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Nanotechnology is the creation of functional materials, devices and systems through control of matter on the nanometer length scale (1-100 nanometers), and exploitation of novel phenomena and properties at that length scale. For comparison, 10 nanometers is 1000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. A scientific and technical revolution has just begun based upon the ability to systematically organize and manipulate matter at nanoscale. Nanotechnology is creating a wealth of new materials and manufacturing possibilities, which in turn will profoundly impact our economy, our environment, and our society.

Using nanotechnology, researchers and manufactures can fabricate materials literally molecule-by-molecule. They can harness previously inaccessible properties of matter and “custom design” ultra-precise new structures, devices; and systems with new, unique, and often remarkable properties –such as materials with vastly increased strength, vastly decreased weight, vastly greater electrical connectivity, or the ability to change shape or color on demand. Students of Electronics, Electrical Engineering, and Physics and for the sake of knowledge may find it useful.