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...night has peaked early, but there are other delights for other nations - a silver for Markus Rogan in the 100-m backstroke prompts a delighted Austrian to cry, "First swimming medal for Austria since 1912!" "I'd keep quiet about that if I were you, mate," comes the inevitable Australian riposte...
...Hyung Gyoon's office in Samsung's R.-and-D. complex, just follow the baskets of dirty clothes. No, Kim is not running the company Laundromat. As chief of Samsung's washing and cleaning technology group, he is the man behind a new washing machine that deposits tiny silver particles--about 11/410,000 the thickness of a human hair--onto clothes to make them bacteria-and odor-free without the use of hot water. The device represents the first mass-produced application of this type of nanotechnology--the science of very small structures--to home appliances. "In the summer...
Here's how it works: a grapefruit-size device near the tub uses electric currents to nano-shave two silver plates the size of chewing-gum sticks. The resulting silver particles are sprayed into the tub during the wash cycle. The silver ion inhibits bacterial growth. According to the Korea Testing & Research Institute for the Chemical Industry, Samsung's device kills 99.9% of bacteria and fungi. Kim says garments stay germ-free for up to a month after being laundered. The Ag+ Nano device went on sale in March 2003 (just ahead of other silver-nanotech appliances from competitors...
...wonder: consumers seem to like a little silver in their spin cycles. Since Samsung's nano-armed products were first launched, they have brought in an estimated $779 million in revenue. Overall, nanotechnology has been one of science's fastest-growing fields in recent years, with potential applications in fields as diverse as energy production and toothpaste manufacture. The nanotech market is projected to be worth $1 trillion...
...this is such a hotly competitive field--Daewoo has introduced air conditioners that spray vitamin C into the environment--Kim isn't about to divulge what other nanotech projects he's working on. But one thing is for sure--from now on, even his dirtiest clothes will have a silver lining. --By Mingi Hyun/Seoul...