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Bandages are normally applied to protect wounds from further contamination, but engineers
are now studying new ways to enhance their antimicrobial properties using nanotechnology
engineering. Incorporating noble metals, which have natural antimicrobial properties, into
bandages has been proven to help combat bacterial infections since silver disrupts the growth
of bacteria by blocking its metabolism, engineers have developed ways to create bandages with
silver nanoparticles woven into them. These bandages are commonly used to dress injuries that
are resistant to treatment and prone to infection, like burn wounds.
URL: https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/blog/nanotechnology-engineering/
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Some electronic products such as computer screens use nanotechnology to reduce their weight
and power consumption. Nanotechnology can deliver high power efficiency with higher
operational speeds. They can also be used to create computer chips and to (help) reduce the size
of transistors used in circuit boards. Nanotechnology has also been used to increase the speed of
computers and the capacity of hard drives and portable storage. New television screens using
quantum dots – also known as semiconductor nanocrystals – are also appearing on the market.
URL: https://euon.echa.europa.eu/what-kind-of-products-contain-
nanomaterials#:~:text=Currently%2C%20the%20most%20relevant%20nanomaterials,results
%20in%20self-cleaning%20surfaces.
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Sunscreen Nanoparticles have been added to sunscreens for years to make them more effective.
Two particular types of nanoparticles commonly added to sunscreen are titanium dioxide and
zinc oxide. These tiny particles are not only highly effective at blocking UV radiation, they
also feel lighter on the skin, which is why modern sunscreens are nowhere near as thick and
gloopy as the sunscreens we were slathered in as kids.
URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2020/07/03/7-amazing-everyday-examples-
of-nanotechnology-in-action/amp/
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Solar Panels

Solar power allows people to harness electricity from the sun without directly creating waste,
but the process of creating solar cells is energy-intensive and can produce large amounts of
waste. Photovoltaic solar cells are made using layers of expensive crystalline silicon that are
treated using caustic chemicals, so researchers have been searching for ways to lower the cost
of producing efficient solar cells through nanotechnology engineering. The Gratzel cell, which
uses a layer of material coated with highly porous titanium dioxide nanoparticles as its surface
material instead of silicon, is less expensive to produce and allows cells to collect the sun’s
rays across a wider surface area.:

URL: https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/blog/nanotechnology-engineering/