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Nanotechnology is the study, understanding and control of matter with dimensions of 100 nanometres or less. Nanotechnology involves using nanoscale science and engineering to produce technology that is of this scale. A nanometre is one billionth the size of a metre, the head of a pin is one million nanometres wide, a blood cell is two thousand five hundred nanometres and a nanotube, a type of nanotechnology, is only 2 nanometres, this shows how small nanotechnology really is. Nanotechnology has the capability to create all kinds of new materials, new devices and be used for a wide range of applications, such as medicine, electronics and energy production. ======  __**Origin**__

Nanotech originated at a talk given by physicist Richard Feynman, at an American physical society at Caltech in 1959. He described the process which the ability to manipulate atoms and molecules might eventually be developed or devised. “Nanotechnology” was defined by Tokyo science university professor, Noria Taniguchi. He stated that Nanotechnology mainly consist of the processing of, separation, consolidation and deformation of materials. Dr. K. Eric Drexler explored the definition in more depth. He stated the significance of nano-scale phenomena and the research and technological advances that it would achieve through his books and speeches; this is how nanotechnology got its current meaning. Nanotechnology and its science started in the 1980s, two major developments accelerated the strive for the technology. The first was the birth of cluster science, and the invention of the scanning tunnelling microscope. Another major discovery was made in 1985, the Bucky ball was found, a member of the carbon structures known as fullerenes, these fullerenes are a major part of the research being conducted on nanotech.

__**Tools and techniques**__

Devices that are used in nanotechnology include the atomic force microscope and the scanning tunnelling microscope, these two devices were early inventions but used for a long time. There were other inventions that exist in the category of scanning probe microscopy, being more advanced and more reliable, and all following the ideas of the scanning confocal microscope and the scanning acoustic microscope, developed by Marvin Minsky and Calvin Quate accordingly.

__**Artificial intelligence **__
 Artificial intelligence is the study of intelligence of machines, as well as the branch of computer science that strives to create it. Artificial intelligence is defined as “The study and design of intelligent agents” These agents are considered a system that perceives its environment and takes certain actions to maximize chances of success. Artificial intelligence was founded on a claim that intelligence can be described so that it can be simulated in a machine, it has been a major part of all technological advancements and is a significant part of the technology industy. Artificial intelligence must show qualities that are similar to that of normal human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem solving, perception and language, with these intellectual qualities AI beings could be considered almost human. ​

__**Origin**__

Ideas about artificial beings first appeared back in Greek myths, with the golden robots Talos and Crete. In the 19th and 20th century artificial ideas and beings became a common topic of interest in fiction. People were interested greatly in the topic and explored different concepts and ways for its creation, although at the time such things were impossible. Although people also feared the AI they considered that creatures of destruction that obtained AI would be created and could not be destroyed. The field of Artificial intelligence research was founded at a conference at Dartmouth College, in 1956. John McCarthy, Marvin Minsky, Allen Newell and Herbert Simon were the leaders in the AI research department. Their work astonished many people, computers solved algebra problems, proving logical theorems and speaking English.

__**Tools and Techniques**__

AI has developed tools and techniques to solve many problems that exist in computer science: - The Artificial intelligence searches through many possible solutions to obtain the correct one, although this technique is slightly flawed as the AI must acquire needed information to solve a certain problem. A system without the infomation cannot solve a problem, this flaw has caused researches to look deeper into Artificial intelligence and enhance its ability to think on its own.


 * __Accomplishments__**

There have been many major accomplishments in the field of Artificial intelligence research, these include: Hiroshi Ishiguro's android and "Deep Blue", a chess playing machine. -Hiroshi Ishiguro's android is a replica of a 20-year old japanese female, with the same behaviour and exact appearence of the actual person. So named "Geminoid F", she is able to express certain facial expressions depending on a conversation that she is having with someone.

-"Deep Blue" Is a chess playing machine that beat one of the greatest chess players in a match, it uses a certain technique to cycle through multiple solutions and picks the best one, able to use the best moves in a game of chess.

Although these accomplishments are a major development in the advancement of Artifcial intelligence they are still far off the real thing, AI must be able to communicate, respond, reason, and think for itself and others. Without these factors it cannot be considered real AI.

**__Nanotech and AI Weaponization__**
 Since Nanotechnology and Artificial intelligence were mentioned in old sci-fi books there has been the discussion of their fusion and weaponization. Nanowaepons as they are called, are nano sized weapons capable of injuring or killing living organisims, small enough to be invisible to the human eye, these weapons could become the most dangerous weapon to plague history. If Artificial intelligence ever becomes fused with a nanotechnological entity, the results could be desaterous, a being able to think for it's self and reason could potentially be the end of human existance. The Artificial intelligence in the nanotech could also create more of itself, if it so wanted, able to think for itself the possibilities for mass production of itself are easily possible, creating a limitless number of AI infused nanotech creatures.