Nanoscience & Nanotechnology: Overview

The fundamental knowledge gained through nanoscience and developments in nanotechnology will certainly accelerate over the next several decades. With the control of materials at the nanometer dimension, engineers are already able to create new types of products and services. As an example the smallest transistors we make today in a factory are about 130 nanometers wide. With future nanotechnology advancements engineers will be able to make chips that have transistors that are two or three nanometers wide. Today, cosmetic manufacturers use liposomes with diameters of a few tens of nanometer to reduce the dehydration of skin.

We expect that the nanotechnology revolution will result in the creation of new types of products and services that will greatly benefit our lives.