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Any thoughts on what nanotech is and what is not?

One of the toughest calls is in nanoelectronics. Conventional chip-making has already crossed the 100-nm line for transistor size. And the transistor itself works because of quantum physics.

But purists contend that a Pentium is not even close to a nanotechnological system.

I don't fully agree, but will concede the point until the IC business gets beyond photolithography and into something more clearly nano--directed self-assembly of materials or layers, perhaps use of nanostructured building blocks such as carbon nanotubes, silicon nanowires or quantum dots.

When the parts become more 'truly' nano, I think we can say the same for the macro strucuture.

So what's wrong with Taniguchi's original definition (1974)?:

'Nano-technology' is the production technology to get the extra high accuracy and ultra fine dimensions, i.e. the preciseness and fineness on the order of 1 nm (nanometer), 10(superscript)-9 meter in length. The name of 'Nano-technology' originates from this nanometer. In the processing of materials, the smallest bit size of stock removal, accretion or flow of materials is probably of one atom or one molecule namely 0.1~0.2 nm in length. Therefore, the expected limit size of fineness would be of the order of 1 nm. Accordingly, 'Nano-technology' mainly consists of the processing of separation, consolidation and deformation of materials by one atom or one molecule.

N. Taniguchi, "On the Basic Concept of 'Nano-Technology'," Proc. Intl. Conf. Prod. Eng. Tokyo, Part II, Japan Society of Precision Engineering, 1974

Can you please write your definition of nanotechnology in english that 11 year olds can understand.

Cassie-

I've always liked this definition:

Nanotechnology - "The design and implementation of functional devices with a size of less than 100 nm."

Edited by author 06-01-2004 10:37 AM
any other definition aside from what has already given? i have this report about it and i really need to have a good definiton..which ofcourse can be easily explained

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I believe that nanotechnology can be defined as "There are like these super small robots, and they can like turn your soup into people, so we'd all be like cannibals and stuff, except backwards."

the problem with nonatechnology is that you can`t define it without like admitting that it exists,and thats just plain RIGHT.

I agree with mary. It is just soooo right.

Nanobots are like, really small, but if they were big that'd be cool.

they could turn oxygen into carfumes.

Whats nonatechnology?

nanobotsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss...sorry i left my pen on the keypad

I do that alot. I work in a drain pipe making company and its reeeeallly boring. So I post here.

nonatechnology is a bi product of nanotechnology in which the nanobots combine to form the ultimate.... no wait thats power rangers

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07-13-2005 09:42 AM ET (US)
 nonatechnology is a bi product of nanotechnology in which the nanobots combine to form the ultimate.... no wait thats power rangers Edit
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maryisdead 15
 
07-13-2005 09:41 AM ET (US)
 I do that alot. I work in a drain pipe making company and its reeeeallly boring. So I post here.
mary 14
 
07-13-2005 09:39 AM ET (US)
 nanobotsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss...sorry i left my pen on the keypad
maryisdead 13
 
07-13-2005 09:37 AM ET (US)
 Whats nonatechnology?
evilmonkey 12
 
07-13-2005 09:37 AM ET (US)
 they could turn oxygen into carfumes.
evilmonkey 11
 
07-13-2005 09:36 AM ET (US)
 Nanobots are like, really small, but if they were big that'd be cool.
evilmonkey 10
 
07-13-2005 09:35 AM ET (US)
 I agree with mary. It is just soooo right.
mary 9
 
07-13-2005 09:31 AM ET (US)
 the problem with nonatechnology is that you can`t define it without like admitting that it exists,and thats just plain RIGHT.

So I was wondering if you could do like power rangers and make drain pipes by combing moloecules

my nan isnt a robot , i dont know about you weirdos. Now, where is the fire exit, i want to leave! YER MA!

If nanobots could make pants, and the nanobots turned evil and started killing people and we had to form an army to fight them, would we have to burn our pants?

Nanotechnology is too long a word. Lets shorten it to something friendly like... candyflosstechnology. Mmmmm....Candyflosstechnology.

Mmmmmmmmmm....i'm eating it right now...

Only the eviul pants would have to be burnt. Cos theyre evil and dont know when to be nice. No but seriously whta about my drain pipes? Cos im sure i could get promoted if I told my boss that we could be like the power rangers.

oh man that's good

if your dogs heart exploded, could nanobots make him a new, better heart? what if nanobots made only the tightest of pants?! theyd have all control over our comfort levels!!!

its just sugar with robots

But the robots could be made of sugar too.

could nanobots be used to make pokemon alive and then we eat the pokemon and rape the nanobots? I ask purely in a scientific context.

Oh yeah that tastes sooo good

And then it would be.. CALORIE FREE!!!!!

Oh yeah

Man, Im high, fly, cry, why. how, woow, that like a hai-ku!!

I have finished the candyflosstechnology and man it tasted SO GOOD!!!

i believe the simplest definition of nanotechnology is "a describing word"

@yukio : That is an interesting scientific conundrum and im not sure that we as human beings have the irrational capacity to subject our imaginations to such a death defying and immoral base act of sex.

I am really Batman!! Muahahahaha!!!!

So if I killed my mom, could I make a new mom out of catfood and then feed it to my gerbil?

i am the coach , i aint no roach, i brought my grandma a brand new brooch!

If we had nanobots making candy floss and the candy floss was in the shape of a cross then the candy floss would be sacrilicious.

Yes devin you could. All the time.

Whhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee GERBILMANIA!!!!!!!!!! But wait, Im not my mom, where the hell is my toothpick?

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@DEVIN: yep. Do all this and more using our patented drain-pipe plunger. Goto www.nanopipes.com for more information.

I found your toothpick on the mens room floor.

so if, like a bunch of intellegent messers came onto a chat site site , and , like, ruined a serious conversation about nanotechnology, could nanobots create a new one?

Im X to the Z. Xzibit.

Ill pimp yo ride.

could you make people with super powers like enhanced strength and wall climbing and super speed? Hehe I said speed

If yo wanna be a playa.

Hail candyflosstechnology full of grace
The Lord is with thee

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do any one knows any thing about nanotechnology

I apologize in advance for this sophmoric question, but I'm looking for an article I read about a Japanese company that successfully built a model car using nanotechnology.

does anyone have any more info on this?

thanks.

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