subject: How Nanotechnology Will Affect The Life Of Every One Of Us [print this page] The simplest way to consider nanotechnology is to think small. Well, to think bag in essence, but about small things. Since the coin was first termed, it has related to the manufacture of things at a molecular level. As businesses and industry across the globe really start to embrace exactly what it can do, this short article will go some way to explaining how nanotechnology will affect the life of every one of us.
It is hard to imagine just how small things can be built. In scientific terms, a nanometer equates to something which is a billionth of a meter in size. Almost infinitesimally small, and certainly not able to be seen by the human naked eye.
It is working at this level that allows small things to be built. And, working at such extreme levels opens up the opportunity to create a great many things. In the medical world and out into the wider world, the doors and possibilities that could present themselves are to all intents and purposes limitless.
In the automotive industry for example, many of the world's leading players are already putting developments in nanotechnology through its paces. As we all grasp the reality that things needs to be different to positively effect our environment, building with smaller components, lighter materials and so forth make huge inroads.
In sport, equipment can be made lighter and stronger. Allowing for advancements in everything from golf and tennis balls to protective gear, the knowledge of working at this molecular level is as big as the work is small.
In everyday life too, much of the materials being developed are going on to produce lighter and comfortable materials that can be incorporated into clothing. Allowing for great performance against the extremes of weather and, for the fashionistas, look great and offer new styles, it offers both practicality, function and pleasure.
As the world really grasps the reality that nanotechnology presents, economies will be further driven forward, In the already developed western world in countries such as the States, the UK and across Europe, benefits are already starting to be seen. But it is perhaps in the BRIC countries where the fundamental changes will occur.
