I have on my desk a plastic bag of carbon nanotubes—2 grams of dry, 60% purity single walled carbon nanotubes to be precise—bought from Cheap Tubes Inc. for the princely sum of $80. And I am wondering what to do with them.
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A scientist with an unhealthy interest in the dark side – policy, communication and all that. When not writing and talking about science and technology, he directs the University of Michigan Risk Science Center. More...2020 Science is…
A personal blog about science and technology in the 21st century. Written by Professor Andrew Maynard it tackles some of the knottier questions raised by science and technology, such as “where is technology innovation taking us?”, “what is the role of science in society?” and “how can science and technology be developed responsibly?” More…-
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- Just looked at US nanotech strategy portal - http://strategy.nano.gov - very few comments as yet! Folks might want to sign up and chip in. 1 hour ago
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