Nanotechnology |
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| What is it? |
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| Everything you see around is made up of atoms. The properties of each of these products depend on how the atoms are arranged in them. Rearranging the atoms in coal can result in production of diamonds. Rearranging atoms in sand along with few other elements can create computer chips. | | |  |  | | atom | diamond | | |
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| Manufacturing technology of different products is not developed at minute level so precisely. We can make shift and arrange atoms, but not each of them individually but in groups and bulks. Its just like you are playing with LEGO blocks but using not the individual units separately; moving groups of LEGO blocks around. |
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 | So, nanotechnology can give us the power to deal and arrange each atom on individual level. We would not be restricted in only arranging the atoms in groups but will be able to arrange each atom as we like it to be arranged and placed. We will be able to snap different building blocks of nature with ease, in an inexpensive way, and all of this governed by the laws of physics. This is very important for the revolution in computer hardware to continue on its path in the future decades. It will be important to let us develop new generation of products that are environmental friendly, lighter, stronger and more precise. | |
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| The term “nanotechnology” refers to the idea of anything smaller than microtechnology. It is more precisely labeled “molecular nanotechnology”, MNT. It is worth mentioning that the popularity of nanotechnology has increased drastically in recent past among researches. It is used to describe various kinds of research where the characteristic dimensions are less than about 1,000 nanometers. | | | | Much of the exponential improvement in computer hardware performance and capability has remained steady for the last few decades. But now the conventional technologies for the development of computer hardware are reaching their extremes. If we are to continue this development trend the way it is now, we will need some helping hand from nanotechnology. Then with nanotechnology, we will be able to build inexpensive, performance machines. | |
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| So the idea of nanotechnology is: |
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 | get every single atom in its right place | | Make any structure consistent with the laws of physics with molecular specifications | | Restricting the manufacturing cost of such products more or less equal to the required raw materials and input energy. | | |
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