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What's Nanotechnolgy?
Nanotechnology is defined as an engineering and technology conducted at the nanoscale (from 1 to 100 nanometers) that studies the appreciation of minute things
Nanotechnology is a branch of research that has gained much momentum in recent years due to its wide application of its principles and products.
Within the niche of sports, nanotechnology has proven to very useful, and has the potential to improve a broad range of aspects of the sports world
Why couldn't Nanotechnology be its OWN thing?
Analytical
Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Physical
Inorganic
Ammonia and titanium dioxide are used as vital parts in making the nylon and fibers used to make moisture wick (or dri-fit) for athletes, or aid in reducing the fabric weight so swimmers do not experience drag. Another way that nanotechnology in sports associates with inorganic chemistry is the smell in sports equipment due to fungi and bacteria. Silver has properties to kill fungi and bacteria, so scientist used silver nanoparticles that could bound with nylon, cotton, and plastic of sports equipment like socks to reduce the smell.
Interview with Richard Eisenberg
Physical
Inorganic
Ammonia and titanium are used in the dri-fit for athletes. Silver nanoparticles kill bacteria and fungi in socks
The way nanoparticles are put together to make certain surfaces stronger and tighter, or how certain surfaces with nanoparticles like carbon nanotubes in them release heat
Now what does Nanotechnology have to do with sports equipment?
How does Nanotechnology benefit??
Michael Phelps wearing a LRZ suit at '08 Beijing Olympics
Graphene- One of the strongest materials on the planet
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A Soccer Ball is a perfect model for a molecule called Fullerene. Fullerenes are all-carbon molecules and an important component of nanotechnology.
One of the biggest and most universal problems in the sports world is that of smelly gym clothes and sports equipment.
It developed silver nano-particles that can mesh with the cotton, plastic or nylon material in shoes, pads, jerseys, helmets, socks or other pieces of sports equipment.
Advantages
- Precautions are being taken to asses potential ecological and health risks, both short and long term (Sinervo et al, 2008)
- Carbon nanotubes have high bonding capacity, which makes them likely to bond to heavy metals like uranium (Shaer Levitt, n.d.)
Potential risks and downsides :
Potential risks and downsides
- The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ) has restricted the use of nanotubes and nanofiber composites in F1 racing (Verma, 2013)
- Not much other data is available or research been conducted to confirm other environmental hazards produced by nanotechnology production and applications (Sinervo et al, 2008)
- Starts to create a division between success due to athletic prowess and succeeding thanks to the enhancements
SOURCES
"Super Gear: Nanotechnology and Sports Team Up" Jennifer Swanson- Experiment & info about the sports
https://www.sokanu.com/careers/nanotechnology-engineer/salary/ -Info about salary of nanotechnologist
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers/college-to-career/areas-of-chemistry/inorganic-chemistry.html - Interview with Richard Eisenberg & info about Inorganic Chem
http://www.nanobusiness.org/ - Nanotech definition and info on Richard Feynman
http://trinitynews.ie/wonders-of-nanotechnology-and-material-science/ - Info about Nikio Taniguchi
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers/college-to-career/areas-of-chemistry/physical-chemistry.html- Info about Physical Chem
http://metamodern.com/about-the-author/- Info about Eric Drexler