What does the term “nanotechnology” mean? Why is the prefix, nano, used in connection with technology?…

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What does the term “nanotechnology” mean? Why is the prefix, nano, used in connection with technology? How is this connected with the picometer.?

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Answer by ginabgood1
NANOTECHNOLOGY – The purposeful manipulation of matter at the atomic level to achieve a defined goal.

Picometer – A metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter

Therefore, the term “picometer” is a way to measure extremely small distances, which could be applied to nanotechnology as a measuring device.

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Nanotech Risks

Posted by admin on Oct 29, 2008 in Recent Posts | 25 comments

Andrew Maynard, chief science advisor for the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, talks to Jorge Ribas about the technology’s risks.
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