sirasak teparkum [safety & ethical issues & nanotec’s roles]
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Sirasak Teparkum
[Safety & Ethical Issues & NANOTEC’S Roles]
• What is nanotechnology?
• Prospect and ethical issues of nanotechnology
• Roles of National Nanotecnology Center (NANOTEC)
Outline
What’s Nanotechnology?
The science of manipulating atoms and molecules to fabricate materials, devices and systems. Unlike current production methods, in which existing parts and components are combined, nanotechnology takes atoms and precisely assembles them to produce items with desirable characteristics….
Key words: nano-size, controllable, and novel properties.
www.assemblymag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/news/news_item/0,6501,137784,00.html
DNA~2 nm diameter
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MicroElectroMechanical devices10 -100 micron wide
Fly ash~ 10-20 micron
Atoms of siliconspacing ~tenths of nm
Head of a pin 1-2 mm
Human hair~ 10-50 micron wide
Red blood cellswith white cell~ 2-5 micron
Ant ~ 5 mm
ATP synthase
~10 nm diameter
Nanotube electrode
Carbon nanotube ~2 nm diameter
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From office of Basic Energy Sciences Office of Science, U.S. DOE Version 03-05-02
Nanotube transistor
Iron atoms on copper surfaceCorral diameter ~14 nm
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How small is nano?
How small is How small is nano-small?nano-small?
Atom ManipulationAtom ManipulationDon Igler,1986
Xenon on NickelXenon on Nickel
“First time in the world history of atomic-level writing in Thai letters, formed by 50 carbon monoxide molecules on the surface of copper (Cu 111)”--- achieved by IBM and National Nanotechnology Center
(NANOTEC) on 10 Sept. 2004
Focus Areas of Nanotechnology
• Nano-materials
• Nano-electronics
• Nano-biotechnology
Nano in Nature (Photonic)
Blue butterfly scale (nanocrystal, nanophotonic)
Nano in nature (Gecko’s Foot)
Nanohairs (spatulae)
on geckoes’ feet
Nano in Nature (Lotus Effect)
Nano is an enabling technology for the future
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Nanochips
Nanocapsules
Nanofilms
Handheld computer, watchphone
Electronic transdermal drug delivery patch
Flexible thin screen
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NOW FUTURE
Nanotechnology for Everyday Life
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Nano-Coating Conventional Coating
Nanotechnology for Everyday Life
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Prospective and ethical issues of nanotechnology:
Utopian dreams Apocalyptic nightmares
Utopian dreams
1. Pollution-free environment
2. Ideal society
3. Disease-free life
4. Long and healthy life
Apocalyptic nightmares
1. War of the world
2. Epidermic of nanobots into the
food chain and ecosystems
3. Economic break-down
Ethical Issues of Nanotechnology
• Research ethics and the use of implanting nano-devices in humans: i.e. implanting artificial devices.
• Increasing of uneven military power• Increasing of economical gap between
developed and developing countries• Increasing possibilities of misused personal
information: i.e. revealing a medical information (in a DNA chip) to an insurance companies
• Increasing possibilities of privacy violation
BIOTEC
Sub-committees
NSTDA President
NSTDA Board chaired by
Minister of MOST
National Research Centers
CorporateTechnology
ManagementCenter
MTECNECTEC NANOTEC
NSTDA: National Science and Technology Development Agency
Nanotechnology Development in Thailand
Roles of NANOTEC in Safety & Ethical Issues
• A driving force of establishing nano-standardization and nano-labels
• Developing nano-safety guideline in Thailand
• Establishing nano-safety committee to monitor nanotechnological researches
• Participating in OECD nano-safety guideline working groups
Thank you for your attentions