Nanotechnology and the Environment: Report of a National Nanotechnology Initiative Workshop Held in Arlington, Virginia on 8-9 May 2003

Abstract

Nanotechnology is the creation and use of materials, devices, and systems through the control of matter on the nanometer-length scale at the level of atoms, molecules, and supramolecular structures. The essence of nanotechnology is the ability to work at these levels to generate larger structures with fundamentally new properties and molecular organization. These nanostructures, made with fundamental building blocks, are among the smallest human-made objects and exhibit novel physical, chemical, and biological properties and phenomena. Nanotechnology s goal is to exploit these properties and efficiently manufacture and employ the structures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA572148

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Computational Science
  • Detection
  • Ecology
  • Environment
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Protection
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Metallic Nanoparticles
  • Nanotechnology
  • Sensor Networks

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics