Nano Technology

What Is Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the
engineering of functional
systems at the molecular scale.
This covers both current work
and concepts that are more
advanced
• When K. Eric Drexler (right) popularized the
word 'nanotechnology' in the 1980's, he was
talking about building machines on the scale
of molecules, a few nanometers wide—
motors, robot arms, and even whole
computers, far smaller than a cell.
 Dual-Use Technology
Like electricity or computers before it, nanotech will
offer greatly improved efficiency in almost every
facet of life.
But as a general-purpose technology, it will be dual-
use, meaning it will have many commercial uses and
it also will have many military uses—making far more
powerful weapons and tools of surveillance.
Thus it represents not only wonderful benefits for
humanity, but also grave risks.
 The Dean of Invention
Dean Kamen's new television program takes
viewers on a behind-the-scenes look at cutting-
edge research in hopes of inspiring a new
generation of scientists, engineers and inventors
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have
described a way of making graphene that
preserves the material's conductive properties,
an early step toward graphenesilicon electronics
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