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Observation One: The Status Quo
First, Nano Development in Mexico is on the rise – it’s unregulated and risks spinning out of control
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(Tierramérica, “MEXICO: Scientists Call For Regulation of Nanotechnology,” 03/12/2012, http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=eng&idnews=3920&olt=568, AC)
MEXICO CITY, Mar 12 (Tierramérica).- Nanotechnology, which is currently unregulated in Mexico, could pose serious threats to human health and the environment, cautions a new study. "Far from a policy of precaution vis-à-vis these new technologies, products are entering the market without regulation to guarantee their safety or labels to inform of their use," researcher Guillermo
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After a review of nanotechnology initiatives, it is surprising that the Programa Especial does not make any reference to the possible risks to health and the environment related to the use of nanotechnology—neither its ethical and legal implications, nor the public participation in what many scientists see as the most important technological revolution of the 21st century. The absence of concern associated with the use of nanotechnology in México becomes worrying because of the increasing number of laboratories in the area. Furthermore, many of them are already using clean rooms and very sophisticated equipment with the main objective of encouraging the production of nanocomponents for the industrial sector. In the same vein, Argentina and Brazil do not have a program to discuss the implications and risks of nanotechnology, or a plan to supervise the activities related to nanotechnology research and development. In this regard, it is clear that the distance between Latin America and its European and North American counterparts is expanding. Due to the absence of a National Nanotechnology Initiative, México has turned its attention to different research centers in search for
Jones, Richard A.L. "Nanotechnology Will Not Contribute to a "Singularity"" Nanotechnology. Ed. Jacqueline Langwith. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. of "Rupturing the Nanotech Rapture."
Ricardo Morales on the synthesis and characterization of bimetallic magnetic nanoparticles for further application in cancer treatment, I gained the skill sets needed to come up with research ideas and implement them as well as how to resolve issues that arise within any research. My experience as a teaching assistant in organic and general chemistry at the University of La Verne Chemistry Department taught me the importance of lab safety and the joys of connecting what is learned in lecture to lab and helping students make that connection in a lab setting while creating a safe environment. My experience as an Academic Success Center tutor in chemistry course from general chemistry to advance organic chemistry taught me the joys of helping students to truly understand material and not memorize it but have that knowledge become a part of them that they can use whether in a research setting or to explain those concepts to their peers. These experiences in undergrad allowed me to determine that academia was the right fit for me; graduate school will give the skills needed to fulfill this
The biotechnology revolution will change the face of the planet, Introduction page 1, There are two thousand laboratories in america alone five hundred companies spending five billion dollars on the biotechnology. Among the scientist there are no surveillance to make sure they are doing the right thing with the technology they are creating. Page 2 of intro, International Genetic technologies, inc did secret research when an accident occured twelve people or fewer where there to witness the accident and only a handful survived. “Biotechnology will transform every part of human life from our food to our medical care our entertainment and our very bodies.” Biotechnology will be something that will either kill us or help us how we use it will depend.
The article, Nanotechnology in the Military by Will Soutter, discusses the many ways in which the government is investing in nanotechnology research for military use. The article points out that nanotechnology is something that many countries are starting to spend large amounts of money to fund research on ways to use nanotechnology for military advancement. The main focus for military advancement through nanotechnology would be better medical care and better clothing for protection and to communicate. In the article the Ministry of Defense predicts that nano-bots could soon be used to help with medical care. In addition, communication devices could be nano-enhanced by 2030. Researchers are looking for ways to use nanotechnology to improve
To answer this, one does not have to look far as the Cavendish Laboratory is rather open with current projects. For example, Nanophotonics, which is the study of the conduct of light on the nanometer scale and its interactions, is an ongoing study at the Cavendish Laboratory (NanoPhotonics, n.d., para. 1). Specifically, the NanoPhotonics Group (NP) is looking into nano-plasmonics, polymer photonic crystals, semiconductor microcavities, et cetera (NanoPhotonics, n.d., para. 2). At this current time, it is rather difficult, as assembling “nano-chunks” of matter into a structure creates nano-materials that have emergent properties, which are not found in their constituents (NanoPhotonics, n.d., para. 3). Their goal is “moving from expensive fabrication of devices to elegant nano-assembly in which materials ‘build themselves’” (NanoPhotonics, n.d., para. 3). Overall this has a large reward if research is successful and actually leads towards a
Nanoparticles are being used in a diverse range of products for multiple applications which increases the chances to contaminate the environment. Nanomaterial can be released accidentally or intentionally. Being released to air, soil and water NPs pose threat as they are very small particles and can float into air or get transported to another place through water. Soil contamination leads to accumulation for long time and further pollutes ground water (Tripathi et al. 2012). Among the applications coatings, paints, and pigments are quite important and have the highest possibility of being released into soil and water. Electronics and optics signify a major application, and NPs used are more likely to be disposed in landfills. Nanoparticles
This interest was fostered through an undergraduate research project I conducted in the summer of 2016, funded by the Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium (OSGC). This NASA sponsored program allowed me to investigate the integration of varying degrees of personality traits outlined in behavioral biology into computer-simulated robots and learn how to work with a complex computer science project under Dr. Brent Eskridge, the Chair of the Computer Science / Network Engineering department at Southern Nazarene University. This project sparked my interest with nanoparticles because I saw that through the creation and simulation process present in the research, these same two processes could work with creating and testing theoretical compounds as alternatives for fuel or building materials. I am extremely interested in exploring how computer science, computational chemistry, and nanoparticles can be used
The aim of this paper is to analyse the use of nanotechnology in alternative energy production, storage and as a means of reducing energy consumption.
For this section I will talk about nanosensors that are becoming popular in the medical field and the block chain, which is the digital currency. Although these two technologies have been here for a while, it is only recently that they have their own spotlight in the emerging technologies as they have advanced greatly from what they were before to what is planned for them.
Jeremy Rifkin wrote, in his article Biotech Century: Playing Ecological Roulette with Mother Natures Design, "Humans have been remaking the Earth for as long as we have had a history." Well the path of history humans have chosen to take also affects how we remake the Earth. In Neal Stephensons novel, The Diamond Age, one is shown how the technology of the time reshapes the political, economical and educational aspects of history. That technology is the manipulation of molecules into atomic-sized machines called nano-machines. Stephenson brilliantly shows how such a powerful and truly revolutionary technology like nanotechnology could change life, as we now know it, or they in the future know life. Nanotechnology, as
Nanotechnology has not advanced to the level of science fiction, but this has not stopped people from envisioning millions of uses for nanobots in everyday applications. The most common ideas are expressed in popular culture via movies, video games, and books. Star Trek was one of the first medias to broach the idea of nanotechnology by creating a fictional species called the Borg (Figure 1). According to the TV show, the Borg are a pseudo-species of cybernetic organisms that take over other organic life with nanites being injected into the blood stream. Once
Many people still want to know who will benefit most from nanotechnology. Nanotechnology has given us so much already and not just to the wealthy. Take a look around your house. Most of the things that you own were created or
At the beginning of new millennium, we can see tremendous progress in developed & developing countries and noticeable advancement in use of technology in each and every sector. In this era, science & technology play a keen and vital role and also became a dominant key factor for development of a country. Therefore, countries are striving hard to diversify their economies through the development and adoption of advanced technologies like Nanotechnology.
During the course of human history, fungi has always been used as food and exploited to preserve and ferment beverages and foods. By the twentieth century, we had learned to protect human health by harnessing fung (immunosuppressive agents, anti-cholesterol statins and antibiotics), while industries made us of fungi to support large scale production of acids, biosurfactants and enzymes. In the 1980’s, with the dawn of fresh nanotechnology, fungi had remained important by being able to synthesize nanoparticles.
One would at first believe that it is pure imagination, when told what nanotechnology is, it is going to completely change the way that we act, think, and as a whole, change the way that our society works and interacts within itself. In other words, dictionary.com has defined nanotechnology as "A technology executed on the scale of less than 100 nanometers, thegoal of which is to control individual atoms and molecules, especially tocreate computer chips and other microscopic devices.", this means, that nanotech operates on a scale 1,0 × 10-9 meters to 1,0 × 10-7 meters. To give a mental representation of this, if a marble were a nanometer, then one meter would be the size of the Earth(http://www.nano.gov/nanotech-101/what/definition). Just having to imagine that number is complicated confusing. Already now, the number seems to be impossible to even imagine, but the mere fact that nanotechnology is a tech that operates and interferes with these molecules on a molecular level is just fascinating.