Social and ethical dimensions of nanoscale science and engineering research

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 435-464

  Sweeney, Aldrin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Engineering; Ethics; Nanoscale science; Nanotechnology; Researcher beliefs; Science education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DATA COLLECTION; ENGINEERING; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FLORIDA; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748337296     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-006-0044-5     Document Type: Article

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