Nanotechnology – Age of Convergence
Posted by admin on May 31, 2009 in Recent Posts | 25 comments
We are approaching an evolutionary event horizon, where the organic and the synthetic, the virtual and the “real”, are merging together into an operational ecology, an existence morphology for which there is no precendent in the history of which we are currently aware, catalyzed by nanotechnology – www.historianofthefuture.com
What is the difference between “nanotechnology” and “nanoscience” ?
Posted by admin on May 4, 2009 in Recent Posts | 0 comments
Question by nancy: What is the difference between “nanotechnology” and “nanoscience” ?
Best answer:
Answer by StargazyPi
As far as I can tell, nanotechnology is the application of nanoscience, which is a much broader field. Technology implies a certain degree of mechanisation or complexity – nanoscience can just be ‘the science of really small things’.
A good example: carbon nanotubes in themselves are the subject of nanoscience – you need to be able to work on a small scale to create them. However, they have great potential as a building material as they are incredibly strong, or alternatively can be used in circuits, which I’d class as nanotechnology.
It’s a very vague difference, I’ll grant you =D
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