Nanostructures

Nanostructures are materials that are engineered at the nanoscale, typically between 1 and 100 nanometers (nm). At this scale, materials can have significantly different properties than bulk materials and have the potential to revolutionize numerous fields such as electronics, optics, and energy production. Nanostructures are being developed for a wide variety of applications, from improving medical diagnostics to creating efficient solar cells and ultra-fast, ultra-low-power processors for mobile devices. By taking advantage of their unique properties, nanostructures may offer solutions to many of the problems posed by or associated with traditional technologies. Nanostructures also pose unique challenges for researchers, requiring new techniques for their manipulation, characterization, and integration into existing technologies.