Nanotechnology is being heralded by scientists to bring about the next industrial revolution. Jason Hope, a futurist, and philanthropist has heard this claim before. However, he believes that nanotechnology could bring about unprecedented change in our daily lives.
Nanoscience is technology on an atomic scale that deals with manipulating individual atoms or molecules for various purposes to create things of great complexity at minuscule sizes. The benefits are countless- super-strong materials, brilliant medicines, ultra-efficient energy storage devices, etc., but there are downsides too. Experts say that it could make possible the development of bioweapons which would be far cheaper to produce than nuclear weapons.
However, Jason Hope is of the opinion that nanotechnology is far less risky than it’s given credit for. He opines that there are several ways in which nanotech can improve people’s lives and benefit society as a whole.
Some of them are as follows:
Nanotech Has Found Its Foothold in Healthcare Sector
Nanotech has promising benefits to the healthcare sector. It could lead to the development of devices that would be capable enough to detect diseases at their very onset, thus helping reduce high fatality rates caused by delayed diagnosis.
