by Andrew Maynard | Feb 19, 2012 | Communication, Education, Emerging Technology, Engagement, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
Here’s an introduction to the “wonders and worries of nanotechnology” that I think is rather brilliant: It’s part of a series being produced by the Science Museum of Minnesota for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education network (NISE Net). The...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 16, 2012 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Synthetic Biology, Technology Innovation
For the past few months, the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies has been working on identifying some of the most significant trends in technology innovation. Published yesterday by WEF, these represent ten areas that we as a council...
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 25, 2012 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
The US National Academy of Science today published its long-awaited Research Strategy for Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials. I won’t comment extensively on the report as I was a member of the committee that wrote it. But I...
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 11, 2012 | Emerging Technology, Environment, Nanotechnology, Policy, Technology Innovation
Cross-posted from the Risk Science Blog The World Economic Forum Global Risks Report is one of the most authoritative annual assessments of emerging issues surrounding risk currently produced. Now in its seventh edition, the 2012 report launched today draws on over...
by Craig Cormick | Nov 25, 2011 | Engagement, Guest Post, Nanotechnology, Public Perception
A guest blog by Craig Cormick. Over the past decade there has been a significant growth in public engagement activities relating to nanotechnology and when you look across all the data being generated you can learn a lot about how the public view the risks and...
by Andrew Maynard | Nov 7, 2011 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology
The past few years has seen an explosion of interest in silver nanoparticles. Along with a plethora of products using the particles to imbue antimicrobial properties on everything from socks to toothpaste, nanometer scale silver particles have been under intense...
