DEWITT, N.Y. - If you're looking to blow something up for a major Hollywood blockbuster these days, you might need a dose of science. <\/p>\n
Some of the materials used to contain those explosions, and ensure they only blow up the things they're supposed to, are based on nanotechnology. <\/p>\n
That's the science of manipulating individual atoms and molecules, said Alain Kaloyeros, CEO of the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. <\/p>\n
Those materials and other innovations will take center stage at a new nanotech-focused hub planned for Collamer Crossings Business Park in DeWitt. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the project Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Other nanotechnology-related advances that could come into play in the movie business include: <\/p>\n
The DeWitt hub's first tenant is a film production company called The Film House that will make use of nano-powered moviemaking technology. <\/p>\n
The Film House will focus on making movies. Other companies that populate the facility will concentrate on research and development of new technologies, Kaloyeros said. <\/p>\n
In addition to the film industry, the hub will try to attract tenants in energy and the medical device sector. <\/p>\n
The site will employ 350 people, according to Cuomo. The Nanoscale College will own and manage the facility. <\/p>\n
Nanotechnology allows researchers to design new materials from the ground up and imbue them with specific characteristics by altering them at the atomic level, Kaloyeros said. <\/p>\n
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