BOOKS What s Cool about Science Discover Nanotechnology Lisa J Amstutz Lerner Publications Minneapolis
Chapter 1 NANOTECHNOLOGY Nanotechnology is the science of very small things Everything in the world from the hair on a person's head to the plastic in a lunch tray is made up of tiny parts These parts are called molecules LO Everything you see here including lunch trays food and people is made up of molecules What are molecules made up
Molecules are made up of even smaller parts called atoms Atoms are so small they can only be seen with a powerful microscope Things around the size of molecules and atoms are called nanomaterials They range from 1 to 100 nanometers in size Because atoms and molecules are so difficult to see people often use models when learning about
