NANO WORLD

GROUP 2
 NANO SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

• Branch of science that studies systems and manipulates matter on atomic,

molecular and supramolecular scales/ultra-small scale (the nanometre scale).

NANOTECHNOLOGY
• Study of what happens when things get very, very small-only a few atoms
in size.

• Refers to the science, engineering, and technology conducted at the nano

scale, which is about 1 to 100 nano meters.
• Employs the study and application of exceptionally small things in
materials science, engineering, physics, biology and chemistry.
ADVANTAGES OF
NANOTECHNOLOGY

-OFFERS THE - MORE EFFICIENT

POTENTIAL FOR NEW POWER SOURCES;
AND FASTER KINDS A N D L I F E - S AV I N G
OF COMPUTERS MEDICAL
T R E AT M E N T S .
DISADVANTAGES OF NANOTECHNOLOGY

• ECONOMIC DISRUPTION

• POSSIBLE THREATS TO
SECURITY, PRIVACY,
HEALTH AND THE
ENVIRONMENT.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
AND ENVIRONMENT
BENEFITS

IMPROVED HIGH PERVASIVE PERVASIVE

DETECTION AND REACTIVITY DISTRIBUTIO DISTRIBUTION
REMOVAL OF AND N IN THE IN THE
CONTAMINANTS TOXICITY ENVIRONME ENVIRONMEN
DEVELOPMENT NT T
OF BENIGN
INDUSTRIAL
PROCESSES AND
MATERIALS
CONCERNS
NANOTECHNOLOGY AND
HEALTH BENEFITS IMPROVED
MEDICINE CONCERNS

COULD SAVE LIVES BY ABILITY TO CROSS NO FDA APPROVAL

MAKING DIAGNOSIS CELL MEMBRANES NEEDED FOR
AND TREATMENT FAR AND TRANSLOCATE COSMETICS AND
MORE EFFECTIVE. IN THE BODY. SUPPLEMENTS