Nanotechnology is an emerging area of capability working across
chemistry, physics, biology and materials science to manipulate
matter at the molecular scale. Nanotechnology enables the
development of new materials, devices, or other useful
structures. This advance in nano-scale science and technology
has taken place becuase of the development of microscopes and
other equipment capable of seeing and characterising nano-sized
materials, allowing their application to a variety of
industries. What makes Nanotechnology special is that atoms and
molecules interact with each other at the nanoscale, which can
produce interesting results. We are familiar with bulk gold
being a shiny golden-coloured, non-reactive metal. However, gold
nanoparticles have red-blue colours and are rather reactive.
They make excellent industrial catalysts, cancer therapeutics,
imaging agents and antimicrobials. Examples of commercial
applications of Nanotechnology: - Electronics: Integrated
circuits, FETs, static discharge removal - Automo