Редактирование: Nanotechnology

'''Nanotechnology''' (or Nanoscience), is science, engineering and technology that is carried out on the nano scale. Although this is said to be between 1 to 100 nanometers, some suggest this may not be 100% accurate as it would exclude numerous materials and devices from being described as nanotechnology.<ref>[http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology/introduction/introduction_to_nanotechnology_1.php Introduction to nanotechnology]</ref>

==Origins==

The origins of Nanotechnology date back to 1959, when Richard Feynman presented a talk called "[[There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom]]".<ref>[http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/53/07803108/0780310853.pdf There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom PDF]</ref> In this talk, Feynman described a process in which scientists would be able to manipulate and control individual atoms and molecules.<ref>[http://www.nano.gov/nanotech-101/what/definition What is Nanotechnology?]</ref>

==In Transhumanism==

Nanotechnology could have a major impact on a variety of different areas including; Everyday materials, electronics and IT, sustainable energy, the environment, medical and health, and transportation.<ref>[http://www.nano.gov/you/nanotechnology-benefits Nanotechnology Benefits]</ref> Not to mention possibly the only way [[cryonics]] revival might be possible.

In an interview with Computerworld in 2009, author and futurist [[Ray Kurzweil]] said that anyone alive come 2040 or 2050 could be close to immortal. The quickening advance of nanotechnology means that the human condition will shift into more of a collaboration of man and machine, as nanobots flow through human blood streams and eventually even replace biological blood, he added.<ref>[http://www.computerworld.com/article/2528330/app-development/nanotech-could-make-humans-immortal-by-2040--futurist-says.html Ray Kurzweil Interview with Computer World]</ref>

==See Also==
*[[Molecular Manufacturing]]
*[[Foresight Institute]]

== External links ==
* {{wikipedia|Nanotechnology}}

==References==

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