Nanotech to Secure the World

Abstract

Nanotechnology is a growing technological advancement with many potential application processes. With its microscopic size, it has helped to make advancements in the medical field and computer processing capabilities thus far. Biometric scanning spans many different methods and fields as a mean of physical security for most devices and institutions today. The purpose of this nanotechnology research project is to explore the potential application and or the advancement of nanotechnology in combination with biometric scanning methods in the information security field as a means of identification and verification for individual users. At this stage of research, nanotechnology will be generally defined as “the study and use of matter at sizes invisible to the human eye, unless viewed beneath a microscope, to create scientific advances to enrich our daily lives” (Lozano, 2014).