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What ever happened to nanotechnology? Seems like it disappeared. (kbin.social)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Most are probably too young to remember but nanotechnology was supposed to be the most super amazing thing ever.

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[–] Crackhappy 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The reason pencils work as well as they do is because of the way they are constructed, of nanomaterials.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Graphite is now a nano material?

[–] Crackhappy 29 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well it's not suddenly a nano material. It's always been one. We are still exploring it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

Much like one of the ways stained glass was colored in the medieval period involved adding materials to the glass that acted as nano materials. For example this one particular shade of red needed gold.