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The development of sustainability‐focused nanotechnology plays a major role in enhancing and improving the current mechanisms and technology and leads to the path of global sustainability. The use of nanoparticles in sectors such as medicine, food, environment, and industry certainly overcomes limitations, improves the field, makes it more cost‐effective, and minimizes the negative results that contribute to poor human and environmental health. For human health certain nanoparticles, such as CNTs, quantum dots, and nanosilica, have been used in medicine and agriculture to develop safer and cost‐effective technologies. For the environment, nanoparticles have been used to improve the air and water quality, minimize the negative consequences of the automotive and construction industry, and enhance the process of energy conversion, a field that will need to be developed further due to the constant decline in natural resources. Using nanoparticles certainly comes with the risk of toxicity, which will require further testing to create a set of centralized regulations for their use around the world.

The research done so far on nanoparticles is excellent in creating a fascinating path to a safer, cleaner, and more economically sufficient planet; however, as mentioned before, further assessments of the long‐term effects of the involvement of nanotechnology certainly needs to be done to make sure that the mistakes that were made before under the greed of operating new technology are not repeated.