by Andrew Maynard
August 24, 2010
The more the debate over what precisely nanotechnology is goes on, the more inclined I am to think that it’s something of an illusion. Sure, nanoscale science is real. And there are clearly technologies that exploit this. But are they nanotechnologies, or are they simply clever uses of science, technology and engineering across multiple length [...]
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by Andrew Maynard
August 3, 2010
In February 2008, the National Academy of Engineering launched 14 grand challenges for engineering. These were the inspiration for this post, but rather than focus on the challenges themselves, I thought it would be interesting to consider how science and technology are going to help address them. Over two years on, the ideas I was [...]
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