Nanotechnology vs. Nanoscience — What's the Difference?

Nanotechnology, also shortened to nanotech, is the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes. The earliest, widespread description of nanotechnology referred to the particular technological goal of precisely manipulating atoms and molecules for fabrication of macroscale products, also now referred to as molecular nanotechnology.

The underlying science of nanotechnology.

The science and technology of nanoscale devices and materials, such as electronic circuits, constructed using single atoms and molecules.

The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm).

The manipulation or construction of objects with sizes in the nanometer range or smaller.

The branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)