The term “nanotechnology” emerged in 1974, when the Japanese scientist Norio Taniguchi used it to describe manufacturing processes on a nanometric scale. Since then, this scientific area has not stopped moving forward. To date, nanotechnology is the study, design and manipulation of matter on an incredibly small scale, usually between 1 and 100 nanometers. A nanometer equals one millionth of a metre; to measure it more clearly, a human hair is a…
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The term “nanotechnology” emerged in 1974, when the Japanese scientist Norio Taniguchi used it to describe manufacturing processes on a nanometric scale. Since then, this scientific area has not stopped moving forward. To date, nanotechnology is the study, design and manipulation of matter on an incredibly small scale, usually between 1 and 100 nanometers. A nanometer equals one millionth of a metre; to measure it more clearly, a human hair is a…