Watch, the Japanese are still coming !:

Nanotechnology, the science of tiny things, is hot, and one entrepreneur in Sunnyvale, Sonny Oh, has brought over a nanotechnology ceramic material from Japan to launch here. The technology acts as a catalytic anti-oxidant device, which restaurants add to their oil in deep-frying machines for fish or fries. Steve Fujii, owner of San Francisco restaurant Ebisu, has used it to cut down to seven five-gallon cans of oil a week, down from 15.