Nanotechnologies are being developed to meet next generation manufacturing technologies, but it is important to distinguish
useful technologies that actually deliver on the promise.
Qualities of Nanotechnologies: You obtain functional unique or "exotic" properties that are not manifest when the
same material has larger size.
- The Problem No One has Addressed:
- Tiny powders have limited commercial application and economic value on their own
- Consolidating them into an economical useful size and shape often destroys their "unique" properties
