Science 101: What is Nanoscience?

Argonne’s Science 101 series takes you back to the basics, with plain-language explanations of the scientific concepts behind our pivotal discoveries and our biggest innovations.

In this Science 101: What is Nanoscience video, assistant scientist Jie Xu explains what nanoscience is, and how it is being applied at Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM), a Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility.

Nanoscience is the science of the incredibly small — sizes that only the most sophisticated high-tech microscopes can see. It is one of the hottest topics in all of science. Every year, many hundreds of scientists travel to the CNM from around the world to investigate the properties of materials at the scale of atoms and molecules.

By advancing our understanding of material structure at this scale, Argonne scientists like Xu and many others are gaining ever deeper understanding of properties at the nanoscale and how they can be put to practical use. Armed with that knowledge, they are designing and building the next generation of materials.

These are leading to sustainable green technologies, more efficient mass-manufacturing, new drugs, innovative treatment of brain disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, improved battery materials, better electronic devices, and more.

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