The Pros And Cons Of Nanotechnology

John Pittner

Composition 1

Mark Gardner

22 April, 2014

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology has been a groundbreaking new field of science for years now introducing many new forms of materials stronger, lighter, and more durable than any others before. Nanoscale particles in many things such as the polymer materials for baseball bats, tennis rackets, motorcycle helmets, and power tools can make them work harder than people ever thought, but just like many other things, the better it seems the more consequences it has the potential to have. With all the positives to nanotechnology there will always be a negative, but if regulated correctly can we lessen the downsides of it? Nanotechnology, though it may have a profitable and useful place in the future

With nanotechnology they can imitate some of the biological processes in nature, such as the fundamental properties of DNA, to engineer new brand methods and perhaps even vastly improve old ones. Scientists are discovering that protein-based drugs are very useful because they can be taken apart and reprogramed to deliver specific signals to cells that could do things from change the color of someone’s eyes to telling cancerous cells to stop dividing. The problem with conventional delivery of such drugs is that the body breaks most of them down before they reach their destination. So with the use of this new form of delivery the vitamins and minerals essential to human life can be delivered more efficiently and the amount more precise. However, the downside is that if a protein were to give the wrong signal to a cell, then the effects could in fact tell a cell to divide and therfor could become a tumor or

Nanoparticles have begun to aid in the cleanup of disasters such as the BP oil spill. It has started a medical revolution by creating all new forms of medicines and the delivery of human essentials in the body that are more efficient than before. In industry it has created new materials that work harder and better than before like tennis rackets and motorcycle helmets to things like water resistant clothing to space craft fractions lighter. The technology can make them work harder than people eve thought, but just like many other things, the better the technology seems the more consequences it has the potential to have. With all the positives to nanotechnology there will always be a negative and unfortunately for nanotechnology the negative is a very big one. One that has the potential to destroy entire ecosystems, and do sever damage to human health such as cause the cancer it could possibly prevent. However though, If regulated correctly by companies such as NanoSafe as well as the government nanotechnology can still be one of the biggest innovations in human history and change the path of this worlds future for the