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Social Issues - Utility Fog

Social Issues - Utility Fog. Module Outcomes. Reflect and engage with social and ethical concerns without fear of judgement Gain an understanding of what nanotechnology is and its applications Gain an understanding of utility fog as a future concept

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Social Issues - Utility Fog

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  1. Social Issues - Utility Fog

  2. Module Outcomes • Reflect and engage with social and ethical concerns without fear of judgement • Gain an understanding of what nanotechnology is and its applications • Gain an understanding of utility fog as a future concept • Consider the future possible social impacts of utility fog.

  3. S.T.A.I.R.

  4. Activity 1 Life In 2030 Create a Safe Space

  5. Activity 2 Awareness “Any useful idea about the future should appear to be ridiculous.” Jim Dator, University of Hawaii, 2005

  6. Awareness Nanotechnology is: • Using the properties that emerge for materials at a scale of one-billionth of a metre • as small particles as nanometre sized devices Nanotechnology has: • Broad applications in performance materials, health, consumer products, water, information technology and energy • The potential to make things lighter, stronger, more efficient and more effective.

  7. Utility Fog 2000x magnification

  8. Foglet 100 microns(1.0 × 10-4 meters)

  9. Creation Levitation Manipulation

  10. Fiat 500 Animation courtesy of Adrian Malec @ NanoVic Image courtesy of Steven Martin @ Wikimedia

  11. Quote “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C. Clarke

  12. Activity 3 Exploring Issues Self-Thoughts Self-Behavior Environment Society & Culture Technology

  13. Social IssuesUtility Fog • What can it do? • What might this mean? • What don’t we understand?

  14. Impacts To Consider • Health effects • Environmental impacts • Governance & Regulation • Power & Control • Rights & Responsibilities • Equity • Creativity • Design • Permanence • Pace of living • Consumerism • Values.

  15. Remember • Two types of nanotechnology–utility fog only hypothetical • Other nanotechnologies allow for solutions to a range of serious global problems • Utility fog is the invention of one person – you too can have an impact on the future.

  16. Revision • Scale of nanotechnology • Areas of application of nanotechnology • Applications of utility fog-hypothetical example of nanotechnology • Positive and negative uses and implications.

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