1.
Nanoscience
Nanoscience is defined as the analysis and regulation of particles at the
nanoscale level, specifically concerning structures with dimensions ranging
from 1 to 100 nanometers. It focuses on understanding how atoms and
molecules organize into complex structures and how altering these
configurations can change the properties of materials.
The prefix ‘nano’ is referred to a Greek prefix meaning ‘dwarf’ or something
very small and depicts one thousand millionth of a meter (10−9 m). We should
distinguish between nanoscience, and nanotechnology. Nanoscience is the
study of structures and molecules on the scales of nanometers ranging
between 1 and 100 nm, and the technology that utilizes it in practical
applications such as devices etc. is called nanotechnology [1]. As a
comparison, one must realize that a single human hair is 60,000 nm thickness
and the DNA double helix has a radius of 1 nm (Figure 1) [2]. The development
of nanoscience can be traced to the time of the Greeks and Democritus in the
5th century B.C., when scientists considered the question of whether matter is
continuous, and thus infinitely divisible into smaller pieces, or composed of
small, indivisible and indestructible particles, which scientists now call atoms.
2. Nanoscience
Nanoscience is the study of matter at the nanoscale—dimensions between
approximately 1 and 100 nanometers or 1,000 times smaller than the width
of a human hair. At these incredibly small scales, materials have unique
phenomena that enable new applications. In 1959, the famed physicist
Richard Feynman said in a prophetic lecture that there was “plenty of room
at the bottom.” Feynman meant that exploring and manipulating materials
almost atom by atom would create huge opportunities for new science and
important new technologies. Today that “room at the bottom” is called
nanoscience. It is an important part of research in physics, chemistry,
materials science, and biology.
You can literally see the impact of this research on television. Some video
screens today use a U.S.-developed nanotechnology called quantum dots.
The technology creates televisions with very high-resolution and precise,
vivid colors.
3. Nanoscience
Nanoscience is the study of matter at the nanoscale—dimensions between
approximately 1 and 100 nanometers or 1,000 times smaller than the width of
a human hair. At these incredibly small scales, materials have unique
phenomena that enable new applications. In 1959, the famed physicist
Richard Feynman said in a prophetic lecture that there was “plenty of room at
the bottom.” Feynman meant that exploring and manipulating materials almost
atom by atom would create huge opportunities for new science and important
new technologies. Today that “room at the bottom” is called nanoscience. It is
an important part of research in physics, chemistry, materials science, and
biology.
4.Nanoscience
Nanoscience is an emerging area of science which involves the study of
materials on an ultra-small scale and the novel properties that these materials
demonstrate.
Nanoscience has the potential to reshape the world around us. It could lead to
revolutionary breakthroughs in fields ranging from manufacturing to health
care. But what is nanoscience, how does it work and how could it help change
our lives?
Nanoscience vs nanotechnology
Before we continue we should clear something up. The terms nanoscience
and nanotechnology are often used interchangeably, but they are in fact two
very different things.
5.Nanoscience
Nanoscience is the study of structures and materials on an ultra-small scale,
and the unique and interesting properties these materials demonstrate.
Nanoscience is cross disciplinary, meaning scientists from a range of fields
including chemistry, physics, biology, medicine, computing, materials science
and engineering are studying it and using it to better understand our world.
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology (also sometimes called molecular manufacturing), on the
other hand, is the design, production and application of structures, devices
and systems at the nanoscale. So essentially one is studying nanomaterials
and their properties and the other is using those materials and properties to
create something new or different. Got that? OK, let’s proceed.
References
1. U.S department of energy:
https://www.energy.gov/science/doe-
explainsnanoscience#:~:text=Nanoscience%20is%20the%20study
%20of,phenomena%20that%20enable%20new%20applications.
2. National library of medicine:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6982820/#:~:text=Nanoscience
%20is%20the%20study%20of,is%20called%20nanotechnology
%20%5B1%5D.
3. Australian academy of science:
https://www.science.org.au/curious/nanoscience#:~:text=Since%20many
%20important%20chemical%20reactions,%E2%80%9310%20nm%20in
%20diameter.%20.&text=Quantum%20dots%20with%20vivid
%20colours,source:%20Antipoff%20/%20Wikimedia%20Commons.
