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  2. Impact of nanotechnology - Wikipedia

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    As nanotechnology is an emerging field, there is great debate regarding to what extent nanotechnology will benefit or pose risks for human health. Nanotechnology's health impacts can be split into two aspects: the potential for nanotechnological innovations to have medical applications to cure disease, and the potential health hazards posed by ...

  3. Societal impact of nanotechnology - Wikipedia

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    The GDNP has released several publicly accessible papers on nanotechnology and development, including "Nanotechnology and the Poor: Opportunities and Risks - Closing the Gaps Within and Between Sectors of Society"; "Nanotechnology, Water, and Development"; and "Overview and Comparison of Conventional and Nano-Based Water Treatment Technologies".

  4. Nanotechnology - Wikipedia

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    Bionanotechnology is the use of biomolecules for applications in nanotechnology, including the use of viruses and lipid assemblies. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] Nanocellulose , a nanopolymer often used for bulk-scale applications, has gained interest owing to its useful properties such as abundance, high aspect ratio, good mechanical properties , renewability ...

  5. Industrial applications of nanotechnology - Wikipedia

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    The use of engineered nanofibers already makes clothes water- and stain-repellent or wrinkle-free. Textiles with a nanotechnological finish can be washed less frequently and at lower temperatures. Nanotechnology has been used to integrate tiny carbon particles membrane and guarantee full-surface protection from electrostatic charges for the wearer.

  6. Applications of nanotechnology - Wikipedia

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    Nanotechnology's ability to observe and control the material world at a nanoscopic level can offer great potential for construction development. Nanotechnology can help improve the strength and durability of construction materials, including cement, steel, wood, and glass. [9] By applying nanotechnology, materials can gain a range of new ...

  7. Center for Nanotechnology in Society - Wikipedia

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    The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at the University of California at Santa Barbara (CNS-UCSB) is funded by the National Science Foundation and "serves as a national research and education center, a network hub among researchers and educators concerned with societal issues concerning nanotechnologies, and a resource base for studying these issues in the US and abroad."

  8. List of nanotechnology organizations - Wikipedia

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    Safenano, Europe's Centre of Excellence on Nanotechnology Hazard and Risk; Institute of Nanotechnology, Stirling, Scotland, UK; Nanoworld, Russian Society of Scanning Probe Microscopy and Nanotechnology; Nano Science and Technology Consortium (NSTC) Biological Applications of Nanotechnology (BANTech), University of Idaho

  9. Outline of nanotechnology - Wikipedia

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    Nanoelectronics – use of nanotechnology on electronic components, including transistors so small that inter-atomic interactions and quantum mechanical properties need to be studied extensively. Nanomechanics – branch of nanoscience studying fundamental mechanical (elastic, thermal and kinetic) properties of physical systems at the nanometer ...