by Andrew Maynard | Nov 18, 2014 | Nanotechnology
First published in Nature Nanotechnology, 5 March 2014. Nature Nanotechnology 9, 159–160 (2014) doi:10.1038/nnano.2014.43 [Link] Ten years after the publication of an influential report on the uncertainties in nanoscale science and engineering, are we in danger of...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 8, 2010 | Policy
It’s a week for significant science reports. Following hot on the heels of the UK Expert Group on Science and Trust’s report on Monday comes what could well be a seminal work on science in 21st century Britain from the Royal Society. In “The...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 1, 2009 | Geoengineering
An interesting aspect of today’s Royal Society report on geoengineering is the attempt to rate twelve potential approaches to engineering the climate by effectiveness, affordability, timeliness and safety – and to graphically compare the approaches in...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 1, 2009 | Engagement, Geoengineering, Recommended
Initial reflections on the new Royal Society report “Geoengineering the climate: Science, governance and uncertainty” After many months’ hard work, the Royal Society’s much-anticipated report on geoengineering was published today. Aimed at...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 29, 2009 | Nanotechnology, Policy
This piece was originally published by the Responsible Nano Forum as a foreword to reflections on the 5th anniversary of the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering report “Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties.” On July 29th...
