• DocumentCode
    1192021
  • Title

    Societal dimensions of nanotechnology

  • Author

    Gorman, M.E. ; Groves, J.F. ; Catalano, R.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Sci., Technol. & Soc., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    55
  • Lastpage
    62
  • Abstract
    The United States Congress is currently refining the details of a Nanotechnology Research and Development Act. In contrast to the earlier investments, this new Act specifically calls for a focus on the societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology (SEIN). The Advocates of SEIN studies point to the difficult reception for genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), a technology that promised a new green revolution but encountered resistance in Europe, Canada, and other parts of the world.
  • Keywords
    nanotechnology; Nanotechnology Research and Development Act; ethical implications; genetically-modified organisms; nanotechnology; societal implications; Agricultural engineering; Collaboration; Context modeling; Ethics; Investments; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Organisms; Research and development; Sociotechnical systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0097
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MTAS.2004.1371640
  • Filename
    1371640
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1192021