• Question: What could nanotechnoligy be used to do in the near future?

    Asked by sciencylad4 to Pip on 25 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Philippa Bird

      Philippa Bird answered on 25 Jun 2012:

      Loads and loads of stuff! I’ll list some:
      Better solar panels
      Bigger memory storage in computers
      More effective medical treatments (including nanoparticles that can tell when you’re ill and automatically release a drug)
      Catalysts in cars
      Make carbon dioxide into more useful things
      Stem cell therapies (scaffolds to put stem cells onto)
      Making planes lighter and stronger

      Nanotechnology is already used in:
      Plasters, silver nanoparticles, antibacterial
      Suncream, titanium dioxide nanoparticles, absorbs sunlight
      Smart phones and computers
      Pregnancy tests
      Self-cleaning surfaces, such as windows
      Scratch-resistant coatings

      So you can see… from important big things to just useful things, Nanotechnology has it covered!

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