Periodic table of elements and nanotechnology

The periodic table of elements published by Dmitri Mendeleev 150 years ago plays a fundamental role in chemistry, physics, biology and other natural sciences. Each of the s-, p-, d-, and f-blocks brings their own features in the design, production technologies and functional properties of modern materials as building units of our civilization. A multidisciplinary area of nanomaterials and nanotechnology sheds light on Mendeleev's periodic law from a special angle, as discussed in this article.