Fairfield County Business Journal Carbon molecules are the next big thing
Carbon molecules are the next big thing
Five years ago Justin Hall-Tipping, CEO of Nano Holdings, had an epiphany after seeing a chunk of Antarctic ice the size of Connecticut disappear into the ocean.
“It was one of those fairly incredible things when you think about what that meant,” said Hall-Tipping “This was something that had been stable for thousands of years.”
The then-venture capital investor, primarily funding technology companies till then, shifted his focus to energy and the science of the very small and opened Nano Holdings in Rowayton. He now has 14 projects scattered throughout the globe that show near-magical promise for the future.
“Think of the world; we and everything you see is made up of atoms,” said Hall-Tipping. “What nanotechnology is is taking those atoms and literally playing around with them like Lego blocks. Things fit together a certain way. For the first time in human history, you actually have the ability to pick up an atom and place them the way you want. There are some very powerful things that happen when you can do that.”
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