The discussion of Nanotechnology is really a subject field
that amazes me the more and more I learn about it. After watching the lecture from Dr.
Gimzewski, I was able to learn how big or small “Nano” really is. Some everyday things you see every day are
the tiniest when it comes to Nanometers.
The size of a water droplet is 10-1 nanometer, the size of a
period dot is 106 nanometer, and a tennis ball is 108 nanometers
wide. This is really amazing to be
because these are numbers in the millions, that are barely larger than your
hand or visible to the eye.
After reading about Nanotechnology in the medical field, I
gained an understanding that this is a new and better advancement in the
medical area. The ability to have Nano
scale size in medicine makes it more reasonable to manipulate cells, viruses or
DNA. It is in discussion that hopefully
in the future, we can take microscopic tools and stretch out someone’s DNA and
manipulate it in ways hopefully to change one’s genetic make up.
Another article provides uses for NanoTech in the food
industry. A few uses are sensors for
picking up bacteria, enhanced food storage, and tracking of where products are
sent. All of these uses and many more
are key in keeping food fresh, increasing taste, and allowing for the health to
be increased for consumers.
I really believe NanoTechnology is going to be a huge part
of the future and is something that would a good field to get into the study
of.
Works Cited
"Top
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Nanotech
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Nanotech
Jim.
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Biotechnology used in enhancing the quality has so many good effects (mentioned by you and many other sources), but what about the negative effects? I feel like were being left in the dark about these. Ideas?
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