A nanodevice, or nanomachine, is defined as a nanoscale automaton, or at least one containing nanosized components. Direct nanotechnology refers to nanosized objects used directly in an application-a responsive nanoparticle used to deliver drugs to an internal target in the human body. Indirect ...
Say hello to the world of nanotechnology where scientists and engineers work with materials so tiny you can't see them with your eyes.This chapter will take you on a trip into the world of the ultra-small showing you what nanotechnology is how it works, and why it's got the science ...
With a nanometer being just a billionth of a meter, the nanoscale indeed is very small. So, what is technology at the nanoscale? We talked to Prof. Bengt Kasemo to learn more about what is so special about nanotechnology and how the area originated. The nanoscale in perspective The ...
Nanotechnology involves the study and manipulation of nanomaterials, operating at a remarkably small scale—a nanometer is a billionth of a meter. At this size, materials behave in unique ways, and understanding it can lead to groundbreaking advancements in medicine, electronics, energy, and manufactu...
Nanotechnologyis a multidisciplinary science that looks at how we can manipulate matter at the molecular and atomic level. To do this, we must work on thenanoscale-- a scale so small that we can't see it with a light microscope. In fact, one nanometer is just one-billionth of a meter ...
The shotgun marriage of chemistry and engineering called “Nanotechnology” is ushering in the era of self-replicating machinery and self-assembling consumer goods made from cheap raw atoms. Nanotechnology is molecular manufacturing or, more simply, building things one atom or molecule at a time with...
Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing field of science and engineering that focuses on the design and application of particles and devices at the nanoscale, typically ranging from 1 to 100 nanometers.1 Image Credit: Ico Maker/Shutterstock.com ...
A long term objective of nanotechnology is to build nano-sized machines which can be inserted into the human body in order to detect and repair diseased cells is a real possibility. Current research however, is only at the primitive levels designing simple components e.g., a carbon nanotube ...
This chapter provides the definition of nanotechnology as a process, materials, devices, and systems. The current dictionary definition of nanotechnology is “the design, characterization, production, and application of materials, devices, and systems by controlling shape and size at the nanoscale.” ...
Ongoing research in nanotechnology promises both innovations and risks, potentially and profoundly changing the world. This book helps to promote a balanced understanding of this important emerging technology, offering an informed and impartial look at the technology, its science, and its social impact ...