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Industry is increasingly looking to new technology that allows the use of manufactured particles as small as atoms. Nanotechnology is being used in all kinds of products and manufacturing processes. And now...nanotechnology is being used in food. Some people are concerned about nanotech. That's because it's so small it can enter through cell walls. It's not clear what that will mean to humans touching or consuming nanotech particles.... and it's not clear what happens as nanotech particles are released into the environment.
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NANOTECH NERVOUSNESS
Rebecca Williams
June 18, 2007
Nanotechnology is the science of the very, very small. Scientists are finding ways to shrink materials down to the scale of atoms. These tiny particles show a lot of promise for better medicines, faster computers and safer food. But Rebecca Williams reports some people are worried about harmful effects nano-size particles might have on people's health and the environment:
Life on the nano scale is so tiny it's hard to imagine. It's as small as 1/100,000 of a human hair. It's as tiny as the width of a strand of DNA. A nanoparticle can be so small it can actually enter cells.
Nanoparticles are loved by scientists and entrepreneurs for the novel things they can do at those tiny sizes. They act differently. They can go where larger particles can't.
Many companies already sell new products with nano properties. The Project on E...
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Review of Nanotech Nervousness
A perfect piece for a news magazine and a good introduction to the world of nanotechnology, this piece explores the world of tiny particles that scientists are beginning to use in a variety of applications including food. This piece is well narrated and includes good clips with experts in the field.