Alexander Anderson
New Century College
George Mason University

Background

Nanotechnology was a term originally used by Norio Taniguchi in 1974 to making products and materials to atomic-scale dimensions using machines, i.e. Nano sized objects (NNI R&D). An important milestone within this area is Moore’s Law , This law accepted by experts has been followed almost uncannily to the current date. The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene (C60) a carbon molecule discovered at Rice University (NNI R&D), was a significant breakthrough for this technology. In the early 1990’s came the discovery of Carbon Nanotubes (NNI R&D). These discoveries lead researchers to find a way to create Quantum Dots also known as Nanocrystals (NNI R&D). It is important to note that Quantum Dots make Nano-chips/etc., viable and possible. One of the more recent technologies created was Dip-pen Nanolithography® (DPN®) . We now have the ability to create electronic circuits by writing at the Nanolevel. This opens up other avenues in Nanoencryption and biomaterials (NNI R&D). The most recent achievement was in 2013, when the first carbon Nanotube computer was created by NNI R&D (NNI R&D). Today, there are many manufactured products that have used Nanotechnology in their development. The highlighted history is a glimpse into the future use of Nanotechnology .