5.5 Application of Nanotechnology in Industry

The word "nano" means:

• one millioneth
• one billioneth
• one thousandth
• one trillioneth

The prefix "nano" comes from a ...

• French word meaning billion

• Greek word meaning dwarf

• Spanish word meaning particle

• Latin word meaning invisible

Nanotechnology is an enabling technology that will impact many industries and applications.  Check all that apply.

• Electronics and computing
• Health and Medicine
• National Security and Space Exploration
• All of the Above

What is nanotechnology?

• Study and manipulation of technology that is micro sized

• Study and manipulation of matter that is small but can still be seen by the human eyes

• Study and manipulation of matter at a scale of 1-100 nano meters

• Study and manipulation of matter that moves at a speed measured in nano seconds

Why is nano-scale titanium dioxide used in suncream?

• It is cheap.

• It is antibacterial.

• It blocks ultraviolet light.

• It breaks down dirt.

Nanotechnology allows the manipulation of atoms or molecules to create or modify materials at the nanoscale.

• True
• False

The abbreviation for nanometer is:

• NM
• Nnm
• nm
• nmm

Who discovered the first isolated graphene sample?

• Andre Geim

• Konstantin Novoselov

• Pablo Jarillo-Herrero

• Alexey Novoselov

Graphene is made of ... atoms.

• Neon

• Carbon

• Silicon

Which of this properties are specific to graphene?

• Flexible.

• Fragile

• Transparent

• Soft.

• Conductive