guyrocket@kbin.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoWhat ever happened to nanotechnology? Seems like it disappeared.message-squaremessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1162file-text
arrow-up1162message-squareWhat ever happened to nanotechnology? Seems like it disappeared.guyrocket@kbin.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square64fedilinkfile-text
Most are probably too young to remember but nanotechnology was supposed to be the most super amazing thing ever.
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up62·7 months agoIt’s used in medicine, meta materials, and physics everyday.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·7 months agoThis. You just don’t hear the word anymore. For example, it was instrumental in producing the COVID-19 vaccine.
minus-squareCrackhappy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 months agoThe reason pencils work as well as they do is because of the way they are constructed, of nanomaterials.
minus-squareCrackhappy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·7 months agoWell it’s not suddenly a nano material. It’s always been one. We are still exploring it.
minus-squaregeekwithsoul@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 months agoMuch like one of the ways stained glass was colored in the medieval period involved adding materials to the glass that acted as nano materials. For example this one particular shade of red needed gold.
It’s used in medicine, meta materials, and physics everyday.
This. You just don’t hear the word anymore. For example, it was instrumental in producing the COVID-19 vaccine.
The reason pencils work as well as they do is because of the way they are constructed, of nanomaterials.
Graphite is now a nano material?
Well it’s not suddenly a nano material. It’s always been one. We are still exploring it.
Much like one of the ways stained glass was colored in the medieval period involved adding materials to the glass that acted as nano materials. For example this one particular shade of red needed gold.