Today's Nanotechnology:











 

-at least one dimension of the object is less than 100 nanometers in size.

-individual atoms are combined  in order to form larger structures.

Nanotubes-Currently, many different types of carbon nanotubes have been discovered since they were first discovered by Sumio Iijima. Also, the first mixture of nanotubes  was discovered in 1993 by Robert E. Smalley at Rice University and since then different mixtures have been created.

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Materials-so far, there have been some materials such as nano-powders and nanotubes that have been created by nanotechnolgy companies. 

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