Science and technology
don’t solve all the problems of unindustrialized countries but they have a
major part in doing that component of development. Nanotechnology is a comparatively novel field that will soon be providing essential and reasonably
inexpensive solutions to serious developmental problems in those areas.
Nanotechnology is the
study, creation, design, synthesis, application, and manipulation of practical
materials, devices, and systems through control of matter at the nanometer
scale and the misuse of novel occurrences and properties of matter at that
scale. When the matter is manipulated at the miniature scale of atoms and
molecules, it displays novel wonders and properties. Thus, scientists are
harnessing nanotechnology to create new, inexpensive materials, devices, and
systems with unique properties.
The top 10 nanotechnology
applications are:
Ø Water treatment and remediation
Ø Disease diagnosis and screening
Ø Air pollution and remediation
Ø Construction
Ø Health monitoring
Ø Energy storage, production, and conversion
Ø Vector and pest detection and control.
Ø Drug delivery
systems
Ø Food processing and storage
Ø Agricultural productivity enhancement
With a high grade of agreement, panelists nominated energy
production, conversion, and storage, along with the creation of other fuels, as the
area where nanotechnology applications are most likely to profit developing
countries. "Economic development and energy consumption are inextricably
linked," says Singer. "If nanotechnology can help developing
countries to move towards energy independence, then the benefits of financial
growth will become that much more accessible."
Comments
Post a Comment