{"id":42739,"key":"PH254_Introduction_to_Nanotechnology","title":"PH254 Introduction to Nanotechnology","latest":{"id":1208378,"timestamp":"2025-11-28T00:02:23Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Clarion University of Pennsylvania logo.png|thumb|Clarion University of Pennsylvania logo]]\n\n'''Welcome to PH:254 -- Introduction to Nanotechnology at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.'''\n\nIn the article \"Nanotechnology and the Developing World\" Fabio Salamanca-Buentello, Deepa L. Persad, Erin B. Court, Douglas K. Martin, Abdallah S. Daar, and Peter A. Singer show that [[nanotechnology]] is an extremely powerful growing collection of tools that can be harnessed to address some of the world's most critical [[sustainable development]] problems.[http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020097&ct=1]\n\nBelow find examples under progress\n\n== ATTENTION STUDENTS ==\n\nPlease put your 3 nanotech ideas on the [[nanotechnology]] page -- and then list the concept you are going to expand on below with your signature tag:\n\n''' SKM Nanotech Ideas '''\n\n* [[Solar]]-powered UV lamp for water sterilization.\n* Use of silicon nanowires in [[batteries]] to improve energy density.\n* Use of nanodevices in DNA delivery, improving upon methods in somatic gene therapy and [[Crops|crop engineering]].\n\n''' JMR Nanotech Ideas '''\n\n* Development of nanomachines with somatic gene recognition/modification potential.\n* Use of nanocapsules in the delivery of drugs to specific cellular sites.\n* The monitoring of cellular function through use of nanotubles and [[nanoparticles]].\n\n''' CAB Nanotech Ideas '''\n\n* [[Nanoparticles]] for delivering chemotherapy drugs to cancers cells along with finding other diseased cells. --Chad Buerk\n* [[Nanotechnology]] for reducing [[air pollution]].\n* Qdots for identifying and locating cancer cells.\n\n''' JMP Nanotech Ideas '''\n\n* OLED or an organic [[LED]]s\n* Nano rust and [[arsenic]] removal from [[water]]\n* Nanotechnology and [[solar]] [[photovoltaic]] cells\n\n''' KC Nanotech Ideas '''\n\n* Removing contamination from [[soil]]\n* Making catalyst use less energy and making less waste\n* Using to make [[geothermal energy]] less expensive and more effective\n\n''' CLM Nanotech Ideas '''\n\n* Microfabrication: microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology fabrication and integrated circuit technology.\n* Using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology to create new high frequency circuits for Communications.\n* microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology- MEMS accelerometers\n\n''' CAS Nanotech Ideas '''\n\n* Category [[Energy]]: Improving the efficiency and economical ability of the [[hydrogen fuel cell]] using [[Nanotechnology]]. [[Carbon nanotubes and the hydrogen fuel cell]] (rough draft)\n* The use of [[nanoparticles]] in [[fertilizer]] to improve soil fertility in poor regions.\n* Using [[nanoparticles]] as report platforms for cancer detection and treatment.\n* Presentation idea. The [[hydro-car]].\n\n''' BWS Nanotech Ideas '''\n\n* The use of [[solar cells]] and [[photovoltaics]] to create clean, [[sustainable energy]].\n* The use of nanotubes to create substances that are exceptionally durable.\n* The use of [[nanotechnology]] to increase the energy storage capacity of [[batteries]].\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| affiliations = Clarion University of Pennsylvania\n| description = Explore the fundamentals of nanotechnology in this comprehensive course at Clarion University, aimed at addressing global sustainability challenges.\n}}\n\n[[Category:PH254|PH254]]\n[[Category:Clarion University of Pennsylvania]]\n[[Category:Service learning courses]]\n[[Category:Coursework]]\n[[Category:Nanotechnology]]"}