nano technology and nano robotics in space applications

2.  Nanotechnology – study of matter at atomic &
molecular level.
 Nano robotics – major field of Nanotechnology –
wide range of applications.
 Design ,manufacturing, programming and control
of Nano scale robotics.
 capable of actuation, sensing, signaling,
information processing, intelligence, and swarm
behavior at Nano scale.

3.  Swarm Intelligence.
 Co operative behaviour.
 Self assembly and replication.
 Nano Information Processing & Programmability.
 Nano to Micro world interface architecture.

4.  Medicine :
• Heart surgery, Cancer treatment.
• Dentistry.
 Military :
• Improved body armor.
• Undetectable “Eaves dropping devices.
 Space technology :
• Propulsion Technology.
• Space Colonization.

5.  Self-replication feature.
 Durability.
 Speed of operation.
 Small size.

6.  Organic Nano robots
 Inorganic Nano robots
 Nanobhis

7.  Radiation Shielding.
 Nano tubes.
 Reduces amount of fuel required.
 Cables for Space Elevator.
 Propulsion Technology.

8.  SWARMS:
• Act in unison like bees
• Theoretically act as cloth like material.
• keeps the astronauts form bouncing around.
• offsets sudden movements.
 SPACE COLONIZATION :
• Constructional Projects - Self Replicating Robots.
• Monitoring from Earth.
• Habitation on MARS.

9.  Transition from Micro to Nano.
 Properties of materials at Nano scale.
 Design of Nano scale components.
 Upscale in manufacturing.

10.  Miniaturization in many fields.
 High end research in the fields of medicine and
space sciences.
 Nanotechnology + micro electronic techniques =
system integration.
 Embarking into communication field.
 Applications in optics, electronics, magnetic
storage, computing, catalysts, etc.
 Sensor networks.

11. Country Nanotech Impact Factor
United states 100
China 89
Russia 83
Germany 30
Japan 29
EC 27
South Korea 25
Taiwan 9
UK 6
India 5
Ranking of countries based on “Nanotech Impact Factor”

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