Nanomaterials

Nanomaterials, which begin to develop in the 1950s, are a new kind of material. Because of their unique features, they developed very fast and play an important role in modern engineering.

Nanomaterials. This a picture of nanometre flower under the microscope.(photo by BAIDU.COM)

Nanometer material refers to the  materials whose units' sizes are at the nanometer scale range (1-100nm).

The nanomaterials can be classified into 4 types according to the structure of the materials. They are nanometre flower, nanometre fibre, nanometre membrane and nanometre mass.

Even though the new materials do not have a long history, they are widely used now, such as in spaceflights and computers. Many people believe that the new tech is getting more and more important.

If you interest in the field, you can find more information on the Internet.