Re: What practical uses is nanotechnology achieving now?

From: Oliver 'Ojo' Bedford (acp29_at_campfire.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE)
Date: 08/13/04 

Date: 13 Aug 2004 16:20:22 GMT

mdane@h2001.net (Mabon Dane) writes:

> Can anyone list all the current practical uses of nanotechnology? I am
> not talking about possibilities but what is the common uses that
> nanotechnology is being put to use at this moment in time.

  Chemical nanotechnology as the most simple form of
nanotechnology is already used to improve the properties of
existing materials, e.g. plastics, paints, and adhesives.
Of course, I am not talking about carbon nanotubes, but the more
affordable nano-materials, which are for example used in DaimlerChrylser/PPG's
new scratch-resistant automotive coating.

  Other uses include cosmetics (nano ZnO as sunscreen) and
medicine (bio-mineralization of microscopic teeth cavities).

  Compared to all the nano-science fiction these applications
do not qualify as being very thrilling, but they work and you can
sell them to real-world customers.

  Regards,
        Oliver

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