Is Nanotechnology Dangerous?
There is always a balancing act between the benefits of a new technology, and its downsides. Overall, nanotechnology will probably offer environmental benefits compared with many existing technologies. Nanotechnology may be used to replace existing technology which has known environmental and toxicological risks. Although economic progress often comes at the expense of the environment, nanotechnology may offer an exception to the rule. Nanotechnology will involve materials that are more expensive than conventional materials on a per/pound basis, thus it’s possible to manufacture high value goods using relatively small amounts of energy and raw materials. Nanotechnology may indeed be an exception to the idea that a rosy economic climate and an unsullied wilderness are rarely comfortable bedfellows. Trends in materials manufacture has been toward increasing commoditization of materials. This translates to producing the same volume of goods less expensively. It is possible that some of th
