THE ORIGIN & CHALLENGE by Richard Feynman :Nano Tv: Nanotechnology is the buzz of the world today. Here are some lesser known facts about this emerging technology:
“Nanotechnology was first introduced in 1959 by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.
He (THE ORIGIN & CHALLENGE by Richard Feynman : Nano Tv:) proposed using normal-sized robots to construct smaller replicas of themselves and then using the new set to manufacture an even smaller set, and so on until the molecular scale is reached.
Materials scientists, mechanical and electronic engineers, and medical researchers are teaming up with biologists, physicists, and chemists. Research at the nanoscale is unified by the need to pool knowledge on tools and techniques and to share expertise.
Nanotechnology is already having an impact on novel foods, medical devices, chemical coatings, personal health testing kits, sensors for security systems, water purification units for manned spacecraft, displays for hand-held computer games, and high-resolution cinema screens.
Nanotechnology will change our lives in many ways. It is important that it is developed responsibly and that it also addresses the concerns of citizens.
The challenge of nanotechnology is to produce useful new materials with customized properties. Nanotechnology is multidisciplinary. To turn nanoscience into successful technologies will require integration of the sciences and a new type of researcher with a broad interdisciplinary view.”
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