| is the branch of technology that deals with the manipulation and study of matter at the nanoscale. | Nanotechnology |
| Nanotechnology covers all types of research and technologies that deal with the: | special properties of matter on an atomic molecular and supramolecular scale. |
| What are all involved in studying matter on the nanoscale: | Scientists in the field of:
chemistry,
biology,
physics,
materials science, and
engineering. |
| Nanotechnology is ??? because it brings together various fields of science through its innovations, e.g., DNA silicon chips, converging between semiconductor science (inorganic chemistry) and biology, with applications in the medical industry. | convvergent |
| Nanotechnology is convergent because: | it brings together various fields of science through its innovations, e.g., DNA silicon chips, converging between semiconductor science (inorganic chemistry) and biology, with applications in the medical industry. |
| Nanotechnology also involves design, characterization, production, and application of structures, devices, and systems by: | controlling shapes and sizes at the nanometer scale. |
| This (nanotechnology) is "???" in what sense that it provides the platform and the tools to produce innovations. | enabling |
| This (nanotechnology) is "enabling" in what sense: | it provides the platform and the tools to produce innovations. |
| To decipher how nanotechnology works, what must be considered? | three dimensions (3D) |
| In deciphering how nanotechnology works, considering the three dimensions, the first dimension involves: | tangible objects which include materials, devices, and systems. |
| In deciphering how nanotechnology works, considering the three dimensions, what dimension involves tangible objects which include materials, devices, and systems. | The first dimension |
| In deciphering how nanotechnology works, considering the three dimensions, The second dimension deals with the: | passive and static objects i.e., nanoparticles that have properties different bulk objects, even if they have the same composition; active devices i.e., those that can store information, induce energy, or change their state and the nanofacture, which refers to atomically precise manufacturing (APM), i.e., collection of instruments and procedures. |
| In deciphering how nanotechnology works, considering the three dimensions, What dimension deals with the passive and static objects i.e., nanoparticles that have properties different bulk objects, even if they have the same composition; active devices i.e., those that can store information, induce energy, or change their state and the nanofacture, which refers to atomically precise manufacturing (APM) i.e., collection of instruments and procedures. | second dimension |
| what dimension is direct nanotechnology which refers to materials structured at nanoscale components. | third dimension |
| The third dimension is what which refers to materials structured at nanoscale components: | direct nanotechnology |
| Nanotechnology extends to what, which starts with nanoparticles but can be used in huge applications i.e., hugely powerful information processors with individual nanoscale components. | indirect nanotechnology |
| Nanotechnology extends to indirect technology which: | starts with nanoparticles but can be used in huge applications i.e., hugely powerful information processors with individual nanoscale components. |
| True or false: Assisted by the view of molecules afforded by X-ray lasers, biological mechanisms can be simulated to destroy a cancer cell while it is treated by drug-bearing nanoparticles. | true |
| What can employ molecular processes within cells, which can deliver drugs to specific molecular sites or even carry out surgery. | Nanobots or molecular scale workers |
| What is now possible (medically) with screening devices using nanotechnology | to diagnose prevalent contagious diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, among others |
| Nanoparticles are also used to prepare heat-resistant and self-cleaning surfaces, such as: | floors and benchtops. |
| Nanoparticles like of what can also make a surface repel water, thus preventing stains. | silicon dioxide or titanium dioxide |
| What allows the detergent to trap oils and fats within the cavity of the sphere that aids in washing surfaces? | Detergent molecules that self-assemble into a sphere to form a micelle |
| Such as floors and benchtops, what nanoparticles are also used in preparation or applied: | heat-resistant and self-cleaning surfaces. |
| are silicon oxides and aluminum oxides that have specific nanoporous cage-like structures that are used as molecular sieves. | Zeolites |
| Zeolites are: | silicon oxides and aluminum oxides that have specific nanoporous cage-like structures that are used as molecular sieves: |
| Zeolites are silicon oxides and aluminum oxides that have what structures that are used as molecular sieves: | nanoporous cage-like structures |
| Zeolites are silicon and aluminum oxides that have nanoporous cage-like structures that are used as: | molecular sieves |
| In agriculture, novel techniques of nanotechnology applications are applied to: | breed crops with higher levels of micronutrients to detect pests and to control food processing. |
| What are also developed for agricultural applications and control of soil, air, and water contamination are also developed using nanotechnology | Ultra-small probes on earth surfaces |
| A simple, cheap, and effective way of removing arsenic in soil and water is through the use of: | TiO2 nanoparticles |
| Which can sense the smallest amount of radiation, located a nuclear leak faster and more accurately at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. | A nanotechnology-inspired detector from Washington |
| Are major environmental contaminants that can be reduced using nanoscale metal particles, such as FeO and Fe-Ni in conjunction with iron filings | chlorinated compounds (i.e. chlorinated solvents and pesticides |
| Chlorinated compounds (i.e., chlorinated solvents and pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and brominated compounds) are major environmental contaminants that can be reduced using:
b.) such as: | nanoscale metal particles
b.) FeO and Fe-Ni in conjunction with iron filings (Fe(0)]. |
| What has long been known to exhibit strong antimicrobial properties. | Silver (Ag) |
| The antimicrobial activity of Silver (Ag) has been enhanced with the discovery that : | the bactericidal properties of Ag nanoparticles (1-100 nm) are dependent on both their size and shape. |
| What nanotechnology can support cleaner production methods and provide alternative and renewable energy sources to enhance the sustainability of factories. | bionanotechnology |
| Nanotechnology like in the use of graphene into a coating material resulting in the need for only one layer, which does not require a multifunctional film coating helps in: | energy consumption |
| Nanotechnology helps in energy consumption like the use of what into a coating material resulting in the need for only one layer, which does not require a multifunctional film coating. | graphene |
| Nanotechnology helps in energy consumption like the use of graphene into a coating material resulting in: | the need for only one layer, which does not require a multifunctional film coating. |
| What are small yet increase the rate of chemical reactions, thus lessening the input of raw materials: | Nanoscale chemical reagents or catalysts |
| Nanoscale chemical reagents or catalysts are small yet: | increase the rate of chemical reactions, thus lessening the input of raw materials. |
| In the Philippines, nanotechnology can be applied in: | making sources of renewable energy accessible to many,
developing medicine that would address serious diseases,
improving the state of agriculture,
and more. |
| in what year a semiconductor plant contaminated the ground water in Silicon Valley, California. | 1980s |
| In the 1980s, what contaminated the ground water in Silicon Valley, California? | a semiconductor plant |
| In the 1980s, a semiconductor plant contaminated the ground water in: | Silicon Valley, California |
| In the 1980s, a semiconductor plant contaminated what in Silicon Valley, California: | the ground water |
| What used in the manufacture of memory storage, electronics, batteries, etc. were found to have unknown harmful impacts to the human body by inhalation into lungs comparable to asbestos fiber 11. | Carbon nanotubes |
| Carbon nanotubes are used in the manufacture of: | memory storage, electronics, batteries, and etc. |
| Carbon nanotubes used in the manufacture of memory storage, electronics, batteries, etc. were found to have: | unknown harmful impacts to the human body by inhalation into lungs comparable to asbestos fiber 11. |
| Carbon nanotubes used in the manufacture of memory storage electronics, batteries, etc. were found to have unknown harmful impacts to the human body by inhalation into lungs comparable to: | Asbestos fiber 11 |
| What indicated that is more toxic than carbon black and quartz. | A pulmonary toxicological evaluation of single-wall carbon nanotubes |
| A pulmonary toxicological evaluation of single-wall carbon nanotubes indicated what? | that it is more toxic than carbon black and quartz |
| A nanoparticle is not easy to analyze due to: | its size |
| What makes a challenge to detect its concentration in air or in any matrix of the environment. | Lack of information and methods of characterizing nanomaterials |
| Predicting the toxicity of a nanomaterial relies heavily on: | information about its chemical structure since minor changes in its chemical function group could drastically change its properties. |
| What should be conducted to ensure the safety to human health and environment? | point-to-point risk assessment at all stages of nanotechnology |
| Risk assessment (point-to-point risk assessment at all stages of nanotechnology) should include: | the exposure risk and its probability of exposure, toxicological analysis, transport risk, persistence risk, transformation risk, and ability to recycle. |
