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According to the
Engineeri Biology
ng Environmental Protection
Agency, what is the size range
of a nanomaterial?1-100 nm
Material
Physics
Science
Table Salt (300,000 nm) Hair (100,000 nm) Carbon Fibers (3,000 nm) Red Blood Cell (3,000 nm)
Gerd Heinrich
Binnig Rohrer
Nobel Price
Zelens
A UV tube is wrapped in fiberglass
“Harnesses the dramatic anti-oxidant power of coated by a layer of titanium dioxide
Fullerene C60, preventing environmental damage crystals at 40 nanometers diameter.
to the skin’s DNA” The tube charges the crystals to create
“powerful oxidizing agents” that
destroy airborne germs and pollutants
over the tube's surface.
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• Water filters
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