Nano
There is a small revolution happening and we’re not seeing it. And I mean really, really small. That’s what ‘nano’ means. Researchers are creating submarines small enough to deliver medicine inside the human body and molecule-sized drills that kill cancer cells. One nano supermaterial is graphene, the thinnest and strongest material known to humans. It is flexible, transparent and conducts heat and electricity 10 times better than copper, making it ideal for better fuel cells, water purification, even electronic fabrics that harvest energy as we move. How will nanotechnology transform the world in terms of health, sustainability or energy?
— Wayne Visser
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