I have dabbled in nanotechnology at three different times in my life, during my masters, at the start of my PhD (actually throughout to a degree) and then back when I was at Accelrys. I always found myself somewhat disillusioned with the hype associated with the field, where it seemed that nothing was done in a measured way, but rather everything was amplified, both good and bad. Just yesterday, I heard an ad on “nanotech” razor blades. Why they are good for you? What’s the nanotech? Nothing was mentioned.
Anyway, this post from Howard Lovy is somewhat amusing to read, and unfortunately much too predictable. The sad part about this is, it’s not just nanotech. These days its cleantech and personal genetics, tomorrow it will be something else.
The quote in there is even more to the point. All too often, investors and hype mongers bail out when things really get interesting.
Further reading
The life science hype cycle
Technorati Tags: Nanotech, Hype, Technology
Of hypes and cycles
I have dabbled in nanotechnology at three different times in my life, during my masters, at the start of my PhD (actually throughout to a degree) and then back when I was at Accelrys. I always found myself somewhat disillusioned with the hype associated with the field, where it seemed that nothing was done in a measured way, but rather everything was amplified, both good and bad. Just yesterday, I heard an ad on “nanotech” razor blades. Why they are good for you? What’s the nanotech? Nothing was mentioned.
Anyway, this post from Howard Lovy is somewhat amusing to read, and unfortunately much too predictable. The sad part about this is, it’s not just nanotech. These days its cleantech and personal genetics, tomorrow it will be something else.
The quote in there is even more to the point. All too often, investors and hype mongers bail out when things really get interesting.
Further reading
The life science hype cycle
Technorati Tags: Nanotech, Hype, Technology