The advent of nanotechnology, in its simplest form, through the words of R. Feynman inspired generations of scientists to keep pushing the boundaries of molecular assembly towards the atomic level. While the definition of nanotechnology has evolved over the years, the core principles are based on the control of molecular assemblies on the nanometre scale. Nanomaterials have become popular as a result of targeted funding for collaborative projects across scientific disciplines and the increase in public awareness. The consumer trend to make devices smaller and smarter has, in part, driven areas of research such as computing, with the modest overtones from Moore’s Law to the realisation of microprocessors with nanoscale architectures. 1D nanostructures are essential to the development of new composites that will scale down and improve our understanding of materials and their properties on the nanoscale