What is Nanotechnology?

Nanotechnology gets it name from from the measurement called a Nanometer, which is one-billionth of a meter. It takes 75,000 Nanometers to equal the thickness of an average human hair. Another comparison is that a Nanometer equals the length of four typical atoms setting side-by-side.

When working at these very small scales, the classical laws of physics begin to change. Scientist and engineers can now combine atoms into new molecules that have never before existed, creating new materials.