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Gaming the Future: The Book!

Author: Foresight Editor

Molecular recycling a difficult goal

The following interchange between Foresight President Christine Peterson and Our Molecular Future author Douglas Mulhall resulted from a Small Times column by Mulhall titled Incorporate disassembly into every self-assembled nanotech product, first brought to our attention by Senior Associate Robert Bradbury. In this article, Doug Mulhall says that nanotech products are already being produced which cannot be disassembled by current technologies, even incineration or (presumably) by acids, etc. Foresight President Christine Peterson asks readers whether this is true; can examples be cited? "This seems unlikely to me, but I'm willing to be educated if there are indeed examples of this."

Open letter to NanoBusiness Alliance affiliates

Nanotechnology Delusion: many nanotechnology advocates are upset about NanoBusiness Alliance Executive Director Mark Modzelewski's comments on MNT and Foresight director Prof. Glenn Reynolds (see More intemperate words from Mark Modzelewski).

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Putting Feynman's Vision into Action

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May 15-16, 2004 in Palo Alto, California
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BBC Airs Scaremongering Nanotech Documentary

Dr_Barnowl writes "The BBC saw fit to fuel the fires of fear over nanotech in last nights Horizon . While the web content is quite moderate, the prevailing image of nanotech the program presented was a swarm of CGI grey goo flying like a whirling dervish over a blasted desert (an image straight out of Michael Crichton's Prey , interspersed with time-lapse shots of reproducing cells and decaying animals as the commentary spoke of 'our day of reckoning'."

CRN Wins Top Honors

Mike Treder writes "CRN is pleased and proud to announce that we have been designated as 'Best Advocate' and 'Best of the Best' for 2003 by Nanotechnology Now." http://nanotech-now.com/2003-Awards/Best-of-the-Be st-2003.htm

Best of 2003 Awards from Nanotechnology Now

Nanotechnology Now announces the Best of 2003 Awards. The "Best of the Best and Best Advocate" awards went to the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (see following post), "for their efforts to help insure the safe use of nanotechnology-enabled products."

More intemperate words from Mark Modzelewski

Glenn Reynolds comments at InstaPundit.com on email he received from Mark Modzelewski of the NanoBusiness Alliance calling Reynolds's recent TechCentralStation column on nanotechnology "delusional fantasies and rantings."

SF Chronicle interview: Jurvetson, Eigler, Alivisatos

stan_h writes "ON THE RECORD: NANOTECHNOLOGY "Unlocking the smallest secrets" SF Chronicle, Sunday, February 1, 2004" The Chronicle invited Venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson, IBM scientist Don Eigler, and UC Berkeley chemistry Professor Paul Alivisatos "to join in a freewheeling discussion and give readers an insider's view of nanotechnology's potential and possible pitfalls."

Can Nanoparticles Enter Our Brains?

Roland Piquepaille writes "In a study carried out on rats, U.S. researchers have shown that carbon nanoparticles can move inside the brain after being inhaled, and also move from the lungs into the bloodstream. Both Nature and the Guardian publish interesting stories about this potential new danger to our health. 'Little is known about what effect nanoparticles will have when they reach the brain. The toxicity of the nanoparticles that are currently being used to build prototype nanosized electronic circuits — such as carbon nanotubes, which are produced in labs around the world — has not been thoroughly assessed.' This overview contains excerpts from both articles. Now, let's hope that nanotechnology research will continue and will not be harmed by a moratorium."

For Science, Nanotech Poses Big Unknowns

stan_h writes "The Washington Post at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A148 7-2004Jan31.html has a long article about nanotechnology. By Rick Weiss, Washington Post Staff Writer, Sunday, February 1, 2004; Page A01. The article predicts upcoming regulatory battles over how and when this technology should be released. Quotes Eric Drexler."

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