At this point in my writing, I believe that in the field of nanoscience research, especially in the field of carbon based nanotechnology, whether it is graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanodiamonds, fullerenes, etc., it basically includes zero dimensional nanoparticles, one-dimensional nanowires, and two-dimensional nanofilms. By solving the problems of modification and assembly, and then solving the problem of dispersion and dissolution, a variety of nano additives can be formed, which can be applied in the field of lubricants, not only for reducing friction and wear, but also for the various additive functions that we are familiar with now, the emergence of nanomaterials can also be achieved. Of course, the issue of cost will be discussed later, but it is also a fact that we cannot ignore in the future.

We have such a concept that nano particles constitute nano powder materials. After a certain pressing process, nano powder can be made into nano bulk materials with the same density. Nano thin film materials can be formed by making nano particles into thin films or dispersing nano particles into other thin films (such as organic films). Dispersing nanoparticles into polymers, conventional ceramics, or metals results in nanocomposites.

Looking at nanoscience, we should also have such a line of development history for nanotechnology:

The development of nanomaterials has a history of nearly 30 years. Since the mid-1980s, it has gradually become a frontier hotspot in materials science and condensed matter physics research. In July 1990, the first International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology was held in the United States, officially declaring nanomaterials science as a new branch of materials science.

In 1984, G1eiter from Saarland University in Germany and Siege1 from Argonne Laboratories in the United States successfully produced pure substance nano powders. The first stage (before 1990) mainly focused on exploring the preparation of various materials' nano particle powders using various methods in the laboratory, synthesizing blocks (including films), studying and evaluating characterization methods, and exploring the special properties of nano materials that are different from conventional materials. In the second stage (before 1994), the focus of attention was on how to utilize the unique physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of nanomaterials to design nanocomposites and nanoparticle to nanoparticle composites. The third stage (from 1994 to present) of nano assembly systems and material systems of artificially assembled nanostructures have attracted increasing attention and are becoming new hotspots in the research of nanomaterials.

In fact, organic chemists known as chemical architects have rich imagination and have described the colorful world of nanomaterials for us. We have reason to believe that these nanomaterials will definitely show great power in the field of lubrication. However, the revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard.