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Applications of Nanotechnology

Already today nanotechnology is available in the market for applications such as cosmetics and sunscreens, water filtrations, glare filters, ink, stain-resistant clothing, more durable tennis balls, more lightweight tennis rackets, dressings for burns or injuries, etc. However, we have only begun to see what can be achieved through nanotechnology, and its continued development to the point of maturation will lead to changes in the world that will redefine life as we know it.

Some of the potential future benefits of nanotechnology include: solution to the global water shortage problem by means of filtration that will completely purify even the most polluted of water, agriculture that can be sustained within greenhouses instead of acres of land, computers billions of times faster and yet inexpensive enough to be readily available to everyone, significant improvements in living conditions through the elimination of insect-borne diseases and the easy installation of pipes and plumbing for sanitation purposes, the technology required to support large-scale solar energy, the protection of the environment, especially as an indirect result of the abovementioned applications. Furthermore, the benefits to the study and practice of medicine are too numerous to enumerate, but suffice it to say that medical services will be much more inexpensive as well as much more effective.

Web Resources On Applications of Nanotechnology

Nanotech Now
National Nanotech Initiative

Book Resources On Applications of Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea by Mark A. Ratner
Nanofuture: What's Next For Nanotechnology by J. Storrs Hall

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