What is nanotechnology?

Nanotechnology according to Wikipedia.

And welcome to Fluther, Melissa!

For a fun time, read Engines of Creation by K. Eric Drexler.

You may also want to look at Zyvex’s site about nanotechnology. And Foresight Institute

It is the name given to the results developed by a secret society of technology obsessed Grandmas (better known by their preferred name of “Nans”) who are working to improve techniques like “How to buy a Grandchild a Christmas or Birthday that will be most inappropriate or least desired.” They were working on a signature scent as well, so people will know when they are around. The have got the “Old Lady” scent down pat, and are now working on making it a little more pleasant.

It’s something Mork started developing in the late 70s. It used to be known as nanunanutechnology, but they shortened it.

I heard that every sec there grows 5 nanometers of nails in your fingers.
so when you’re done with reading this your nails have grown 25 nanometers

Nanotechnology is the science of the very, very small. Nano is 10 to the minus 9th power. That means that if someone was to build a window and its particles were nanoparticles then dirt would just slide off it as dirt particles are much bigger. Ditto with clothes: they would never get dirty.

Today? A buzzword, mainly. Technically? Science on the nano-scale.

It’s when those science dudes make stuff out of really small stuff, so small that you can’t see it even with a microscope!

The are actually creating molacules that are shaped like little gears! Amazing shit!

Nanutechnology is language creation on the planet Ork