Nanotechnology

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Nanotechnology is any technology that works at the atomic or molecular level. The idea was first proposed by the nobel prize winning physicist Richard Feynman[1].

There are ways of creating a piece of nanotechnology. The 'Top Down' method involves taking a larger object and removing parts to create a smaller structure similar to creating a statue from a block of stone. 'Bottom Up' nano technology means assembling a object from smaller parts, similar to building a statue out of Lego[2] [3].

One example of nanotechnology is the creation of tiny robots capable of manipulating individual molecules of a substance. Some science fiction novels such as Greg Bear's Slant postulate a future shaped by nanotechnology with the complexity of life.

References

  1. http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/feynman.html Plenty of room at the bottom
  2. http://it.toolbox.com/wiki/index.php/Top-down_Approach_to_Nanotechnology
  3. Fundamentals of Microfabrication: The Science of Miniturization,Marc J. Madou ,ISBN 0849308267

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