Think small. Think really, really small—smaller than anything you ever saw through a microscope at school.
Think atoms and molecules, and now you’re there. You’re down at the nanoscale, where scientists are learning about these fundamental components of matter and are putting them to use in beneficial ways.
Learn what nanotechnology is, explore the size of “nano,” and find out how scientists see and manipulate nanomaterials.
Simply put, materials can have different properties and can function in unique ways when structured at the nanoscale.
Significant scientific and technological achievements have been made as a result of the R&D funding by NNI participating agencies.
This page traces the development of nanotechnology from first concepts to the latest developments.
This glossary has definitions for a variety of terms related to nanotechnology.
