Budapest,

Nanotechnology is a collective term for technologies where end products are typically in the range of 1-100 nanometers; such sizes can be measured in millionths of millimeters.
It may happen that in the future smart nano-machines will select the necessary atoms directly from the raw materials and will assemble microprocessors or car parts in this way, using much less energy and causing less harm to the environment. The expected impacts of such developments are also indicated by the fact that in the period 2002-2006, nanotechnological sciences, research and development are given a high priority in the joint central research fund of the European Union; this share will be retained and even increased in the next period (2007-2015).
This event supported by Matáv and NHIT is the first opportunity where not only scientists but interested telecommunications experts can also get acquainted with the experiences, practical and theoretical results of outstanding Hungarian physicists, biologists, medical doctors and material technology scientists, and learn about the possible impacts of nanotechnology on telecommunications.