Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology/Climate Change
and Environmental Awareness

Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss the antecedents of nanotechnology and its
importance to society.
2. Enumerate the positive and negative impacts of
nanotechnology on the environment and society;
3. Identify the moral and ethical questions and
concerns surrounding nanotechnology
Climate Change and Environmental
Awareness.
• Intended Learning Outcome
1. Explain climate change and its adverse effects
on the environment and society
2. Promote the significance of disaster
preparedness in the face of natural disaster
3. Discuss the value of conserving and
preserving the environment to address the
impacts of climate change to society.
What is Nano technology?
• Nanotechnology is a field of research and
innovation concerned with building 'things' -
generally, materials and devices - on the scale
of atoms and molecules. A nanometre is one-
billionth of a metre: ten times the diameter of
a hydrogen atom. The diameter of a human
hair is, on average, 80,000 nanometres
Example of nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
What is nanotechnology and its uses?
• Nanotechnology is being used in developing
countries to help treat disease and prevent
health issues. The umbrella term for this kind
of nanotechnology is Nanomedicine.
Nanotechnology is also being applied too or
developed for application to a variety of
industrial and purification processes.
Why is nanotechnology important?
• Why Nanotechnology Is Important. ...

Nanotechnology is designed to provide a
novel and improved approach to cancer
diagnosis and treatment. Nanoscale devices
can interact with large biological molecules on
both the surface and inside cells involved in
cancer.
How is nanotechnology created?
• Two main approaches are used in
nanotechnology. In the "bottom-up"
approach, materials and devices are built from
molecular components which assemble
themselves chemically by principles of
molecular recognition. In the "top-down"
approach, nano-objects are constructed from
larger entities without atomic-level control.
Who discovered Nano?, Is Nano
important?
• Eric Drexler
• Eric Drexler developed and popularized the concept of
nanotechnology and founded the field of molecular
nanotechnology.
Why is Nano important?
• Nanomaterial's are special for several reasons, but for
one in particular – their size. Nanomaterial's are up to
10 000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.
And this tiny size makes them very valuable for all
kinds of practical uses.
Why do we need nanotechnology?
• Nanotechnology can improve the
performance of catalysts used to transform
vapors escaping from cars or industrial plants
into harmless gasses. That's because catalysts
made from nanoparticles have a greater
surface area to interact with the reacting
chemicals than catalysts made from larger
particles.
What is nanotechnology?
How important is nanotechnology?
Climate Change and Environmental
Awareness.
• Intended Learning Outcome
1. Explain climate change and its adverse effects
on the environment and society
2. Promote the significance of disaster
preparedness in the face of natural disaster
3. Discuss the value of conserving and
preserving the environment to address the
impacts of climate change to society.
What is Climate Change and Environmental
Awareness
• Definition. The growth and development of
awareness, understanding and consciousness
toward the biophysical environment and its
problems, including human interactions and
effects. Thinking "ecologically" or in terms of
an ecological consciousness.
Explain climate change and its adverse effects on
the environment and society
• What does environmental awareness mean?
• Environmental awareness means being aware
of the natural environment and making
choices that benefit the earth, rather than
hurt it.
Why do we need environmental awareness?
• Environmental awareness is to understand the

fragility of our environment and the
importance of its protection. Promoting
environmental awareness is an easy way to
become an environmental steward and
participate in creating a brighter future for our
children.
How Public awareness is important about the
environment?
• Public awareness of the environment is the

ability to understand the surrounding world,
including understandings to all the changes
occurring in the environment, understanding
of cause- and-effect relationships between the
quality of the environment and human
behavior, and a sense of responsibility of
preserving them
What are the major causes of environmental problems?
What effects do humans have on the
environment?
discuss some ways to save the environment from the pollution that causes
climate change; and
What are the major causes of environmental problems?
How do human activities affect the environment?
Explain the importance of environmental awareness.

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