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Miniaturization. What is it?. Trend of items being developed smaller and smaller First started with Electronics Now in many different fields: Medicine Technology Toys. But there is a problem with this idea:. The instruments used are too large for the product.
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What is it? • Trend of items being developed smaller and smaller • First started with Electronics • Now in many different fields: • Medicine • Technology • Toys
But there is a problem with this idea: • The instruments used are too large for the product. • Article in National Geographic explains the concept of Nanotechnology • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/10/1010_031010_whitesides.html
What does this mean? • http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/07.22/99-nanotips.html • Article in Harvard Gazette looks to help solve the problem of “contants” to smaller wires.