Nanotechnology. nan'otechnol'ogee n.
...the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)
Nanotechnology is the science and technology of precisely manipulating the structure of matter at the molecular level. The term nanotechnology embraces many different fields and specialties, including engineering, chemistry, electronics, and medicine, among others, but all are concerned with bringing existing technologies down to a very small scale, measured in nanometers.
Up until recently, most industrial products are created by pushing piles of millions of atoms together-by mixing, grinding, heating-a very imprecise process. With the ability to manipulate molecules that measure a mere billionth of a meter, the options are unlimited. With the advances in nanotechnology, scientists can now pick up individual atoms to assemble them into simple structures or cause specific chemical reactions. (The prefix nano- comes from the Greek word nanos, which meant "little old man" or "dwarf.") Nanotubes made of carbon are being investigated for a variety of industrial and research purposes. Propellers have been attached to molecular motors, and electricity has been conducted through nanowires.
In the future, nanotechnology may be able to harness the forces that operate at the scale of the nanometer, such as the van der Waals force, as well as changes in the quantum states of particles, for new engineering purposes. The development of nanotechnology holds out great promise of improvements in the quality of life, including new treatments for disease and greater efficiency in computer data storage and processing.
As in the cult film of the 70's Fantastic Voyage, we may be able one day to infuse autonomous robots, or nanobots, into human bodies to repair cells and cure cancers, perhaps even extending the human life span by many years. Of course, we are still far away from these realities, but these technologies are the key to their development.
Emphasizing the need for caution in its development, some scientists see a dark side to this technology. Consider the attempt to create nanobots that can replicate themselves like living organisms.
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Technologically, the hair and salon industry is not wasting any time bring this phenomenon to the fore.
For the entire history of cleansing the human hair shaft and scalp, professional hair care products have been relegated to perform on a topical level. Molecules of such size that their ability to penetrate the hair shaft has been limited to the delicate game of chemical invasion by way of perms and colors.
Perms and colors have always relied on the chemical process to open the hair shaft to do their job. Professional hair care products have performed in this manner since the early part of the last century. "Neutralizing" or stopping the chemical process was then performed to halt the chemical process, and topical conditioners were the only option to try to return the hair shaft to it's previous state.
Chemical processes by their very nature, damage the cuticle layer. Conditioners, smoothing products and moisturizers help rectify this problem to a degree, but cannot return the hair shaft to it's previous state of pre-chemical process lustre.
Professional hair care products have come light years over the last few decades in their ability to facilitate this process of minimal chemical damage and maximum health and shine. Nanotechnology will take us to the next level.
I really can't imagine any manufacturer of professional hair care products not embracing this technology in the near future. Molecules that measure a mere billionth of a meter will result in products that are infinitely more capable of doing the job intended.
Currently, I believe Pureology Nanoworks is the industry leader in this class. It's Nanoworks Shampoo and Conditioner, along with it's NanoGlaze, Nanoworks Restorative Treatment, Nanoworks ShineLuxe, and NanoWax, Pureology has set the bar very high and others are sure to follow.
These products carry the most premium price of all that we carry at www.SalonProDirect.com. Our customers are undeterred - they find that the results and are worth the expense - and they constatnly come back for more.
So as we see professional hair care products move from the simple world of healthful, pH balanced formulations that we have all come to recognize since the heyday of Vidal Sassoon, we will see the majority of major players embrace this new Nanotechnology and bring even better and broader lines - stay tuned.
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