technology that changes atoms to create something new

Technology beyond the size of microtechnology, uses assembling machines so small you cannot see them.

Research in computer technology based on devices that use atom switches; also called molecular manufacturing.

Very small machines. At the extreme, machines are made molecule-by-molecule and the molecules built atom by atom. Applications include microsurgery, construction of advanced integrated circuits, building complex, larger machines, and terraforming. It is possible to build nanobots that can replicate themselves. Such Von Neuman nanomachines are very useful for certain terraforming and medical applications. However, they can only be built using proven Library and Galactic Foresight Organization licenced designs incorporating integral fail-safe components called 'keys'. Use of unsafe intelligent or replicating machines by Organic species is Traditionally punishable by sanctions as severe as extinction. Given the Human record of pre-contact speculation and research on artificial intelligence and automated machine replication, the GFO believes that voluntarily opening all Terragen research sites to GFO inspection would be very beneficial for Terragen public relations. ( See bibliography.) Return to alphabetic links

the art of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale especially to build microscopic devices (as robots)

A technology that creates small materials at the scale of molecules by manipulating single atoms. The name nano comes from the size of molecules which is measured in nanometers - or one billionth of a meter (0.000000001 meter). The dimension of single atoms is ten fold smaller. The molecular processes of life, particularly the activity of proteins (enzymes) and the self-organizing behavior of many biological molecules has greatly inspired nanotechnology and molecular motors (i.e. protein complexes) could be considered the result of natures nanotechnology.

Systems for transforming matter, energy, and information that are based on nanometer-scale components with precisely defined molecular features. Also, techniques that produce or measure features less than 100 nanometers in size.

Tools to re-materialise art from screen-based media to world-based artificial life, where atoms replace pixels.

The science concerned with the process of creating minuscule machines from individual atoms.

The science of manipulating molecules and atoms to create precise structures.

This is a general term for technology research on the scale of less than about 1000 nanometers.

The application of nanoscale science, engineering and technology on matter at the atomic, molecular, and supramolecular levels. This correlates to length scales roughly 1 to 100 nanometers.

Technology where dimensions of a few nanometers play a critical role.

The science and art of making devices that are smaller in scale than MEMS, often at a molecular size, generally fabricated by chemical processes that result in the growth or formation of certain useful structures

the creation of nanoscale devices (up to 100 nanometers)

Activities at the level of atoms and molecules that have applications in the real world.

The creation and use of objects at the nanoscale, up to 100 nanometers in size.

The creation and usage of stuctures in the range of 1-100 X 10-9 meters in size.

the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)

an emerging scientific field in which biologists use strands of DNA to construct two and three-dimensional nano-scale structures

Atomic engineering--the ability to devise self-replicating machines, robots, and computers that are molecular sized.

A branch of science and engineering devoted to the design and production of extremely small electronic devices and circuits built from individual atoms and molecules.

Nanotechnology is molecular manufacturing or, building things one atom at a time. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter and approximately ten atoms fit inside one nanometer. Utilizing the physical properties of atoms and molecules, nanotechnology proposes the construction of nanosize devices possessing extraordinary properties.

a set of technologies that allows the handling of individual molecules or atoms.

The science and technology of building electronic circuits and devices from single atoms and molecules.

the science of manipulating atoms and molecules to fabricate materials, devices and systems. Unlike current production methods, in which existing parts and components are combined, nanotechnology takes atoms and precisely assembles them to produce items with desirable characteristics. Objects are built in a manner similar to the way bricks are stacked on top of one another to build a wall. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term “nanotechnology” was coined in 1974.

(from nanometer: a billionth of a meter) it is the manipulation of matter at the atomic level. this new technology will handle individual atoms and molecules with control and precision. It will change our world in more ways than we can imagine.

The manufacture of systems of molecular size that emulate the behaviour of larger systems. Any alife system is potentially creatable in these dimensions, using standard biological or even inorganic components.

The science of creating tiny computers and components by working at the individual atomic and molecular levels.

an area of science which studies, develops and produces extremely small tools and machines by controlling the arrangement of individual atoms

A precise molecule-by-molecule control of products and byproducts in the development of functional structures. From the Latin nanus = "dwarf", so it literally means "dwarf technology". The word was originally coined by Norio Taniguchi in 1974, to refer to high precision machining. However, Richard Feynman and K. Eric Drexler later popularized the concept of nanotechnology as a new and developing technology in which humans manipulate objects whose dimensions are approximately 1 to 100 nanometers. Theoretically, it is possible that in the future a variety of human-made "nano-assemblers" (that is, tiny [molecular] machines smaller than a grain of sand) could manufacture those things that are produced in factories today. For example, enzyme molecules function essentially as jigs and machine tools to shape large molecules as they are formed in biochemical reactions. The technology also encompasses biochips, biosensors and manipulating atoms and molecules in order to form (build) bigger, but still microscopic functional structures and machines.

Technology dealing with matter on a molecular size scale, on the order of nanometers (1 billionth of a meter). Nanotechnology typically deals with molecular, chemical, and quantum phenomenon rather than the mechanical phenomenon more prevalent in MEMS or the solid-state physics of microelectronics. Nanotechnology and MEMS are distinct and largely complimentary technologies.

Nanotechnology is used to gauge and process materials with a precision margin of several atoms. The Council for Science and Technology Policy, chaired by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, has drawn up a basic plan to promote government-backed nanotechnology research. Companies and academic institutions are racing to study the cutting-edge technology, similar to what is happening in the U.S. and Europe. Nanotechnology is expected to be a catalyst for major breakthroughs in information technology, biotechnology, environmental protection and other industries. Such breakthroughs could include development of ultrahigh-speed computers, high-capacity storage materials and new drugs that have few side effects. For example, a data storage item the size of a sugar cube is envisioned to store every publication kept at the National Diet Library. Japanese companies and laboratories currently lead their foreign counterparts in developing nanocarbon tubes.

Technology development at the molecular range (1 nm to 100 nm) to create and use structures, devices, and systems that have novel properties because of their small size.

incorporates scientific advances in protein synthesis, molecular engineering and micro-computing. It is creating a set of tools and processes that will enable the synthesis of materials and structures at the atomic level.5

Nano” (Greek for dwarf) is used to designate an order of size 1,000 times smaller than today's micrometer; in other words one nanometer is one millionth of a millimeter. Nanotechnology focuses primarily on the use of new functions that are based on the material-specific properties of nanostructures.

Technology dealing with items in the scale of nanometers, i.e. one billionth of a meter or 10E-9 m. The concept is to eventually manipulate molecules as easily as computers manipulate 1s and 0s. See also MEMS.

The development of atomic, molecular, or microscopic technology under 100 nanometers.

technology based on the manipulation of molecules.

The science concerned with manipulating materials on a very small scale, the atomic or molecular scale (one nanometer equals one billionth of a meter).

Nanotechnology comprises technological developments on the nanometer scale, usually 0.1 to 100 nm. (One nanometer equals one thousandth of a micrometre or one millionth of a millimeter.) The term has sometimes been applied to microscopic technology.

devices with dimensions between one-millionth and one-billionth of a meter

The science of nanoparticles.

The development and use of techniques to study physical phenomena and construct structures in the nanoscale size range or smaller.

technology that relates to the manufacture of microscopic objects

the study of systems and devices on the molecular scale. Nanotechnology problems are very amenable to molecular modeling, and a huge growth area in global R&D.

The technology of precisely- constructed molecular-scale machines; from nanometer: a billionth of a meter. For a good introduction, see What is Nanotechnology? or Ralph C. Merkle's nanotechnology page, or [K. Eric Drexler, Engines of Creation, 1986

Objects with electronic and physical properties on a scale of millionths of a millimetre.

technological design in the nanometer range.

The purposeful manipulation of matter at the atomic level to achieve a defined goal. Atomic constructs can be measured in nanometers. Someday nanotechnology...

The manipulation of individual atoms and molecules. In the future, this could potentially be used for the manufacture of smaller and smaller, more powerful computers.

research and technology development at the atomic, molecular or macromolecular levels (in the 1-100 nanometer range) aimed at creating and using materials which have novel properties and functions.

The science of creating highly miniaturized machines that work on the molecular level.

See Molecular nanotechnology [ DPP91].

Sometimes called molecular manufacturing, it generally means building devices out of individual atoms and molecules. The technology is only in its nascent stages.

Nanoscience and nanotechnology involve studying and working with matter on an ultra-small scale. One nanometre is one-millionth of a millimetre and a single human hair is around 80,000 nanometres in width.

The term nanotechnology applies to materials, structures and technologies with one thing in common: the creation or presence of at least one spatial dimension smaller than a few hundred nanometers. This includes the production of nanoparticles and the creation of nanostructures, which in turn make it possible to produce products with new or improved properties. Examples include starting materials for textiles that absorb UV radiation and waterrepellant surface coatings for the textile and automotive industries.

The manufacture of materials and structures with dimensions that measure up to 100 nanometers (billionths of a metre).

Areas of technology where dimensions and tolerances in the range of 0.1nm to 100nm play a critical role

Nanotechnology is a new technology for creating MEMS structures in the “Nano” range which is three orders of magnitude, or 1000 times smaller than the current generation of MEMS devices. Refers to devices ranging in size from a nanometer to a micron.

Nanotechnology is molecular manufacturing or, more simply, building things one atom or molecule at a time with programmed nanoscopic robot arms. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter (3 - 4 atoms wide). Utilizing the well understood chemical properties of atoms and molecules (how they "stick" together), nanotechnology proposes the construction of novel molecular devices possessing extraordinary properties. The trick is to manipulate atoms individually and place them exactly where needed to produce the desired structure.

Any technology on the scale of nanometers.

development, manufacture and use of systems or devices with sizes in the nanometer range

The technology of measuring and manufacturing objects of microscopically small size.

See Molecular nanotechnology. Is used loosley by many companies & individuals to describe anything to do with things smaller than a micrometer.

The interactions of cellular and molecular components and engineered materials—typically clusters of atoms, molecules, and molecular fragments—at the most elemental level of biology. Such nanoscale objects—typically, though not exclusively, with dimensions smaller than 100 nanometers—can be useful by themselves or as part of larger devices containing multiple nanoscale objects.

Engineering of components and devices of nanometer dimensions.

Generic term for technology requiring precision at the nanometer (billionth of a meter) level. Includes not only micromachines and related processing and measuring technologies, but also the development of new materials.

The field of research that deals with the engineering and creation of things from materials that are less than 100 nanometers (one-billionth of a meter) in size, especially single atoms or molecules. Nanotechnology is being studied in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.

(derived from molecular engineering) the ability to manufacture and manipulate materials at the molecular or atomic level

Nanotechnology is a field of applied science and technology covering a broad range of topics. The main unifying theme is the control of matter on a scale smaller than one micrometre, as well as the fabrication of devices on this same length scale. It is a highly multidisciplinary field, drawing from fields such as colloidal science, device physics, and supramolecular chemistry.