Nanotechnology and Rare Earth Elements, homework help

Watch the video titled “Nanotechnology Today – Fuel Cells, Buckyballs and Carbon
Nanotubes – Bytesize Science” (7 min 24 sec) under the Nanotechnology terms
section of the Science Corner. You can also view the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndJlgTkm0oQ. Next, use the
Internet, Strayer Library, or go to this open source e-journal Website at http://link.springer.com/journal/13204 to research articles on
nanotechnology. Then, select one (1) product of your interest that uses
nanotechnology, and describe the overall benefits and drawbacks as well as the
positive and negative impact that the product you have chosen has on human
lives. Identify one (1) challenge (e.g., safety issue, ethical issue, etc.) that
is related to the product in question and describe one (1) change that you think
law makers should make to the current regulations over
nanotechnology.

  • Watch the video titled “Why We Need Rare Earth Elements” (3 min 18 sec)
    under the Rare Earth Elements terms section of the Science Corner. You can also
    view the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqoQfN9DgNs. Next, identify at
    least one (1) challenge (e.g., economic impact, environmental concerns, human
    rights, etc.) that is associated with mining rare earth elements. Suggest one
    (1) way for the government to mitigate the challenge in question.
  • Fresh water is vital resource. Is it possible to use icebergs as a source of
    freshwater? What obstacles – technological, social, environmental &
    political – do you foresee for such an endeavor?