Nanotechnology Development and Uses the Term Paper

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.." And stated benefits include positive impacts in the areas of medicine, health and safety products as well as in the area of information technology and the entertainment industry. Furthermore nanotechnology has enabled technologies that allow the storing of energy as well as distribution, sensoring, processing and display technologies and as well "bioanalysis and drug delivery, robotics, and medical devices..." (Ibid) Research on the particles of nanotechnology reveal that since "fine particles of dust can easily penetrate into the lungs" the nanoparticle is able to "bypass or damage the lungs' clearing mechanisms...due to their minute size." (Netherlands Research Council Report, 2006) Legislative and regulatory bodies are preparing for the many issues that will arise due to the development and use of nanotechnology. The Health Council of the Netherlands states that: "Applications that involve the insertion of ICT implants into the brain touch the very core of being. They give rise to questions about the possible implications for concepts such as 'what it means to be an individual', 'freedom' and 'responsibility'.

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" (Ibid) The societal implications are endless as well as are implications of application in the defense industry. (Ibid)

SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

Of the literature examined in this review the primarily held belief is that international research is needed relating to nanotechnology which has many important implications for positive development and use as well as having even more implications in ethical and safety concerns with the combining factor that "there is still only a very limited understanding of the possible dangers of new, synthetic nanoparticles..." (Ibid) Nanotechnology development and use holds much promise balanced by the same measure of unanswered questions. In order to better answer these questions an international research effort is needed which will serve to provide the answers to those questions and as well allow for the development of ethical, legislative and regulatory frameworks in its use and development......

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