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Nanotechnology is the technology that deals with devices and processes
measured in nanometers. One million times smaller that a millimeter, a
nanometer ( also referred to as nano or nm for short ) corresponds
roughly to the length of chain of 5-10 atoms and
is used in measurements that are only visible under extremely high
magnifications. By comparison, the cross section of human hair is
50,000 times larger.
Nanotechnology has reached the level where it is now possible to not
only alter molecular structures but also to fabricate molecular
structures with specialized designs. This has given rise to a host of new
space-age substances, materials and applications. For example, metallic
compounds (metals coarsely fused with ceramics) have been extensively
used in the semiconductor industry to define electrical voltage rates.
Today, the need for such compounds is fast becoming redundant because
nanotechnology enables us to fabricate metals with highly specialized
design and function, thereby providing this industry with thermally
retardant metals that conduct electrical voltages with extreme accuracy
and durability.
Nanotechnology does
work in greater detail, at particle level ( nano level ), to attain
finite results that were once thought unattainable and impossible.
Nanotechnology
enables matter to behave more efficiently and possess a wider range of
functionality. It enables us to manipulate, control and accurately
define the Interdisciplinary Behavior of the very atoms that make up
the molecule. It allows us to tailor-make molecules with Specialized
Functionality, Cross Functionality and Multiple-functionality. When we
can fabricate molecules in accordance to task-specific design, these
molecules function as nanomachines.
Nanotechnology is the future - and it’s here today.
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