The advancement in the field of Nanotechnology would perhaps lead to several consumer and scientific applications. The potential implications of nanotechnology are ascribable to experimental research and scientists speculate that the technology will have a huge impact on the society. In this report the scientific, technological and prospective context of nanotechnology is illustrated, and then the latent social impact of nanotechnology in several fields is discussed within the framework of current and potential future achievements in those fields.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Agrawal, Himanshu

Subject

• Health
• Environment
• Community
• Well-Being
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 05D036I

关键词

• Science--Study and teaching

Advisor

• Emanuel, Alexander E.

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

地点

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright