#7 Nanotechnology - Photo of Nanodots That Detect Cancer

So far this is the coolest thing I've learned about nanotechnology. It is from a greek word meaning drawf and in mathematical measurement it equates to 1/1000000000 - a billionth. One nanometre (nm) is the same as one eighty thousandth: the width of a human hair. In Optical Nanosurgery, "optical tweesers and nanoscissors can be used at the cellular level for cell manipulation and immobilisation. Essentially these devices use the forces arising from the momentum of laser light at particular tuned wavelengths to precisely reposition minute objects by steering the laser beam. This opens up the possibility of medical and surgical procedures at the cellular level." And the uses of carbon nanotubes for blood glucose and CO2 monitoring, and of nanowires for virus detection as well as nanosensors that detect peptides associated with cystic fibrosis. These are making a significant impact in medical innovations.