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1 Nanotechnology The Future of Technology

2 What is it? Nanotechnology is defined as the technology based on the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules to build structures to complex, atomic specifications. Nanotechnology is defined as the technology based on the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules to build structures to complex, atomic specifications.

3 Why does it matter? Simply put, nanotechnology is the best solution to thousands of technical problems facing the sciences. Simply put, nanotechnology is the best solution to thousands of technical problems facing the sciences. Nanotechnology will also allow humanity to more efficiently use the remaining resources within the planet. Nanotechnology will also allow humanity to more efficiently use the remaining resources within the planet.

4 Feynman Richard P. Feynman is a Nobel laureate in physics and has earned much recognition from the scientific community. Richard P. Feynman is a Nobel laureate in physics and has earned much recognition from the scientific community. Feynman once said in one of his famous lectures, "There is plenty of room at the bottom." Feynman once said in one of his famous lectures, "There is plenty of room at the bottom." Feynman must have had a moment of precognition, for he proposed a technology that has been all but science-fiction up until recent years. Feynman must have had a moment of precognition, for he proposed a technology that has been all but science-fiction up until recent years.

5 The fundamental level of nanotechnology stems from the development of the atomic force microscope. Atomic force microscopy involves the instrument actually touching the object under observation and measure the repulsive forces exerted on the instrument by the object under observation. This microscope was one of the first devices to allow scientists to view materials at the atomic level. Using a modified AFM, scientists can grab hold of atoms or molecules and move them wherever they deem fit. The fundamental level of nanotechnology stems from the development of the atomic force microscope. Atomic force microscopy involves the instrument actually touching the object under observation and measure the repulsive forces exerted on the instrument by the object under observation. This microscope was one of the first devices to allow scientists to view materials at the atomic level. Using a modified AFM, scientists can grab hold of atoms or molecules and move them wherever they deem fit.

6 An AFM and an application

7 The Future These examples of current uses and methods in nanotechnology does the subject little justice for nanotechnology’s true use in that its creation will revolutionize everything in the world and beyond. The goal of most current nanotechnologists is the quest for the universal assembler. A universal assembler is a nanotechnological machine with the ability to construct and deconstruct materials at the atomic level. These examples of current uses and methods in nanotechnology does the subject little justice for nanotechnology’s true use in that its creation will revolutionize everything in the world and beyond. The goal of most current nanotechnologists is the quest for the universal assembler. A universal assembler is a nanotechnological machine with the ability to construct and deconstruct materials at the atomic level.

8 The present One new project in nanotechnology involves the use of a genetically engineered bacteria. This bacteria was modified to grow in a controlled manner and produce a protein that captures metals and forms a nanoscale array. These arrays can become extremely useful to computer memories, sensors, or logic gates. One new project in nanotechnology involves the use of a genetically engineered bacteria. This bacteria was modified to grow in a controlled manner and produce a protein that captures metals and forms a nanoscale array. These arrays can become extremely useful to computer memories, sensors, or logic gates. The lotus plant may not, at first glance, be of interest to the nanotechnologist. But researchers at a German chemical company are developing a spray-on coating that mimics the way lotus leaves repel water droplets and particles of dirt. The lotus plant may not, at first glance, be of interest to the nanotechnologist. But researchers at a German chemical company are developing a spray-on coating that mimics the way lotus leaves repel water droplets and particles of dirt. A team of scientists has used micromoulding in capillaries and soft-embossing to stamp out nanowires and nanodots from conducting and semiconducting polymers. The researchers at deposited the structures onto glass and silicon wafers. A team of scientists has used micromoulding in capillaries and soft-embossing to stamp out nanowires and nanodots from conducting and semiconducting polymers. The researchers at deposited the structures onto glass and silicon wafers.

9 The future is unpredictable, but one thing is for sure. Nanotechnology is the next great scientific revolution and research into the field will cause endless benefits for humanity.


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