What is Nanontechnology?

Question

What is an example of using nanotechnology?

Answer 1

Nanotechnology is the science and technology of precisely manipulating the structure of matter at the molecular level. The term nanotechnology embraces many different fields and specialties, including engineering, chemistry, electronics, and medicine, among others, but all are concerned with bringing existing technologies down to a very small scale, measured in nanometers A nanometer—a billionth of a meter—is about the size of six carbon atoms in a row. (The prefix nano- comes from the Greek word nanos, which meant "little old man" or "dwarf.") Today, as in the past, most industrial products are created by pushing piles of millions of atoms together—by mixing, grinding, heating—a very imprecise process. However, scientists can now pick up individual atoms to assemble them into simple structures or cause specific chemical reactions. Propellers have been attached to molecular motors, and electricity has been conducted through nanowires. Nanotubes made of carbon are being investigated for a variety of industrial and research purposes. In the future, nanotechnology may be able to harness the forces that operate at the scale of the nanometer, such as the van der Waals force, as well as changes in the quantum states of particles, for new engineering purposes. The development of nanotechnology holds out great promise of improvements in the quality of life, including new treatments for disease and greater efficiency in computer data storage and processing. For example, tiny autonomous robots, or nanobots, may one day be sent into human bodies to repair cells and cure cancers, perhaps even extending the human life span by many years. The simple devices created by nanotechnology so far have not yet approached the complexity of the envisioned nanomachines and nanobots. Some scientists even see a dark side to the technology, emphasizing the need for caution in its development, particularly in attempts to create nanobots that can replicate themselves like living organisms.

Answer 2

Here's a pretty good example of a Nanotechnology project

http://www.spec-eng.com/project-aspen-ae...

Answer 3

http://www.eurekalert.org/context.php?co... very interesting reading

Answer 4

  nanotechnology is the art of making things extremely small, like your p***s  

Answer 5

Nanotechnology is the second biggest scam perpetrated on the gullible public.  Scientists, the same ones that support global warming being caused by humans, SAY that they are making machines too small to be seen by the human eye.  We can't see it, so it must not exist, is my theory.  Just like air.

The first biggest scam perpetrated on the world was convincing my wife that I was the one for her.  Silly woman...

Answer 6

Nanotechnology is microrobotics engineering.One of the applications I know is creating a robot that can enters the veins to remove obstacles and preventing total blocking.