| Nanotechnology researcher Heiner Linke recently discussed the possibilities of nanotechnology and nanoscience to confront the future challenges of energy conservation and environmentally friendly energy production for a TEDx event in Lund. |
Heiner Linke is a Professor of Nanophysics and the Deputy Director of the Nanometer Structure Consortium at Lund University. Linke recently discussed the possibilities of nanotechnology and nanoscience to confront future challenges of energy conservation and environmentally friendly energy production for a TEDx event in Lund.
Linke's area of nanotechnology study include thermoelectric effects in nanowires, molecular motors nano-ratchets and Brownian motors.
Molecular motors in living cells are complex protein assemblies that perform mechanical tasks, such as intracellular transport, ion pumping, DNA replication and protein synthesis. Distinct from macroscopic, man-made machines, molecular motors work in a very noisy environment, where thermal fluctuations are significant and probably important to the operation of the motor. Molecular machines are also capable of transforming chemical energy directly into mechanical work, unlike man-made heat engines that need an extra step, the addition of heat.
In the presentation embedded below, Linke explains some of his work on nanotechnology motors and how they might be of use in the distant future. Working backward from there, he comes to discuss how nanowires are already having a dramatic impact in the area of solar energy, and this will dramatically impact solar energy production.
SOURCE TEDx Talks
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