Branches of Nanotechnology
- Green nanotechnology – use of nanotechnology to enhance the environmental-sustainability of processes currently producing negative externalities. It also refers to the use of the products of nanotechnology to enhance sustainability.
- Nanoengineering – practice of engineering on the nanoscale.
- Wet nanotechnology – involves working up to large masses from small ones.
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