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 | Feb 4, 2012 | Communication, Education, Emerging Technology, Engagement, Technology Innovation
Credit: James King Last semester, speculative designer James King worked with myself and a small group of science and public health students at the University of Michigan to explore how a fusion of science and creative art can lead to new insights and modes of...
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 Andrew Maynard | Jun 10, 2011 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Oversight, Regulation, Technology Innovation
It must be Nanotechnology Regulation week in Washington DC. Yesterday, two federal agencies and the White House released documents that grapple with the effective regulation of products that depend on engineered nanomaterials. In a joint memorandum, the Office of...
