Nanotechnology Applications
Materials that exhibit different physical properties as a result of their nanoscale constitution are being used in existing or entirely new technologies and products. In many cases, the application of these materials are still in various stages of research and development, but some are already available commercially.
For example, clothing manufacturers have used fabrics containing nanoparticles to create stain resistant garments. Automobile manufacturers have incorporated various nanostructured materials into body parts to make them stronger. Colored light filters and colored lamps have been created by altering the optical properties of colloidal suspensions using nanoparticles of different sizes and shapes. Carbon nanotubes have been incorporated into sporting goods (such as bicycle frames and tennis rackets) to enhance strength and reduce weight.
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Information and Communications
Nanotechnology has enabled many advances in computer memory, increasing storage size, reducing power consumption, and increasing speed. These three factors will enable sophisticated computer controlled devices in the future.
Materials and Manufacturing
Composite materials are engineered materials which are made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties. Nanotechnology has emerged as a key technology used in fabrication of composite materials.
Biomedical Applications
Biomedical Applications Nanotechnology is expected to have a significant impact on improving the quality of health care through early and reliable diagnostics of diseases, improved pharmaceuticals, targeted drug delivery, improved implant materials, and other applications. Biosensors are being developed for early detection of several life threatening illnesses. Using a combination of nanomaterials, novel device fabrication techniques…
Energy and Environmental Applications
Skyrocketing oil prices, concerns about the environment from increasing greenhouse emissions, and the desire to save the planet from environmental disasters, have turned wide attention to alternative energy sources and to the need to increase the energy efficiency of the systems we use today.
Transportation Applications
One of the major contributions that nanotechnology can make in the transportation sector is lighter weight and high strength composite materials (“composites”) for the construction of airplanes and automobiles.
Consumer Goods Applications
Consumer Goods Applications The products of nanotechnology continue to emerge from the science laboratory and move into the marketplace. Many solutions to engineering challenges have included the use of nanotechnology principles and these are used today in the design and manufacture of many commercial devices and systems. Areas affected by nanotechnology include medicine, environmental engineering, food production…
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