1. Nanotechnology Webquest
Rayne Holm

2. What is Nanotechnology?
“…Engineering of functional systems at molecular scale.”
“…Projected ability to construct items from the bottom up.” ~Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
“…Manipulation of matter on a miniscule scale.”
~National Cancer Institute

3. How Small is a Nanometer?
A marble next to the earth
100,000 nm in one strand of hair

4. Where is Nanotechnology Being Used?
Food
Space
Fabric
Medicine
Batteries
Fuel Cells
Solar Cells
Electronics
Sporting goods
Chemical sensors
Air/Water purification

5. Why “Bottom Up”? Lasers not small enough Affect more than one molecule
Only natural choices
More material = more money

6. Macrotech for Nanotech: Sound Laser
“Saser”
“Chemical lasagna”
Beam small enough to alter individual nanoparticles

7. Nanotechnology Constraints
Costly
High level of training required
Hard to work with (size)
Experimental

8. Nanotechnology to Me New way of thinking Dawn of a new age Adaptive
Groundbreaking
Anything!

9. Resources BenchFly.com Crnano.org NewsCenter.cancer.gov Cohs.com
UnderstandingNano.com
Gizmag.com/the-sound-laser-nanoparticles