The term "nanotechnology" was coined by Professor Norio Taniguchi in 1974 at the Tokyo Science University. He introduced it in a scientific paper presented at the International Conference on ...

Fifteen years later in 1974, Norio Taniguchi from Tokyo University coined the actual term ‘nanotechnology’. Over the last twenty years or so, it has had significant impact on how scientists ...

however the term itself wasn't coined until 1974 by Japanese professor Norio Taniguchi. It wasn't until the mid-1980s that nanotechnology began to flourish; due in part to research conducted by ...

Nanotechnology can be defined as the branch of technology dedicated to the study, control and manipulation of matter on a ...

While the actual term ‘nanotechnology’ was not introduced until 1974 by Japanese scientist Norio Taniguchi, the original concept behind this massively developed field of science was introduced by ...

Considering Japan’s strength in the field, it seems appropriate that the first person to coin the term ‘nanotechnology’ is generally recognized as a Japanese researcher — Norio Taniguchi ...

Later, it was professor Norio Taniguchi who first used the term "nanotechnology," in 1974. Nanoscientists work at the level of the nanometer -- a billionth of a meter -- very tiny indeed!

Prof. Norio Taniguchi of Tokyo University of Science coined the nanotechnology term in 1974 to describe the work on semiconductor processes, such as thin-film deposition and ion beam milling ...