Nanotechnology

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This paper provides background history of the development of the technology which became known as nanotechnology. The paper looks at the features of this technology and explains that although nanotechnology is a given in the future, there remains many open questions of when and how. It concludes that companies who are presently involved with the technology, or that plan on considering its implementation in the coming decade, need to conduct considerable research before making final decisions.

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"As with any other new technology, ethical considerations are also being raised regarding nanotechnology. This is another area that must be a part of a corporation's overall strategy. One of the areas of concern is that the convergence of nanotechnology and biotechnology further complicates the privacy issue. Opponents cite news of tiny radio-frequency identification tags, the kind used to keep track of pets, but the size of a grain of rice that have been implanted in staff at the Mexican attorney general's department to control access to their office. While this particular technology was micro- rather than nanoscale technology, it showed the problems that could result from the trend towards smaller and smaller devices. Such devices, they say, can be put into any products, so that companies can keep track of what products are purchased by whom and where. Military and private weapons, communication devices and tracking systems will also be nano-size, which raises numerous other issues."

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