NANOTECHNOLOGYTHE POWER IN 10-9

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NANO
START SMALL THINK BIG!!

The term Nano was coined by Eric Drexler

in 1986.
The two early versions of scanning probes
i.e, AFM and STM launched this.

WHAT EXACTLY IS NANO

TECHNOLOGY??
Field of applied science focussed on design,
synthesis and application of materials on
NANO scale.
The goal is to manipulate atoms individually
and place them in a pattern to produce desired
structures.
Materials reduced to nanoscale can suddenly
show very different properties compared to
their macroscopic counterparts enabling unique
applications.

HOW IT WORKS??
Some nanoparticles self assemble while others
use scanning probe microscopy.
Two main approaches for building nanoparticles
are:
(1) bottom-up approach where materials and
devices are build atom by atom.
(2) top-down approach where they are
synthesized by removing existing materials from
larger entities.

NANOTECHNOLOGYFROM LABS INTO OUR LIVES!!!

Smart clothing: Finest textile fibres with
sensors,computers and motors embedded.
Smart furniture: Fitted with micro-chips that change
depending on body posture.
Cool cosmetics: Made of colloidal nanoparticles with
excellent absorbent qualities.
Purifying the elixir: Removal of micro to nanoscale
contaminants from water, including pathogens.
Famines almost eradicated: Replicate anything you
want,even food!!

NANOWONDERSAIDING PERPETUAL ENERGY

FLOW!!applications: Ultra high purity Si
Nanocrystal
nanoparticles used in new forms of solar cells.

SOFCs,small and cheap: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

made of nanoparticles and nanopowders.
High efficiency energy storage devices: made
from Li batteriesand nanostructured materials.

NANOTECHNOLOGYEAGERLY AWAITED!!!
NANOPHOTONICS: cost-effective
communication by replacing expensive optical
devices by optoelectronic ones.
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY: flat panels with wider
viewing angle,low driving voltage and high
illumination.
INTELLIGENT MATERIALS: solar panels,anticorossion coatings,longer lasting medical
devices and photocatalytic air purifiers.

NANOTECHNOLOGYTHE HEALING TOUCH!!

Programmed

nanorobots working wonders

inside body.
Smart drug delivery: using reverse micelle
based process.
Surgery and no scars: nanosurgeons operating
at a level 1000 times more precise than the
sharpest scalpels.
Steroids,now avoid: using nanoparticles
encapsulating non steroidal drugs.

BIOTECHNOLOGYNANO IS THE ANSWER!!

Application of self-assembly model in synthesis of

nucleic acids,lipids,proteins and cell membranes.
Biomimmetics and cosmetic surgery: nanorobots
synthesizing artificial sensory components.
Nano in conjunction with molecular biology: in MRI

NANODREAMS COMING
TRUE!!!
Carbon nanotubes generating electricity
by mere liquid flow through them.For
instance-cardiac pacemaker.
Shun microprocessors, shrink size:
nanoelectrons will create computers and
transistors, the size of a sugar cube!!

WHY NO NANO??
Increased mobility
and reactivity of
nanoparticles may be
risky.
Untraceable weapons
of mass destruction
and enhanced
surveillance.
Can adversely affect
regulatory reactions
of the body.

Nanomachines can
prevent ozone layer
thinning,deforestation
and mining.
Using the same
weapons for national
security.
Also makes life-saving
drugs and treats
incurable diseases.

PURPOSEFUL MISSION
TRANSCENDS
LIMITATIONS
Nanotechnology seems hypothetical but
can be turned practical.

Can be disastrous if falls into wrong

hands.
How far will its promises really take us??

THANK YOU!!!