Nanotechnology has been defined as “a multidisciplinary field in support of a broad-based
technology to reach mass use by 2020, offering a new approach for education, innovation …

Nanotechnology refers to technology done at nanoscale that has applications in the real
world. Unique physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials can be exploited for …

The widespread understanding that nanotechnology constitutes an emerging set of science-
based technologies with the collective capacity to remake social, economic, and …

This volume presents a comprehensive perspective on the global scientific, technological,
and societal impact of nanotechnology since 2000, and explores the opportunities and …

This report on societal implications of nanoscience and nanotechnology is one of a series of
reports resulting from topical workshops convened in 2003-2004 by the Nanoscale Science …

It is expected that convergence of nanotechnology, modern biology, the digital revolution,
and cognitive sciences will bring about tremendous improvements in transformative tools …

This is an insightful collection by leading thinkers in both regulation and nanotechnology. It
confronts new technological challenges with fresh regulatory insight. John Braithwaite …

Ethical and societal issues concerning justice, safety, risks, and benefits are well-
established topics in the discourses of nanotechnology innovation and development. That …

Potentially breakthrough science and technologies promise applications which may
radically affect society. Nanotechnology is no exception, promising many benefits through …

Against the backdrop of very low levels of public awareness, nongovernment organizations
(NGOs) have struggled to put wide-ranging public interest issues associated with …