NanoVisions

It is neither new nor a single technology; rather, it involves the fusing together of elements of chemistry, physics, biology and materials science.

Nanotechnology, the design and manipulation of matter at the level of atoms and molecules, promises to be one of the defining developments of our time. It is neither new nor a single technology; rather, it involves the fusing together of elements of chemistry, physics, biology and materials science. Nanotechnologies are the subject of both considerable expectation and fear. In recent years, a number of countries have begun to invest in nanotechnologies in anticipation that, as the 'new technological wave', they will bring considerable benefits to their citizens. Applications are expected in healthcare, environmental sustainability, engineering and electronics. At the same time, science fictional portrayals (e.g. Michael Crichton's Prey), depict a future where technologies...>more