AVS 58th Annual International Symposium and Exhibition
    Nanomanufacturing Science and Technology Focus Topic Monday Sessions
       Session NM+MS-MoA

Invited Paper NM+MS-MoA9
Nanomanufacturing: The Future of Manufacturing?

Monday, October 31, 2011, 4:40 pm, Room 207

Session: Challenges Facing Nanomanufacturing (All Invited Session)
Presenter: Khershed Cooper, Naval Research Laboratory
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Nanomanufacturing is the fabrication of building blocks with nano-scale features and their integration into useful engineered systems. Through the precise control of materials and processes at the molecular- and nano-scale, new properties and functionalities, determined by nano-scale physics and chemistry, are possible. If successful, such a capability will have a profound impact on the future of manufacturing, which should lead to the emergence of new industries and products. The challenges for nanomanufacturing are achieving the desired functionality, product quality, process repeatability, production scalability and cost affordability. Another challenge will be to achieve manufacturing platforms capable of producing systems for a variety of applications. The ONR Manufacturing Science Program is meeting these challenges though basic research in novel nano-scale production. For example, the program supports research in direct digital nanomanufacturing, massively parallel nano-scale processing, and high-throughput (e.g., roll-to-roll) nanofabrication. It encourages system-level integration and cyber-enabled manufacturing approaches. These concepts along with a few research examples will be described.