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Nanotechnology involves controlling and manipulating matter at the atomic and molecular scale. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter. Some key developments include Richard Feynman's work in the 1950s, the discovery of buckyballs in 1985 and carbon nanotubes in 1991. Nanotechnology relies on fields like physics, chemistry, biology and engineering. It has applications in medicine like cancer treatment, in space like improving shuttles, and in defence like developing new sensors. While it promises many benefits, there are also risks to consider regarding its effects on health and its potential to enable new weapons technology.

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Nanotechnology involves controlling and manipulating matter at the atomic and molecular scale. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter. Some key developments include Richard Feynman's work in the 1950s, the discovery of buckyballs in 1985 and carbon nanotubes in 1991. Nanotechnology relies on fields like physics, chemistry, biology and engineering. It has applications in medicine like cancer treatment, in space like improving shuttles, and in defence like developing new sensors. While it promises many benefits, there are also risks to consider regarding its effects on health and its potential to enable new weapons technology.

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What is

Nanotechnology ?
Nanotechnology is …

Field of applied science whose theme is the


control of matter of an atomic and molecular
scale.
How Small Is The Nano Scale?

 One nanometer (nm) is one billionth, or


10-9 of a meter.

 One human hair (cross section) is about


100,000 nanometers.

 Larger than Nanoscale is the microscale, and


smaller than that is the atomic scale.
History …
“There’s Plenty of Room
at the Bottom”

Richard Feynman won a


Nobel Prize for fundamental
work in quantum electrode
In 1985, researchers reported the discovery of
the “buckyball”, a round molecule consisting
of 60 carbon atoms. This led in turn to the
1991 discovery of a related molecular shape
known as the “carbon nanotube”.
Carbon Nanotubes …

 Carbon nanotubes are


molecular-scale tubes of
graphitic carbon with
outstanding properties.

 Length-to-diameter ratio
greater than 1,000,000 The animation of a rotating carbon
nanotube showing its 3D structure
Nanotechnology depends upon …

 Physics

 Chemistry

 Biology
 Computer Science

 Electrical Engineering

 Mechanical Engineering
Impact on Everyday Life

 Nanotechnology was seen to have the second


greatest impact, trailing only genetic
engineering.
NT
EDUCATION
 The first program involving nanotechnology
was offered by the University of Toronto.

 Bachelor of Science in Nanotechnology,


Master of Science in Nanotechnology, and
PhD in Nanotechnology.
APPLICATIONS …
LIFE SCIENCES
MEDICINE

 Nanomedicine

 Nanoshells

 Nano gels
 Nano Robots

 Cancer Treatment
SPACE
Space Benefits of Nanotechnology

 Improvement in shuttles

 Benefits to Astronats

 Cheaper space flights

 Nano satellites
DEFENCE
NANO IN DEFENCE

 Fundamental Change in the Way Structures


and Electronics Are Made

 Promise of Lighter Weight and Higher


Strength Structures

 Promise of Smaller, Faster Electronic Devices


(Molecularelectronics)
NANO IN DEFENCE

 Promise of New Types of Sensors, Smaller


and More Accurate

 Multifunctional Material
NANO IN DEFENCE

 Improved Weapons

 Conventional structural materials could be


replaced by more rigid and lighter materials.
NEWS
Samsung silverCare

 It is a washing machine
that inhibits bacterial growth
on the clothes it washes.
It is on the market now.
Contact Lens

 Contact lens that let you


check your blood sugar
level by lookinh in mirror.
Tennis Rackets and Golf Balls

 Nano improved tennis rackets and golf


balls can also be made using NT.
LCDs

 Nanotechnology
could make LCDs
brighter, thinner, and
cheaper
Electronic Paper

 In the future, we might


be reading on foldable
electronic paper,
according to an
Americal scientist.
Risks …
Health Risks

 Ultrafine particles can catalyze chemical


reactions in the body

 Carbon nanotubes can cause infection of lungs

 They could easily cross the blood-brain


barrier, a membrane that protects the brain
from harmful chemicals in the bloodstream.
Social and Ethical risks

 More powerful weapons

 Two races of people

 Fear of Grey Goo

 What happens to all the manufacturing jobs?


Coming Technologies

Nanotechnology soon to be replaced by:

 Picotechnology or even

 Femtotechnology
References …

Websites:
 www.authorstream.com
 www.google.co.in
 en.wikipedia.org

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