HELLO ALL YALL!!... Remember me? You know. Crazy ol’ cowboy like talking guy, who writes like a loony about some random topic about chemistry. Well, like it or not, I’m going to write another one. And you, my friend are gonna read it. As I’ve always said, there’s nothing to hate about chemistry. It’s everything to hate about you if you hate chemistry. If you don’t like chemistry, you’d better get your sorry eyes of this article immediately. ‘Cause, this article is really interesting. It’s about something that you can’t even see. Yes people, it’s about nanotechnology. You know, computers the size of a speck of a dust with the power of three Intel Xeons put together.
Now, the technical definition of nanotechnology is, “Nanotechnology refers to a field of applied science and technology whose theme is the control of matter on the atomic and molecular scale, generally 100 nanometers or smaller, and the fabrication of devices or materials that lie within that size range.” What that means is too obvious to even a big depp like you. It means the production, control and use of objects and structures which have insanely small sizes. They are in the order of nanometers. You know how much is a nanometer, lil’ depp? It’s a billionth of a meter. A BILLIONTH of a meter. You know how many zeros are there in a billion? I don’t think so. You know why I think so? ‘Cause you’re a depp!! That’s why. Anyhow, not to be too mean to you, I’ll tell you. That’s NINE zeros. Meaning, one billion is 1000000000. Hey! Look here. Don’t be too flabbergasted by that figure. The fun is just about to start. What flabbergasted you on that occasion was a billion. A BILLIONTH is nine zeros BEFORE the number. So, one billionth of a meter is 0.0000000001 meters. DUDE! Don’t keep drooling over those figures! I’m trying to tell you something here! Get a bloody towel and clean yourself and the river of drool that is originating from your mouth! Done? Good.
They call nanotechnology a multi disciplinary science. But, don’t burn out your single neuron over what that is. Just remember this. It involves the principles of many different sciences. The first time the word ‘nanotechnology’ was used by the person, Richard Feynman. He described a process by which they could assemble individual atoms or molecules, by other ways than covalence, by using instruments, using what’s called a “top-bottom” approach. As in, they go from big to small, and reduce the size at every step. At this size, forces such as van der Waal’s forces are more prominent. Ok. I know you don’t know who the shit is van der Waal. He is, as NORMAL people can make out by pure guesswork, a Dutch scientist. He discovered weak forces that are exerted by neighboring atoms or molecules on each other. He also gave the van der Waal’s equation, for gases, accounting for their finite size and position. I think that’s more than enough of an introduction.
Now, an obvious question arises. Why the entire hullabaloo so suddenly over this nano-thingy? This was mainly due to the renewed interest in Interface and Colloid science. LOOK HERE! I know that you’re thinking, “What the shit is colloid science?” Well a colloid is basically a sort of a cross between a suspension and a true solution. In this, the particles are in the size range of 1nm- 100 nm. Anything bigger is a suspension; anything smaller is a true solution. Now, coming back to the point. The development of nanotechnology was, was also fostered by the invention of new technology such as the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and the Scanning and Tunneling Microscope (STM).
The first such instance of nanotechnology, was used in the manufacture of Buckminster Fullerene, popularly called “bucky balls” (stop thinking like a pervert, you idiot!). It’s chemically just good ol’ Carbon (the element Carbon, not need for speed carbon idiot! Sheiza you’re a depp!), having the chemical formula of C60. Now, the fun starts.
The reason for nanotechnology being all praised is that, at those sizes, the physical properties of matter changes, than to that when it was observed in the macro state (macro means big), the changes being profound in the mechanical properties. Here are some examples. You’ve heard of copper, right? Please tell me you have. Ok, I will assume that you do know what is copper. It’s usually rose colored, and opaque. In the nano scale, it’s transparent. That’s right. You can see right through it. And gold. Oh, who doesn’t know of gold? As the popular chain mail goes, “Women melt and consume large quantities of gold and other precious metals and gems, and they are soluble in all proportions”. Well, in the nano state, gold is a liquid. And, it can be used as a catalyst. Yes. C A T A L Y S T. Ever heard of it? I don’t think so. You know why? Oh, wait a sec. Why am I asking you? You’re a depp! Damn, writing to you, sure saps the intelligence of ordinary people. Damn you depps. Anyhow, A catalyst is a compound which accelerates… ok let me use your type of English… speeds up the rate of the reaction.
Now, you might wonder what all of this might lead up to. Well, to tell you the truth, I need to tell you something. WHY ARE YOU IN SUCH A HURRY? DAMNED, WERE YOU BORN PREMATURE OR SOMETHING? I was getting to that!
Nanotechnology has a wide scope of application. Seriously, even in job applications! Some hi-fi companies will ask you, “What is your knowledge of nanotechnology?” Then, at that time, you can’t walk up to him and say, “Why the fuck did you ask me that? I’m here for a job interview, not for a quiz show!” He’ll probably do this to you: have you thrown out his premises, put your name on the so called ‘black list’ of the companies, and ensure that you don’t have anything called a future in the corporate sector. Anyhow, the science, as I earlier said, is a confluence of many other aspects of other sciences. And, so it has a varied application. I even saw this really funny ad by HP, showing about their nanotechnology research. It showed this bunch of puny robots building a building, which later morphed into something else… I don’t remember properly. It’s been a while. Besides, I’m writing for a depp, and as I said earlier, it saps the intelligence, or what ever is left of it, out of normal people.
Ok you depp. I’m sick of writing to you. I’ll come back with a proper brain next time, ‘cause now it’s screwed!
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