by Andrew Maynard | Oct 11, 2018 | Civic Science, Emerging Technology, Films from the Future, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Future, Nanotechnology, Responsible Innovation
Each week between now and November 15th (publication day!) I’ll be posting excerpts from Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies This week, it’s chapter ten, and the movie The Man in the White Suit. The Man in the White Suit is a 1951...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 21, 2018 | Nanotechnology, Public Perception
This month’s copy of the journal Nature Nanotechnology has a commentary in it by myself and colleague Justin Kidd, where we ask whether manufacturers of nano-enabled water treatment products are in danger of second-guessing consumer views. The commentary draws...
by Andrew Maynard | May 29, 2018 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology
In case you missed it, Elon Musk called BS on the field of nanotechnology last week. The ensuing Twitter spat was admittedly rather small on the grand scale of things. But it did throw up an important question: just what is nanotech, and where does the BS end and the...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 20, 2018 | Nanotechnology, Risk
Graphene is something of a celebrity in the world of nanoscale materials. Isolated in 2004 by Nobel Prize winners Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, these ultrathin sheets of carbon atoms are already finding novel uses in areas like electronics, high-efficiency...
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 25, 2018 | Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Future, Nanotechnology, Responsible Innovation, Technology Innovation, YouTube
We have a new video up on the YouTube Risk Bites channel that asks what the fourth industrial revolution is, and looks at the technological trends underpinning it. If you’ve ever wondered what the fourth industrial revolution is, why it’s so important,...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 28, 2016 | Education, Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Public Health
Navigating the risk landscape that surrounds nanotechnology development can be a daunting task – especially if you are an early career researcher just getting started in the field. There are plenty of studies and speculations around what might – or might not – be...
