Nanotechnology is the study and manipulation of matter at the nanoscale, between 1 to 100 nanometers. It was first conceptualized in 1959 but emerged as a field in the 1980s with advances like the scanning tunneling microscope and discovery of fullerenes. Today, nanotechnology is used in fields like medicine, batteries, electronics, and more to utilize materials' properties at the nanoscale. In the future, nanotechnology may be applied to address climate change, advance data storage, develop medical nanobots, and create ubiquitous sensors.