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    Researchers have built the first computer with a central processor made entirely of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes have remarkable material and electronic properties. The main goal of developing carbon nanotube electronics is to create smaller, more efficient, and lower-cost components to improve existing products. While nanotechnology may yield benefits across fields like medicine and defense, developing guidelines for safe occupational and environmental practices will be important as more companies work with nanomaterials. Overall, nanotechnology discoveries could lead to many future improvements if developed responsibly.

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    Researchers have built the first computer with a central processor made entirely of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes have remarkable material and electronic properties. The main goal of developing carbon nanotube electronics is to create smaller, more efficient, and lower-cost components to improve existing products. While nanotechnology may yield benefits across fields like medicine and defense, developing guidelines for safe occupational and environmental practices will be important as more companies work with nanomaterials. Overall, nanotechnology discoveries could lead to many future improvements if developed responsibly.

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    Researchers have built the first computer with a central processor made entirely of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes have remarkable material and electronic properties. The main goal of developing carbon nanotube electronics is to create smaller, more efficient, and lower-cost components to improve existing products. While nanotechnology may yield benefits across fields like medicine and defense, developing guidelines for safe occupational and environmental practices will be important as more companies work with nanomaterials. Overall, nanotechnology discoveries could lead to many future improvements if developed responsibly.

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    EUCLIDES BRANDAO MALUF

    10/30/2013

    WARM UP: MATERIALS SCIENCE


    researchers
    electronic properties
    graphene
    metallic
    efficiency
    tension
    atoms
    chemical bond

    creators
    microprocessor
    silicon
    semiconducting
    profitable
    compression
    molecule
    chemical reaction

    experiment
    transistors
    carbon nanotube
    short-circuits
    consumption
    durability
    speck
    chemical characteristics

    Carbon Nanotubes
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsWD5dJv2OE
    First Carbon Nanotube Computer Built
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SUvWu5nxLE
    The First Carbon Nanotube Computer (Article)
    http://www.technologyreview.com/news/519421/the-first-carbon-nanotube-computer/

    Let's talk about nanotechnology


    1) Researchers have built a computer whose central processor is based entirely on carbon
    nanotubes, a form of carbon with remarkable material and electronic properties. What is the main
    goal of the developers of carbon nanotube electronics?

    2) In their on going quest to improve existing products by creating smaller components and
    better performance materials, all at a lower cost, the number of companies that will manufacture
    "nanoproducts" (by this definition) will grow very fast and soon make up the majority of all
    companies across many industries. What undesirable effects it will bring to society?
    3) Carbon nanotubes are produced through the manipulation of the atoms of carnono. What is
    your opinion as to the manipulation at the nanoscale? Do you agree or disagree?
    4) In an interview done by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, added
    Monteiro-Riviere: "My concern with nanotechnology in developing countries would be that
    these countries maintain occupational and environmental safety guidelines to ensure that
    working with nano-materials in developing these industries would not create problems that could
    be avoided." You were the team of engineers assigned to develop this guideline. What would be
    your recommendations?
    5) Nanotechnology may yield life-saving improvements across fields ranging from sunscreen to
    military equipment. What do you expect from nanotechnology discoveries for the future?

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