This one hour video presentation with accompanying slides defines nanotechnology as "exploring and exploting unique phenomena and effects that occur at atomic, molecular and supra-molecular dimensions to create materials, devices and systems with fundamentally new properties and functions through the smallness of dimensions." Examples are provided of self-assembly, quantum effects, optical applications, biological applications, and more.

Citation: S. Tiwari, "What is Nanotechnology?" The Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility Short Course: Technology & Characterization at the Nanoscale. Air date: 06/14//2005.

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