Is Nanotechnology used today?
Nanotechnology isn’t science fiction. It’s already in use today. Lots of products being manufactured today involve some type of nanotechnology, only it’s often not identified as such. Furthermore, some existing applications have been forced into the realm of nanotechnology in order to improve performance. Thus there are really two tracks of nanotechnology development. The first, and considerably larger nanotechnology track, involves existing products and applications that are running headlong into the transition from conventional materials to quantum materials. These industries include integrated circuits, disk drives, and optics. To some of the people in these industries, they’re already doing nanotechnology whether they like it or not. Some people have labeled this “old nanotechnology” because it’s really applying a new label to an existing industry. The second nanotechnology track is much smaller and is based on starting with quantum materials from the outset, and trying to find app
