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Encyclopedia Articles (11)

Nanotechnology

1,693 words, approx. 6 pages

Nanotechnology Like a swarm of bees, tiny humanmade satellites—called nanosatellites or picosatellites, depending on their size—may one day fly in formation to remote destinations throug... Read more

Molecular Computing

1,113 words, approx. 4 pages

Molecular Computing Molecular computing is the science of using individual molecules to build computer programs. Instead of running software on a traditional computer, some scientists are now trying t... Read more

Nanocomputing

1,165 words, approx. 4 pages

Nanocomputing Nanocomputing Nanocomputing describes computing that uses extremely small, or nanoscale, devices (one nanometer [nm] is one billionth of a meter). In 2001, state-of-the-art electronic de... Read more

Do the Potential Dangers of Nanotechnology to Society Outweigh the Potential Benefits

5,079 words, approx. 17 pages

Do the Potential Dangers of Nanotechnology to Society Outweigh the Potential Benefits? Viewpoint: Yes, from unforeseen pollution to deliberately designed weapons of mass destruction, nanotechnology ho... Read more

Nanochemistry

788 words, approx. 3 pages

Nanochemistry In nanochemistry, the rules of bonding are extended from atoms and molecules to larger objects having the dimension of from 1 to 100 nanometers, where one nanometer is one-billionth of a... Read more

Molecular Switches

337 words, approx. 2 pages

Molecular Switches Molecular switches are a part of the discipline of nanotechnology—making operational machines of atomic dimensions. Specifically, a molecular switch is composed of atoms of ma... Read more

Nanotechnology

709 words, approx. 3 pages

Nanotechnology Nanotechnology refers to the construction and use of atomic machines—functioning consortia of atoms that are less than about 1,000 nanometers in size. A nanometer is one billionth... Read more

Nanotechnology

675 words, approx. 3 pages

Nanotechnology Science entered the twentieth century with newfound knowledge that our world is composed of fundamental building blocks, atoms and molecules, that are extremely small--approximately a n... Read more

Nanotechnology

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Nanotechnology Nanotechnology is an relatively new area of science in which extremely tiny machines, ranging from a few to a few hundred nanometers in size, are used to manipulate systems. This manipu... Read more

Nanoethics

2,527 words, approx. 9 pages

Nanoethics Nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology involve the study, design, and manipulation of natural phenomena, artificial products, and technological processes at the nanometer level.... Read more

Nanotechnologies

1,586 words, approx. 6 pages

Nanotechnologies Nanotechnology is the technology of building things at a molecular scale, that is, where objects are measured in nanometers. Nanotechnology has the potential to improve both energy pr... Read more

Essays & Analysis (2)

Nanotechnology

2,737 words, approx. 10 pages

"There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom." This is the title of Richard Feynman speech on nanotechnology delivered in 1959, through which the theory of nanotechnology was first introduced. After its int... Read more

Nanotechnology : a Cure for Cancer?

780 words, approx. 3 pages

Steve Mitchell of the United Press International wrote, "Earlier last year, the National Cancer Institute announced its goals of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer within the next twe... Read more