Nanotechnology at NIH
What is Nanotechnology?What is Nanoscale? Watch the video:
Nanotechnology is defined as the understanding and control of
matter at dimensions of roughly 1 to 100 nanometers, a scale at
which unique properties of materials emerge that can be used to
develop novel technologies and products. At the nanoscale, the
physical, chemical, and biological properties of materials differ
from the properties of matter either at smaller scales, such as
atoms, or at larger scales that we use in everyday life such as
millimeters or inches. Nanotechnology involves imaging, measuring,
modeling, and manipulating matter only a few nanometers in size.
Learn more about Nanotechnology at NIH
Nanotechnology at NIH: Basic Concepts, Current Research, and Medical Applications (VIDEOCAST | 08:30:00 )
The all-day Nanotechnology Symposium offers an introduction to nanotechnology—what it is, what it isn’t, and how it impacts medicine with examples of major programs supported by NIH.
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