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Advantages and Disadvantages of Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology can actually revolutionize a lot of electronic products, procedures, and applications. Industry that can benefit from nanochemistry is the manufacturing sector that will need materials like nanotubes, aerogels, nano particles, and other similar items to produce their products with. These materials are often stronger, more durable, and lighter than those that are not produced with the help of nanotechnology. On the other hand you will also find that the development of nanotechnology can also bring about the crash of certain markets due to the lowering of the value of oil and diamonds due to the possibility of developing alternative sources of energy that are more efficient and won't require the use of fossil fuels. This can also mean that since people can now develop products at the molecular level, diamonds will also lose its value since it can now be mass produced.

Another fields that benefit from the continued development of nanotechnology when it comes to electronic products include nano transistors, nanodiodes, plasma displays, quantum computers, and many more. Included in the list of disadvantages of this science and its development is the possible loss of jobs in the traditional manufacturing industry and even in farming.

Nanotechnology can also benefit the energy sector. The development of more effective energy-producing, energy-absorbing, and energy storage products in smaller and more efficient devices is possible with this technology. Such items like batteries, fuel cells, and solar cells can be built smaller but can also be made to be more effective ones.

In the medical world, nanochemistry is also seen as a boon since it can help with creating of what is called smart drugs and as well as nanomaterials. These help cure people faster and without the side effects that other traditional drugs have. You will also find that the research of nanotechnology in biochemistry is now focusing on areas like tissue regeneration, bone repair, immunity and even cures for such ailments like cancer, diabetes, and other life threatening diseases.

Advanced weapons can now be more accessible and made to be more powerful and more destructive. These can also become more accessible with nanotechnology. Since these particles are very small, problems can actually arise from the inhalation of these minute particles, much like the problems a person gets, from inhaling minute asbestos particles. Presently, nanotechnology is very expensive and developing it can cost you a lot of money. It is also pretty difficult to manufacture, probably that’s why products made with nanotechnology are more expensive.

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8. Read and translate the sentences. Say what things (facts) are set against and which ones are approved. Use the word-combinations underlined in the “For and Against” discussion.

1. The device was reported to be improved and ready for the series production. However, this new modification turned out to have some by-effects alongside with indisputable benefits. 2. The first and the most important advantage is that this material is completely eco-friendly, but on the other hand its production will require tangible investments. 3. All these factors are on the plus side, but there is a reverse side of the coin, to be exact, this is a job-killer (шаг или мера, ведущая к потере рабочих мест). 4. Another convenience we’d like to mention about is minimization of many diagnostic devices. It also offers the advantage in the surgery and transplanpology. 5. Though the latest modification ranks in priority to the previous one, it still has some weak points.