by Andrew Maynard | Jun 1, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Rethinking Science & Technology, Synthetic Biology
Part 6 of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century The story so far: We are facing an unprecedented confluence of three factors that are forcing us to rethink how we develop and use science and technology to the benefit of society. Coupling...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 29, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Rethinking Science & Technology
Part 5 of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century Last time in this series of occasional blogs, I made the rather bold statement that while science and technology are going to have a highly visible impact on our lives over the next few...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 16, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Rethinking Science & Technology
Part 4 of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century So far in this series of occasional blogs, I’ve covered coupling and communication—two of three “C’s” which together are challenging how science and technology are best used to serve...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 17, 2009 | Nanotechnology
So you want to make or use carbon nanotubes, but you are worried about handling then safely. What do you do? The good news is that the UK Health and Safety Executive has just published an information sheet that addresses just this question. Risk management of...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 2, 2009 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Oversight
Ten years ago to the month, one of the first research reports detailing the challenges of ensuring the safe use of engineered nanomaterials was delivered to the UK Health and Safety Executive. The report wasn’t for general release, and you’ll be hard pressed to find...
