Nanotechnology

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="064285a1erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Know Your Techs</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Know Your Techs"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TechTopics"><U>TechTopics</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TechKnow"><U>TechKnow</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="063d2c00dkelyh.png"> <bR> <div> <B>TechTopics</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Financial Advice Online"><U>Financial Advice Online</U></A></div> <div> <B>Nanotechnology</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Future Energy"><U>Future Energy</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Free Mobile Mapping"><U>Free Mobile Mapping</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Nanotechnology</I></div> <div> How small can you get?</div> <div> Current technology is down to nanometers.  A nanometer is one billionth of a meter.  That's working at the level of atoms. </div> <div> Many disciplines are using nanotechnology - physics, chemistry, biology and engineering. In electronics the PC's Pentium 4 works at 130nm level.  Intel has recently (1st qtr 2004) announced the launch of a 90 nm chip.  </div> <div> Why is it so interesting?</div> <div> Well it holds out for huge medical advances - nano machines driving around your body delivering drugs to the precise spot where treatment is needed. But it could spell disaster in the hands of terrorists and what happens if nanomachines become uncontrollable as they replicate themselves.</div> <div> The all encompassing nature of nanotechnology means it is helpful to consider nanotechnolgy in three areas nanomaterials, nanobiotechnology and nanoelectronics.  As with all new advances there are start up companies leading the way but also the big boys with the money and the capacity to set aside a department.  There are also those companies who are not actually nanotechnology companies but provide the picks and shovels for the industry. The companies in the list of nanotechnology companies are grouped into the three areas, by size and whether they are a pick and shovel company.</div> <div> However there isn't a  </div> <div> The companies involved in nanotechnology are listed at <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nanotechnology"><U>Nanotechnology</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>