As I began watching the lectures
for this week I was unaware what nanotechnology was. Nanotechnology is a small study of science,
engineering, and technology. The small
study is usually one nanometer. I cannot
imagine how small this is, but Dr. Gimzewski helped me understand by comparing
the size to an atom. Many of his lecture
was over my head, especially when he began explaining the logarithmic
scale.
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| NanoTechnology |
https://lnf.umich.edu/nnin-at-michigan/materials-modeling-nanotechnology/
In
his last video lecture I was interested to find out what products on the market
today contain nanoparticles. I had never
heard of “Slim Shake Chocolate” before.
I looked more into this product to find out why it contains
nanoparticles and how this is positive or negative.
I
discovered this drink, which contains natural coca particles also includes
NanoClusters, which are 100,00th the size of a single grain of
sand. The two ingredients are combined
to create a great taste, but without excess sugar.
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| Slim Shake Chocolate |
http://www.nanotechproject.org/cpi/products/nanoceuticalstm-slim-shake-chocolate/
Prior
to the release of Slim Shake Chocolate, nanofoods safety was questioned. The problem was that scientists were unsure
if the body could properly metabolize nanoparticles. They have certain durability; nanoparticles
retain their particle-ness after being passed through the gut. Many scientists spoke out saying this really
needs to be tested in a laboratory before any diet products were placed on the
shelf.
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| NanoCluster |
http://physics.usc.edu/~kresin/
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| NanoParticles |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoparticle
Sources:
The Project of Emerging
Nanotechnologies. “ Nanoceuticals Slim Shake Chocolate”. 29 May 2016. Web. 1 January 2007. http://www.nanotechproject.org/cpi/products/nanoceuticalstm-slim-shake-chocolate/
Maynard, Andrew. “Shaking up the
nano-food debate”. 2020 Science. 29 May 2016. Web.
20 October 2008. http://2020science.org/2008/10/20/shaking-up-the-nano-food-debate/
National Nanotechnology
Infrastructure Network. “Materials Modeling and Simulation for Nanotechnology.” 29 May 2016. Web. 2011.
Kresin, Vitaly. “USC Nanocluster
Physics Laboratory.” 29 May 2016. Web.
Wikipedia. “Nanoparticle”. 29 May
2016. Web. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoparticle
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