Nanotechnology: A mini revolution
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article571336.ece
From cars that change colour to windows that clean themselves, the
small world of nanotechnology is certain to dramatically alter our
everyday lives
By Danny Bradbury
Published: 24 May 2006
The best things are supposed to come in small packages. In the future,
this could be more true than ever. Thanks to nanotechnology - the
manipulation of tiny elements - we could enjoy a host of new
developments, including furniture that can think, cars that change
colour, even mobile phones with Breathalysers - no more will we drink
and dial.
The official British Standards Institution (BSI) definition of
nanotechnology is the design and control of things at a nanoscale (100
nanometres and below). To put this into some sort of perspective, 100nm
is one thousandth of the width of a human hair, and roughly 500 times
the size of an atom.
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