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Homework questions for the course intd 290 nanotechnology and society. Students are asked to explore the concept of technology, its characteristics, classes, design, and the differences between technological and social determinism. Additionally, they are asked to apply their understanding to nanotechnology through calculations involving the size of hydrogen atoms and sugar molecules in relation to a human hair.
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(Relevant article: What is Technology?) 1 - What is technology? 2 - What are some of the certain characteristics of technology? 3 - What are looked as “classes” of technology? 4 - What is design? 5 - What is the difference between Technological Determinism and Social Determinism? 6 - What is nanotechnology?
7 - If a hydrogen atom has a size of 0.1 nm, how many of them can be stacked within 1 nm? 8 - If a sugar molecule is about 1nm (1nm = 10 -^9 m) in size, and a particular hair strand 70 micrometer (1 micrometer = 10 -^6 m), how many sugar molecules must be placed side by side to match the thickness of this hair?
