Nanotechnology update

By Michael Gross2007-09-01T00:00:00

Source: Dr M. Najlah & Prof A. D'Emanuele, University of Central Lancashire

The past 10 years have witnessed myriad R&D programmes in nanotechnology around the world

Almost 50 years ago Richard Feynman told of the enormous potential of physics and chemistry done at the nanoscale in his now famous lecture, There is plenty of room at the bottom. While nanotechnology remained in the realms of theory and speculation for some 20 years following his speech, within the past 10 years real applications have been coming onto the market and it is evident that there is still plenty more to come from the 'room at the bottom'.

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