Monday, November 9, 2015

Northwestern's induction into the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology

Through all its benefits, the community at large is making sure that new innovations through nanotechnology do not hurt the environment. To this extent, the NSF provides $20 million (renewable) to centers of research that research the effect of nanotechnologies. The funding is provided to the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, who very recently has inducted Northwestern University into its group of institutions.

Some of the big questions they're asking include:
How is this going to impact bacteria and other organisms in the environment?
What do these particles do?
How do they interact with organisms?”

The goal is to create nanotechnologies that will not hurt the environment in the first place so that later recalls due to environmental hazards won't be necessary. To this end, there is both an environmental and an economic motivation to ensure that we have the knowledge on the impacts of nanotechnologies. It is part of a movement for our society's businesses and corporations to be more environmentally friendly.

To read more about Northwestern's induction into the society, click here!

To read more about the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, click here!

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