Will they teach it in schools?
How big will it get?
2006-12-27 23:12:10 · 4 answers · asked by silvs 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The idea of atom-by-atom construction was first put forth, in a scientific manner, over 40 years ago by Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988) in a speech given in December of 1959 entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom,". Nanostructures are formed by few atoms and it behaves very differntly than the bulk materials.
In describing nanostructures we need to differentiate between the number of dimensions of the nanoscale. Nanotextured surfaces are one dimension on the nanoscale, i.e., only the thickness of the surface of an object is between 0.1 and 100 nm. Nanotubes are two dimensions on the nanoscale, i.e., the diameter of the tube is between 0.1 and 100nm; its length could be much greater. Finally, spherical nanoparticles are three dimensions on the nanoscale, i.e., the particle is between 0.1 and 100 nm in each spatial dimension. The terms nanoparticles and ultrafine particles (UFP) often are used synonymously although UFP can reach into the micron range.
2006-12-28 22:50:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nanotechnology is the science of material engineering and design that involves the nanometer scale or smaller... basically anything under the electron microscope.
2006-12-27 23:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by MoMo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nanotech will most likely (when it comes out) be taught when one reaches their masters in college. It is a form of machines and tech that allows one to build machines that scale down to the size of nanometers,
Currently people have developed very basic pieces of nanotech, but for now, it is just a dream that is not far away
2006-12-28 03:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by porscheleenj 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Right now, it's a research dream. No one is fabicating any kind of machines at these scales.
2006-12-28 02:53:19 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋