What is Nanotechnology?

Nanotechnology is a group of technologies which deals with various materials and machines at a molecular level. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter, approximately 100,000 times thinner than a strand of hair!

For more resources to learn about nanotechnology, I recommend the following links to get a basic understanding.

http://www.nano.gov/html/facts/whatIsNano.html

http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0957-4484/14/1/001

http://www.howstuffworks.com/nanotechnology.htm