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Reflecting on a provocative report from 2002 on the benefits of fusing different technologies, Chris Toumey considers the importance of being realistic about the potential of nanotechnology.
Ten years after the publication of an influential report on the uncertainties in nanoscale science and engineering, Andrew D. Maynard asks, are we in danger of creating a new metaphorical grey goo?
Since the 1960s, improvements in integrated circuit design and processing have generated exceptional growth in the semiconductor industry. With feature sizes approaching a few nanometres and 450-mm-wide wafers looming, nanoelectronics is now facing its defining years, says Christian Martin.