David Doderer, a senior development engineer with U.S. Global, said his company also makes air filters with nanofibers initially developed for extended NASA space flights, to screen out ultra-fine air particles, such as viruses like SARS.
"We're interested in providing the military and others with upfront benefits -- to use nanotechnology today instead of waiting eight to 10 years," Doderer said. "I'm always surprised by the other timeframes I heard, because we're interested in two or three years' time."