Nanotechnology Demystified – Cont’d

Nanotechnology which deals with the research and development of tech at the nanoscale. The nanoscale is so tiny that it demands really powerful microscopes to view and it takes computer modeling to experiment with this minute world.

Applications of nanotech date as old as stained glass used in window art in cathedrals. Those windows are usually made of gold, however they display varying colors because of their varying molecule sizes. This is majorly because certain properties of materials differ at the nanoscale. Nuances in their elasticity, magnetism, and conductivity can be observed at this level.

The advent of nanotech means water can be purified much easier and electronics can become more miniature. A buckyball(buckminsterfullerene) is a nano material is a combination of 60 carbon atoms and it’d be like a tiny ball if compared to the universe. Now imagine of entire supercomputers could be built at this minute scale! Perhaps this May even be the next big shift for brain computer implants.