文档介绍：National Science Foundation
SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF
NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
March 2001
National Science Foundation
At the request of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), mittee
on Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET), the National Science
anized a workshop on September 28-29, 2000. This report incorporates
the views of leading experts from academia, private sector and government expressed at
the workshop.
NSTC is the principal means for the . President to coordinate science, space and
technology policies across the Federal Government.
About the cover: Polymer rods embedded with cadmium selenide
nanocrystals, fluorescing at various wavelengths (M. Bawendi et al.;
photograph by Felice Frankel — copyright reserved). This photograph
suggests the broad societal implications of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
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Societal Implications
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
NSET Workshop Report
Edited by Mihail C. Roco and William Sims Bainbridge
National Science Foundation
March 2001
Arlington, Virginia
This report was prepared under the guidance of NSET. Any opinions, conclusions or
mendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect
the views of the United States Government.
Copyrights reserved by individual authors or their assignees except as noted herein. Reproduced by permission. The
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work relates to NSF Cooperative Agreement ENG-9707092, awarded to the International Technology Research
Institute at Loyola College, World Technology (WTEC) Division.
Societal Implication