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What is Nanotechnology?
Nanoscience involves research to discover new behaviors and properties of materials with dimensions at the nanoscale which ranges roughly from 1 to 100 nanometers(nm). Nanotechnology is the way discoveries made at the nanoscale are put to work. Nanotechnology is more than throwing together a batch of nanoscale materials - it requires the ability to manipulate and control those materials in a useful way.
Nano Basics:
- Applied science and technology with control of matter at the atomic and molecular scale
- Generally 100 nanometers or smaller
- One nanometer is a billionth of an inch
- Used to fabricate devices or materials that lie within that size range
- A fusion of chemistry, physics and engineering
- The manipulation and assembly material with atomic precision
- A highly multidisciplinary field:
- Applied Sciences
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Robotics
Nanotechnology Applications:
- Medicine
- Diagnostics,Drug Delivery and Treatment: Cancer Applications
- Tissue Engineering
- Chemistry and Environment
- Catalysis to environmentally friendly technologies
- Filtration
- Energy
- Reduction and increasing the efficiency of energy consumption
- Advancements in environmentally friendly energy systems
- Information and Communication
- Novel semiconductor and optoelectronic devices
- Displays
- Quantum Computers
- Heavy Industry
- Aerospace
- Refineries
- Vehicle manufactures
- Consumer goods
- Foods
- Optics
- Textiles
- Cosmetics
