2022/01/10 by Muhammad Sajeer P, P, Muhammad Sajeer
Engineering · #FOS: Physical sciences #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Nanotechnology research and applications #Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2201.07183
openalex publication_date 2022/01/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Philosophy has nurtured fundamental science by asking the right questions. This scientific growth has fuelled research in various domains and introduced diverse disciplines. Nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary domain with numerous applications ranging from medical diagnostics and food technology to electronics and psychology. Exploring nanotechnology's philosophical and social perspective can better understand these domains and may open new doors for research. This review addresses philosophical and other aspects of nanotechnology, such as history, definitions, vision, language, laws, politics, and ethics. This is an attempt to equip anyone in the field of nanotechnology with philosophical and social insights. We expect this review to provide an introductory understanding of philosophy and other aspects to the nanotechnologists, which are usually excluded from their degree curriculum.