Nanotechnology Webquest Rayne Holm
What is Nanotechnology? “…Engineering of functional systems at molecular scale.” “…Projected ability to construct items from the bottom up.” ~Center for Responsible Nanotechnology “…Manipulation of matter on a miniscule scale.” ~National Cancer Institute
How Small is a Nanometer? A marble next to the earth 100,000 nm in one strand of hair
Where is Nanotechnology Being Used? Food Space Fabric Medicine Batteries Fuel Cells Solar Cells Electronics Sporting goods Chemical sensors Air/Water purification
Why “Bottom Up”? Lasers not small enough Affect more than one molecule Only natural choices More material = more money
Macrotech for Nanotech: Sound Laser “Saser” “Chemical lasagna” Beam small enough to alter individual nanoparticles
Nanotechnology Constraints Costly High level of training required Hard to work with (size) Experimental
Nanotechnology to Me New way of thinking Dawn of a new age Adaptive Groundbreaking Anything!
Resources BenchFly.com Crnano.org NewsCenter.cancer.gov Cohs.com UnderstandingNano.com Gizmag.com/the-sound-laser-nanoparticles