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The nanotechnology project over at The Wilson Center sent Steffen Foss Hansen, a PhD candidate visiting from his university in Denmark, here to Foresight to interview me for a policy project they are doing on nanotech regulation. Normally these kinds of things don’t seem very useful, but I have to make an exception for this… Continue reading Grueling nanotechnology policy interview pays off
If you’re a Foresight member, you’re already helping improve nanotechnology policy, but here’s another way: apply to participate in the upcoming online course Debating Science and The Nanotechnology Debate. In the syllabus (pdf), the actual course name appears to be “Debating Science: Practical Reasoning and Nanotechnology”: For example, what is the current state of development… Continue reading Your chance to influence nanotechnology policy
Dietram Scheufele writes of an event at the U.K.’s Dana Centre — whose website says “The Dana Centre is sexing up science for the masses” — using a nanotechnology-based card game to get the general public thinking about nanotechnology. Dietram concludes: “Using a card game that defines clear rules for all players and forces them… Continue reading Nanotechnology policy game for public shows bias
Writing in The New Atlantis, Adam Keiper points to "some new beginnings in the world of nanotechnology policy." Keiper cites a change in focus by Eric Drexler to more forcefully minimize "the gray goo scenario" in order to shift attention to more serious potential threats of nanotechnology, and to create a roadmap toward molecular manufacturing. Keiper also describes new leadership at the NanoBusiness Alliance and at the Foresight Institute as committed to more relevant efforts to addressing pressing issues in the development of nanotechnology.
from the World-Watch dept.
While the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) and various state and regional programs in the U.S. tend to dominate the news from North America, there is a very significant and increasingly well-coordinated nanotechnology effort underway in Canada as well.
The primary source for current news about Canadian efforts can be found on the Nanotechnology home page of the Canadian National Research Council (NRC), which includes information about policy, government and industry research activities, and an extensive listing of nanotechnology work at Canadian universities.
The establishment of the Canadian National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, part of the NRC system, was covered here on Nanodot on 15 November and 27 August 2001.
Some interesting historical background can be found in the policy discussion that led to the establishment of the NINT:
- A National Workshop on Nanotechnology was held in Banff, Alberta (11-12 January 2001). A brief summary of the proceedings is available as an Acrobat PDF file, and the Welcoming Address and Closing Remarks by Peter Hackett, NRC Vice President for Research, are also available. Hacket also delivered some opening remarks at a follow-up Microsystems and Nanotechnology Workshop in Banf on 8 November 2001.
- A brief report on the proccedings of a Workshop on Nanotechnology hosted by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and funded by Candian federal agencies, held on 9 March 2001, discusses research opportunities and emerging research areas where Canadian researchers could be competitive and lead at the international level, and where this could have significant benefits for Canada. It also served to identify the infrastructure that will be needed by Canadian researchers.
- If you read French, a pair of reports (undated, but apparently produced some time during 2001) on Les nanotechnologies – La maîtrise de l'infiniment petit (Nanotechnology: Mastering the infinitely small), issued by the provincial government of Quebec from the Conseil de la science et de la technologie (Science and Technology Council), are available as Acrobat PDF files. An English version of the executive summary is also available.
Will proposals to establish criteria for green nanotechnology foster growth of nanotechnology innovation?
The ETC Group has a new 63-page PDF report out titled “Nanotech Rx — Medical Applications of Nano-scale Technologies: What Impact on Marginalized Communities?” Although we at Foresight share ETC’s concern for these communities, we disagree with the report. A couple of excerpts: Can OECD donors who have failed to deliver promised mosquito netting to… Continue reading Nanotechnology medicine policy report disputed
General Program Conference Proceedings Update articles about the Conference The first in the series of Foresight Conferences on Molecular Nanotechnology. The conference was held October 27-29, 1989. This was the first comprehensive conference on the topic of nanotechology. The conference drew participants from three continents and many disciplines. Conference Location Stanford UniversityPalo Alto, CA… Continue reading The First Foresight Conference on Nanotechnology
November 9-11, 2001 at the Westin Hotel in Santa Clara, Silicon Valley, California. An introductory Tutorial on Foundations of Nanotechnology was held on November 8. This page now serves as an archivefor the 2001 conference. Abstracts of Talks and Posters Full Papers submitted from the Conference Conference Co-chairs: Donald W. BrennerMaterials Science and EngineeringNorth Carolina State… Continue reading Ninth Foresight Conferenceon Molecular Nanotechnology
11 to 13 October, 2002 Hyatt Hotel, One Bethesda Metro, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Two instructional tutorials on Molecular Nanotechnology were held on October 10. This page now serves as an archive for the 2002 conference. Abstracts of Talks and Posters See also conference coverage in Update 50 General Topics Covered Abstracts Conference Co-chairs Sponsors Keynote and Invited Speakers Panel on… Continue reading 10th Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology
