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Nanotechnology: Awareness and societal concerns

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  • Sheetz, Tanya
  • Vidal, Jorge
  • Pearson, Thomas D.
  • Lozano, Karen

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This study addresses current social and ethical concerns as well as the public's perception of research and development in nanotechnology. Significant efforts have to be made to increase public awareness of this new field in order to avoid unexpected and/or unwarranted backlash. Results from a survey on nanotechnology awareness are presented, showing that only 17% of the respondents were able to identify what nanotechnology is, with 76% of the respondents being men.

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  • Sheetz, Tanya & Vidal, Jorge & Pearson, Thomas D. & Lozano, Karen, 2005. "Nanotechnology: Awareness and societal concerns," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 27(3), pages 329-345.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:27:y:2005:i:3:p:329-345
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2005.04.010
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    1. Eamonn M. McAlea & Martin Mullins & Finbarr Murphy & Syed A.M. Tofail & Anthony G. Carroll, 2016. "Engineered nanomaterials: risk perception, regulation and insurance," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(4), pages 444-460, April.
    2. Wiek, Arnim & Zemp, Stefan & Siegrist, Michael & Walter, Alexander I., 2007. "Sustainable governance of emerging technologies—Critical constellations in the agent network of nanotechnology," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 29(4), pages 388-406.
    3. Douglas J. Sylvester & Kenneth W. Abbott & Gary E. Marchant, 2009. "Not again! Public perception, regulation, and nanotechnology," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 3(2), pages 165-185, June.
    4. Philip Shapira & Jan Youtie & Alan L. Porter, 2010. "The emergence of social science research on nanotechnology," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 85(2), pages 595-611, November.
    5. Boer, Duncan den & Rip, Arie & Speller, Sylvia, 2009. "Scripting possible futures of nanotechnologies: A methodology that enhances reflexivity," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 295-304.

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