RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT & CONSULTING AGREEMENT

                              WITH LICENSE ANNEXED


NanoSignal Corporation, a Nevada corporation having offices at West Sahara,
Suite 203, Las Vegas, NV ("Company"), agrees to fund research to be performed by
the Stephen D. Cummins, an individual Inventor, with offices at 12101-2 County
Line Road, Midland, GA 31820 ("Inventor); Company and Inventor agree to the
following terms and conditions:

Research Project

1.   The research project (the "Project") shall be performed under the direction
     of the Inventor and conducted in substantial accordance with the proposal
     entitled "MEDICAL WASTE REMEDIATION PROCESS 2004 WITH ZERO ENVIRONMENTAL
     IMPACT" previously submitted to Company and attached hereto as Exhibit "A".

2.   The Project shall begin on March 10, 2004 and end on March 10, 2005 at
     12:01 a.m. Las Vegas time, unless otherwise extended or terminated by the
     parties, pursuant to Section 16, below.

Payment

3.   In support of the Project, the Company shall pay to Inventor the sum of
     10,000,000 S-8 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of common stock
     issued under Rule 144, which shares shall be due and payable upon execution
     of this Agreement.
4.   Written monthly progress reports shall be required.

Inventor Obligations

5.   Inventor shall make progress reports to Company on at least a monthly
     basis. Reports must be written, and in the form as agreed upon by the
     Inventor and Company. Final results of the Project will be delivered in the
     form of a written report, which shall identify the methods used and the
     results obtained, including any discoveries made or innovations developed
     during the course of the Project.

Parties Obligations

6.   Inventor and Company agree to use reasonable care to avoid the unauthorized
     disclosure of information which one or both parties consider to be
     confidential. "Confidential Information" shall be presented in written or
     tangible form (or reduced to such form within thirty [30] days) and clearly
     identified in writing as "confidential" at the time of disclosure.
     Confidential Information shall not include information which (a) was in the
     receiving party's possession prior to receipt of the disclosed information;
     (b) is or becomes a matter of public knowledge through no fault of the
     receiving party; (c) is received from a third party without a duty of
     confidentiality; (d) is independently developed by the receiving party; (e)
     is disclosed under operation of law, provided that the disclosing party is
     provided reasonable notice and opportunity to contest the need for such
     disclosure, or to seek a protective order therefor. It is understood that
     the Inventor is subject to both federal and Nevada State law and
     regulations regarding the management of Confidential Information.



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Publication

7.   INVENTOR reserves the right to publish the results of research undertaken
     by Inventor and his personnel. However, Inventor shall provide Company with
     a copy of any proposed publication resulting from the Project at least
     thirty (30) days prior to submission for publication. Inventor shall, upon
     Company's request, delete or otherwise prevent the disclosure of
     Confidential Information identified by Company during the course of its
     review. In the event Company desires to delay publication, Company shall
     make its request to Inventor in writing, identifying the specific
     information or materials of concern and explaining the reasons why the
     delay is warranted. Delays shall be made at Inventor's discretion and shall
     not exceed ninety (90) days.

Intellectual Property

8.   Rights and title to intellectual property intellectual property created or
     developed in the course of the Project shall be licensed as follows:
     intellectual property created by the Inventor shall be licensed to Company
     per the annexed Grant of License in Exhibit "B. Inventor agrees to disclose
     to the Company any invention or discovery resulting from the Project and to
     notify the Company of its decisions regarding the desirability of applying
     for patents to intellectually property resulting from the Project.

9.   Company and Inventor shall each retain the right to use any and all
     intellectual property produced or developed during the course of the term
     subject to patent protection, copyright, or trademark protection, and/or
     technical data and computer software outside the scope of Confidential
     Information, may be used by either party for any purposes it may deem
     appropriate; provided, however, that Company shall consider any invention
     or discovery resulting from this Agreement to be subject to patent
     protection until such time as the Inventor notifies Company, in writing, of
     its decision not to file a patent application on such invention or
     discovery.

10.  Neither Inventor nor Company shall obtain any rights, title or license,
     either express or implied, to the other party's pre-existing intellectual
     property by virtue of their performance under this agreement.

11.  Neither party gains rights to the other party's intellectual property
     developed outside the statement of work of this research, nor does either
     party have any obligation to grant rights to intellectual property created
     or developed in the course of the Project beyond those rights outlined in
     Section 9 above.

Risk Management

12.  The research results are preliminary and experimental in nature. Inventor
     makes no representations and extends no warranties of any kind, either
     express or implied, with regard to research results.

13.  To the extent allowed by law, each party to this Agreement agrees to
     defend, indemnify and hold harmless the other parties from injuries,
     damages and loss arising from the negligent acts and omissions of its
     employees, officers and agents under this agreement.


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Use of Names

14.  Inventor and Company agree not to use the name, trademark, or other
     identifier of the other parties hereto for any advertising, promotion,
     publicity, or commercially related purposes except with advance written
     approval of that party, except as may be required by law.

Assignment

15.  No party may transfer or assign its rights or obligations under this
     Agreement without the written consent of the other party. This Agreement
     shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each of the parties
     hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

Amendments & Termination

16.  Amendments to this agreement must be in writing and be signed by authorized
     representatives of each party hereto. Either party may terminate this
     agreement with thirty (30) days' written notice provided to the individuals
     set forth in Section 16 below.

Notices

17. Correspondence regarding the Project shall be directed as follows:

 IF TO INVENTOR:                         IF TO COMPANY:

 Contractual Matters & Technical Matters Contractual Matter & Technical Matters

 Stephen D. Cummins                      Scott A. Ervin, CEO
 12101-2 County Line Road                NanoSignal Corp.
 Midland, GA 31820                       Sahara
                                         Las Vegas, NV



18.  If any of the provisions of this agreement shall be determined to be
     illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other
     provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

19.  The rights and obligations of the parties under this agreement shall be
     governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
     Nevada without regard to choice of law principles. Company hereby accepts
     the venue and jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
     Southern District of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV or Clark County Circuit Court,
     Eighth Judicial District.


NOW, THEREFORE, agreement to the terms stated above is indicated by signatures
affixed below.

STEPHEN D. CUMMINS, INVENTOR                           NANOSIGNAL CORP.


By: /s/ Stephen D. Cummins                             By: /s/ Scott A. Ervin



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Date 3-11-04                                           Date 3-11-04


Read and Agreed

By   _______________________

     _______________________        (printed name)

Date March __, 2004


























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               EXHIBIT A: PROPOSAL OF STEPHEN D. CUMMINS, INVENTOR

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