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Nano-enabled Consumer Products As of the March 10, 2011, there are over 1300 consumer products around the world that are manufacturer-identified as nanotechnologybased. • Touch screens (iPhone)• Bicycles • Sunscreens • Fabric • Cosmetics • Computer memory • Tennis rackets • Many more… These products are here, ready to buy today! Resources: The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies website: http://www.nanotechproject.org/
Activity Description • You have been assigned an area of nanotechnology research to support. • Go through this presentation and any other credible sources to identify three benefits of research in nanotechnology toward your area of interest and up to three potential risks you perceive in your area of interest. • As a group, we will weigh the risks and benefits of each area to decide how much of our federal nanotechnology budget should go to each research area.
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