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| Article Name : | | | NANOTECHNOLOGY: AN OPPORTUNITY AND NEW CHALLENGE IN PSYCHOLOGY | | Author Name : | | | Deore S. K., Agnihotri G. M. | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3292 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale typically between 1 to 100nm, at such dimensions materials can show significantly different physical, biological and or chemical properties leads to be the promising materials used in various applications. The growing investment in the field of Nanotechnology and Nano science is of more concerned today. Besides the countless beneficial applications including health and medicine concerns exists or adverse health consequences of unintended human exposure to Nanomaterials such as in pharmaceutical and medical applications, cosmetics and personal products, energy storageand efficiency, water treatment and air filtration, environmental remediation, chemical and biological sensors, military defense and explosives and in countless consumer products. This exposure can occur via inhalation, ingestion or skin absorption depending on the nanomaterial and the specific application. Moreover, determination of exposure matrix is the dire need of time. Furthermore, effective monitoring ofproduction, uses, exposures and overall health conditions among workers and the general population is the key in order to develop early warning systems that enable identification of unexpected effects. General technological awareness, continuous counseling for changing a paradigm shift in the mindset of a common man in understanding the possible applications and hazards of exposure to Nanomaterials are the challenges for the Psychologist in the present societal transformation in the age of nanotechnology. Psychology is embedded or connected in deep ways with the diverse array of other sciences. The powerful tools using the advancement in Nano engineering can be used in understanding the fundamental questions such as human cognition, perception and action to any psychologist researcher. The connections between nanotechnology and psychology are small but they are worth of drawing advancement in the field psychology. | | Keywords : | | |
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