LITTLE
FALLS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2005--"Nanotechnology for Dummies," the
newest in the "Dummies" paperback series designed to simplify the complexities
of technology for average people, is a good introduction to the topic and worth
exploring by investors, according to Ron Durando, CEO of mPhase Technologies
(OTC: XDSL), a noted pioneering company in the field.
"If you are an investor who has been confused about
nanotech, here is a good introduction that should
promote your understanding of the science, applications,
and growth trajectory for nanotechnology," said Durando,
whose company is commercializing a revolutionary
nano-based "smart" battery. He added that the company
is looking into using the smart battery in energy
harvesting applications to potentially reduce energy
consumption.
The
book from Wiley Publishing describes the mPhase
battery in a section called, "It just keeps on going," focusing
on its ability to store energy for decades and produce
current virtually on demand.
According
to Wiley Publishing, investment in nanotechnology
is exploding, with $3.7 billion in R&D spending
authorized by the U.S. government in 2003 and international
investment reported at over $2 billion.
The
book's author, Richard Booker, is a doctoral student
at Rice University working under Richard Smalley,
discoverer of what Wiley describes as the "buckeyball
-- a collection of carbon atoms in a spheroid shape
composed of a 60 carbon atoms each bonded to three
of its neighbors." His co-author, Earl Boysen, is
an experienced engineer with degrees in physics and
chemistry.
Nanotechnology
is a technical discipline that uses a combination
of chemistry, physics and industrial engineering
to discover and use the special characteristics
of materials at the nanometer or atomic scale. mPhase
expects multiple applications for its breakthrough
development "smart" battery.
mPhase has already proven the feasibility of fabricating
such batteries, which can store reserve power for
decades and generate electric current virtually on
demand. The prototype battery is based on a Bell
Labs discovery that liquid droplets of electrolyte
will stay in a dormant state atop nanotextured surfaces
until stimulated to flow, thereby triggering a reaction
producing electricity. This effect can permit precise
control and activation of the batteries when required,
yielding a very long shelf life.
About mPhase Technologies, Inc.
mPhase
Technologies Inc. (OTC: XDSL) develops and commercializes
next-generation telecommunications and nanotechnology
solutions, delivering novel systems to the marketplace
that advance functionality and reduce costs. The
company, awarded the 2005 Frost & Sullivan
Excellence in Technology Award, is bringing nanotechnology
out of the laboratory and into the market with a
planned innovative long life power cell. Additionally,
the company is working on prototype ultra-sensitive
magnetometers that promise up to a 1,000-fold increase
in sensitivity as compared with available uncooled
sensors. More information is available at the mPhase
Web site at www.mPhaseTech.com
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