RECENT statements in the LISA from the National Science Foundation ndieatc that upwards of two million trained technologists will be leedcd globally by the year 2015. Currently, there are only about 20,000 trained personnel and the majority of these are qualified to PhD level and beyond. This means there is a significant future resource Sip. Simply put, this projected global requirement cannot be met by individuals with PhDs. It is neither feasible from a demographic or financial perspective. Nanotechnology requires "simplifying" to make it easy to apply and be understood.
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