Nanotechnology involves manipulating and controlling nanoparticles, which are particles so small they cannot be seen with the naked eye and are measured in nanometers. Nanotechnology improves materials, medicine, and other areas by modifying nanoparticles. It allows for things like silver nanoparticles that release ions to kill bacteria, nanogenerators that convert mechanical energy to electricity, nanocomposites that mix nanoparticles into other materials, nanofibers with special properties, and potential future nanobots operating at the microscopic scale.