by Andrew Maynard | Oct 23, 2015 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Public Health
For over two decades, carbon nanotubes have been attracting attention. First, they were seen as a super-strong, super-conductive new form of carbon that could potentially revolutionize everything from space travel to drug delivery. Later, concerns were raised that...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 30, 2015 | Communication, Engagement
Why do people read science blogs? Surprisingly, we don’t have a good answer to this. There’s a vibrant online community of people blogging about science, and talking about blogging about science, and blogging about blogging and talking about science. But...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 23, 2015 | Emerging Technology, Public Health, Responsible Innovation
Back in 2011 – while I was Director of the University of Michigan Risk Science Center – I was part of a larger team exploring the possibility of conducting a full-blown assessment of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) possibilities and pitfalls in Michigan....
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 18, 2015 | Environment, Public Health, Sustainability
There’s a new viewpoint article in the Journal Environmental Science and Technology that calls for a ban on the use of microbeads, based on available evidence, and that has been causing something of a stir. The authors argue that the number of microbeads being...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 7, 2015 | Emerging Technology, Future, Nanotechnology
In October 2014, Google announced it was working on an innovative nanotechnology-based approach to avoiding and managing disease. The idea was to create a pill that would deliver magnetic, functionalized nanoparticles from the gut to the bloodstream. Once there, they...
