Help on Nanotechnology!!!!

Hello I am a student working on a speech, in class. I'm am here today asking if any of you guys could help me out and give me a simple description of nanotechnology. None of things you tell me will be used for anything but for my speech.

I am asking because my speech requires me to get a person who knows some about it to give their opinion on it and where I live no one has a clue. If you could help me out that would be great.

Thanks For Your Help

MJR3

I suggest you search on "Richard Feynman", who is often acknowledged as the founder of nanotechnology.

Nanotechnology can be described as (1) control over materials at the nanometer scale. It can also be described as (2) building machines at the molecular level. There is a huge difference between those descriptions. The first is crude compared to the second.

Nanotech has become a buzz-word and a marketing tool lately. Products with nano-this nano-that, usually containing powders that can be mesured in nanometers. They are very crude examples of example (1) above.

here are a some worthwhile links on nanotech that might help:
Foresight Institute
Nanotechnology Now
Nanotech Web

Hey thanks a lot. you really helped me out.

This has really made it possible for me to get this done.

Thanks Again,

MJR3

I am new student.I shall search Richard Fenman.

Can it be used for lift upto moon?

There is lots of information available about nanotechnology applied to space flight, try the following urls:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3401/02-ask.html for a discussion of the space elevator.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/16sep_rightstuff.htm for a discussion of how nanotechnology can produce lighter spaceships.

http://www.thespacesite.com/space_nanotech...s_in_space.html a general discussion of nanotechnology applications to space flight

Since you are new to nanotechnology you might also look at my new site: http://www.understandingnano.com/ for a general overview of nanotechnology applications

Is space elevator a reality?Can wereally go to moon by lift?Is it coming soon or just theory?

What practical use maty be done out of it?Tell me one by one.

Try searching the dangers of nano which something no one wants to talk about.
They are too busy writing research grants to get $$$!!!

Try: http://www.etcgroup.org/en/