The nanorevolution is here to stay. It is this small scale—where we have the ability to put molecules and atoms to new uses—that fuels the hope and hype surrounding nanotechnology. This chapter discuses the origins of nanoscience, nanotechnology and what nanotechnology means to society in the long run.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 7/1/2011Stock # PB296X_2

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Betty Paulsell (Kansas City, MO)
Betty Paulsell (Kansas City, MO)

Nanoscale History

This brief chapter gives an excellent, but quick overview of the history of nanotechnology. It describes how nanotechnology came about and how it has developed so rapidly.

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