Nanotechnology will change the nature of almost every human-made object in the next century

Nanotechnology For Students

The next “big thing” is actually very, very

small.

Nanotechnology will change the nature of almost every human-made object in the next century.

WHAT IS NANOTECHNOLOGY?

Most commonly, nanotechnology is regarded as the science of working at length scales below 100 nanometers (billionths of a meter)

Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter at the nanometer scale to create innovative structures and devices.

Nanotechnology is already making products:

Lighter

Stronger

Faster

Smaller

More Durable

Nanobatteries

A single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) is unique among solid state materials in that every atom is on the surface.

Products developed

through nanotechnology

Nanoparticles show enhanced platforms for drug development and delivery

Examples are: colloidal gold, Quantum dots, liposomes, dendrimers and fullerenes are being used in pharmaceutical drug discovery and formulations for encapsulating drugs for drug delivery

Other biophase materials offer promise for tissue engineering products

*Nano work force trends

Will create at least two million new jobs.

Estimated to reach $1 trillion in the U.S. economy