Nanotechnology and ICT/communication

Micro and nanotechnology is moving through the research phase into the marketplace with commercial adoption by industry. The key players in electronics as well as automotive, aerospace, medical and healthcare sectors are already using new materials engineered down to the level of individual atoms. Today, scientists are proposing dramatic new materials and medicines utilising nanotechnology, industry's tiniest stage. The standard unit of measurement, a nanometer, is a billionth of a meter which is barely the size of 10 hydrogen atoms in a row.

While the science behind this phenomenon is not fully understood, the commercial potential of the nanoscale is coming sharply into focus. Familiar materials at this scale can display new properties such as transmitting light or electricity. What's more, researchers find that a tiny dose of nanoparticles can transform the chemistry and nature of far bigger things, creating everything from fortified fenders to super efficient fuel cells. Engineers working at the nano scale have a brand-new tool kit that's full of wonder and brimming with potential riches. New nano-based products are only a few steps away.

For sure nano will be in for its fair share of disappointments yet the technology of the small is on track to disrupt nearly everything in its path, including companies, industries, and universities. At the atomic level the boundaries among electronics, biology, chemistry and physics lose much of their meaning as the sciences merge.

At the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology there is one research group involved in this subject. This group is: NE. The MESA+ spin-off companies 3T, Phoenix, Lionix, Smarttip and WieWeb also work in this area.

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Home News Events Strategic Orientations research groups Publications PhD students Education MESA+ NanoLab Starting entrepreneurs Tech Park Industrial Partners Vacancies Links Sitemap Search	Nanotechnology and ICT/communication Micro and nanotechnology is moving through the research phase into the marketplace with commercial adoption by industry. The key players in electronics as well as automotive, aerospace, medical and healthcare sectors are already using new materials engineered down to the level of individual atoms. Today, scientists are proposing dramatic new materials and medicines utilising nanotechnology, industry's tiniest stage. The standard unit of measurement, a nanometer, is a billionth of a meter which is barely the size of 10 hydrogen atoms in a row. While the science behind this phenomenon is not fully understood, the commercial potential of the nanoscale is coming sharply into focus. Familiar materials at this scale can display new properties such as transmitting light or electricity. What's more, researchers find that a tiny dose of nanoparticles can transform the chemistry and nature of far bigger things, creating everything from fortified fenders to super efficient fuel cells. Engineers working at the nano scale have a brand-new tool kit that's full of wonder and brimming with potential riches. New nano-based products are only a few steps away. For sure nano will be in for its fair share of disappointments yet the technology of the small is on track to disrupt nearly everything in its path, including companies, industries, and universities. At the atomic level the boundaries among electronics, biology, chemistry and physics lose much of their meaning as the sciences merge. At the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology there is one research group involved in this subject. This group is: NE. The MESA+ spin-off companies 3T, Phoenix, Lionix, Smarttip and WieWeb also work in this area.