Week 8 Blog Assignment

 This week we discussed the relationship between nanotechnology and art. It surprised me that we dedicated a section of this class to this topic because in previous units I have felt that nanotechnology was something that could have been mentioned in more detail, especially during our discussion of robotics and medical technologies. It seems that previous units have been leading to this topic. 



Nanotechnology is a subject that is very interesting to me. In previous classes we spent some time discussing nanotechnology’s effects on the world of medicine. From that time on, I have known that in the future we can expect nanotechnology to have a place in many areas of life, especially the medical field. In my midterm project, I discussed possible uses of nanotechnology by athletes.

Nanobot Injection

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/tomorrows- world-nanobots-to-kill-cancer-cells-chatbots-to-talk-to-the-old/arti cle9979534.ece 

For athletes, it is extremely important that we prioritize our recovery. Training can be very strenuous on the body and without proper rest and recovery, injuries become inevitable. Nanotechnology could provide a huge advantage when it comes to recovery. In fact, it could provide the key to eliminating all preventable injuries from ever even occurring. Nanotechnology has the potential to be used to create devices that could be injected into the bloodstream to monitor the body, aid in muscle recovery and tissue regeneration, and much more. This device could be used to monitor nutritional information, levels of fatigue, performance during activity, and even warn athletes about developing injuries before they occur. 

 Athletes Running

https://www.aljazeera.com/s ports/2020/1/1/winners-of-th e-decade-worlds-top-athlete s-and-sports-teams 

References:

Poole Jr, Charles P., and Frank J. Owens. Introduction to nanotechnology. John Wiley & Sons, 2003.


Bhushan, Bharat, and Baumann. Springer handbook of nanotechnology. Ed. Bharat Bhushan. Vol. 2. Berlin: Springer, 2007.


Zhang, Fei, et al. "Structural DNA nanotechnology: state of the art and future perspective." Journal of the American Chemical Society 136.32 (2014): 11198-11211.


Wang, Peng, and Ji Yan Wang. "Development and application of nanotechnology in sports." Advanced Materials Research. Vol. 918. Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2014.


“What is nanotechnology?” YouTube, Risk Bites, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAOFpgocfrg. Accessed 2021.

V Rishi Kumar. “Tomorrow’s world: Nanobots to kill cancer cells, chatbots to talk to the old.” The Hindu Business Line, 2018, https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/tomorrows-world-nanobots-to-kill-cancer-cells-chatbots-to-talk-to-the-old/article9979534.ece. Accessed 30 April 2021.

Winners of the decade: World’s top athletes and sports teams.” aljazeera, 2020, https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2020/1/1/winners-of-the-decade-worlds-top-athletes-and-sports-teams. Accessed 30 April 2021. 


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