Fwd: Foresight News: X PRIZE Chairman to Guide Nanotech Prizes

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>DIAMANDIS TO GUIDE FORESIGHT INSTITUTE NANOTECHNOLOGY PRIZES
>X PRIZE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN TO LEAD STEERING COMMITTEE
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>Palo Alto, CA  -- October 14, 2004 - Foresight
>Institute has appointed Dr. Peter Diamandis, Chairman
>of the X PRIZE Foundation, to lead the think tank's
>Nanotechnology Prize Steering Committee. The leading
>think tank and public interest organization focusing
>on nanotechnology, Foresight Institute established
>the Feynman Grand Prize in 1996 to motivate
>scientists and engineers to design and construct a
>functioning nanoscale robotic arm with specific
>performance characteristics. The prize was named
>after Dr. Richard Feynman, a Nobel Prize winner in
>Physics, whose original goal for nanotechnology -
>systems of molecular machines building with atomic
>precision, is the guiding vision of long-term
>nanotechnology.
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>"The X PRIZE's success in creating a competitive
>environment for private space development proves that
>prizes encourage talented individuals to do great
>things," said Diamandis."  I look forward to
>accomplishing similar results in nanotechnology
>development by serving on Foresight Institute's prize
>committee."
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>Foresight Institute was founded in 1986 to educate the
>public about nanotechnology when it was a little-
>known science. The Institute's 1st Conference on
>Molecular Nanotechnology held in 1991 preceded the
>signing of the National Nanotechnology Initiative by
>nearly a decade. In addition to offering the Feynman
>Grande Prize, Foresight Institute also awards four
>prizes annually to leaders in research, communication
>and study in the field of nanotechnology.
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>"With Dr. Diamandis chairing our Nanotechnology Prize
>Steering Committee, we expect to grow the number of
>prizes and their purses to spur further research and
>development activity" said Scott Mize, President of
>Foresight institute. "Now is the time for our society
>to focus on and pursue the nanotechnologies that will
>help us meet the major challenges facing humanity."
>
>About the X PRIZE Foundation
>The X PRIZE Foundation is a not-for-profit educational
>organization with headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.
>Supported by private donations and the St. Louis
>community, the Foundation's mission is to create
>educational programming for students and space
>enthusiasts as well as provide incentives in the
>private sector to make space travel frequent and
>affordable for the general public. Several additional
>sponsorships for the ANSARI X PRIZE competition remain
>available to corporations or individuals who wish to
>support the X PRIZE Foundation and associate
>themselves with space, speed and high technology.
>http://www.xprize.org
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>About Foresight Institute
>Foresight Institute is the leading think tank and
>public interest organization focused on
>nanotechnology. Foresight dedicates itself to
>providing education, policy development, and
>networking to ensure the beneficial implementation of
>molecular manufacturing.
>For more information about Foresight Institute:
>http://www.foresight.org
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>For more information about Foresight Institute's Nanotechnology prizes:
>http://www.foresight.org/FI/fi_spons.html
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>Foresight Institute is the leading think tank and
>public interest organization focused on
>nanotechnology. Formed in 1986 by K. Eric Drexler
>and Christine Peterson, Foresight dedicates itself
>to providing education, policy development, and
>networking to maximize benefits and minimize
>downsides of molecular manufacturing.
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