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Force must invest in holovideo technology to attain an advantage in information technology in 2020 by partnering to share information with those people and organizations involved in holovideo technology and by providing funding for holovideo in its nascent stage. Nanotechnology Next Generation Assembly Fabrication Methods: A Nanotechnology Trend Forecast Vincent T. Jovene Jr., Lt Col, USAF Today, the continued success of many industries, especially the area of microelectronics, relies upon the ability to fabricate structures with nanometer precision. Silicon material and circuit technology has progressed for nearly five decades, but is approaching barriers to further chip development due to limitations of fabrication techniques. A consistent trend is the continuous shrinking of electronic transistors over the last 30-40 years and ways to overcome these barriers are found to continue the increase in performance of integrated circuits with decreasing the cost. The impact of nanotechnology will reach beyond next-generation integrated circuits and unfortunately, easily migrating into technologies that can threaten, harm, and/or kill. It has this potential to cross into other disciplines that is creating a need for an early warning system to monitor this field closely in order to prevent a future catastrophe. There is no doubt that the countries, corporations, and even individuals that achieve breakthroughs in nanotechnology and bottom-up self-assembly will revolutionize many products, processes, and capabilities. Unlike major technological breakthroughs of
the past, such as the industrial revolution and nuclear power, this is an area in which individuals will be able to participate. We do not know where the science and technology will take us with any specificity, but it is safe to say achieving bottom-up self-assembly would be truly revolutionary. This is an area rife with the possibility for true surprise. Recommendations: (1) The Air Force, through Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), should ensure that its scientific community stays engaged in basic research in nanotechnology broadly defined. (2) Groups such as the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) should monitor closely the scientific programs in nanotechnology in other countries. (3) Air Force Material Command (AFMC) should be tasked to catalog and monitor commercial applications in nanotechnology, specifically focusing on civilian designed, commercially available nanoelectronics and nanostructures. (4) Information from the above efforts should be reviewed annually by AFRL in conference or symposium alongside civilian academics to gauge progress made in nanotechnology and its linkages to synthetic biology, biotechnology, and progress toward self-assembly. Nanotechnology Risk Analysis for a 2025 Air Campaign Lt Col Steve “Judy” Garland, USAF This paper investigates the impact of nanotechnology on an Air Campaign in 2025 by extrapolating 6.1 and 6.2 research ideas into potential weapons in the future. There currently is not a dedicated tech transfer function focused on evaluating 6.1 and 6.2 research initiatives evaluating them for potential disruptive effects. If the USAF were to create a process where basic research ideas could be funneled into virtual reality, the power of Metcalf’s law could help identify the highest leverage ideas. Those ideas could
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Page 15 and 16: General Recommendations 1. The USAF
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