The Nano World Flashcards
Convergence of science, technology, and engineering where the observation, characterization, design, and controlled fabrication of materials and devices are at the scale of less than 100 nanometers
Nanotechnology
1 nanometer = 10-9 m
scale of less than 100 nanometers
The ideas and concepts behind nanoscience and nanotechnology started with a talk entitled “There’s
Plenty of Room at the Bottom”
Physicist Richard Feynman
The Father of Nanotechnology
Richard Feynman
it manufactures products by building them up from atomic- and molecular-scale components
Bottom-up fabrication
it trims down large pieces of materials into nanoscale. This process needs larger amounts of materials and discards excess raw materials
Top-down fabrication