Understanding Nanotechnology: Nanoblades & Nanosprings

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Nanotechnology involves manipulating materials at the nanoscale, typically between 1 to 100 nanometers, where unique properties emerge. A nanoblade and a nanospring are miniature versions of these tools, measuring just a few nanometers to hundreds of nanometers in size. The prefix "nano" signifies one billionth of a unit, such as a meter, emphasizing the incredibly small scale of these technologies. Understanding these dimensions can be challenging; for instance, if a marble were 1 nanometer in diameter, a meter would equate to the Earth's diameter. This discussion highlights the significance of size in nanotechnology and its implications for material properties.
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Nano-----, what means?

What is a nanoblade? And a nanospring?
I am not an expert about nanotechnology but I would like to understand something more.
Thanks in advance.
 
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Nano is a prefix meaning 1 billionth of something. So a nanometer is 1 billionth of a meter. Nanotechnology is generally referring to something that is on the scale of nanometers. So a nanoblade and nanospring are simply a spring and a blade that are a few nanometers to a few hundred nanometers in size or so.
 


Nanotechnology is the study and design of technology on the nanoscale, whilst this technically ranges from 1-1000nm in the field it refers to 1-100nm because this is the scale at which materials start to take on unique properties separate to their larger counterparts.
 


Also, if the numbers are difficult to visualize... If a marble were 1 nanometer in diameter, 1 meter would be the diameter of the Earth.
 


Bloodthunder said:
Also, if the numbers are difficult to visualize... If a marble were 1 nanometer in diameter, 1 meter would be the diameter of the Earth.

I find this neat little http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/525347" good for understanding the scales involved
 
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