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The Social and Economic Challenges of Nanotechnology

Auteur(s):  WOOD StephenJONES RichardGELDART Alison

Publié par:  The Economic and Social Research Council

FOREWORD

Ian Diamond

Sir David King

SUMMARY 1

1 INTRODUCTION 3

2 SCIENTIFIC CONTEXT 5

Nanoscience and technology 6

Technology that enables science 7

Current themes in nanoscale science and technology 10

Conclusions 17

3 COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS

OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 19

Tools 19

Materials 20

Electronics and information technology 20

Medicine and health 21

Cosmetics and food 21

Military, space and security 21

Environment and energy 22

Radical proposal of molecular manufacturing 22

Conclusions 23

4 THE NANOTECHNOLOGY DEBATE 25

Conceptions of nanotechnology 25

Social and economic effects 30

Conclusions 37

5 THE SOCIAL DIMENSIONS

OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 39

Developing social science involvement 39

Social science issues 40

The implications for social science policy 41

APPENDIX I: REFERENCES 45

APPENDIX II: LITERATURE SUMMARY 47

Langue(s):  anglais

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