Q&A: What is nanotechnology?

Do you think there is nanotechnology in your every day life? What is nanotechnology anyway? Read this post and find out!

What is nanotechnology?

When you measure things, you use different scales. For example, you measure the height of a building in feet or meters, and the length of your finger in inches or centimeters. How would you measure something that's 40 times smaller than the width of your hair? That's when you'd use a unit called nanometers.

Building blocks of Styrofoam

Have you ever wondered what makes up different materials around the house? What happens when you break something down to see what it's made of? You can do this experiment and find out!