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There's plenty of room at the bottom"
Richard Feynman gave this lecture where he talked about the possibilities manipulating and controlling individua atoms. This lecture is sometimes considered the birth of nanotechnology. -
Molecular Electronics
A hypothesis was made by Mark Ratner and Ari Aviram stating that individual molecules might behave the same as basic electronic devises -
Scanning Tunneling Microscope
Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer created this making us able for the first time to "see" individual atoms. -
Mechanical Bond
A new field was opened in chemistry. A new type of bonding in chemical compounds. It was a mechanical bond meaning has components that can move back and forth it can rotate. This can be used for some of the smallest machines ever created. -
Spherical Nucleic Acids
Chad Mirkin and his group invented these. They are a powerful basis for new medicines. -
Dip-pen nanolithography
Also invented by Chad Mirkin this makes it possible to make much smaller circuits and sensors. -
IIN
The International Institute for Nanotechnology was founded -
Ryan Hall
The opening of a research center -
Nanostructured Thermoelectric
This laid the path or more efficient, low cost and high performance thermoelectric device advancements. -
Molecular Machines
The Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded to 3 chemists for "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines." -
Smallest Transistor Ever
A research team created a transistor with a working 1 nm gate breaking the rules set by physics. -
Multipurpose sponge
A sponge with a nanocomposite coating that can soak up 30 times its weight without hurting marine life was created. -
Chip Technology
Worlds first 2 nanometer chip technology unveiled by IBM.