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Nanotechnology. Nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is the study of materials at the molecular (atomic) scale A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter
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Nanotechnology • Nanotechnology is the study of materials at the molecular (atomic) scale • A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter • Nanotechnology has shown that the behavior and properties of some substances at the nanoscale contradict how they behave and what their properties are at the visible scale
Nanotechnology • We watched the first 9 minutes and 45 seconds of this video on nanotechnology in class. Feel free to watch all of it if you want! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9umtU0teRnw
Nanotechnology • Many products today are already benefitting from nanotechnology. Examples include: • Sunscreens • Scratch-resistant coatings • Medical procedures