| If current news is any indication,
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| | Unconventional sources of natural gas
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| Nanotechnology is poised to play a
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| | include tight sandstones, shale gas, and
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| significant role in the development of
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| | coal bed methane. Nanotechnology
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| clean, less expensive energy. The
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| | applications may prove useful in
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| potential of nanotechnology for solving
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| | accessing or exploiting these
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| some of today's greatest energy
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| | unconventional natural gas sources. For
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| challenges is vast.
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| | instance, nanocatalysts and nanoscale
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| Nanotechnology refers broadly to a field
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| | membranes may prove useful in assisting
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| of applied science and technology whose
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| | in Gas to Liquids production.
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| unifying theme is the control of matter
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| | Furthermore, certain nanostructured
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| on the molecular level in scales smaller
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| | materials may assist in compressed
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| than one micrometer, normally 1 to 100
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| | natural gas transport.
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| nanometers, and the fabrication of
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| | Nanotechnology may also prove useful in
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| devices within that size range. For
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| | solving the waste problems of the nuclear
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| scale, a single virus particle is about
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| | energy industry. For instance, certain
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| 100 nanometers in width.
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| | nano-engineered barriers may prove useful
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| Encompassing nanoscale science,
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| | in preventing the migration of or
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| engineering and technology,
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| | containing nuclear waste products.
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| nanotechnology involves imaging,
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| | Nanotechnology applications may assist in
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| measuring, modeling, and manipulating
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| | making solar energy more economical.
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| matter at this length scale."
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| | Nanoscience can be utilized to improve
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| At this size dimension, the physical,
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| | the efficiency of photovoltaic cells,
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| chemical, and biological properties of
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| | creating cost-efficient conversion
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| materials differ in fundamental and
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| | systems, effective solar power storage
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| valuable ways from the properties of
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| | systems or even the generation of solar
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| individual atoms, molecules, or bulk
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| | energy on a larger scale. For instance,
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| matter. The properties displayed at the
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| | "nanopatterning" can artificially change
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| nanoscale create a host of potential
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| | the optical properties of materials to
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| innovative uses for nanomaterials. One of
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| | allow light to be trapped in solar cells.
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| these uses includes the creation of
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| | Nanotechnology might someday allow for
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| exciting and revolutionary energy
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| | more powerful, more efficient and less
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| applications. These potential nanoscale
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| | expensive energy generation, storage
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| energy applications apply to a host of
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| | transmission and distribution.
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| different sources of energy, including
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| | Nanotechnology is being used to optimize
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| hydrogen, geothermal, unconventional
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| | production from existing energy sources
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| natural gas, fission, and solar energy.
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| | and to exploit new sources such as
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| While hydrogen is an energy storage
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| | geothermal, liquefied natural gas,
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| medium, it is not a primary energy
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| | nuclear and solar energy. Nanotechnology
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| source. Therefore, full realization of
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| | is also improving and opening new
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| hydrogen as an alternative energy source
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| | possibilities for the transmission and
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| is frustrated by gaps in technology,
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| | storage of energy, especially electricity
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| which do not precipitate the efficient
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| | and possibly hydrogen in the future.
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| and cost-effective storage and transport
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| | Nanotechnologies have the potential to
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| of hydrogen. Nanoscience provides new
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| | reduce energy consumption by making it
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| approaches to basic questions about the
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| | possible to manufacture lighter and/or
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| interaction of hydrogen with materials to
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| | more energy efficient cards and
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| enable the efficient and cost-effective
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| | appliances. Even though nanotechnology is
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| storage and transport of hydrogen.
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| | a relatively young field, the potential
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| Applying nanotechnology to geothermal
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| | for future nanotechnology applications
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| energy increases the opportunities to
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| | within the energy industry could turn out
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| develop geothermal resources by enhancing
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| | to be one of the most important
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| thermal conductivity or aiding in the
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| | technological developments of our time.
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| development of noncorrosive materials
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| | About the Publisher: This report is
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| that could be used for geothermal energy
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| | published by Energy Business Reports, an
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| production.
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| | energy industry think tank and leading
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| The recovery of unconventional sources of
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| | source for energy industry information
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| natural gas is yet another potential
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| | and research products.
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| application of nanotechnology.
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