When you hear about nanotechnology (and you will hear
about it more and more since it's moving into the mainstream of
manufacturing), you might wonder what a nanomachine might look like.
Since you can't see them with your unaided eye, you have to look at
highly magnified images. But for the folks whose job it is to design
the tiny parts for the nanomachines, some powerful design software
comes into play.
I was a bit disappointed when I learned that the PBS documentary Nanotechnology Takes Off
was not going to be aired in my neck of the woods back in March. OK, I
was more than a bit disappointed. This was something I was deeply
interested in, and I couldn't watch it. Well, it turns out I shouldn't
have been so faithless, because it's now available for viewing online.