NANOTECHNOLOGY

Nanotechnology is one of the emerging branches of Science and Technology which is based on the scale of nanometers. It can be defined as the application of science, engineering and technology to develop novel materials and devices in different fields in the nano-range i.e. in molecular size. One nanometer is equal to 10-9 of a metre i.e. 0.000000001 metre. One nano particle can be considered 5,000 to 50,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.

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ABC OF nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is classified under three main sub branches - Nanomaterials, Nanoelectronics and Nano-Biotechnology. Nanotechnology finds wide application in areas viz. environment, aerospace, telecommunications, solar energy and computing etc. This science is used to change the properties of materials, make advances in Biotechnology or to design other products. The study of nanotechnology needs the knowledge and application of other branches of Science viz. physics, chemistry, biology and engineering.

Application of Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology finds application in computers, Electronics/semiconductor industry, Materials science including textiles, polymers, packaging and medical-related devices. By the application of nanotechnology individual atoms or molecules can be controlled for manufacturing computer chips and other devices which are thousands times smaller than those created by the use of current technology. Nano particles are created by the