Nano Technology and nano Robotics in space applications
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2. Nanotechnology – study of matter at atomic &
molecular level.
Nano robotics – major field of Nanotechnology –
wide range of applications.
Design ,manufacturing, programming and control
of Nano scale robotics.
capable of actuation, sensing, signaling,
information processing, intelligence, and swarm
behavior at Nano scale.
3. Swarm Intelligence.
Co operative behaviour.
Self assembly and replication.
Nano Information Processing & Programmability.
Nano to Micro world interface architecture.
4. Medicine :
• Heart surgery, Cancer treatment.
• Dentistry.
Military :
• Improved body armor.
• Undetectable “Eaves dropping devices.
Space technology :
• Propulsion Technology.
• Space Colonization.
7. Radiation Shielding.
Nano tubes.
Reduces amount of fuel required.
Cables for Space Elevator.
Propulsion Technology.
8. SWARMS:
• Act in unison like bees
• Theoretically act as cloth like material.
• keeps the astronauts form bouncing around.
• offsets sudden movements.
SPACE COLONIZATION :
• Constructional Projects - Self Replicating Robots.
• Monitoring from Earth.
• Habitation on MARS.
9. Transition from Micro to Nano.
Properties of materials at Nano scale.
Design of Nano scale components.
Upscale in manufacturing.
10. Miniaturization in many fields.
High end research in the fields of medicine and
space sciences.
Nanotechnology + micro electronic techniques =
system integration.
Embarking into communication field.
Applications in optics, electronics, magnetic
storage, computing, catalysts, etc.
Sensor networks.
11. Country Nanotech Impact Factor
United states 100
China 89
Russia 83
Germany 30
Japan 29
EC 27
South Korea 25
Taiwan 9
UK 6
India 5
Ranking of countries based on “Nanotech Impact Factor”