processes for numerous types of recyclable, environmentally-friendly plastics. He has developed a prototype of third-generation photovoltaic solar cells, composed of flexible, efficient, low-cost, organic materials, as well as sensors and light modulators
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