They're one-one hundredth the width of a human hair and have the potential to change both consumer products and the very nature of science. But nano-materials are still seen as unpredictable, and their environmental impact is unclear. Tech Tuesday looks at the future of nanotechnology and assesses new government approaches to innovation.
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New Approaches to Nanotechnology
Listen Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Science, Tech Tuesday, Technology
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Guests
David Rejeski
Director, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars / Pew Charitable Trusts
Rick Weiss
Science & Medicine Reporter, The Washington Post
Jeffrey Schloss
Co-Chair, Trans-NIH Nano Taskforce, National Institutes of Health
Nora Savage
Environmental Engineer, Office of Research & Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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