Nanotechnology
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Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers. At this scale, commonly known as the nanoscale, surface area and quantum mechanical effects bec
Fullerene nanogears
Comparison of nanomaterials sizes
Image of reconstruction on a clean Gold(100) surface, as visualized using scanning tunneling microscopy. The positions of the individual atoms composing the surface are visible.
Graphical representation of a rotaxane, useful as a molecular switch
Nanomaterials
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Nanomaterials describe, in principle, chemical substances or materials of which a single unit is sized between 1 and 100 nm.
"Lotus effect", hydrophobic effect with self-cleaning ability
Close-up of the underside of a gecko's foot as it walks on a glass wall (spatula: 200 × 10–15 nm)
SEM micrograph of a butterfly wing scale (× 5000)
Peacock feather (detail)