How will nanotechnology shape the future?

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How will nanotechnology shape the future?

Answer 1

Nanotechnology will shape the future by not only reducing the size of modern applications, it will also force us as a society to build applications based on quantum properties. This allows more intricate designs. Nanotechnology is already effecting the electronics industry - nanocarbon tubes (c**s) are being used as wires - for connecting nanoscale transistors, and for such "Frankenstein" experiments - like connecting integrated circuits (ICs) to neuron cells (aka brain cells). c**s are also being used for transport of metal ions across the surface, they are also being used as insulation for conjugated (C=C-C=C) beta-carotene molecules. Recently, nanotechnology methods have allowed scientists to mimic the adhesion properties of gecko feet. Nanotechnology is responisble for the technology behind hydrogen fuel cells - and carborators. Nanotechnology is nothing more then building at the molecular level, a process that nature already started x number of years ago. Quantum dots are another feature produced by nanotechology: these are LED's (light emitting diodes) - lights - that illuminate different colors simply by the size of the particles in the LED. A nano is a measurement equal to a billionth of a meter. Some future proposed applications for nanotechnology is building "nanobots" - microscopic robots that will monitor the air and water for pollutants, that will monitor your body for cancer, and for other illness. Nanotechnology is really a revolution like that of the industrial revolution, however it has much more potential to be environmental friendly, then the petroleum processes that we use today.

Answer 2

Think of it when you or someone needs an operation. They can fix you with new parts inside without opening you up. Jason X.

Answer 3

It depends on how it's used. In the fashion world, nanotechnology may make washing clothes obsolete. Imagine a thread so fine that water, coffee, dirt, or even scent molecules can't penetrate the holes in the fabric because the threads are so tiny.

Imagine carbon fibers that would be beyond ultralight but stronger than steel for building bridges, skyscrapers, or homes. Flexible enough to sway in the wind or with an earthquake.

The possibilities are endless.