cientifica
Cientifica Ltd.
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nanomedicinecenter.com
NanomedicineCenter.com
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New Nano Weapon against Cancer
Prachi Patel-Predd,
Technology Review,
Technology Review, Inc.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
[ 2 July 2007 ]
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Nanotechnologists demonstrate artificial muscles powered by highly energetic fuels
PhysOrg.com [ 16 March 2006 ]
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NANOSCALE MATERIALS - What They Could Do for Sensing Technology
Virginia Sliman,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL),
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) &
Sensors Online,
Questex Media Group
[ 1 February 2006 ]
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NANOSCALE MATERIALS - What They Could Do for Sensing Technology (interactive version)
Virginia Sliman,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL),
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) &
Sensors Online,
Questex Media Group
[ 1 February 2006 ]
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Tiny Gold-Coated Beads Kill Cancer Cells
Steven Reinberg, HealthDay,
ScoutNews, LLC
[ 4 November 2003 ]
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Nanowires make flexible circuits
Eric Smalley,
TRNmag.com,
Technology Research News, LLC
[ 22 - 29 October 2003 ]
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Swarms Of Tiny Robots To Monitor Water Pollution
Bob Calverley, UniSci
[ 14 January 2002 ]
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Faster, lighter computers possible with nanotechnology
ANL Logos, Summer 2001,
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL),
courtesy of U.S. Department of Energy
Research News,
Office of Science,
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
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NASA applications of molecular nanotechnology
Al Globus, David Bailey, Jie Han, Richard Jaffe,
Creon Levit, Ralph Merkle, Deepak Srivastava,
The Journal of the
British Interplanetary Society,
Volume 51
[ 1997 ] (Adobe PDF file)
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“The emerging fields of nanoscience and nanoengineering are leading
to unprecedented understanding and control over the fundamental building
blocks of all physical things. This is likely to change the way almost
everything — from vaccines to computers to automobile tires to
objects not yet imagined — is designed and made.” —
The Interagency Working Group on Nanoscience, Engineering and Technology
Nanotechnology is “the manipulation, precision placement, measurement,
modeling, and creation of sub-100 nanometer scale matter.”
(The Nanotech Report) A more comprehensive definition courtesy of
Nanotechnology at NASA states,
“Nanotechnology is the creation of functional materials, devices and
systems through control of matter on the nanometer length scale (1-100
nanometers), and exploitation of novel phenomena and properties (physical,
chemical, biological, mechanical, electrical...) at that length
scale.”
Nanotechnology is an exciting emerging technology incorporating
nanoscience, the study of objects ranging from one to one hundred
nanometers in size (A nanometer is one billionth of a meter.), and
nanoengineering, the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules to
create materials and structures with new properties and build nanomachines
capable of functionality not attainable at larger scales. This
technology will shape our future in ways we have not yet begun to
comprehend.
Potential and existing nanotechnology applications include improved
semiconductor photolithography techniques; smaller electronic
components; high density data storage; stronger, lighter-weight,
self-repairing or self-replicating materials for use in vehicles such
as automobiles, aircraft, spacecraft and space launch vehicles;
biomolecular motors and nanomachines; biobots that can work within
the human body to repair tissue damage and destroy tumors or disease
organisms; tags and markers for use in medical research and
imaging; microscopic sensors; improved solar power and fuel cell
technologies; materials exhibiting increased thermal protection
properties; waste recycling and pollution control; and even exotic
concepts such as terraforming and space elevators.
We believe nanotechnology will establish itself as the leading technology
of the decade, with close ties to the fields of molecular biology and
materials science. Learn more about the ever-increasing importance of
nanotechnology from some of the most respected sources in the field.
Authored by Kenneth L. Anderson.
Original article published 20 September 2003.
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