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Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions between approximately 1 and 100 nanometers.[1]
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| “ | Nanotechnology research and development is directed toward the understanding and control of matter at dimensions of roughly 1 to 100 nanometers. At this size, the physical, chemical, and biological properties of materials can differ in fundamental and potentially useful ways from the properties of individual atoms and molecules, on the one hand, or bulk matter, on the other hand."[2] | ” |
Nanotechnology has enabled or facilitated novel research in areas such as computing, medicine, energy conversion and storage, water purification, agriculture and food systems, synthetic biology, aerospace, and geoengineering. Consumer products that incorporate nanotechnology are as diverse as clothing, cosmetics, household appliances, and sporting goods.[3]
A 2010 study estimated that values for products enabled by nanotechnology were worth about $91 billion in the United States and $254 billion worldwide in 2009.[4] Trends suggest that the number of nanotechnology products and workers employed in related fields will double every 3 years worldwide, achieving a $3 trillion market and 6 million workers by 2020.[5]
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- ↑ Nanotechnology: Improved Performance Information Needed for Environmental, Health, and Safety Research, at 1.
- ↑ Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer, at 1.
- ↑ Nanotechnology: Improved Performance Information Needed for Environmental, Health, and Safety Research, at 1.
- ↑ Nanotechnology Research Directions for Societal Needs in 2020 (Mihail C. Roco, Chad A. Mirkin & Mark C. Hersam, eds. 2010).
- ↑ Nanotechnology: Improved Performance Information Needed for Environmental, Health, and Safety Research, at 2.
