WHAT IS NANOTECHNOLOGY?

Ø The branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules).

Ø Nanotechnology, shortened to "nanotech", is the study of the controlling of matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally nanotechnology deals with structures of the size 100 nanometers or smaller in at least one dimension, and involves developing materials or devices within that size.

Ø The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of .1 to 100 nanometres.

Ø Incorporates scientific advances in protein synthesis, molecular engineering and micro-computing. It is creating a set of tools and processes that will enable the synthesis of materials and structures at the atomic level.

Ø Unusual physical, chemical, and biological properties can emerge in materials at the nanoscale. These properties may differ in important ways from the properties of bulk materials and single atoms or molecules.

Ø The science and technology of building electronic circuits and devices from single atoms and molecules.