What Does ano Mean?
In the context of nanotechnology, nano comes from the word nanometer or one billionth of a meter. It is a unit of length. A meter is 39.3 inches long. A millimeter is one thousandth of a meter. A micrometer is one thousandth of a millimeter which makes it one millionth of a meter. A nanometer is one thousandth of a micrometer which makes it one billionth of a meter. Since this technology relies on structures that are some nanometers in size, it is referred to as nanotechnology. Nano is the principle prefix associated then with nanotechnology activities.
