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| − | '''Nanotechnology''' is any | + | '''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<ref>http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/feynman.html Plenty of room at the bottom</ref>. |
| + | 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<ref>http://it.toolbox.com/wiki/index.php/Top-down_Approach_to_Nanotechnology</ref> <ref>Fundamentals of Microfabrication: The Science of Miniturization,Marc J. Madou ,ISBN 0849308267</ref>. | ||
| + | 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 == | ||
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Revision as of 12:38, November 19, 2008
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
- ↑ http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/feynman.html Plenty of room at the bottom
- ↑ http://it.toolbox.com/wiki/index.php/Top-down_Approach_to_Nanotechnology
- ↑ Fundamentals of Microfabrication: The Science of Miniturization,Marc J. Madou ,ISBN 0849308267