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Definition
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Definition
Nanotechnology is the study and manipulation of
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Definition
Are the study and application of extremely small things
1 meter
1 nanometer or
=
1,000,000,000 Half a DNA
SCANNING TUNNELING
MICROSCOPE
NUGAGAWEN KO DYAN
SA NANOTECHNOLOGY?
Transistors
Makes
computers
smarter.
The more the
Vaccum tubes
2-3 Inches
11.8 inch
13TH-18TH CENTURY
Damascus steel was the
forged steel of the
blades of swords smithed
in the Near East from
ingots of Wootz steel.
YEAR 1827
he birth of photography,
a Frenchman, Nicéphore
Nièpce, succeeded in
capturing small camera
images.
YEAR 1974
Norio Taniguchi, a
Japanese scientist was
the first to use and
define the term
“nanotechnology” in
1974
YEAR 1981
the discovery of
tunneling microscope
YEAR 1988
With the discovery of
quantum dots, Dr. Louis
Brus, and his team of
researchers
YEAR 1991
Carbon nanotubes are
members of the fullerene
family.
YEAR 2006
The nanocar is a
molecule designed in
2005 at Rice University
DRUG DELIVERY
By using nanocarriers to
treat patients,
treatments can focus on
targeting cancerous cells
and limit the damage to
healthy cells.
CROP PROTECTION
AND LIVESTOCK
PRODUCTIVITY
potential to protect
plants, monitor plant
growth, detect plant and
animal diseases, increase
WATER TREATMENT:
SAFE PURIFICATION
make water safe and
purified for human
consumption.
EARLY DETECTION
OF DISEASES
Nanoparticles can attach
to proteins or other
molecules, allowing
detection of disease
indicators in a lab sample
at a very early stage.
ENERGY STORAGE:
SOLAR POWER
nanoparticles have been
shown to enhance the
absorption of light, increase
the conversation of light to
electricity, and provide
better thermal storage and
MATERIAL SCIENCE:
CARBON NANOTUBES
are cylindrical molecules that
consist of rolled-up sheets of
single-layer carbon atoms
Stronger 100 times than
typical iron.