The Economic Influence of NanoTechnology on The Automotive Industry

NanoTechnology Patent's distribution Worldwide

Source: European Patent Office (EPO), Scheu 2004 [1]

For International competitiveness, new technology plays a greatest role and directly influences the economy of the country. Till date software was the promising field, which has shown a greater influence on the economy of the country like India. The new upcoming field of nanotechnology shows the same intense influence in almost every major industry around the world and economy of  the country, which are leading in the nanotechnology. Nowadays this fact is being validated by the data that, more than 75% of the companies envisage the chances that the nanotechnologies will create a new market for them. More than 60% of the company expect a decisive advantage from the use of nanotechnologies as nanotechnologies fundamentally offers a unique potential and capabilities to architect a broad array of novel materials, composites and structures on a molecular scale [1]. This is the only technology has the potential to re-define the rules, principle and methods used for developing lighter, stronger and high-performance structures and processes with unique and non-traditional properties.

Thus, nanotechnologies with their numerous application possibilities could give an impetus to innovation in automotive industries and in numerous other industries. 
The above graph shows the data of percentage of patent of nanotechnology by the individual country.The graph shows that, the USA (49%) and Japan (25%)  possess considerably more patents and  this can be predicted that, they will lead in the commercialization of the nanotechnologies and will reap the fruit of economy in future.

Posted by Abhishek Kumar Jaishwal on Sunday, November 14, 2014

References:

[1] Werner, M. (2008).European Patent Office (EPO), Scheu 2004: Nanotechnologies in automobiles. Wiesbaden: essisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Landesentwicklung. “Nanotechnologies by automobiles” by Hessen Ministry of Economy,Transport, Urban and Regional Development, www.hessen-nanotech.de.

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NanoTechnology in Windscreen, Windows and Wipers

Application of Nanotechnology "NanoWipers"

(Source:www.nanowiper.com)

Adjustment of Surface properties on glass plates

(Source:http://www.hessen-nanotech.de/mm/NanoAutomotive_web.pdf)

How to apply Nanowipers on Windscreen, Windows and Wipers
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoCnY35iCgc)

The approach to dirt-resistant paints for cars, which uses nanoparticles to create a hydrophobic (water-resistant) surface has also been applied to glass for vehicle windows.

The beading effect for water on the surface means that water runs off much more easily, and does not impair visibility during heavy rain or spray. This also reduces wear on windscreen wipers, which are hardly required at all - at most road speeds the airflow past the car would be sufficient to clear the beaded water droplets from the glass.

Nano-coatings on the inside of the glass can use a similar approach to prevent water vapour from condensing on the glass in humid conditions.

Nanotechnology is also making polycarbonate glazing a reality. Polycarbonate (PC) is much lighter than standard glass, is safer, and is a more flexible material to design with, but physical limitations such as its poor scratch resistance and low UV shielding have prevented its widespread use. Addition of a transparent, scratch-resistant coating containing silica nanoparticles alleviates many of these issues. This will allow more rapid adoption of PC windows and windscreens over the next few years - it is predicted that by 2020, around 20% of all vehicle glazing will be made from nano-enhanced PC.

NANO WINDSHIELD WIPERS at the speed over 60 km/h you gain:

·         The effect of "invisible windshield wiper"

·         Permanent transparency/clearness of the windshield during rain or fog

·         Excellent view when driving in convoy in the rain or „water-shadow"

·         Increasing the driving safety thanks to better view from the car

·         Extending of the service life of windshield wipers

·         Increasing subtransient strength of the windshield glass

·         Self-cleaning headlights in the rain

·         Improving impact resistance in the glass

Posted by Abhishek Kumar Jaishwal on Saturday, November 08, 2014

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NanoEngineer - Mark III(k) Planetary Gears

This is the MarkIII(k), a planetary gear created by K. Eric Drexler. A planetary gear couples 

an input shaft via a sun gear to an output shaft through a set of planet gears (attached to the 
output shaft by a planet carrier). The planet gears roll between the sun gear and a ring gear 
on the inner surface of a casing. The animation below was produced from a NanoEngineer-1 
molecular dynamics simulation. A section of the casing atoms have been hidden to expose 
the internal gearing assembly.

Planetary gears are attractive targets for molecular modeling because (with careful choice of
planet numbers and sun- and ring-gear symmetries) the overall symmetry of the system virtually
guarantees low energy barriers along the desired motion coordinate. They also pack
considerable complexity into a small structure.

Planetary gears are common mechanical systems used for speed reduction (= torque
multiplication). Macroscale versions are found in automobile transmissions, electric screwdrivers,
and Mars landers.

The MarkIII(k) gear updates an early 1990s design by Drexler and Merkle, modified to reduce i
nteractions between the sun gear and the bases of the planet gears. The original version was
designed with very small moving parts in order to fit the computational constraints of the time.
The planet gears are near the lower limits of diameter for functional gear components, and because
of this, the "gear teeth" in this system are better thought of as smooth, low-amplitude corrugations
 in the gear surfaces.

The single covalent (sigma) bonds linking each of the nine planet gears to the carrier gear are easily seen in this POV-Ray image.

This information is collected from the bellow website
http://www.nanoengineer-1.com/content/

Posted by Abhishek Kumar Jaishwal. Sunday, 2nd November 2104

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