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Final Period Lesson 1 - The Nano World
Final Period Lesson 1 - The Nano World
WORLD
By
Prof. Liwayway Memije-
Cruz
Nano
• World
the global market
leader for tips
for Scanning
Probe
Microscopy and
Atomic Force
Microscopy.
• sphere of influence
of nanotechnology
Scanning probe microscopy
•(SPM)
a branch of microscopy
that forms images of
surfaces using a
physical probe that
scans the specimen.
• founded in 1981,
with the invention of
the scanning
tunneling microscope,
an instrument for
imaging surfaces at
the atomic level.
Atomic Force
•Microscopy.
is a type of scanning
probe microscopy
(SPM), with
demonstrated resolution
on the order of fractions
of a nanometer, more
than 1000 times better
than the optical
diffraction limit. The
information is gathered
by "feeling" or "touching"
the surface with a
mechanical probe.
Origin of
• Nanoscience
in 1959 it was discussed by the renowned physicist
Richard Feynman in his talk There's Plenty of Room at
the Bottom, in which he described the possibility of
synthesis via direct manipulation of atoms.
• in 1960, Egyptian engineer Mohamed Atalla and
Korean engineer Dawon Kahng at Bell Labs fabricated
the first MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-
effect transistor) with a gate oxide thickness of 100
nm, along with a gate length of 20 µm.
• in 1962, Atalla and Kahng fabricated a
nanolayer- base metal–semiconductor junction
(M–S junction) transistor that used gold (Au) thin
films with a thickness of 10 nm.
Origin of
• nanotechnology
the term "nano-technology" was first used by Norio
Taniguchi in 1974.
• In 1986, K. Eric Drexler used the term "nanotechnology"
in his book Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of
Nanotechnology, which proposed the idea of a
nanoscale "assembler" which would be able to build a
copy of itself and of other items of arbitrary complexity
with atomic control.
• In 1980, the emergence of nanotechnology as a field in
occurred through convergence of Drexler's theoretical
and public work
• in 1986, Drexler co-founded The Foresight Institute
to help increase public awareness and understanding
of nanotechnology concepts and implications.
Nanoscience and
•technology
branch of science that studies systems
and manipulates matter on atomic,
molecular and supramolecular
scales/ultra-small scale (the nanometre
scale).
Nanotechnolog
• ystudy of what happens when
things get very, very small – only
a few atoms in size.
• refers to the science,
engineering, and technology
conducted at the
nanoscale, which is about 1
to 100 nanometers.
• employs the study and
application of exceptionally small
things in materials science,
engineering, physics, biology
and chemistry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUDWK4MGcr0
• https://en.unesco.org/news/eighth-
unesco-medals-contributions-
development-nanoscience-and-
nanotechnologies
TOP TEN USES AND APPLICATIONS
OF NANOTECHNOLOGY by
UNESCO
1. Energy storage, productions and conversion.
2. Agricultural productivity enhancement.
3. Water treatment and remediation.
4. Disease diagnosis and screening.
5. Drug delivery systems.
6. Food processing and storage.
7. Air pollution and remediation.
8. Construction.
9. Health monitoring
10. Vector and pest detector and control.
Assignmen
t What are other examples of nanostructures?
1.
2. What tools can manipulate nanostructures?
3. How can nanotechnology address problems in
the environment?
4. How can nanotechnology be used in the
prevention and treatment of illnesses?
5. What is another example of nanotechnology
and how does it works?
References:
• http://www.emm-nano.org/what-is-nanoscience-
nanotechnology/
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/0
90610192431.htm
• https://www.ntnu.edu/nano/nanostructured-
materials
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3067
2766
• https://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-
disadvantages-nanotechnology-37398.html