Nanotechnology could be the key to future scientific andengineering breakthroughs, space travel and kickstarting a new industrialrevolution. But what exactly is it?

In this accessible and concise primer, Rahul Rao takes thereader on a journey to the hidden world of the nano realm. This world exists isinvisible to the human eye but, without it, life as we know it simply wouldn’texist. Nanotechnology is the craft of editing, manipulating and shaping thisparallel world in ways that can have profound impacts on a huge scale.

Celebrating the power and potential of the small things,this book looks at a diverse range of examples of nanotechnology includingsuper-strength carbon nanotubes, speciality nanoparticles and biologicalnanomachinery. It explains the science behind these breakthroughs and offers atantalising glimpse at what may await us in the world of tomorrow.