Nanotechnology

22 What Makes Nanotechnologies Special?

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Michael D. Mehta and Geoffrey Hunt

As one of the first comprehensive books on the impacts of nanotechnology, Nanotechnology: Risk, Ethics and Law explores the emergence of nanotechnology in Japan, the United States of America, Europe and Canada to demonstrate how different regions construct their nano-futures. Since much of the early discussion on nanotechnology focuses on how to frame benefits and control risks, chapters in the book examined ethical positions for understanding the implications of nanotechnology, and specific challenges arising from the use of this suite of technologies in medicine, industrial processes and products, and food. To become a mature and sustainable technology, ...