Leading Scientists Discuss Converging Technologies: Paul Alivisatos (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)

This is one of a series of interviews with scientists working at the convergence of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science. Participants discuss their definition of technological convergence, how this might affect various scientific fields and what obstacles must be addressed to reach convergence’s full potential. In this video, Paul Alivisatos, director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, discusses technological convergence and his work.

This video series is part of the international study, "Societal Convergence for Human Progress," sponsored by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Citation: M.C. Roco, W.S. Bainbridge, B. Tonn, and G. Whitesides, eds. 2013. Converging knowledge, technology, and society: Beyond convergence of nano-bio-info-cognitive technologies. Dordrecht, Heidelberg, New York, London: Springer.