What is Nanotechnology?
Nano has become a very popular term in today’s society. People use the term to describe anything they consider small. When discussing nanotechnology the popular usage of nano is truly an overstatement. “Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale.” Nanotechnology is becoming more known and very popular and though it is mostly discussed in scientific fields, the advances that occur in nanotechnology will affect many aspects of everyday life. Nanotechnology will make many aspects of daily life a lot more efficient. It will have an impact on everything from the medical field to the food and beverage industry.
A good example of the benefits and the progression of nanotechnology is the cell phone. Cell phones have been around for many years, but have changed drastically this is in part because of the vast advances in nanotechnology. As our knowledge of nanotechnology grows, cell phones are becoming a lot smaller. Though cell phones are smaller, they are still able to accomplish a lot more than they have in the past. Now cell phones are touch screen, small and a lot more efficient. This is all due to nanotechnology.
History
Physicist Richard Feynman first discussed nanotechnology in December 29, 1959 during his “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom” presentation. However, at this time Feynman was simply discussing a theoretical chain of events. He believed that with time people would be able to manipulate individual atoms. This will allow scientist to take existing technology and make them smaller, yet equally if not more effective.
Nano has become a very popular term in today’s society. People use the term to describe anything they consider small. When discussing nanotechnology the popular usage of nano is truly an overstatement. “Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale.” Nanotechnology is becoming more known and very popular and though it is mostly discussed in scientific fields, the advances that occur in nanotechnology will affect many aspects of everyday life. Nanotechnology will make many aspects of daily life a lot more efficient. It will have an impact on everything from the medical field to the food and beverage industry.
A good example of the benefits and the progression of nanotechnology is the cell phone. Cell phones have been around for many years, but have changed drastically this is in part because of the vast advances in nanotechnology. As our knowledge of nanotechnology grows, cell phones are becoming a lot smaller. Though cell phones are smaller, they are still able to accomplish a lot more than they have in the past. Now cell phones are touch screen, small and a lot more efficient. This is all due to nanotechnology.
History
Physicist Richard Feynman first discussed nanotechnology in December 29, 1959 during his “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom” presentation. However, at this time Feynman was simply discussing a theoretical chain of events. He believed that with time people would be able to manipulate individual atoms. This will allow scientist to take existing technology and make them smaller, yet equally if not more effective.
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