Microelectrical-mechanical systems (MEMS), micro-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and nanotechnology all are big terms for extremely small technologies. But these miniature wonders are becoming commonplace in manufacturing, biotech, computing and other industries.
While MEMS -- tiny silicon chips -- have been a part of automobile and other manufacturing for more than a decade, carbon-based nanotechnology is in its infancy, according to Gartner (NYSE: IT - news) Dataquest principal analyst Jim Walker.
"These are technologies, not products," Walker told NewsFactor. "I don't think there's any question some of this stuff can work."
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