Essay - Nanoengineering Materials Abstract Nanotechnology is the Ability to Precisely Control...

Nanoengineering Materials

Abstract

***** is the ability to precisely control matter at ***** *****omic and molecular level to make new and better materials, products, and devices. While the technology remains in a state of evolution, nanotechnology has ***** potential to revolutionize the fields ***** medicine, drug delivery systems pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, energy, environmental remediation, and much more. The ability ***** manipulate materials at ***** atomic and ***** level will allow scientists to identify yet unknown applications for these processes at the nanoscale, thereby providing the ***** to control the fundamental properties of materials that have remained unchanged throughout the history of mankind. These emerging nanotechnologies ***** also provide ***** with the ability to improve the efficiency of chemical reactions, develop harder and more durable materials, manufacture *****s with precision activity, and create diagnostic tools that actually can be placed inside cells, as well as realizing numerous other accomplishments that remain unimaginable today. This paper provides a review ***** the relevant peer-*****ed ***** scholarly literature to determine what nanoengineering is, and ***** advantages and d*****advantages are associated with ***** emerging technology. A discussion of current ***** future trends is followed by a summary ***** the research and salient findings in the conclusion.

Nanoeng*****eering Materials: Engineering and *****pplications

The history of mankind has been marked by several technological ages during which the ways materials ***** been used have changed in substantive ways. Despite these world-changing technological innovations, though, the basic materials used in manufacture ***** goods and products have rema*****ed substantially the same. Things are changing today, though, ***** the materials used in some manufacturing applications are taking place at the ***** level, where scientists are able to ***** individual atoms in a process known *****s nanoengineering. ***** paper provides a review of ***** relev*****nt peer-reviewed and scholarly literature to report upon the developments that have been created in nanotechnology to date. A review ***** material content and an *****alysis of ***** advantages and/or disadvantages ***** the ***** used is ***** by a discussion concern*****g ***** purpose and application of these materials, and why ***** new developments represent a revolution*****ry concept ***** engineering materials. A summary of the ***** will be presented in the conclusion.

Review and Discussion

***** and Overview.

At the turn ***** ***** 21st century, the U.S. president's proposed National Nanotechnology Initiative proclaimed ***** "***** emerging fields of nanoscience and ***** are leading to unprecedented understanding and control over the fundamental building blocks of all physical things. ***** ***** are likely to change the way almost everything—from vaccines ***** computers to automobile tires to objects not yet imagined— is designed and made" (quoted in An*****n, Sil*****rglitt & Schneider, 2001 at p. 1). In their book, The ***** Century ***** Work, Karoly and Panis (2004) ***** that, "New materials made possible by na*****echnology architectures, beyond what is ***** with chemistry alone, may ********** improved performance and reliability with applications to a tremendous array of products. Manufactur*****g methods developed through nanoscience and nano***** are expected to evolve ***** the nanometer scale, with