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Which does not contain nanotechnology? incandescent light bulbs anti-odor socks pregnancy tests computer chips Which nanotechnology does not already exist? flexible TV screens X-ray glasses graffiti-proof paints stain-proof fabrics Which is not being worked on by nano-scientists? invisibility cloaks cancer treatments time machines elevators to space
What does nano mean? centimillimicronano- one hundredth one thousandth one millionth one billionth picoone trillionth femto- one quadrillionth 0. 01 0. 000001 0. 00001 10 -2 10 -3 10 -6 10 -9 0. 0000001 10 -12 0. 00000001 10 -15 Which object is one billionth the size of Earth? a marble a beach ball Camden Yards the moon
What is nanotechnology? macro > micro > nano > atomic human control of matter at the nanoscale
How do we study nano? with microscopes that feel rather than see scanning probe microscope
How do we study nano? with microscopes that feel rather than see
Why is nanotech special? a material’s properties depend on particle size
Why is nanotech special? a material’s properties depend on particle size
How can we make nano? self assembly in the right environment
How can we make nano? self assembly in the right environment 1 drop ≈ 4 inches WATE R
How can we make nano? self assembly in the right environment push foam to bottom WAT E R
What nanotech can you buy? nano silver
What nanotech can you buy? flexible screens
What nanotech can you buy? stain-resistant fabrics
What nanotechnologies might be developed? consumer products new medicines environmental and energy solutions military applications
What nanotechnologies might be developed?
What are the risks of nano? nano silver
What are the risks of nano? nano silver zebrafish embryos – normal zebrafish embryos – nano silver
What are the risks of nano? argyria
What are the risks of nano? good use fire bad use
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