by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Nanotechnology and nanomaterials<\/strong> offer important solutions for soil improvement, according to an article<\/a> published in AZoNano journal. “Nanotechnology has been applied to soil improvement techniques to offer an eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative to traditional techniques,” writes Priyom Bose<\/strong>, a researcher at the University of Madras, India, and an expert in biotechnology.<\/p>\n Nanomaterials, he recalls, possess many biological, mechanical, optical and electrical properties and are defined as such when their structures do not exceed 100 nanometers (one ten-thousandth of a millimeter<\/strong>) in length. “Over the years, nanotechnology applications for soil improvement techniques have improved,” he adds.<\/p>\n