A basic intro to nanotechnology

from the Is-that-how-it-works? dept.
Stephanie Corchnoy brings our attention to a brief basic introduction to the concepts of advanced molecular nanotechnology ("How Nanotechnology Will Work", by Kevin Bonsor) that appears on the How Stuff Works website. The style is enthusiastic and a bit breathless:
"The promises of nanotechnology sound great, don't they? Maybe even unbelievable? But researchers say that we will achieve these capabilities within the next century. And if nanotechnology is, in fact, achieved, it might be the human race's greatest scientific achievement yet, completely changing every aspect of the way we live."
The piece is a bit out of date, mentioning events that occurred a year or two ago, but nothing more recent.