“Nanoengineering is a branch of engineering (Nanotechnology in Engineering – NANOENGINEERING) that deals with all aspects of the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures on the nanoscale.
Nanoengineering deals with nanomaterials and how they interact to make useful materials, structures, devices and systems.
Nanoengineering is not exactly a new science, but, rather, an enabling technology with applications in most industries from electronics, to energy, medicine, and biotechnology.
In general, engineering is the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.
Nanoengineering is the engineering (Nanotechnology in Engineering – NANOENGINEERING) field focused on the study, development and refinement of materials at a very small scale. It can be thought of as the practical application of nanoscience, similar to how mechanical engineering applies the principles of physics.
Correspondingly, but at the scale of atoms and molecules, nanoengineeering exploit the unique properties of nanoscale materials (size and quantum effects) in order to design and manufacture devices and systems that possess entirely new functionality and capabilities.
Among the many challenges that researchers have to overcome in developing nanoengineering techniques and processes, the requirement for extremely precise, nanometer-scale control of positioning and shaping of objects is one of the most vexing.
A man-made product that small — tinier even than a bacterium — might not seem like it would be substantial or strong enough to make any difference in the real world. However, like the similarly nanoscale DNA strands noted above, nanomaterials deployed en masse have a profound effect.
A vast range of products, from tennis rackets to antibacterial bandages, incorporate nanomaterials. Nanoenginners direct the manufacturing of these nanomaterials via multiple techniques such as electron beam lithography and micromachining.
A nanoengineer’s work can be highly varied, but will typically revolve around the development of nanomaterials. Examples include carbon nanotubes, nanocomposites and quantum dots.”
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