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Richard Feynman gave this lecture where he talked about the possibilities manipulating and controlling individua atoms. This lecture is sometimes considered the birth of nanotechnology.
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A hypothesis was made by Mark Ratner and Ari Aviram stating that individual molecules might behave the same as basic electronic devises
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Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer created this making us able for the first time to "see" individual atoms.
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A new field was opened in chemistry. A new type of bonding in chemical compounds. It was a mechanical bond meaning has components that can move back and forth it can rotate. This can be used for some of the smallest machines ever created.
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Chad Mirkin and his group invented these. They are a powerful basis for new medicines.
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Also invented by Chad Mirkin this makes it possible to make much smaller circuits and sensors.
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The International Institute for Nanotechnology was founded
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The opening of a research center
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This laid the path or more efficient, low cost and high performance thermoelectric device advancements.
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The Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded to 3 chemists for "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines."
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A research team created a transistor with a working 1 nm gate breaking the rules set by physics.
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A sponge with a nanocomposite coating that can soak up 30 times its weight without hurting marine life was created.
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Worlds first 2 nanometer chip technology unveiled by IBM.