Nanotechnology is a branch of science that is being used to develop more environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and efficient energy sources. It essentially has to do with more efficient and cost-effective methods of capturing, transmitting, and storing energy. As a response to the needs of a sustainable modern life, nanotechnology is being used to develop more efficient batteries and fuel cells. Nanotechnology uses components with a diameter of less than 100 nanometers.
The nanofabrication of certain power-producing devices produces nanotechnology energy. Automobiles and other equipment, such as computers, can be powered by fuel cell batteries made up of nanometer components. The growing scarcity of fossil fuels has prompted the development of nanotechnology to power vehicles and other machines. When compared to nanotechnology energy, fossil fuels do not provide energy that is as clean, plentiful, or cost-effective.
However, nanotechnology can improve the efficiency of traditional vehicle fuels such as gasoline and diesel. It is more effective to use a catalyst that is made up of nanoparticles. Furthermore, nanotechnology energy in the form of enhanced diesel and gasoline fuels can be made from previously unusable raw materials, and at a lower cost.
Traditional electric light bulbs have used metal filaments to emit light since their invention in the late 1870s. Because the metal filament generates a lot of heat, it is a power drain. White light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are nanotechnology-based energy sources that are used to make artificial light production more energy-efficient. Semiconducting organic layers separated by an area roughly equivalent to 100 nanometers allow for the release of light with the least amount of energy.
Nanotechnology energy provides alternatives for electrical power generation, particularly in the areas of home and building heating and air conditioning. The most obvious example is the use of unlimited solar energy. This nanotechnology energy source also eliminates harmful emissions such as carbon dioxide that are released into the atmosphere when traditional heating energies such as coal and natural gas are used. Solar nanotechnology energy is an attempt to reduce energy costs, not only economically, but also in terms of human and animal health issues.