The Nanotechnology Period in Chemistry (mini review)

 Mehmet Dogan

Hacettepe University Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Ankara-Turkey dogan@hacettepe.edu.tr

Abstract: The technologies which give directions to our era can be classified under 4 headings: Space technology, gene technology, communication technology and nanotechnology.

The technology of the knowledge era is not only the communication technology but also the nanotechnology. The principle technology of the knowledge and the communication era that we are in is the nanotechnology. In fact, nanotechnology is the basis of the gene and the space technologies. In other words, the technology of our present and future era is the nanotechnology.  In this paper, the general information about the present and future of nanotechnology will be summarized considering the probable developments and applications in this area.

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