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From what i can see Andrew ferdetta gave me great advice and Ive tried to organise and expand on the parts of my draft that he highlighted to me

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assignment 7
Military applications for nanotechnology are going to revolutionize modern warfare and while many benefits will come from the applications of such technology there are also some risks that we need to be aware of. Nanotechnology has the potential to benefits all forms of work from daily life to medicine and biology. Despite these benefits, there are also health risks when it comes t human exposure to the nano material. Studies have shown that dangerous nano-particles can build up in the body after prolonged exposure. This is caused by a very complicated interaction between nano-particles and parts of the body’s systems. Though the innovative part of nano-technology may excite people a lot of other worries about the societal and natural impact the advancement of nano-technology will bring. Studies have shown numerous positive results of applying nano-technology but public opinion is vital to its success at transforming society. A number of different socio and political factors will be crucial to deciding the destiny of nano-technology. The emergence of nanotechnology will greatly change the fields of science medicine surveillance and energy. While human engineering and arms control will be better there will also be strict regulations on all forms of nanotech especially autonomies to prevent any unfortunate incidents. All treaties will be upheld and there should under no circumstance be an arms race. Because of its constant fast growth countries should work together to solve the problem of hazard nano materials and to prevent an arms race as a result of social problems and poor communication. The entirety of Potential benefits and risks for developing countries is not cited so the information is not very substantiated I could add a few sources or replace some lines with my own and add some examples. I will add examples and links to the bold names in this paragraph and hyphens "In fact, many of the most enthusiastic proponents of nanotechnology, such as trans-humanists, see the nascent science as a mechanism to changing human nature itself – going beyond curing disease and enhancing human characteristics. Discussions on nano-ethics have been hosted by the federal government, especially in the context of “converging technologies” – a catch-phrase used to refer to nano, biotech, information technology, and cognitive science. In the first paragraph of Intellectual property issues, there are four citations for three sentences and the citations are in the middle of the third sentence I can correct that. Social justice and civil liberties do not have any examples to further explain the information.

Ethical ramifications of Nanotechnology
The ethics of nanotechnology are hard to discuss since the risk have not been verified or quantified to great extent. But these discussions are needed to deal with the rapid and development of this new technology. Scientist must be aware of the potential risks and benefits to not just the scientific community but society as a whole. The reason behind the emergence of Nano-ethics is the idea of using nanotechnology on humans and the environment to enhance or evolve. Scientist who work in nano tech are both the most optimistic about its progress and worried for its risks on society, though most coming into nanotechnology have no introduction to the ethics.

The advancement of science helped focus research into nanotechnology, soon the price of nano based material grew exponentially and funding was being given to its research. Though claims about its harmful affects also increased as did the concern of its effect on society. Laws were then made to monitor nano technology and make sure ethical, environmental and societal concerns were ingrained. Research programs and funding were encouraged internationally.

assignment 6
The title is Societal impact of nanotechnology. The key ideas surround the positive and negative affects nana-technology may have on society. The main problems are health related effects and nano warfare. This topic was worth it because it is a very overlooked and under appreciated view of what could be something revolutionary. Nano-technology is the technology stand point, the ethical is in wether introducing this technology could lead to advanced warfare and human enhancements, societal is the power balance between wealthy and poor the wealthy will have earlier and better access to this technology. All people are influenced heavily by this article but especially those in technological fields.