Moving the nanoscience and technology (NST) debate forwards: Short-term impacts, long-term uncertainty and the social constitution

Technology in Society

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-38

  Arnall, Alexander ^a   Parr, Douglass ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Long term uncertainty; Nanoscience and technology; Short term impacts; Social constitution; Unintended consequences

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

NANO-OPTIMISM; NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY (NST); PUBLIC DEBATE;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

EID: 11044226497     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2004.10.005     Document Type: Article

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