A nanometre is a one thousand-millionth part of a metre; 10-9 metres.
Nanoscience is science at a very small scale - the nanoscale. The nanoscale, from 0.1 to 100 nanometres (from atomic radius to far ultraviolet light wavelength), contains basic matter components including the most primitive biological structures: DNA, ribosome and virus. Although size isn't the only thing that matters. At this scale matter behaves in a very special way. Objects found at this scale are normally larger than a single atom (we can find a good number of atoms and molecules) and at the same time are also sufficiently small for their properties to be significantly different from those found at micro and macro scales. But there is more... physics and chemistry are not easily differentiated at this scale. Classic disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biology and material engineering converge and lead to a new discipline: Nanoscience.
Nanotechnology deals with the design and production of new structures which are part of the nanoscale and to do so, controls the structure shape and size.
NanoPOWERS are superhuman skills or qualities based on nanoscience or nanotechnology which a fictional character may have. This means they are a superhero's superpowers but with “nano” inspiration.
Our researchers have explained us different effects that take place at the nanoscale so we can imagine new nanopowers for our superheroes.
